Best line: “I’m just a kid from Brooklyn.”
Funniest line: “I’m not kissing’ ya.” (Sergeant to Steve)
Worst line: “Pick on someone your own size.” (Bucky to bullies)
Villain: Red Skull/Hydra
Villain Grade: B
Film Grade: B+
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80%
My opinion (after latest viewing): Lowered
Best relationship: Steve and Bucky
Worst relationship: N/A
Best Casting: Hayley Atwell
Worst casting: Stanley Tucci
Best crying: Hayley Atwell
Worst accent: Stanley Tucci
Saddest death: Bucky (supposed)
Best scene: Steve running as his newly-improved self for the first time, being all awkward and apologetic
Worst scene: The odd interrogation by the Sergeant while eating a steak dinner
Best moment: Peggy impulsively touching Steve’s pec when he emerges as his new self (improvised by Hayley Atwell)
Worst moment: Steve getting (what we assume to be) his first kiss from someone other than Peggy
Stan Lee cameo: “I thought he’d be taller.” (From Steve’s Medal of Valor ceremony, where he was absent)
Other cameo(s): Samuel L. Jackson, Natalie Dormer
Mid-Credit Scene: N/A
Post Credit Scene: Nick Fury talking to Steve (after being de-iced) while he destroys a punching bag
Best Use(s) of Music: N/A
Year Released: 2011
Year(s) Takes Place: 1940s (WWII); 2011
Vegan Notes/Warnings: Sergeant questions someone over a steak dinner
Twist(s): Steve doesn’t die, instead gets stuck in the ice and sleeps for 70 years
Funniest Character(s): N/A
Realist Moment: Steve’s awkward running
I Tear Up When: Steve and Peggy plan a future date they both know won’t pan out
Oscar Nod(s): N/A
Scene Stealer(s): Peggy
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