The Avengers: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - There is every likelihood that this review will not determine whether or not you see The Avengers because chances are, you already have. This film is well on its way to becoming one of the highest grossing movies of all time and broke the US domestic opening records set by The Dark Knight and the most recent Harry Potter film. I'm not here to tell you that The Avengers is the greatest film ever made so if you want to read a review that says that, I'm very sorry, you'll have to read some fan boy's blog. But I will say that it was a brilliant marketing set up that had a pay off that does feel well worth it. Marvel never shied away from the fact that they were planning this big move since they released the first Iron Man movie back in 2008. And it was a brilliant plan to connect the movies together, teasing audiences for this big moment. It was a big risk because if The Avengers underwhelmed moviegoers in any way, it damages the possibility of not just a sequel to this movie, but the separate characters as well. But all of the Marvel films connected to it were all fairly well made and financially successful. I actually enjoyed all of them to some extent.

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Captain America: The First Avenger: A film review

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - In many ways, I've struggled to relate to most superheroes like Batman, Superman, Iron Man, or even Thor. Growing up as a teenager, I was always the shortest kid on my hockey team. I was 5'0" until I was 15. I was short, but still chubby. I truly earned "Chubby" as my nickname. By the time I was 16.5 years old, I had sprouted up to 5'10" and was no longer chubby. Now some short types think that I am tall, which doesn't surprise me, because when I was short, I would've thought a 5'10" guy was tall. For reasons such as this, my attachment to Captain America (a.k.a. Steve Rogers) is more profound, as he too was puny, overlooked, and at times poked fun for his height, or lack thereof.

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