[film] Captain America: The Winter Soldier [26-Mar-14]

I expected to like this film. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did.

Non-spoilery reasons why I loved it:
- twistiness, including the twisty way the trailers were edited. The gritty smoke-and-mirrors flavour reminded me of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
- ultra-competent women (yep, plural) who aren't anyone's love interest.
- character development.
- divergence from comics canon.
- little details (mostly references to other parts of Marvel Cinematic Universe).
- grand scale.
- no raccoons

There are some excellent performances, too. And two post-credits trailers, one of which is OMGWTF. (Also, the end credits are a work of art in their own right.)

And it's an excellent movie choice if you have Plague a severe cough, as there are -- spoiler! -- plenty of loud bits.