If you haven't watched my reviews of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier LEGEND trailers, I will give you a small brief of the two main characters. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier are both Captain America's friend from two different times in history. The Winter Soldier dates back to when Steve Rogers first joined the Army and The Falcon dates back to when Steve Rogers first becomes a Avenger. At the end of the movie Avenger's Endgame [SPOILER ALERT!!!] Steve Rogers gives Sam Wilson his iconic Shield...and from that point, this is where the shows pics up from.
This is essentially a 6 hour movie broken down into episodic chunks that picks up after the events of Endgame and where having now come back, fighting a huge war, the mourning of the loss of a friend/teammate, The Avengers have essentially disbanded and The Falcon is back in the Army on special missions. Sam Wilson, now with Captain America's shield believes the only way to honour Steve Rogers and the Shield is to hand it to the Smithsonian to be apart of the Captain America Exhibit. While this seems to be a great idea at first and the Government are all for it, but it doesn't take the Government long to appoint a new Captain America, shield and all.
The Winter Soldier, post the events of Endgame has been pardoned conditionally by the government and can live out a somewhat normal life. He is seeking counselling as part of his pardon and is trying to make amends where he can. But after having seen a new Captain America appointed, James 'Bucky' Barnes makes contact with Sam with grievances as to why he would "simply" give up the Shield which is now in the hands of John Walker the new Captain America. This confrontation leads them on the trail to "terrorists", people with supersoldier-like abilities who call themselves The Flag Smashers. In a confrontation with The Flag Smashes, the New Captain America and his "side-kick" Lemar Hoskins aka Battlestar joins the fight which leads to him stepping on toes. As the show goes on with both Sam and Bucky trying to figure out the mystery of where the serums are coming from to make super powered individuals, leads them to characters like Zemo, The Powerbroker, Isiah Bradley and the many secrets behind the actions of the government and what it means to be Captain America and to hold the shield. All this is compounded with the Flag Smashers actions and threats headed by their leader Karli Morgenthau. Chosen by Steve Rogers for a reason, can Sam do what it takes?
This show, although it was meant to be the first TV series out of the gate last year until the pandemic hit forcing Disney to restructure the show's plot and their TV shows, Wandavison came out first. I'm not sure if this was a stroke of genius or the only card Disney could play but during a pandemic, Wandavision was a breath of fresh air. Wandavision has or at least, seems to have had a better track-record with audience participation due to the sheer quality and delivery of the show. The show was brilliant keeping us guessing from episode to episode, everybody was Mephisto! That does not mean The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is rubbish or pales in comparison, it just means that TFATWS delivers the classic and already tried and tested Marvel formula with added grit and touching topics a Marvel movie may briefly skim the surface of. The show is deep rooted in comic book history as well as real life history while it touches on racism in America and some might argue, today's Black Lives Matter movement, although I don't subscribe to that as I believe it touches on racism as a whole and how we view people. It touches on what we deem as politics with labelling issues we do not wish to address and shove under the rug with labelling, how people see the government, how the government see people and how certain people see people. The show is very very layered touching on these themes which I'd only like to hope will help open the eyes of the viewers and real life events and situations the plague our society now. The Irony I saw in this show comes with comments such as "TFATWS is too political" in which I would question that statement with, "what makes the show political for you?" There is a speech near the end of the show, slightly heavy handed in it's delivery but touches on the very nature of people's thoughts on matters they do not wish to go into and discuss. Labelling something political doesn't make it political, it makes it an issue and something you are not willing to address and stay ignorant to, that doesn't make the problem/issue magically go away.
Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan as James Barnes are both excellent in this. The pair do a lot of acting without even saying a word and whilst there are some very very powerful scenes, the quiet moments or quiet storytelling and the comradery between them help deliver such a bromance we saw glimpses of in Captain America: Civil War. Daniel Bruhl's character as Zemo is somewhat a scene stealer whenever he pops up, but if there was anyone who deserves as much credit as Anthony and Sebastian, is Wyatt Russell as John Walker. This is also a story for John Walker as well as Sam and without going into spoilers, seeing more of John as the show goes on and how time will go on, will be great because the evolution of his character and how he is portrayed is like watching a train-wreck. Erin Kellyman, although somewhat typecast is also great, but it would have been nice to see or understand a bit more of her backstory as it seems elements were cut due to the 2020 pandemic and shifting part of the narrative. There are action scenes a plenty, but from the introduction of The Powerbroker, wondering who that person was, was a weekly guess, but we are talking about a buddy cop superhero action adventure soaked in espionage, so it would be nice to se if we could see a lot these characters return at some point and that Mephisto is in fact, the Powerbroker.
As a Hip-Hop fan and how hyped this trailer got me (not like I'm not already watching the show), the quote "Now I got you gassed on super unleaded fuels" - Busta Rhymes, comes to mind.
I wasn't going to keep doing trailer reviews for the same content, I wasn't. I thought, 3-4 MAX because maybe people wouldn't want to read what I'm thinking when I see yet another trailer for the same show, but Disney...Disney have me beat.
Having been watching The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, although it has some quiet moments, the action is great and very high octane. This trailer is definitely explosive and packs enough action and content without spoiling "much" to get you interested in watching this show if you haven't already. If you are not big on the Superhero stuff but liked Black Panther, there is a reason to watch it. If you want to see who the new Captain America is, there is a reason to watch it. If you like Spy-Espionage, Buddy Comedy, Action Adventure, it is ALL there. The only thing that isn't here (and we have two episodes left) is romance and we could still get that, maybe. When I saw this trailer, I thought, damn! This show is great, I can't wait to watch some more, but there is only two episodes left!
I'm jealous of you if you plan to binge watch!
Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
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These short reels are 6-7 minutes of excellent footage and storytelling.
Please note: this review may have mild spoilers as this docuseries acts as a "catch-up", reminder and/or telling of a characters' inception in the Marvel Cinematic Universe up until now in phase 4 collated in 6-7 minutes.
In case you haven't seen a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie before, any or a couple, this is 7 glorious minutes cleverly cut from multiple films that act as a highlight reel of a character's journey or backstory through the MCU into Phase 4. Extremely important if you want to learn about a character before heading into DisneyPlus's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, starring The Falcon and The Winter Soldier with supporting cast.
Being the niece of the legendary S.H.I.E.L.D Agent, Agent Peggy Carter, is possibly the reason why Sharon ended up living a double life as Kate, Steve Roger's neighbour and Agent 13 of the S.H.E.I.L.D Special Service team only known to those close to Nick Fury, assigned to watch over Steve. When Nick Fury was assassinated and Alexandra Pierce put out a manhunt for Captain America, Sharon stood by Steve's side and assisted him and The Falcon in taking down Hydra. When a Civil War broke out between the Avengers, Although, now with the C.I.A Sharon sided with Captain America but had to go into hiding due to helping him.
These 7 minutes are a collection of clips, but if you were to get the backstory so far surrounding this character and all the events that lead up to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, you must watch Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Captain America: Civil War.
This is an excellent recap for both fans and newbies alike.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier picks up after these events.
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(This is a LEGENDS trailer for the show. Disney Plus has individual character trailers)
They are back on the hype train with the adverts for this. Two episodes down and there is another trailer, but this is going to be an ongoing thing and that doesn't bother me at all. What I will say is, Marvel have been seen to execute their promotional and marketing material very well. Have you seen the trailer with The Falcon? It's an X-Box ad for the Series X Xbox and Game Pass and it's also with the guy from the Apple store in Captain America: The Winter Soldier film. He talks to Sam about car chasing and killing bad guys then tells Sam his Gamertag is Noobmaster69 which is the same Gamertag from Avengers: Endgame when Hulk and Rocket go to see Thor, Korg & Meek. The connectivity and attention to detail is crazy.
Another thing to note, not only do they promote their original series and property well, the clips are spp carefully cut, it doesn't give away any spoilers. And the show is soo good too. A different type of intrigue than WandaVision but has a more Captain America: The Winter Solider vibe but as a buddy cop movie and the jokes are hilarious...whilst still maintaining it's seriousness.
Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
Disney are not playing are they!? A first look trailer and then an official trailer. Two Exclusive clips (One I haven't posted yet) and then this "FINAL TRAILER". While I think this IS in fact the final trailer, I do feel they will do what they did with WandaVision with a trailer each week or so getting people hyped. But if this trailer alone didn't do it? It was like I felt a great disturbance in the fandom, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in nerdgasm and were suddenly silenced.
This trailer is amazing. Visually stunning with the cinematography and colours. It felt plush but gritty. Weirdly enough we still haven't seen some of the main characters, but at this rate, Disney's marketing machine cannot be toppled as they tease us with plenty of visuals and still not give away the story, I'm looking at you BvS. Friday couldn't come soon enough to see these two, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier come together to take out these bad guys...
Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
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It's funny, who would have thought Marvel fans would be on such a high after watching WandaVision? The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was meant to be the first show out the gates last year, but then CoVid hit us, tearing up the world leaving us fans waiting and waiting in a drought. Not just Marvel, but ANYTHING film related. TV shows got cut short and the world was in a position where we couldn't do anything at all. However Disney launched Disney+ and we now have the MCU's Phase 4 and second debut on the Disney Streaming Service and...so far so good?
The trailers to this show looks great and my only hope is to have a show that is similar to the film Captain America The Winter Soldier in tone, THIS and Black Widow, for these properties to feel similar. The buddy-cop aspect to it, I don't mind and brings a different type of dynamic and this short clips shows just that. Also, I thought Redwing was the remote controlled bird... Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
So, it's Super Bowl time and usually we would be inundated with trailers hitting you left, right and centre with nothing but trailers we've seen before, new trailers for films we are interested or hyped about and trailers for projects we never knew existed. Strangely enough and with good reason, there isn't much going on here tis year, but Marvel have decided to release another 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier trailer and it looks good.
If I'm going to be real honest, I believe the first trailer had me hyped, and it's not that this one looks boring or lacklustre, I just want to see it to be honest. The needle moved up, slightly in my antocipation for this TV series. Im loving the banter between The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, buddy cop, Another 48 hours TV show set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after the events of 'The Snappinging' and these two are out to try and save the world from a guy who wants to see the world burn...I'm assuming, I mean Baron Zemo is back from Civil War. Sharon Carter is back and whilst we don't see everyone in this trailer, it does looks like it is about to promise some fun, spectacle and world politics with the history of the Shield. I've been in, i'm just waiting.
Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
It has been a long time coming. Initially this was meant to drop in August 2020, right? Or was it pushed back to then because of the coronavirus? Whichever it ended up being, shooting was stopped and resumed several months later and now we have this first look trailer.
I know what we got before, but this looks sooo much better. That bit at the very end felt forced but this looks soo soo soo good. Continuing where Captain America left off and the complications of what that may bring for both Bucky and Falcon. What is this? Buddy Cop espionage thriller? As long as it gives me those Captain America: The Winter Soldier vibes... it's a win from me!
Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
