yaxleycratler Haven't seen a film as good as this since Avengers. Cap is trying to come to terms with modern day life in the 21st century after being on ice for a couple decades he has a lot to catch up on. He works with S.H.I.E.L.D still and helps them out. They the into dice something which Steve doesn't support; hellicarriers to keep everyone in check. The leaders of S.H.I.E.L.D. are eliminated and replaced with HYDRA. Robert Redford plays the excellent and cool bad guy, while the other actors also play well but not as good. The whole film is a huge political thriller played very well. Black Widow and Falcon side star in this making it half an Avengers movie. The Winter Soldier was awesome and then we found out he was Bucky, that was a huge surprise. The whole film was non-stop great throughout. Overall I'm highly inpressed an door Marvel continues to make awesome films like this.

bankofmarquis AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is the best film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Said to be the culmination of 10 years worth of Marvel films - and Marvel heroes - INFINITY WAR lives up to it's bill, bringing all the Marvel Universe heroes together to fight a "big bad" that is worthy of this sort of thing - THANOS. Voiced by Josh Brolin, the CGI Thanos is powerful, destructive, razor-focused on his one purpose with moments of "humanity" that makes him an interesting villain. The filmmakers kept his motivation and machinations simple so you are never confused by this bad guy or what he is trying to do. What surprised me is that the filmmakers added another layer to this character that was a nice layer that really added to the character, his motivations and his personality.As for the band of heroes brought together for this film, it works well. The criticisms I have heard is that no ONE hero stands out, so EVERY hero is in the background. I couldn't disagree more. I thought the evenness of the "screen time" was one of the strengths of this film, not focusing too much on one hero (or heroes), giving all time to shine - and focus on what they do best. There were moments of humor, drama, action and heroism sprinkled across all. But what really thrilled me was the different combinations that were put together, for these heroes all had different missions and assignments and some odd and interesting cross-film dynamics took shape. I won't give any of these away, but I thought they ALL dynamics blended together nicely.This is definitely a "fan-boy" film, giving service to fans of all these films, characters - and comics and credit for that should go to filmmakers Anthony and Joe Russo (Directors of the previously best film in this series - CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER) who kept the action moving, the motivations of the participants simple and the effects dazzling.One final note - this is the first part of a two part film, so it does end in a cliffhanger, one that works effectively well. As always with the Marvel films - but especially in this one - stay through to the end of the credits, the scene at the end of the credits sets up Part 2.I thoroughly enjoyed my time at this film and can't wait to see the next one.Letter Grade: A9 (out of 10) stars and you can take that to the Bank(ofMarquis)

gerumghl Best actions scenes in the MCU, period. So many brilliant coreographed fights that went along with the pace of what this story tried to feed. It felt tense and not tense exactly when it needed to. All of the characters were essential to what was going on, and that pushed the movie to excellence

kevinthecritic 4 out of 5 stars (one of the best in its series)Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a prime example of how to do a sequel right. It builds on everything that was good about its predecessor while still being a solid standalone movie. I also applaud the inclusion of pointed political commentary that actually feels like it was researched and understood by the screenwriters before it was placed in the story. But explosion junkies have no fear: all of that weighty material is perfectly balanced out by good old fashioned action that services the narrative and almost never overstays its welcome.We follow Steve Rodgers/Captain America (A dryly charismatic Chris Evans) as he is adjusting to modern life after being defrosted by the military. Working with Natasha (Scarlett Johannson) as a field agent for secret government organization SHIELD, Steve doesn't exactly trust that the men upstairs are honest about their work, a suspicion proven when someone puts a hit on SHIELD director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Worse still, high-ranking senator Alex Pierce (Robert Redford) believes Steve was involved, causing him and Natasha to go into hiding and eventually encounter someone from Steve's past who will complicate the mission even further.Captain America: The Winter Soldier holds up better than most other comic book films. It's a political thriller and character piece before an action extravaganza, and that increases its appeal beyond comic junkies. It also humanizes Steve Rogers and handles its plot quite smoothly. This is the kind of movie that knows how to serve up awesome battle sequences and character drama in equal measure. Action fans will be more than satisfied, and people like me who enjoy actual stories should be entertained too. See it.Rated PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Violence, Action, and Gunplay Throughout