WARNING! SOME SPOILERS!
Rather than write out a full review of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," I decided to just bullet point eleven thoughts I had about it. I loved the film; it was about as good as "Avengers Assemble" (so, a solid 10/10 for scoring folk).
Here we go:
1. Heroes. The relationships in this film are incredibly strong. There's a nice sense of the friendship between Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson from just their first few scenes together; the same can be said of Steve and Natasha, who have obviously shared screen time in "Avengers Assemble."
2. Villain. The titular Winter Soldier was absolutely terrifying; his mask is hauntingly ominous, his lack of dialogue is unnerving and during the majority of the movie's action sequences he is a dominant force of nature. Sebastian Stan does a great job - a completely different performance from his previous appearance.
3. Robert Redford. This man was a dominant force throughout a lot of the film, although he does chew his scenes a little too much.
4. Avengers. No appearances from any of the other Avengers, but some nice references to Iron Man and the Hullk, throughout. The Hulk reference in particular was fairly important to the plot, which was nice.
5. Costumes. That new Captain America suit is just as shitty on film as it was in the comics. Thankfully, it isn't his only costume. In fact, some of Cap's best moments come when he is out of costume entirely.
6. Returning characters. It was nice to see Sitwell again, in a totally different role. The return of Senator Stern was amusing, and Maria Hill's role turned out to me much, much more than a glorified cameo. The returns of a hero and villain from the first film, too, were absolutely welcome and took up just the right amount of screen time.
7. Nick Fury. Samuel L. Jackson stole the show, proving to be the best part of every scene he was involved in. Fury has a lot of swagger, proves himself to be a badass during the film's BEST action sequence and yet still manages to inject a good dose of humour into proceedings, too.
8. Changes. After the events of this film, things will be a hell of a lot different in the next Marvel movies. I can't see Fury or Hill having much of a role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and despite not enjoying it all that much, I am not worried about where "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." will go from here. Also - a lot of S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff happened in this film, and there was no mention or appearance of Coulson or his crew. Hopefully, this will be addressed in the show.
9. References. I only have one name for you: Stephen Strange.
10. Cameos. Stan Lee's appearance was mildly funny, as ever. It was also nice to see Ed Brubaker (writer of the Winter Soldier storyline and the Death of Captain America run on the comic) pop up as a scientist.
11. Teasers. The credit scenes tease an awful lot. The post-credit clip teased the fate of one of the movie's antagonist and perhaps offers a glimpse into his evolution into a protagonist. The mid-credit scene was pure "Avengers: Age of Ultron," giving a look at two new characters (who were spot-on in the twenty seconds we saw of them) and a major new villain. It makes next summer seem so, so far away.
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