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Warning: SPOILERS
It takes a while for the new superhero movie Captain America: Civil War to reach the scene that everyone has paid their hard earned bucks to see: a knock down drag out between the two sides of the Avengers, one headed by Iron Man and one headed by the titular hero.
But when it gets there, it proves to be more than worth the wait.
Let’s just say, it ain’t your parents’ Sharks versus the Jets.
In fact it’s one of the wittiest and smartest over the top superhero fight scenes we are likely to see for some time. It’s not just the dialog that is clever and earns its laughs, it’s also the way the fight plays out, which character gets pitted against which and how their superpower works against each other. There’s such a slick smoothness here, as if the planning of it was completely effortless; everything just fits together so well. Continue reading
Howard Casner - Rantings and Ravings 