Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Joe Johnston Produced By: Kevin Feige Written By: Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Starring: Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci Comic Producer: Marvel Studio: Marvel Studios Rating: PG-13 Release Date: July 22, 2011 Run Time: 124 Minutes Budget: $140 Million Box Office: $368,608,363 Plot: It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: ComiCast reviews Joe Johnston's “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011) starring Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci. What happens when the Avengers team leader gets his own movie? Does the military dance drag on? How does this movie work with high actor like Jones, Weaving, Tucci, and Evans? Does the Human Torch work as Captain America? Or does his acting not fit the character? How is Weaving as Red Skull? What will the hosts think about the tie in of Cap into the Avengers? Tune in to find out. Mask Rating Husky: 2 / Butterfly: 2 Episode: ComiCast Issue #35 Episode Run Time: 87 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE