'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Is One I'm Looking Forward To

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I don’t always have a lot of enthusiasm for upcoming movie releases. Some of them don’t appeal to me due to the subject matter or I know they’ve had trouble and are not going to be nearly as good as their trailers make them out to be. And some just look bad.

But that’s the nature of the movie business and my, on occasion, fickle taste in movies. Fortunately, a lack of enthusiasm isn’t something I have to worry about with the upcoming sequel to Captain America: The first Avenger called Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

It. Looks. Great.

Don’t believe me? Check out the latest trailer that dropped during the “Big Game” yesterday.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SlILk2WMTI?rel=0&w=560&h=315]

'Before VFX' Is Fascinating

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A couple days ago I posted a video showing some before and after visual effects shots from various TV shows and movies. Many people were surprised at the number of effects being used and also that, in many cases, effects were used at all.

Yeah, Hollywood likes to use visual effects to do almost anything these days. They do it a lot. To help illustrate just how much, a new website has sprung up showcasing what the author calls “The Canvas” of visual effects.

It’s a fascinating look at the “Before” shots in lots of famous movies including The Dark Knight, Twilight, Captain America, Kick-Ass, Avatar and a whole lot more. Plus, it gives you a greater appreciation for what the actors have to go through. Playing a big, emotional scene with a bunch of dots stuck to your face can’t be that easy.

Here’s a few of the “Before” pictures. Head over to the Before VFX website for a whole lot more.

[caption id=“attachment_2872” align=“aligncenter” width=“525”]pirates-curse-black-pearl-1 “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl”[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_2873” align=“aligncenter” width=“525”]kick-ass-1 “Kick-Ass”[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_2874” align=“aligncenter” width=“525”]cage-ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance-1 “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”[/caption]

Alison Brie as Captain America Works For Me

In keeping with the Avengers theme going this week, I saw this, courtesy of the fine folks at Fan Art Exhibit, and had to post it.

Alison Brie as Cap. I like it. Quite a bit. Probably a bit too much.

Oh well.