so..AM I looking forward to the long awaited cinematic rebirth of this patriotic comic classic, marvel's captain america: the first avenger? you know what, i think i am...here's why: i have very low expectations for this movie. sounds condescending doesnt it? well...that's how i think sometimes. it's hard to be disappointed if you were already prepared to be...(drum roll)...disappointed.
my theory has been proven correct time and time again. for example, when i saw the trailers for marvel's thor....so NOT excited...it looked as if it were going to be jammed packed with gobs of obvious cgi (ugh?). i dragged my feet for weeks to buy a ticket but when i plopped my butt in that seat i nearly choked on my snacks several times over. i had such an awesomely good time laughing and holding my breath at witty dialogue, thrilling action, and stunning visuals. WOW...or since i didnt expect to like the movie, i had no choice but to love it?
on the flip side of that theory, i nearly cried after seeing j.j.abrams' super 8. seriously...i walked out emotionally confused and sad. i had such high hopes for that one. i adore almost everything that he creates, produces, directs (finish list here), but i'm not sure what happened while i was staring at that big screen. what was the alien doing with those bodies (i'm thinking...giant battery)? i'm sure i could look it up or just go to wikipedia; yet, there's the point, i dont even want to...(sigh). i left the theater thinking...hm, that was like cloverfield meets ET (my feelings ranged from wanting to hug someone to terror while trying to snatch a glimpse of the alien and then back again). i get the feeling i'm going to like that flick a lot better when i watch it at home on a lazy saturday morning.
enough blabbering...my original point...yes, i am absolutely looking forward to seeing the daring hero burst through that door and take out the bad guys and i expect that to be the most riveting scene of the movie. this leads me to conclude (if my theory proves true once again) that i am going to walk out after the credits roll (and i watch the bonus scene, if there is one) squealing about how much i loved it and how much i can't wait for it to come out on video on demand to watch again...i'm so odd (and i LOVE it)!
with all of the hype surrounding the release of the last prequel ('Captain America: The First Avenger') before the new 'Avengers' movie, scheduled for release in the summer of 2012, i wanted to dedicate some time to post all of my favorite concept art and sneak peak movie posters for this highly anticipated movie release in a quick montage. graphic art is so uber cool :) 
