It’s not that much of an achievement that co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo (held over from Captain America Winter Soldier) can make a better film than Zack Snyder …but it’s worth admiring the way Marvel (corporation as auteur) and the actors have nurtured these characters (even in weaker films like Iron Man 2) to the point when they carry more weight on screen than Batman and Superman. Incidentally, for those critics and audiences fed up to the back teeth with comic book superheroes as tentpole movies, this is not a good jumping-on point … you either buy into the notion that a supersteroided defrosted WWII icon of integrity and a twitchy billionaire genius in trick armour are characters you can take seriously or you stay at home binge-watching Ozu. Marvel have established these takes on their flagship (and, indeed, flag-draped) characters in earlier Iron Man, Captain America and Avengers movies, and both Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr now inhabit their roles so well that they don’t need to rehash too much of the backstory (William Hurt’s Thaddeus Ross, unseen since the little-liked The Incredible Hulk, shows up early with a highlights reel of carnage caused by earlier super-scuffles) before getting down to business. In essence, the premise is the same: reasoning he can’t beat the superheroes hates but that they can beat each other, a villain pulls strings (some very clever) to arrange what boils down to Iron Man vs Captain America, with an assortment of others mixing it up in the background or on the sidelines. The Marvel Cinema UniverseTM – or is that Marvel Cinematic UniverseTM? – juggernaut rolls on in this 147-minute playground game of ‘who would win in a fight between …?’ That’s four minutes shorter than Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice – and it’s impossible not to see similarities, even if mostly in terms of things BvS did poorly that this handles much better. Cool especially if you are a big Marvel fan.My notes on Marvel’s latest, Captain America Civil War. Audio Commentary is with the two directors and writers and their comments are sometimes funny but cover plot and story, character relationships and performances and more.Gag Reel – Okay, these are always fun and silly.It’s a tear-jerker as her niece speaks and Black Widow visits Cap to see if she can help him. Deleted and Extended Scenes – This extra focuses mostly on more of Peggy’s funeral and how much loving her is tearing Steve (Captain America) up.Benedict Cumberbatch will make a great magical doctor. Iron Man – The Road to Civil War – is the same only focusing on Iron Man/Tony Stark with Robert Downey Jr.Chris Evans discusses what makes Cap tick and Downey and Evans talk about their real-life admiration for each other. Captain America – The Road to Civil War concentrates on the films leading up to this one.Can they ever pull back together? Overall, very cool. Part 2 is much of the same but concentrating on Vision, Black Panther, young Spider-Man, villain Zemo and the big battle between the two Avengers factions. Locations, props, stunts and General Ross’s part in the film are discussed. Part 1 concentrates on story and characters with the Russo brothers directors, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and much of the cast talking about where the characters stand. United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The Making of Captain America: Civil War – is a multi-part, entertaining making-of featurette. Team Cap ready to rumble Courtesy of Marvel Special Extra Features
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