# Pics of Captain America's costume have been leaked **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690 "2010-06-02T20:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/101 "2010-06-03T22:58:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You can totally have boobs in a Captain America movie! Just make sure they’re Nazi boobs, and make it clear that Cap sternly disapproves, and you’re golden. Hmmm. Well, maybe very briefly, but if Cap sees em, he’d probably cover them with his shield while looking away and blushing profusely or some such. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/102 "2010-06-03T23:00:43Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Well, who cares about that? Thoughtful examination of his internal conflict can be replaced on a 1-for-1 basis with scenes of him fighting hot, topless SS bitches and the movie will still be a monstrous success. I will ONLY watch this movie if it features Nicholas Cage reprising his finest role: Fu Manchu ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/103 "2010-06-03T23:04:24Z")
Cap might not want boobies plastered across the screen where children could see them, but Cap is a 100% red-blooded American male. ALL American males\_gay, straight, or anywhere in between\_like boobies. Some more than others, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/104 "2010-06-04T01:14:35Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Yeah, of all the superhero properties out there, Captain America seems like one of the easiest to translate into an effective movie. His super powers aren’t particularly flashy - he doesn’t fly or shoot lasers out of his eyes or teleport, he’s just super-athletic and highly combat trained. Nothing that would be particularly hard to portray on screen. I think this is exactly why it may not translate well. It’s the “wiz bang” stuff that looks good on screen. Without that you have a guy in tights with a shield. The first shield throw will be pretty cool but 40 minutes in, you realize it is as if John McClane decided to dress funny for the second half of Die Hard. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/105 "2010-06-04T01:58:44Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I think this is exactly why it may not translate well. It’s the “wiz bang” stuff that looks good on screen. Without that you have a guy in tights with a shield. The first shield throw will be pretty cool but 40 minutes in, you realize it is as if John McClane decided to dress funny for the second half of Die Hard. Batman’s just a guy in tights with some cool gadgets. Maybe the “cool gadgets” satisfies the “whiz bang” quotient but the most recent movies seemed to have translated pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/106 "2010-06-04T02:18:50Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I think this is exactly why it may not translate well. It’s the “wiz bang” stuff that looks good on screen. Without that you have a guy in tights with a shield. The first shield throw will be pretty cool but 40 minutes in, you realize it is as if John McClane decided to dress funny for the second half of Die Hard. I see your point, but I still think it could work. Captain America is many things; soldier, patriot, hero, and so on, but at the core, he’s kicker of asses. Not much stealth, not much gadgetry, just straight up ass kicking. I’m hoping for a cinematic tour de force of the classic ass kicking genre, something like the elevator scene from _Enter the Dragon_, but with Nazis and extended for two hours. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/107 "2010-06-04T03:47:46Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Well, who cares about that? Thoughtful examination of his internal conflict can be replaced on a 1-for-1 basis with scenes of him fighting hot, topless SS bitches and the movie will still be a monstrous success. > [@Jihi](#): > > Batman’s just a guy in tights with some cool gadgets. Maybe the “cool gadgets” satisfies the “whiz bang” quotient but the most recent movies seemed to have translated pretty well. You can get even more mileage by imagining that the whole thing is the deranged imaginings of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.😃 [QUOTE=pravnik] I see your point, but I still think it could work. Captain America is many things; soldier, patriot, hero, and so on, but at the core, he’s kicker of asses. Not much stealth, not much gadgetry, just straight up ass kicking. I’m hoping for a cinematic tour de force of the classic ass kicking genre, something like the elevator scene from Enter the Dragon, but with Nazis and extended for two hours. [/QUOTE] Maybe if they gave him a crew? Like, a team of WWII-era Marvel heros? Sergeant Rock for one? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/108 "2010-06-04T04:04:17Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Maybe if they gave him a crew? Like, a team of WWII-era Marvel heros? Sergeant Rock for one? Oooh! A teenaged sidekick! That’d work. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/109 "2010-06-04T04:20:30Z")
Would it really hurt Captain America to shave? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/110 "2010-06-04T04:30:22Z")
> [@Raguleader](#): > > Maybe if they gave him a crew? Like, a team of WWII-era Marvel heros? Sergeant Rock for one? It would be hard to give him Sergeant Rock for a sidekick. I don’t think DC would really like the idea. 😃 But as **JThunder** implies, he had a sidekick, Bucky, during WWII. For years it was said that the 2 comic characters that would always stay dead were Bucky Barnes and Barry Allen. Now they are both back in action. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/111 "2010-06-04T04:30:33Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Would it really hurt Captain America to shave? Depends on where he shaves. ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/112 "2010-06-04T04:53:28Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > It would be hard to give him Sergeant Rock for a sidekick. I don’t think DC would really like the idea. 😃 > > But as **JThunder** implies, he had a sidekick, Bucky, during WWII. For years it was said that the 2 comic characters that would always stay dead were Bucky Barnes and Barry Allen. Now they are both back in action. :dubious: Huh, your internet connection got all garbled, the last sentence came in as a bunch of nonsense gibberish. What was that again? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/113 "2010-06-04T06:28:20Z")
Nothing important, believe me. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/114 "2010-06-04T14:48:50Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > But as **JThunder** implies, he had a sidekick, Bucky, during WWII. For years it was said that the 2 comic characters that would always stay dead were Bucky Barnes and Barry Allen. Now they are both back in action. :dubious: I always heard it as Bucky Barnes and Uncle Ben. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/115 "2010-06-04T15:33:30Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I always heard it as Bucky Barnes and Uncle Ben. I think that was the original pair, but it morphed when Barry Allen died, to make it one each from the Big Two. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/116 "2010-06-05T15:28:59Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > It would be hard to give him Sergeant Rock for a sidekick. I don’t think DC would really like the idea. 😃 Not Sergeant Rock. Sergeant Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos! ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690/117 "2010-06-05T15:54:06Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > Not Sergeant Rock. Sergeant Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos! Ask and ye shall [receive](http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/neal-mcdonough-in-captain-america-chatter/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pics-of-captain-americas-costume-have-been-leaked/541690.md?page=5)