Best of 2011: Movies
Film: Captain America: The First Avenger
Director: Joe Johnston
Starring: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Hugo Weaving 

Just to preface, there’ll be a fair amount of superhero movies on this list. Captain America, which I thought would be my favourite of the year, ended up third on my list of superhero movies, but more about those that came before it in later entries. Cap was a thrilling action movie, which charismatic performances, especially from Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Evans. The supporting cast was solid, from Dominic Cooper’s eccentric Howard Stark, to Hugo Weaving’s menacing Red Skull. The special effects, especially when Steve Rogers was a puny little runt were amazing, and the fight scenes kept me gripped all the way through. I was a little disappointed at the pivotal Bucky moment, as it didn’t quite follow the comics, but it wasn’t enough to take away from the movie. While this is my third favourite superhero movie of the year, it’s only by a miniscule amount that this didn’t come first. Any other year (except 2008, of course), it would’ve been number one.