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187 of 195 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
... am 80yrs old and have had Cap as my favourite comic book character since I was a small boy,
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I am 80yrs old and have had Cap as my favourite comic book character since I was a small boy. I lived in Liverpool then and we were being bombed heavily but we were able to get American Comic Books via the ships which survived their journey. I remember wishing then that these coloured super heroswere real and would free us from this Nazi tyranny. I applaud the gent who has arranged for Cap to be renewed and this film is full of the amazing action and movement which I could not have envisaged as a boy. It's just great watch it and enjoy it for what it is meant to be. To quote Jon Hendricks / Annie Ross " don't just dig it stay cool and wig it".
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
More of the same from Marvel.,
This review is from: Captain America: The Winter Soldier [Blu-ray] [Region Free] (Blu-ray)
This is another slice of big budget, all action Marvel carnage. I enjoyed it and and I'd think if you've enjoyed Marvels recent output, you probably will too.
The film picks up a couple of years after the chaos of Avengers Assemble and finds Cap still adjusting to life in the modern world. He doesn't have time to dwell though as things kick off big style pretty quickly - a tale of espionage, world domination, assassination and of course super heroes follows. It flys along at fair old pace from the outset from one action set piece to the next with a few quieter character beats in between. As well as Cap, Nick Fury and Black Widow return and The Falcon is introduced - I was intrigued as to how they would convincingly introduce the character and to be fair they've done a pretty good job. The titular Winter Soldier joins the fun as well and is another good creation. Readers of the comics will most likely already know his identity and story arch, I felt his introduction fitted the plot pretty well. It works as a standalone movie of course but there are various seeds set for future films, including the next Avengers flick. Stick around for the end credits, there are two epilogues to be found.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Addition to the franchise,
This review is from: Captain America - The Winter Soldier (DVD)
Captain America is on of my favourite Marvel characters. So forgive the bias - One could argue I'll be more critical!
The premise is good in that the director of SHIELD, Nick Fury, is apparently responsible for corruption within the institution - an institution Steve Rogers opposes. There are some good tensions stressed between the characters which should have been developed further in relationship to their history and agenda's. If you do not spot the bad guy within the first half hour you've slept through the first half hour. The plot is a little obvious and we know what will happen but the action sequences and dialogue keep you hooked. There are some corny jokes but all in the spirit of the Marvel comics so it stays true to the source. I feel the writers need to develop Scarlett's character further as the femme fatale - she could have her own film as a backstory to help us understand her history. The acting was good, the plot was OK, the script was great. All in all an enjoyable addition to the Marvel Universe. Of course Iron Man would have saved the day quicker, with less casualties, by himslef and still have time for shawarma!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captain America hits his stride,
By E. Von Ray "adventurer" (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Captain America: The Winter Soldier [DVD] (DVD)
Maybe the best pure superhero since Superman the Movie. Unlike his smarmy portrayal of Johnny Storm in The Fantastic Four, Chris Evans delivers a nuanced, moving and sincere one here as Steve Rogers. Now in the present, which to him is the future, he struggles to adapt and forget the past. There is a touching scene with Peggy Carter that is rare in a film like this.
The story is essentially about Hydra destroying SHIELD from within, slowly taking over the organization (which should be oddly and ironically similar to some areas of Europe, including Great Britain). Robert Redford is terrific as the bad guy, and I hope that doesn't ruin any surprises. The 'Winter Soldier' is also well done. I won't say any more about him. Scarlet Johanson is better this go around as The Black Widow. She fits the role better and there is a nice 'friendly' chemistry with Evans. Nice to Emily VanCamp, too in a small but memorable role. This is a harsh film with plenty of violence. It earns the PG-13 rating. The action is as well done as any I've seen. My favorite is the elevator scene. But once the action gets going, it is fast and furious. The only recent 'superhero' film I've seen I've liked as much is Dredd. This one's a keeper.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Why the negatives???? Confused.com 😱,
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I have to leave a review after reading ronnydepp's review! What!!!!!! This reviewer comes across as very bitter. In fact I cannot believe any negative reviews for this marvel sensation! This movie is on par with The Avengers!! It is definitely a darker Marvel film compared to the others, but that's not a bad thing, you only have to see the comics today and they have become darker too! It's a stunning movie and reminds me of The Bourne Identity with its trust no one ethos and action sequences, the assault on Fury wouldn't look out of place in a Bourne movie. Nobody seems to have mentioned The Falcon who I hope to see more of in future films. Of course The Black Widow is kick ass brilliant as usual!! Ignore the doom mongers, The Winter Soldier is a must see! Oh yeah.....of course there will be a third one!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film, great fun.,
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Wow ! Huge expectations after the highly favourable reviews to date, but this film definitely met them all. Great story. Great action, great one-liners, great characters. Yes, a great film. Not faultless, true, some of the scenes really do stretch the imagination and credibility, even in a film of this genre, but it is honest enough to keep on entertaining the viewer. I find Captain America a slightly dull character to be honest, but the injections of Black Widow et al. lift the film nicely. This is a very good follow up to Avengers and I look forward to Avengers 2 now. Good film all round, fun, entertaining, even better in Blu-ray !
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must watch,
This review is from: Captain America: The Winter Soldier [DVD] (DVD)
I went to see this film on opening night, not high expectations, however, expecting a good film nonetheless. I was surprised at how good this film really is. It has an amazing combination or fantastic acting, a great story, unexpected plot twists and it keeps you fully entertained the whole way through.
From the outset, we are given action. This film is not slow, it's really well paced and will never leave you bored. This, in my opinion, is a big step up from Captain America: First Avenger, as that film was quite slow with it trying to set up Captain America as a whole. However, this film is the complete opposite. It's not the light hearted first film, its a real action story with plot twists and a dark story-line. You can never complain about the acting in the Marvel films, it's always good. Chris Evans is playing Captain America very well. His development as Captain America is fantastic, taking him from the 1940's to the present day, he really makes you feel and understand his difficult transition. Scarlett Johansson's acting is, as usual, amazing and the same applies for Samuel L Jackson. Overall, this is one of the best Marvel films to date and it will be up there with The Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers for a long while to come. It's an action film first, but it doesn't forget about great storytelling and real acting. A must watch for any Marvel fan!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Captain America goes straight to the top,
This review is from: Captain America: The Winter Soldier [Blu-ray] [Region Free] (Blu-ray)
At a time when Marvel looks set in its ways here comes Captain America (often dubbed the boring avenger) to save the day. Messing with the formula just enough to make Winter Soldier feel fresh this new installment is a triumph.
The action is superb and coupled with an engrossing story this is probably the most emotionally charged Marvel film to date. Cap doesn't know who to trust or where to turn. His morals are tested to their limits and when Shield implodes he is left to pick up the smouldering pieces. Add in a familiar face in the unstoppable force that is The Winter Soldier and Cap really does have a few dilema's on his hands. Fleshing out Fury and Widows characters are also a welcome touch. The action is fast and frantic with some inventive and superb hand to hand combat scenes. Chris Evans has really grown into this role and made it his own. With this film Captain America can no longer be called dull. This is the top of the bunch for Marvel that all the other single outings need to aim for. With Age of Ultron just round the corner and further shake up's promised things are only going to get tougher for our favourite do gooder. Mixing action, emoption and some moral dilema's The Winter Soldier is the most heartfelt of them all. A really acheivement in a cannon that was slowly becoming stale. Superb entertainment.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"...Trust No One..." - Captain America: The Winter Soldier on BLU RAY,
By Mark Barry "Mark Barry" (London) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 50 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Captain America: The Winter Soldier [Blu-ray] [Region Free] (Blu-ray)
When I sat watching the first Captain America film ("The First Avenger") in 2011 - I was laughing and cringing - for all the wrong reasons. I thought it was one of the weakest Marvel adaptations I'd seen. Sure it was entertaining in places and it featured the stunning Hayley Atwell (enough to make most men weak at the knees and nervous in other extremities) and even had a silly looking Nazi bad guy as the fist of an evil organization called "Hydra" (Hugo Weaving). Well someone seems to have lit a match under the "Captain America" team - because outing number two "The Winter Soldier" absolutely rocks like few other blockbusters have.
The action sets pieces are quite brilliant right from the get go and they don't let up until the gobsmacking building-destroying ending. Throw in two top class sidekicks in the shape of Andrew Mackie and the luscious Scarlett Johansson and things sizzle rather than simper. Scarlett is fabulous in this - running around in a tight rubber outfit kicking the crap out of rogue mercenaries as her straight hair remains perfect and her chest pert whilst casually cracking jokes about Captain America's lovelife (or lack of it). Robert Redford and Samuel L. Jackson play the head's of SHIELD - an organization that protects America and the whole world from people who aren't very nice - bosses that came up together but may have differing leanings in their latter years. And Sebastian Stan gives us a believable and fearsome longhaired nemesis called "The Winter Soldier" with a steel arm and the same super-human strength of Captain America (but unfortunately not the same clean-cut American barber). You can literally feel the work and effort that went into this - the choreography of the fight scenes alone must have taken months of prep - the jokes are good - the sexy tension between Evans and Johansson and the other lovelies (Cobie Smulders and Emily Van Camp) serves rather than detracts - and Chris Evans looks so good you could lick him in public and feel ok about it. A clever plot sees CA combatting a compromised SHIELD with someone on the inside about to target 20 million key civilians with unstoppable flying fortresses and replace their flabby asses and democracy with modern-day Nazism (hail Hydra). Toby Jones' sicko brain gets all computer-manic and there's even a super-cool reference to Marvin Gaye's brilliant "Trouble Man" Soundtrack from December 1972 on Tamla. All this - and Marvin Gaye! What's not to love! The BLU RAY picture quality is state-of-the-art, the sound mix will rattle your neighbour's lean-to and the extras are plentiful. Is it any wonder "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is a number-one bestseller on the BR chart. Rent or buy it and thoroughly enjoy the ride...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Its OK for a bit ot light entertainment and the special effects are good, but I'm getting tired of these formulaic hollywood,
This review is from: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Amazon Instant Video)
Giving it a 3 these reviews need a balance. Its OK for a bit ot light entertainment and the special effects are good, but I'm getting tired of these formulaic hollywood, heavily choreographed violent movies.Even if it is supposed to be a bit of escapism. If you saw the first one this is much the same. I couldn't sit through it and found myself doing other stuff while it was on. I was surprised to see Robert Redford in it. I won't be watching it again.
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But Haass said on election night, "We'll see what that number is."
The outcome will still be close and either candidate could request a recount.
Asked if he thought the race would be so close, Haass said, "This was my first time on the ballot since the West Allis Central High School student senate. I was ready for anything."
While the race was close, it was also clean, he said.
"A good positive campaign was run by both myself and Gerry Matter and it's something we can be proud of and that the community can be proud of," Haass said.
Matter could not be reached for comment on election night.
The four-way race for three seats on the West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board resulted in first-term board member Kristi Bonaparte being bumped off the board.
The three candidates winning three-year terms on the School Board were Dan Bailey with an unofficial 2,531 votes, Gail Radonski with 2,466 votes and Diane Narlock who was making her first try for public office and garnering 2,403 votes. Bonaparte's unofficial vote total was 1,892.
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Mountain West releases 2015 football schedule
Monday, March 2 2015, 05:14 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
-- It's never too early to gear up for Wolf Pack football.
The 2015 Mountain West football schedule was released today and is comprised of 97 games, including 48 Conference match-ups, according to a press release from Mountain West officials.
The scheduling format for the 12-member football lineup consists of five intra-divisional games and three cross-divisional contests. Officials say each institution will play four home and four road Conference games. This is the third year of the initial four-year cycle in which each member institution will play every other Mountain West opponent home and away. In 2015, the cross-divisional opponents will flip from the first two years, with teams playing there new opponents from the other division.
The 2015 schedule will play out over 14 weeks, concluding on Sat., Dec. 5 with the Mountain West Football Championship Game to be played at the home stadium of the highest-ranked of the two divisional champions.
The non-conference slate features 22 games against teams that earned bowl berths in 2014, including Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, BYU (4 games), Minnesota, Mississippi, Michigan State, Navy, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Penn State, South Alabama, Texas A&M, UCLA, Utah (2 games), Washington (2 games) and Wisconsin. Nine non-conference opponents finished ranked in last year's final USA Today/Coaches' and Associated Press Top 25 polls, including national champion Ohio State, #5 Michigan State, #10 UCLA, #13 Wisconsin, #14/12 Arizona State, #17/19 Arizona State, #19/17 Ole Miss, #20/21 Utah and #23/22 Auburn.
Today's release represents the first phase in the 2015 football schedule process. Mountain West national television partners CBS Sports Network and ESPN will now initiate a selection procedure which will include the shifting of particular games to Thursdays and Fridays. That will be followed by the identification of network outlets and kick times, along with the picks for regional partner ROOT SPORTS and the Mountain West Network powered by Campus Insiders.
The 2015 MW football membership includes Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State and Wyoming in the Mountain Division and Fresno State, Hawai'i, Nevada, San Diego State, San José State and UNLV in the West Division.
Thursday, September 3
Colorado at Hawai'i
UC Davis at Nevada
New Hampshire at San José State
Southern Utah at Utah State
Friday, September 4
Washington at Boise State
Saturday, September 5
Morgan State at Air Force
Savannah State at Colorado State
Abilene Christian at Fresno State
Mississippi Valley State at New Mexico
UNLV at Northern Illinois
North Dakota at Wyoming
Saturday, September 12
San José State at Air Force*
Boise State at BYU
Minnesota at Colorado State
Fresno State at Ole Miss
Hawai'i at Ohio State
Arizona at Nevada
Tulsa at New Mexico
San Diego State at California
UCLA at UNLV
Utah State at Utah
Eastern Michigan at Wyoming
Friday, September 18
Idaho State at Boise State
New Mexico at Arizona State
Saturday, September 19
Air Force at Michigan State
Colorado State vs. Colorado%
Utah at Fresno State
UC Davis at Hawai'i
Nevada at Texas A&M
South Alabama at San Diego State
San José State at Oregon State
UNLV at Michigan
Utah State at Washington
Wyoming at Washington State
Friday, September 25
Boise State at Virginia
Saturday, September 26
Colorado State at UTSA
Hawai'i at Wisconsin
Fresno State at San José State*
Nevada at Buffalo
New Mexico at Wyoming*
San Diego State at Penn State
UNLV at Idaho State
Saturday, October 3
Air Force at Navy
Hawai'i at Boise State*
Colorado State at Utah State*
Fresno State at San Diego State*
UNLV at Nevada*
New Mexico State at New Mexico
San José State at Auburn
Wyoming at Appalachian State
Saturday, October 10
Wyoming at Air Force*
Boise State at Colorado State*
Utah State at Fresno State*
San Diego State at Hawai'i*
New Mexico at Nevada*
San José State at UNLV*
Saturday, October 17
Air Force at Colorado State*
Boise State at Utah State*
Hawai'i at New Mexico*
UNLV at Fresno State*
Nevada at Wyoming*
San Diego State at San José State*
Saturday, October 24
Fresno State at Air Force*
Wyoming at Boise State*
Hawai'i at Nevada*
New Mexico at San José State*
Utah State at San Diego State*
Saturday, October 31
Air Force at Hawai'i*
Boise State at UNLV*
San Diego State at Colorado State*
Wyoming at Utah State*
Saturday, November 7
Army at Air Force
Colorado State at Wyoming*
Nevada at Fresno State*
Hawai'i at UNLV*
Utah State at New Mexico*
BYU at San José State
Saturday, November 14
Utah State at Air Force*
New Mexico at Boise State*
UNLV at Colorado State*
Fresno State at Hawai'i*
San José State at Nevada*
Wyoming at San Diego State*
Saturday, November 21
Air Force at Boise State*
Colorado State at New Mexico*
Fresno State at BYU
San José State at Hawai'i*
Nevada at Utah State*
San Diego State at UNLV*
Saturday, November 28
Air Force at New Mexico*
Boise State at San José State*
Colorado State at Fresno State*
Louisiana-Monroe at Hawai'i
Nevada at San Diego State*
BYU at Utah State
UNLV at Wyoming*
Saturday, December 5
MW Football Championship Game
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NOTE: Television selections, including moves to non-Saturdays, will be determined in the coming weeks.
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Unearthing America's truffle trove
Friday, February 27 2015, 02:19 PM
WALLAND, Tennessee (CNN) -- Jim Sanford and his dog Tom poked around the hazelnut grove on Blackberry Farm, a 4,200-acre luxury resort set in the foggy foothills of Tennessee, one Wednesday morning in December.
They were on the hunt again, though not for deer or waterfowl or the usual Tennessee fare.
The man and his curly-haired dog were searching for something fancier: Tuber melanosporum or black Périgord truffles.
Black truffles are one of the most sought after (and expensive) delicacies in the world. Often referred to as a "black diamond," the subterranean fungus can retail for $1,000 a pound or cost a diner upward of $75 extra for a simple shaving on a dish of creamy pasta or slow-scrambled eggs.
Sanford and Tom's morning hunt proved fruitless. But the pair has had better luck than most sniffing out truffles on American soil -- a relatively new and wholly unpredictable ground for cultivation.
"This is not something where you just plant your trees and wait for your fortune to grow," Sanford said as Tom trotted behind him.
Truffles are a funny fungus; they grow underground, typically among hazelnut and oak trees, and keep most of their secrets there with them. There is a primitive understanding of the climactic and soil conditions required for the fungus to flourish, but cultivation methods are far from foolproof. Stateside, those practices are in their infancy.
Chefs such as Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson of Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder, Colorado, certainly wouldn't mind sourcing truffles closer to home. He hosts a weekly truffle dinner series and features them prominently in dishes when in season.
Every year, he buys domestic truffles from budding regions like the Pacific Northwest, but the quality isn't as reliable as he'd like it to be.
"We're counting down the minutes," he said with a hopeful tone. "Once it clicks, whether it's Blackberry or someone else, once there's a tipping point, it will really blow up."
Enthusiasts describe the truffle's olfactory Siren song, which is part of its allure, as "dank," "earthy," "musky," "pungent" -- the gist is its aroma and taste are unparalleled. "It transforms an otherwise ordinary dish into something very extraordinary," Sanford said.
Different types of truffles are found all over the world, but the Périgord and white variety from Alba, Italy, are the top dogs of the gastronomic set.
The elusive truffle hunt is often romanticized: Man and beast wander into the woods of southwest France with a shovel and a calling. A bird chips, a breeze flows and the storybook closes with "happily ever after."
If only it were that simple.
Until recently, the black truffle had been solely imported to the United States.
Less than 100 miles away from Blackberry Farm -- in Chuckey, Tennesee, of all places -- that began to change around 2007.
It all started with another Tom. Tom Michaels, who grew up mushroom hunting and wrote his Ph.D. dissertation at Oregon State University on black truffle cultivation, set his eyes on eastern Tennessee to try out his fungal knowhow in 1999.
As if the truffle business doesn't sound risky enough, it takes about six to 10 years for a tree with roots that have been inoculated with truffle spores to potentially produce a truffle. The season for harvesting runs three months from December to February.
"I'll have done everything to two trees next to each other, and one will have truffles and one won't," Michaels said.
Luckily for Michaels, something clicked.
Soon, he showed up at the kitchen of Blackberry Farm's restaurants with his basket of epicurean delights and a brochure for Tennessee truffles, though it was only his third sale.
The first question from proprietor Sam Beall: "How come I didn't know about this?"
Beall and Michaels teamed up to seed and sniff out truffles locally.
Enter the four-legged Tom, who was sourced by local breeder Hilarie Gibbs-Sykes from Italy to simplify the hunt.
Sanford, a Blackberry employee for 14-plus years who had previously run the resort's horse program, was recruited to handle the truffle-hunting canine.
At the height of Michaels's truffle business, Tom helped haul in 200 pounds in one season.
"It was a thousand dollars a pound so if you do the arithmetic, that's a good dog," Sanford said.
Mother Nature firmly in charge
In 2009, Michaels and his product were written up in GQ magazine, where food writer Alan Richman called it the "hillbilly truffle." Two years earlier, storied New York Times food writer Molly O'Neill devoted an entire column titled "Coveted, French, and Now in Tennessee" to his endeavors.
If we know anything about agriculture, though, it's that Mother Nature holds the reins.
Michaels' hazelnut trees were hit with blight after his initial success, and he had to start over with a new blight-resistant variety.
"You have to have a temperament that can deal with a lot of anxiety for many years," Michaels, 67, said.
Last year, Michaels yielded about 60 pounds on his land and sold the majority off to hyper-local ingredient-focused chefs such as Sean Brock in Charleston, South Carolina, and Linton Hopkins in Atlanta. This year, after a series of unseasonable cold snaps, and only a few days left in the season, he hasn't unearthed any truffles of sellable quality.
"Mother nature took its course," Michaels said with the matter-of-factness of someone who has been here before.
Back at Blackberry Farm, Sanford's pin that read "Truffle Dog Trainer" reflected the sun as he crouched beneath a tree to dig up a truffle-scented practice tube that Tom found. On the days when there isn't any luck, training is a commitment to the cause.
Blackberry found only one Périgord truffle last winter on its property.
If it seems like a wild goose chase, that's because it is. But Tom is a Lagotto Romagnolo; he not only enjoys the chase -- it's in his DNA. According to the American Kennel Club, Tom's breed is the only one recognized as a "specialized truffle searcher."
"We wouldn't be talking about any of this if it wasn't for Tom," Sanford said. "He has really put everything we're talking about in cultivating truffles in North America on the map."
Now 13 years old, Tom is passing the baton through his bloodline by breeding and sharing his skills. He and Sanford travel around the country to help train other canines in areas like Oregon with an eye on the truffle prize.
At Blackberry and every where else, they're hoping it's not a matter of if, but when, a consistent yield will happen.
As they say, every dog will have its day.


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