I think this costume will be the one they will use after hes de-frozen, while giving cap a more WWII-era uniform.
Anyway, ultimate cap look is always awesome.
Anyway, ultimate cap look is always awesome.
Captain America's Film Costume: No Cheesy Spandex Here
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No offense, but even without a spandex it's cheesy as fuck. I mean come on. "Captain America". The name alone should be enough indication of how horribly patriotic and cheesy it is - at the same time. I never got superhero movies, but this is the first hero I actually dislike.
As an obsessive Marvel fanboy, I'm pissed.
Not because they changed the costume, but because the original "isn't good enough".
The iconic design that has endured years of books and generations of readers "is silly"?
Fuck 'em. If they could write in the alternative costume as being superior functionally or something, that'd be cool, I could tolerate that. But right now, it's just, "whoops, we don't like Cap's old gear, let's change it".
Not because they changed the costume, but because the original "isn't good enough".
The iconic design that has endured years of books and generations of readers "is silly"?
Fuck 'em. If they could write in the alternative costume as being superior functionally or something, that'd be cool, I could tolerate that. But right now, it's just, "whoops, we don't like Cap's old gear, let's change it".
He's an American super soldier. Not meat headed enough for you?Ekonk said:
I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that the people who don't really like him for being overly patriotic never really read his comics, and especially not relatively recently.
ANYWAYS besides the whole USo thing, i am truly pumped for this movie, especially for The Howling Commandoes and Howard stark having appearances
Edit: Also Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull= SO MUCH WIN
ANYWAYS besides the whole USo thing, i am truly pumped for this movie, especially for The Howling Commandoes and Howard stark having appearances
Edit: Also Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull= SO MUCH WIN
secoundSuperMse said:Spandex is not necessarily cheesy.
Check out the Black Ranger-
As for the Cap, I have to say that I'm missing the wings.
those wings really pulled the whole costume together.
Chris Evans already has two comic book characters! What is he trying to monopolise the genre? The greedy bastard!
For those not keeping track, he has The Human Torch from Fantastic Four and Jensen from The Losers.
For those not keeping track, he has The Human Torch from Fantastic Four and Jensen from The Losers.
I like it, but it reminds me of his outfit in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1 in that there are not head-wingy things. It's just not Cap without those.
But the draw of Captain America is him in the modern day. After being frozen after World War II, he was thawed out in the modern day. The interest stems from him being not only from the 1950s, but being a paragon of 'American' values from that era. It was well done in bits of Civil War. One of his famous quotes is "I am loyal to nothing but the Dream."
The American Dream.
Can you imagine someone trying to follow the ideals of that bygone era today? That's why I have a soft spot for Cap in my heart, any why I love his relationship with Tony Stark. It's the old Pragmatist/Idealist dichotomy. It's not often shown, but he has a lot of internal turmoil over being Captain "America" when he often disagrees with certain government policies and such. Most superheros have some form of angst, but Cap is different. He was made to represent a country; a country he no longer recognizes.
In the Civil War storyline (in the wake of a superhero-related disaster, the government decides to round up and draft all Super-humans) he sided against the Superhuman Registration Act, and against the American government. When interviewed by a reporter who presented him with a pole of American citizen's opinions on the SRA(with overwhelming majority favoring the Act) she asked, "Can millions of Americans be wrong?" Cap responded:
"Yes then can. America's history is littered with wrongs that most approved of at the time. Slavery, the McCarthy Hearings; the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II." That's why I like Captain America, even though I'm not a very patriotic individual.
I suspect it's a more about what you can do with him. Supposedly, his first movie will be an origin story, with him being the only survivor of the Super Soldier Project, and having him being carted around on a morale-boosting tour in World War II. Tired of just being a mascot(hence the (relatively)absurd costume), he escapes and goes to fight on the front line.oranger said:
But the draw of Captain America is him in the modern day. After being frozen after World War II, he was thawed out in the modern day. The interest stems from him being not only from the 1950s, but being a paragon of 'American' values from that era. It was well done in bits of Civil War. One of his famous quotes is "I am loyal to nothing but the Dream."
The American Dream.
Can you imagine someone trying to follow the ideals of that bygone era today? That's why I have a soft spot for Cap in my heart, any why I love his relationship with Tony Stark. It's the old Pragmatist/Idealist dichotomy. It's not often shown, but he has a lot of internal turmoil over being Captain "America" when he often disagrees with certain government policies and such. Most superheros have some form of angst, but Cap is different. He was made to represent a country; a country he no longer recognizes.
In the Civil War storyline (in the wake of a superhero-related disaster, the government decides to round up and draft all Super-humans) he sided against the Superhuman Registration Act, and against the American government. When interviewed by a reporter who presented him with a pole of American citizen's opinions on the SRA(with overwhelming majority favoring the Act) she asked, "Can millions of Americans be wrong?" Cap responded:
"Yes then can. America's history is littered with wrongs that most approved of at the time. Slavery, the McCarthy Hearings; the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II." That's why I like Captain America, even though I'm not a very patriotic individual.
well since it's captain AMERICA, he should have some burgers and fries stuffed in his utility belt, but what do I know I'm just Acting like a fool at the moment.
Have you seen some of the stupid ass decisions our government makes? I can see that happening quite easily. They'd make the excuse of keeping him in reserve as a special agent, then keep constantly passing up missions to send him on because they just can't justify the risks. Seriously, shit like this happens in our government quite frequently. Okay, not so much the super soldier thing, but the whole millions of dollars of wasted money because they decide the project is to expensive to risk damaging or loosing. Politicians are some of the stupidest people in the world.SamElliot said:
Although I hold out hopes for the movie, I just can't imagine it being as good as Iron Man. Cool costume though