The First Avenger: Captain America


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Marvel Studios and Paramount's Captain America: The First Avenger will keep its US title in all but three countries: Russia, Ukraine and South Korea.

Though it is common for American blockbusters to feature less US-focused titles in foreign markets, Paramount largely decided against the alterations for Captain America, and instead gave foreign countries the choice of two titles, Captain America: The First Avenger or The First Avenger.

Interestingly, most international distributors believed the franchise name was so identifiable that not using "Captain America" in the title could risk losing ticket sales.

Spokespeople for Marvel and Paramount declined to comment on why Russia, Ukraine and South Korea opted for The First Avenger.

Additionally, it is expected the film will likely not see release in China due to a policy that only allows the country to theatrically screen 20 foreign films each year. However, a decision has yet to be reached.

An inside source speaking to the New York Times on the issue claimed that marketers changed the name in these countries for cultural and political reasons.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/captain-america-keep-us-title-207939?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Ffilm+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Movies%29

Interesting. Also, have you heard how good the scores have been for this movie in studio pre screenings? I heard without most of the special effects done the movie was above 90% from audiences.

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The action in this is so damn cool it actually makes me forget what he's dressed as. The best thing about this film is that they'll poke fun at the outfit a little bit too, you know it, but they're mostly looking at what it takes for a man to wear something like that.

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Listening to the soundtrack by Alan Silvestri. It feels like an epic throwback to the great 80s film scores like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Wrath of Khan, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oDrB7agzhM

The first notes actually spell out "CAP-tain A-mer-i-CAAA" like John Williams' theme does with Superman. It's pretty awesome.

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