Captain America: First Avenger

             So I went to see Captain America.  I didn’t see it in 3D...Thank God.  I actually wanted to enjoy this film.   It wasn’t perfect but then again no Marvel movie ever is.  I thought it was pretty good.  There are a few stupid things but then again it’s a Marvel film which are notorious for having stupid scenes in there movie.   I’ll mention that later.  Aside from that...it was an enjoyable movie. 

Chris Evans was good as Captain America.  The way they made use of CGI in order to make Chris Evans skinny looks freakishly real.  If I had to nitpick, I’d say his head did look slightly bigger than his body which made him look like a walking bobblehead.  Hayley Atwell was good in this movie as well.   She was a strong female character and she was pretty kick ass in this...and she looked pretty hot in it as well.  They didn’t do the cliché thing where who have your damsel in distress that needs to be rescued.  They made her character a strong woman you don’t want to mess with.  I thought the romance between Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell wasn’t too rushed or forced because they needed to have enough screen time to build Chris Evans as Captain America.  There was this one part near the end at the movie (SPOILER ALERT) where he is about to crash the plane into the Arctic and sacrificing himself, there was a little monolog between the two about rescheduling there date which was sorta cheesy and hoping that he would just crash the plane already.   It leads to the final scene at the end (SPOILER ALERT) where hes frozen and wakes up into the future, finds out the love of his life is dead and he is like “Well thats too bad...I had a date!”  I found it cheesy but than again it’s Captain America.  I have to say Hugo Weaving was awesome as the Red Skull.  He made Red Skull very intimidating and bad ass.  Tommy Lee Jones was in this and he was great in this as well.  Dominic Cooper did a good job as Howard Stark and Sebastian Stan as Bucky was also done well.  In fact, the whole supporting cast was really up to par in this film.

There was a few dull moments in this film.  For instance, there was this musical number BUT NOTHING LIKE SPIDER-MAN 3!  It was on the directors take of America propaganda  during World War 2.  You either like it or you hate this scene but I felt it kinda went on for awhile.  Also there was this chase scene after he became Captain America; He is chasing the German Spy across the city which ended up at the pier where this sub-marine just shows up randomly.  Also when Captain America breaks into enemy territory wearing the cheesy costume with the bright blue and red  shield kinda stands out.  I thought he looks like a walking bullseye.  I felt the Hyrda Soldiers kinda went down pretty easy like the Storm Troopers from Star Wars but at least the Hyrda Soldiers did more damage than them. Im just being nitpicky thats all.

Overall , this was a good film.   Good action scenes &  good story telling.  Theres a scene after the ending credits which is the Avengers Trailers which I cannot wait for.  Looks pretty good.  Marvel is 3 for 3 this year with there films which a good sign of things to come.  So check out Captain America. I rate it a 7.5/10.

Sonic Generations Demo Review

I just finished playing the demo for the new Sonic Generations.  Before I give my opinion on the demo, let me explain the concept of the game.  This is a new concept unlike any throughout the Sonic series. Theres gonna be TWO Sonics instead of just one.  A MODERN Sonic that will feature levels in a full 3D game play just like the recent titles and a CLASSIC Sonic  that will feature a modernize 2D side scrolling levels that old school fans all enjoyed playing and loved. I’m sure they are some people out there who enjoy the recent Sonic games and there others not so much and prefer the old style of game play that grew Sonic into popularity. This is a neat concept combining the recent Sonic games with the old traditional Sonic games.  This game has something for everyone who is a fan of the old fastest hedgehog.  

I`ve haven`t played Sonic  for  awhile so once I heard that the demo was out I thought I dust off my red and white shoes and try this game out.  Once the title screen hits, you are hit with the classic Sonic song that everyone remembers.  It’s updated to keep up with the times which make sense. It was awesome to hear that jingle again and reminded how great those games were back in the day. Once you hit start, the first level is the famous Green Hill Zone which features the famous jingle from the first Sonic.  Again, updated but it still the same song; Beat by Beat just modernize.  Graphic wise, the game looks pretty sweet and it runs at a very stable frame rate just like the old games.  Just like the old games, the level design in Green Hill Zone is true to its previous counter part by having multiple passages to the end the level at a quicker pace.  However; there are some draw backs to this game.  The controls feel a bit off and Sonic stops immediately once you let go of the controller unlike the previous games where he keeps on running.   The camera likes to zoom in whenever it feels like it. This is something you have to get use to.  I also found that the enemies blend in too much and don`t stand out so its tough to see them.   You have the option of enabling the 3D Stereoscopic mode which I thought made it slightly easier to see the enemies but not that much.

This demo only has the Classic Green hill Zone to play.  It would be nice to include a level with the Modern Sonic to see how that’s like. Unfortunately; There isn‘t any so I have no opinion.  Overall, it’s a demo so I wasn’t expecting much but I found it somewhat enjoyable and I believe this game has potential if they fix some minor details.  This demo is out on XBOX Live and the PS Network for a limited time.  As a demo I really cant say much because its only one level but I give it a 6 outta 10. So if you are a hard core Sonic fan, Check it out!