I always said his portrayal as Captain America is what Superman should be in the DCEU

I'll give this to Feige and his Marvel people, they have a great casting eye. I knew Hemsworth only as that lanky guy who was on the Aussie soap Neighbours; never pictured him as Thor. RDJ was inarguably talented but also largely infamous because of his issues with drugs and arrests, I never figured him as spearheading a cinematic superhero Universe. Chris Evan - likeable, but known mostly as the good looking yet cocky wise-cracking guy from Fantastic Four and Not Another Teen Movie - never saw him as the dignified, noble and upstanding Steve Rogers. And now it's hard to imagine anyone else who could have done their roles as effectively.

I thought Evans was great as Johnny Storm, but he absolutely nailed the role of Steve Rogers. My favorite Marvel flicks are First Avenger and Winter Soldier, the latter being the gold standard for superhero movies, in my humble opinion.

Marvel picked a top-notch stable of actors to define their characters, with few exceptions. I liked Ed Norton as Bruce Banner, and although Ruffalo does a good job, I wish Norton and Marvel could have worked out their differences. The same thing goes for War Machine, as I think Terrence Howard got the short end of the stick. His Rhoadie is far superior to Don Cheadle, who I think brings very little to the table.

I have to suffer withdrawals now, as Downey and Evans step down, followed soon by Scarlett Johansson. It remains to be seen what the next wave will bring. The majority of Marvel films that are slated for release are not appealing to me, so the question is Marvel can retain long time Marvel fans, or will lose them by attempting to be 'woke', whatever that is.

I'm not a fan of gender switching or LBQTXYZ flavor of the month agendas to attract a new 'segment' of viewers, as I feel it is reminiscent of the 80's comic book gimmicks, such as multiple and holographic covers in order to boost sales. Winter Soldier is a perfect example of how a movie can tell a story without relying on excessive CGI and contrivances.

As a fan since the early 60's, I have seen Marvel thorough all its many stages, from Forbush Man to the present. I'm encouraged by the fact that Marvel through Disney is recovering the rights to many of their characters, such as the X-Men. There is more potential now than ever before for Marvel to excel. With actors like Boseman, Mackie, Stan, Hemsworth, etc. my hope is that Marvel will stay the course of telling great stories without relying on schlock to 'sell' the product. As always, Make Mine Marvel.

'Nuff said, and Excelsior!

"The best decision I've ever made"

Evans taking on the role of Captain America was an amazing decision on his (along with Feige’s and Finn’s) part. A tremendous portrayal that ranks among the best in the MCU.

All praise to Chris Evans but you gotta give it up for Markus and McPheely as well for always putting that character in a place to maximize what Evans was bringing to the table. I give Whedon props as well but he was mostly doing Captain-America-Via-Fanboy-Goggles which is something I appreciated in the MCU in an entirely different way