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Babies
A clear line will be drawn in the sand — or the sandbox, if you will — when it comes to the way people respond to "Babies." If you've never had one or you're not into them — if the sound of cooing sends chills down your spine and the idea of changing a diaper turns your stomach — then you're unlikely to be moved by this documentary that follows four babies from around the world, starting with birth and ending with their first steps. Be warned, the cute factor is high. But if you're already a mom or dad — or especially a new mother — you'll be moved nearly to tears by the beauty of the film's universality, by moments that are so artful and intimate, they'll make you wonder how it's possible that any family would let a filmmaker in so close to shoot them. French director Thomas Balmes brings us the daily ins and outs, from mundane moments to milestones, of four infants living disparate lives in Namibia, Tokyo, San Francisco and Mongolia. He does this without narration, without marking the passage of time or even subtitles to clarify what's being said. It's a bold storytelling approach: Balmes runs the risk of alienating his audience members, the vast majority of whom won't be able to understand what's being said. "Babies" also frequently lacks momentum because there's no strong narrative drive, just an easy, casual stroll from baby to baby.
PG for cultural and maternal nudity throughout. 82 min.
Three stars out of four.
— Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
The Eclipse
The acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson ("The Weir," "The Seafarer") has crafted a film every bit as affecting and haunting as his plays. It's a small, humble gem of a movie that in less than 1 1/2 hours proves McPherson's talents for character and atmosphere fit the screen as much as they do the stage. Ciaran Hinds ("There Will Be Blood") stars as Michael Farr, a father and widower living a quiet life in the Irish coastal city of Cobh. While volunteering for the city's annual literary festival, he befriends a writer of ghost stories (Iben Hjejle), who, herself, is badgered by a former fling (Aidan Quinn). Michael, clinging to grief over his wife, is haunted by horrifying, realistic visions. What's curious about the supernatural elements is that their appearances feel more like ugly cameos of reality: In McPherson's world, life is the dream from which the ghosts wake you.
Rated R for language and some disturbing images. 88 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
-- Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
Harry Brown
Harry Brown, a widower and ex-Marine played by Michael Caine, watches the hooligans who terrorize his working-class London neighborhood from the still of his tidy, lonely apartment. In no time, he will take justice into his own hands in the name of all that is good and right in this world. Because somebody's gotta do it. He doesn't have a lawn, but if he did, he'd tell those kids to get off it. The first feature from director Daniel Barber has unmistakable echoes of "Gran Torino," and "The Brave One" and "Death Wish" before it, and even Caine's own "Get Carter." And so his vigilante hell-raising might have seemed more thrilling if only it weren't so overly familiar and predictable. Still, Caine brings a quiet dignity to this regular Joe, as you can imagine. This is an easy fit for him and the soft rumble of his voice, the world-weariness of his demeanor. His performance comes close to saving what is a rather obvious tale, blankly told.
R for strong violence and language throughout, drug use and sexual content. 102 minutes.
Two stars out of four.
-- "Harry Brown" screens at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at the Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House, 900 East Ave., Rochester, as part of the 360/365 George Eastman House Film Festival.
-- By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
Iron Man 2
Lots of things get blown up and torn apart in "Iron Man 2," as you would expect from any self-respecting blockbuster kicking off the summer movie season. The magnitude of destruction far exceeds that of its predecessor and includes repeated instances of characters walking away from a massive fireball without looking back. 'Cause looking back is for wimps. But that's not all that gets obliterated here. The substance of the original "Iron Man," the brain and the soul that set it apart from the typical seasonal fare and made it one of the best films of 2008, also have been blown to bits. Tony Stark had purpose back then, and despite the outlandish fantasy of his Marvel Comics-inspired story, as a person he had a believable arc. Here, he's purely arrogant once more, with some glimmers of mortality and daddy issues. And Robert Downey Jr., so irresistibly verbal and quick on his feet in the first film (and in pretty much every film he's ever made), seems to be on autopilot. Sure, he's got a way with a one-liner, and his comic timing is indisputable, but he's done this song-and-dance routine before and seems rather bored with it. Then again the character — and the sequel itself — are less defined this time. Narratively, "Iron Man 2" is a mess. Director Jon Favreau, working from a script by Justin Theroux, throws in too many subplots, too many characters. Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson are among the crowded supporting cast.
PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language. 124 min. 2-D only.
Two stars out of four.
— Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
Here's our sixth sneak peek clip for "Iron Man 2" (view the previous clips here):
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Alice in Wonderland
Alice has grown — not by "drink me" potion or "eat me" cake — into a 19-year-old girl in Tim Burton's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Working from Linda Woolverton's very Hollywood adaptation, Burton shifts the story from a child Alice to a near-adult Alice (the startlingly promising Mia Wasikowska). This is Alice's second journey down the rabbit hole, though she doesn't recall the first. This time is less "Who-o-o are you-o-o?" self-discovery, but a formulaic (if madcap) tale of proving oneself. One misses the light wit and the "simple and loving heart of her childhood" from Carroll's book. Burton's film is whimsical and several moments glimmer — the big slobbering tongue of a Bandersnatch, the tweaky March Hare — but it's heavy with the dread of Danny Elfman's score and the impersonal rebooting of Alice as dragon-slayer. Helena Bonham Carter is brilliant as the thin-skinned and bigheaded Red Queen. Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter is rootless but entertaining. The Cheshire Cat, voiced by Stephen Fry, feels like a bow made out of courtesy. No, this is a dog's movie: Baynard the Bloodhound is one of the finer movie mutts in some time.
PG for fantasy action-violence involving scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar. 109 minutes
Two stars out of four.
— Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
The Back-up Plan
This gets sitcommy early and often, and just for good measure, throws in old TV favorites Tom Bosley and Linda Lavin in brief, one-note roles. But regardless of their presence, or that of the appealing (and frequently shirtless) Alex O'Loughlin in his first leading-man role, this is a vehicle for Jennifer Lopez, who is front and center and looking flawless at all times. The first time we see her character, Zoe, she's at the doctor's office with her feet in the stirrups being artificially inseminated, wearing false eyelashes and perfect lip gloss. In case we couldn't possibly imagine what she's thinking, the script from Kate Angelo (a former sitcom writer) offers this helpful voiceover: "Oh, God, I hope this works. I've wanted this for so long." Yeah, it's like that. Director Alan Poul (who also has a TV background) hits every obvious note, complete with pratfalls, pregnancy cliches and cheesy pop-music cues that signal the characters' emotions in painfully literal fashion. He also cuts away to Zoe's adorable Boston terrier for cheap reaction shots so frequently, it could be a drinking game. All these devices are in service of a plot that's pretty thin. Zoe is prepared to have a baby on her own, only to meet and fall for the hunky Stan (O'Loughlin). Since they get together pretty early, the rest of the movie consists of contrived flare-ups that threaten to keep them apart.
PG-13 for sexual content including references, some crude material and language. 104 min.
One and a half stars out of four.
— Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
Here's a clip from "The Back-up Plan," featuring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin:
City Island
Set in the Bronx during an eventful spring break and populated by sexual, dark-haired people, "City Island" could, on the surface, be confused with a "Jersey Shore" sequel. The film's namesake is the tiny fishing village on the outskirts of the New York borough. It's a domestic farce where everyone in the Rizzo household harbors secrets, hiding their smoking -- and many other habits -- from each other. A prison guard (Andy Garcia) and his wife, Joyce (Julianna Margulies), are showing some wear from 20 years of marriage and creeping middle-age regrets. On the sly, he's trying to become an actor. He's also brought home a convict (Steven Strait), who (he hasn't told anyone) is his son from an earlier marriage. The setup all begs a little too obviously for indie quirk -- it even has the reliably superior Alan Arkin in a supporting role as if proof of "Little Miss Sunshine" ambitions. But the outer-borough oddities of "City Island" are hard to resist. With Emily Mortimer.
PG-13 for sexual content, smoking and language. 100 minutes.
Two and a half stars out of four.
Clash of the Titans
Who wants to be a god, anyway? That's the principle twist inserted into the remake of the sometimes fondly recalled, technologically dated 1981 film about the fury of the gods of Mount Olympus and the rise of the young, earthly demigod Perseus. This time, Perseus (Sam Worthington) bears a distaste for his godlike nature. He fights a serpentine Medusa, the sea monster Kraken and other mythical beasts for mankind, not for the deities. Liam Neeson plays the angry god Zeus, while Ralph Fiennes, in a cloud of black smog, plays Hades. Directed by Louis Leterrier (2008's "The Incredible Hulk"), "Titans" will lure moviegoers chiefly by its digital effects (which are good but forgettable) and its promise of 3-D spectacle (which, having been converted from 2-D to 3-D in post, disappoints altogether). Worthington, the Australian star of "Avatar," doesn't supply the charisma the movie needs and the whole thing feels like a joyless slog.
PG-13 for fantasy action violence, some frightening images and brief sensuality. 106 minutes.
Two stars out of four.
Here are two clips from "Clash of the Titans":
Clip 1 features Liam Neesom and Ralph Fiennes.
Clip 2 stars Sam Worthington in a clash with Medusa.
Date Night
Steve Carell and Tina Fey's night out is not so much a bad date as a sad date. These are two of the funniest people ever on television, yet this big-screen comedy is a dreary, uninspired waste of their talents _ and those of the top-name cast inexplicably appearing in throwaway roles, including Mark Wahlberg, Mark Ruffalo and James Franco. The movie manages the barest glimmers of the droll humor of Carell's "The Office" and the snappy wit of Fey's "30 Rock." Carell and Fey have an easy, affectionate rapport as run-down parents whose big evening out leads to mistaken identity and sets them on the run from crooks. The actors try hard to make it work, but the lowbrow sensibilities of director Shawn Levy (the "Night at the Museum" movies) leave them tottering through painful verbal exchanges, lame stunts and other dreadfully unfunny hijinks.
PG-13 for sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug reference. 88 minutes.
One and a half stars out of four.
-- David Germain, AP Movie Writer
SECOND OPINION: Movie writer Ryan McPherson of Medina likes cast's chemistry.
Here's a clip from "Date Night":
Death at a Funeral
The original "Death at a Funeral" only came out about three years ago, so it may seem a bit soon to resurrect it. But director Neil LaBute and an all-star cast surprisingly breathe new life into the material. The British farce about an extended family coming together for a funeral, with elaborate hijinks ensuing, debuted in 2007 to mixed reviews and minimal box office. The main problem with director Franz Oz's film was that it was all over the place in tone -- veering between dry wit, scatological slapstick and sticky sentimentality -- with dull sections that dragged in between. This new version works better because at least it knows what it is. LaBute just goes for it, playing up the wilder elements of the story, of which there are plenty. And the hugely talented comic cast, led by Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan, is definitely up for such raunchy physicality -- though no one is working outside his comfort level. It's a nearly verbatim remake, from chunks of dialogue to wardrobe details to an unfortunate scene of extended toilet humor. But the setting this time is the Los Angeles home of an upscale black family that's lost its patriarch.
R for language, drug content and some sexual humor. 92 min. Two and a half stars out of four.
-- Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
Furry Vengeance
Brendan Fraser has built a small, dorky industry by being an exceptionally smiley fellow. In "Furry Vengeance" (directed by Roger Kumble), he plays a father, Dan Sanders, who has moved his family to the Oregon woods, where he hopes to please his demanding boss (Ken Jeong) by overseeing a new suburban housing development. His wife (Brooke Shields) and his mopey teenage son (Matt Prokop) miss the city. As Dan supervises the "Rocky Springs" development, an uprising takes form and the forest's animals (a mixture of real-life, trained animals and CGI) resort to guerrilla warfare. The irony is that Dan's company purports to be "green"; Dan is due a lesson in what it takes to be eco-friendly. (The message is courtesy production company Participant Media, which made "The Cove" and "Food Inc.") No animals may have been hurt in this hammy production, but Fraser was.
PG for some rude humor, mild language and brief smoking. 91 minutes.
One star out of four.
— Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski delivers a faithful, fairly absorbing adaptation of Robert Harris' thriller "The Ghost." The movie pokes along at times, in contrast with the snappy pace of Harris' novel. Yet Polanski cast his film well -- particularly Pierce Brosnan as a Tony Blair-esque former British prime minister, a supporting player in the story but a larger-than-life figure who dominates the action every time he enters the picture. Ewan McGregor stars as a ghost writer hired to polish up ex-PM Adam Lang's tedious memoirs, taking the job after his predecessor's mysterious death and just as accusations of war crimes surface against Lang. Olivia Williams is terrific as Lang's ferociously intelligent and sardonic wife, while Kim Cattrall, Tom Wilkinson and James Belushi highlight the rest of the cast. McGregor is a bit of a blank throughout, a wispy presence continually outshone by co-stars. Polanski adheres closely to Harris' novel but adds some macabre touches -- among them a dubious ending that elicits chuckles partly because of its wicked humor, partly because it's a rather silly and dismissive send-off to the film's protagonist.
PG-13 for language, brief nudity-sexuality, some violence and a drug reference. 128 minutes.
Two and a half stars out of four.
-- David Germain, AP Movie Writer
A clip from "The Ghost Writer":
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
A discredited journalist and a mysterious computer hacker discover that even the wealthiest families have skeletons in their closets while working to solve the mystery of a 40 year old murder. Inspired by late author Stieg Larsson's successful trilogy of books, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo gets underway as Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) are briefed in the disappearance of Harriet Vanger, whose uncle suspects she may have been killed by a member of their own family. The deeper Mikael and Harriet dig for the truth, however, the greater the risk of being buried alive by members of the family who will go to great lengths to keep their secrets tightly sealed.
Not rated. 152 min. In Swedish with English subtitles. NOT REVIEWED.
Hot Tub Time Machine
John Cusack heads back to the 1980s with this time-travel adventure that's occasionally amusing but mostly is as lazy, self-involved and garish as that chintzy decade itself. Casting Cusack, one of the most enduring stars to rise out of the '80s, adds some promise. If this guy signed on (he's also a producer on the movie), it cannot be as dumb as it sounds, right? It pretty much is as dumb as it sounds, though, landing closer to the moronic monotony of "Dude, Where's My Car?" than the inspired idiocy of "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure." Cusack and co-star Craig Robinson are fine as half of a foursome whose drunken night in a magic hot tub hurls them back to 1986, where they have a chance to fix their loser lives. But much of director Steve Pink's comedy hinges on character actors Rob Corddry and Clark Duke, who overdo everything with a shrillness that makes the movie's crass jokes and gags all the more obnoxious — and a lot less funny than they might have been.
R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use and pervasive language. 99 minutes.
Two stars out of four.
— David Germain, AP Movie Writer
How to Train Your Dragon
DreamWorks Animation has been at the head of the pack for adorable, fast-talking critters with movies such as "Over the Hedge," ''Kung Fu Panda" and the "Madagascar" series. With DreamWorks' latest, writer-directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois tone down the glib factor and tell a pretty good action yarn, a boy-and-his-dragon story filled with fiery Viking battles, swordplay and dazzling aerial imagery. For small children, the movie may not rate as high on the laugh and sight-gag meter as some of those earlier, more slapstick-y DreamWorks tales. After a slow, rather droning start, though, the film takes off on an exhilarating ride through the ancient Norse world, the hardscrabble landscape also a pleasant change from the softer realms of other cartoons. Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Gerard Butler lead the voice cast in the story of a misfit Viking teen who befriends a wounded dragon and discovers the beasts make better allies than enemies.
PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language. 98 minutes.
Three stars out of four.
— David Germain, AP Movie Writer
A clip from "How to Train Your Dragon," featuring the voice of Jay Baruchel:
Kick-Ass
Director Matthew Vaughn has made a superhero action comedy so funny fans might need to see it again just to catch the gags they missed from laughing so hard the first time. The film is seriously, nastily violent, both satirizing the excesses of superhero flicks and showing genuine, hurtful consequences of the cartoon action Hollywood serves up. As an 11-year-old masked vigilante, supporting player Chloe Grace Moretz simply owns this movie, deliriously complemented by Nicolas Cage as her doting but dotty dad. They team up with a costumed comic-book geek (Aaron Johnson) to take on a crime boss (Mark Strong) and his son, a supervillain wannabe (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). Alternately sweet, savage and scary, Moretz makes you believe she really could beat the stuffing out of grown men two or three times her size. It'll never happen, but she deserves a supporting-actress nomination come Academy Awards time.
R for strong brutal violence throughout, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and some drug content -- some involving children. 118 min.
Three and a half stars out of four.
-- David Germain, AP Movie Writer
SECOND OPINION: Movie writer Ryan McPherson of Medina says "Kick-Ass" doesn't.
Here's clip from "Kick-Ass," featuring star Aaron Johnson:
Here's a clip from "Kick-Ass," featuring Chlore Grace Moretz and Nicolas Cage:
The Last Song
Have you heard the one about the two photogenic kids who meet cute in a Southern beach town, overcome differences in class and temperament and fall madly in love only to find that, in this cruel, cruel world, tragedy finds a way of trumping hormones? Dear God, it's "Dear John," right? Yes. But it's also "The Last Song," the second Nicholas Sparks movie to hit theaters in the past two months, a development only moonstruck teen girls and the facial tissue industry will welcome. Sparks wrote "The Last Song" at the behest of Miley Cyrus, the Disney Channel star who will soon end her run on the "Hannah Montana" TV series and wants to expand her brand into movies. Her young female fan base will likely be OK with her first try. Others might be tiring of Sparks' use of death as a plot device. With Greg Kinnear and Liam Hemsworth.
PG for thematic material, some violence, sensuality and mild language. 101 minutes.
Two stars out of four.
Here's a clip from "The Last Song":
The Losers
Deadly only in its dullness, this coma-inducing, comic-book-adapted action flick aims to serve as a placeholder until "Iron Man 2" arrives with the summer's heavy artillery. That "The Losers" and its ragtag band of Special Forces operatives fail to achieve even that modest goal speaks to the filmmakers' utter lack of imagination as well as the busy smugness with which they offer their smorgasbord of nothingness. The comic-book source material originated as a "man-crush love letter" to "Lethal Weapon" screenwriter Shane Black. But instead of producing a heady homage to slick, '80s action movies or a winking salute to Sam Peckinpah and his wild bunch of losers or even a faithful adaptation of a serviceable comic, the filmmakers have watered down the material to the point of irrelevance.
PG-13 for scenes of intense action and violence, a scene of sensuality, and language. 98 minutes.
One and a half stars out of four.
— Glenn Whipp, for The Associated Press.
Here's a clip from "The Losers":
A Nightmare on Elm Street
One, two, Freddy's coming for you ... again? No seriously, Freddy's back again? How is that possible? He's a psycho killer and all, but still, he's been through a lot since the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" back in 1984. After all those sequels, you'd think arthritis would have set into those knived fingers of his. The sixth "Elm Street" movie allegedly was the "Final Nightmare," and still more films followed. Now, we have a remake of the first movie with Jackie Earle Haley filling in for the venerable Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Wes Craven's core nugget of a concept remains intact: If you die in your dreams, you die in real life. It was truly inventive and disturbing then, and it allowed for an exploration of the frightening power of the subconscious. With his jaunty fedora and torn sweater, his hideous, scorched skin and his arsenal of one-liners, Freddy could be anywhere at any time. By now, though, the novelty has long since worn off, and cheap, generic scares are all that are left. The first feature from commercial and music-video director Samuel Bayer has a more artful look than you might expect from a horror remake; he also directed Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video, and his "Elm Street" has a similar steamy sheen.
R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language. 92 minutes.
Two stars out of four.
— Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
Oceans
Fish that look like rocks — or scarves, or a jeweled brooch, or anything but fish — are among the fascinating underwater creatures that inhabit "Oceans." This stunningly beautiful documentary is the second in a series from the new Disneynature label, which gave us "Earth" exactly one year ago on Earth Day. Whereas that film followed wildlife across the globe, "Oceans" takes a plunge deep into its waters, with jaw-dropping results. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud provide a truly immersive experience, without the three-dimensional IMAX effects of the similar — and similarly awe-inspiring — "Under the Sea 3D" from 2009. Having spent seven years working on "Oceans," including four years gathering footage, they've created countless how'd-they-get-that? shots. The narration from Pierce Brosnan can get a bit cutesy at times, but that's probably to make "Oceans" as palatable as possible for the young viewers to whom much of the film is intended. Like its recent predecessors, "Oceans" also contains a a message about the importance of protecting our underwater expanses and the beings that call them home from pollution and climate change: familiar but, unfortunately, still necessary words to hear.
G. 84 min.
Three and a half stars out of four.
— Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic
Here's a clip from "Oceans":
Vincere
In Marco Bellocchio's operatic historical melodrama, a beautiful woman, intoxicated by sexual desire and political sloganeering, abandons all judgment and reason, losing her money, her freedom and her son, in that order. The woman, Ida Dalser, happened to fall for Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, and Bellocchio uses her delusion as a metaphor for the madness that befell his own country during Mussolini's rise to power in the aftermath of World War I. Dalser's story, suppressed during Mussolini's rule, has come to light only fairly recently and, in Bellocchio's riveting, cinematic film, makes for a harrowing tragedy on both a personal and global level. Giovanna Mezzogiorno plays Dalser with trembling emotion, but without the express interest in making the character a sympathetic heroine. Dasler's continued belief that Mussolini will embrace her remains preposterous -- as it should be.
Unrated. Contains nudity, sexual situations and adult themes. In Italian with English subtitles. 128 minutes.
Three stars out of four.
Why Did I Get Married Too?
Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages in this sequel to a 2007 Tyler Perry movie (his first without Madea!). The couples' intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband (Richard T. Jones) determined to win back his recently remarried wife. The cast includes Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott.
PG-13 for thematic material including sexuality, language, drug references and some domestic violence. 121 mins. NOT REVIEWED.
Video clips are used courtesy of USA WEEKEND, an entertainment and lifestyles magazine which appears each Saturday in print editions of The Daily News.
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Winter Soldier!!
Saying that...Winter Soldier could be an Avenger?
that would mean red skull would be back as well!
And you, @AlexDeLarge666, should be ashamed of yourself, asking such a question, bringing Alex's around the world down! Wikipedia that s#it! Or use Comicvine!
I really don't care for Green Lantern, but that's the way I felt when Iron Man was coming.
I'm still all for Marvel though. I want to see Thor & Cap more than anything DC has planned.
But yeah, I've been thinking they wanted to go the Winter Soldier route for some time. I don't think he can work as a big, main villain for obvious reasons. But as a secondary villain/supporting character? Of course.
Umm, no shit. There are only two ways they could use Bucky, so what's the point? Plus, Marvel signed Sebastian Stan for multiple movies. Looks like another case of someone posting common sense info as an 'exclusive.'
i completly agree with your name change....im also more marvel(there just better) but i also enjoy dc characters...just saying good for you man.,..cheers
While I don't mind the idea of a Winter Soldier storyline in a future sequel for a Cap film (done right, that could make an EXCELLENT movie, imo), Bucky has no business in the Avengers, and I don't want to see him there.
Shaman: I'd think that Thor would do the poorest of the "big trinity" of Avenger-related movies. He's just not as mainstream as Iron Man or Cap are. We shall see.
The movement in this video is slow, just to illustrate what movements it can do, but I've seen a video before that shows a man with no arms using the "luke" arm to feed himself... WITH CHOPSTICKS
BUCKY in CAPTAIN AMERICA should only go to die in the explosion, and the Captain be frozen to be awakened at the present time.
NO BUCKY FOR LOVE TO CHRIST.
Or they could have just thrown on expensive makeup giving him an older look, but yeah there are only two options. Winter Soldier. Older Bucky.
I was joking the other day you should be DC FRESHMAN!!!!
Heh heh.
About time man!
Great article, but i think its a tad too soon to be thinking WINTER SOLDIER!
Maybe in CAPTAIN AMERICA 4, but i wanna see NOMAD etc before him!
And =
GARRETT HEDLUND!
Yeah i know we got a lil runt for BUCKY but HEDLUND would make a great WINTER SOLDIER!
And FRESHMAN, cool new name!!
I would love to see a Winter Soldier, but scrawny-ass Stan better be hitting the gym heavy duty before that happens. Wimpy Stan will be fine for Bucky, but Winter Soldier I can't see it. :-(
@blankofthedead: SLJ?
Does anyone know if Captain and Winter Solider Fight?
Also, reason for cybernetic Arm, lost it in the current war and was recruited and repaired by S.H.I.E.L.D. and became Winter Soldier or something like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOKhQ8ObQ7E&feature=related
lol Or at least a remix of it, its just so... Epic
Here's your Winter Soldier people. Uggh! Wimpy...wimpy...wimpy! :-(
What a waste of time it was in bringing that one to the pages of any comic, and now they're thinking of taking him to the big screen in a potential total of five pics? I've railed enough on this site about the character's post-WWII existence so I won't go into it again.
@Wakeup: WAKE UP MAN! THAT'S A STUPID CONCEPT! ((I'm sorry, I had to. Your name made me. lol))
This is what Hugo weaving has to say about your ideas:
;)
It also allows for cameo's across all of the movies and could just be seen as a shadowy assasin to build up the mystery.
Bring it on - but I'm saying no to 'Bucky' Cap in the movies.
Fan Fic (redone) by ANIL RICKLY - THE INCREDIBLE HULK RETURNS
That's how it was in the comics for nearly 40 years, let's keep it that way.
So, yes, I want the Winter Soldier. The Winter Soldier would make for an interesting story/plot in a possible Cap sequel or even Avengers movie.
Not only that, but seeing some kind of foreshadowing of the possibility of the Winter Soldier would be a great easter egg for the new Cap movie.
I should have trust my instincts and not ask that question!:D
Now i crawl under my rock and die to a shame!:(
See: Spider-Man 3. Sometimes more is less.
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