Cine Beaverhausen: Captain America ~ Civil War

Captain America: Civil War was released theatrically today. More superhero stuff ahead of summer specially targeted to young males.

That said, it is, in the long run, a fun and engaging action flick that helps keep the Marvel franchise alive.

A good cast assists in making this palatable. Chris Evans is Cpt. America, joined by Robert Downey Jr, in his Iron Man role, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Paul Rudd as Ant Man among others.

Script and direction are sturdy. It's great as far as it goes, though no big shakes in my book. Characters are well developed, taking this a long way. Still, younger audiences will adore this though older audiences less so.

My parents' generation were aware of Captain A and his adventures and exploits. This reboots the character for the new kids. Worth seeing on the big screen.

Cine Beaverhausen: Deadpool

Deadpool is an action film, laced with good humor but nothing memorable or worth rushing out for.

Maybe I'm too old for this sort of thing. Certainly, its intended audience is a much younger demographic.

There is an interesting homoerotic frisson between Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool and Serbia's Stefan Kapicic who provides the voice (and heart and soul, really) of Colossus.

But, in the end, this is just another violent, mindless action film. Ryan's such a cutie but his character gets disfigured early on, so he has to don an entire superhero costume -- that looks like Spiderman's without the web pattern. Completely logical, right?

This is all very typical Marvel superhero stuff. Fantasy for the boys. Crime doesn't pay in the end -- we already got that message before. I certainly wouldn't sit through this big bore a second time. I give it three yawns way up!

Holding Out for a Super Hero

Well, our Marvel X-Men have made gotten married. Gee, I could use a super hero myself.

Bonnie live in Paris. Dig the back-ups and band to recreate the Spectoresque sound!