I felt myself getting a little antsy around the middle of the movie, but before that the action scenes were fantastic, and the airport scene was one of the high points of any superhero movie. The way they pretty much had every single hero fight ever other one on the other side was ****ing amazing. It was just fangasm after fangasm getting to see all of their abilities go up against each other. Scarlet Witch v. Vision had to be my fav though. She really stepped up her badass game in this movie.

But all glory and praise be to Black Panther. He was the ever-loving ****. Totally looking forward to his movie now.

i agree with you on the pacing....i saw it Thursday night and again Saturday morning....i was not 100% sure if it was the pacing or just the fact that i seriously could not wait for the airport scene...but the second viewing seemed a little slower....either way i'm sure i'll see it at least two more times before it leaves the theater

that being said some thoughts on Captain America: Civil War...

fucking awesome just barely touches how good this film is...

i've actually always have been a pretty big fan of Captain America: The First Avenger but have to agree that Winter Soldier took these movies to a while new level and Civil War just upped the ante in a huge way

on my Thursday viewing i went with a friend named Sean who....like me knows all of these stories well from the comics....and while i'm nowhere near as up to date as Batlord is....i can tell you that when Ant-man does what he does at the airport...both Sean and i were completely out of our seats screaming with joy....:tramp:

i've never been a fan of Black Panther but he was easily one of my favorite characters in this film.....i can't wait to see what they do with him in 2018....on top of the fact that his is the final film before The Infinity War.

FINALLY we get a perfect Spider-man....he was so good in all aspects. As Peter Parker and as a wise cracking teenage webbed crusader....i may go see this again tomorrow after work just for him.....i can't wait for Homecoming

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i'm so happy they are following the relationship between Vision and Scarlet Witch :)

i honestly think this film is proof that Marvel cares about these films and plans to improve with each one...I can't wait for Dr Strange

i think the airport scene will go down as one of the greatest scenes in the history of comic book movies

Dude, I went with a friend named Sean too. Well... Shohn, but it's pronounced the same. And he doesn't even read comic books or like Captain America, and he thought this movie was awesome.

And I can't wait to see if they include Paul Rudd's Ant-Man in future Avengers movies, cause his powers were awesome, and he has the kind of personality that can really breathe life into a movie if used correctly. I imagine this movie was in many ways a test outing for possible new Avengers, since Marvel aren't going to be able to rely on Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor to carry their franchises for too much longer. And from what I've seen, I'm totally okay with Black Panther, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Ant-Man, and even Falcon (who kicked serious ass in his own right) taking over the reigns. Not to mention mother****ing Spider-Man.

Now if they could just work out a deal with Fox then we could have Wolverine join, and along with Daredevil, and Luke Cage if that works out, we could have a shot at the New Avengers. Not holding my breath that they're going to go with Spider-Woman, since she has "Spider" in her name, but Captain Marvel should be a no-brainer.

And for the love of Galactus, someone give Black Widow her own god damn movie already!

I thought Civil War was good but overrated. Like yeah the airport scene was great but the story was just not that interesting to me and Iron Man's motivations throughout made no sense to me and he was acting uncharacteristically rash imo

I think Iron Man's motivations made perfect sense. The second Avengers and Iron Man 3 clearly showed a man being pushed to the edge by the consequences of the new world he was living in and helping to shape. Wanting someone else to take some of the crushing responsibility is entirely reasonable.

Right? Tony's motivations are clearly made apparent. He wants to be put in check. People died in New York, people died in Sokovia, people died in that building. The motivations in Cap is what's sketchy. He believes that sacrificing a few to save many is right? I mean, MAYBE that's acceptable. But then I think about it harder and that's the same reason I strongly dislike Obama and his drone campaign. But being monitored by the government doesn't sound all that better. Seriously, the toughest decisions yet made in a superhero film.

If you don't stop the dudes in the beginning for example that wanted the biological weapon how many more die? Stark's motivations to try and kill a dude who was obviously under mind control at the end was bizarre to me too. Sure that guy's physical body caused the death of your parents but Stark is a smart dude and should've been able to keep himself under control

Cap is ol' school America. Boot straps and worshipping the idea of personal freedom. He can't deal with not being able to do what he thinks is right because he's become part of what he views as an ineffectual bureaucracy that cares more about agendas than saving kittens from trees.

Yes, cause smart people are always logical. He just watched the dude brutally murder his parents. Use your imagination.

But at what cost? Innocent people getting buildings dropped on them and blown up while the Avengers are out pounding ass? It sounds like I might be Team Iron Man but honestly I don't know what's better. Either way, innocent randos are going to get killed, even if the government does have the upper hand. Happens all the time.