<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458339/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7091" title="MV5BMTYzOTc2NzU3N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjY3MDE3NQ@@._V1._SY317_" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/MV5BMTYzOTc2NzU3N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjY3MDE3NQ@@._V1._SY317_.jpg" alt="" width="203" height="317" /></a>I rarely go to the movies any more.  Hollyweird churns out a whole lotta mediocrity these days, and I have better, bloggier things to do with my time.

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But I am a sucker for Superhero movies.  My love for the genre began when I was a wee lass of 4 or 5 who was extremely girlie yet watched<strong><em> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059968/" target="_blank">Batman</a></em></strong> everyday on TV.

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A few years later, I became enchanted with <strong><em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077031/" target="_blank">The Incredible Hulk</a></em></strong>.  I would cry every week as a lonely, heartbroken Bill Bixby walked into the sunset once again.

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When Erica Bana took on the big screen role of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286716/" target="_blank"><strong>Hulk</strong> </a>in 2003, I nearly died and went to heaven.  If you've been following this blog for awhile, you may recall a very special evening where Corinniecakes and I shared a <strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/?s=eric+bana" target="_blank"><em>When Harry Met Sally</em> "moment" </a></strong>over Eric Bana.

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Fast forward to Day 314 when I joined friends out for a 3D showing of <a href="http://captainamerica.marvel.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Captain America</em></strong>.</a>  It had been YEARS since I saw a movie in 3D.  I think it may have been when I was a teenager and saw <em><strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083972/" target="_blank">Friday the 13th III in 3D.</a></strong>  </em>Tonight, my inner teenager performed cartwheels over the 3D novelty.

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Although...3D is seemingly not much of a novelty at the moment.  Preview after preview after preview announced upcoming movies ALL in 3D!  Hollyweird must be freaking out right now with the rise of Netflix et al.  The 3D Mania is obviously an attempt to lure moviegoers off their couches and into theaters.

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Nevertheless, I was positively giddy over my 3D novelty night.

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The lights dimmed, the surround sound speakers boomed, and...

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I was transported to what quickly turned into my favorite Superhero movie of my adult life.  I can't remember the last time I had this much fun at the movies!

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I LOVED <em>Captain America</em>!  I'm still giddy about the whole experience as I write this post two days later!

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I'm not going to dissect all of the reasons behind my infatuation because I am not a movie critic.  All I need to do as a fellow moviegoer is relay to you that I thought that the script was well-written, the effects were amazing, the score was noteworthy, and the actor who played Captain America is HOT!

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #0000ff;"><strong>HOLY BICEPS, PECS, SHOULDERS AND OVERALL HUNKINESS, BATMAN!!!!</strong></span>

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I am here to tell you, dear readers, that I would turn the "C Word" for Captain America.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>You heard me!  I would turn Cougar for Captain America!!!</strong></span>

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This is big for me, as most of you know how I ABHOR that word.  I even ranted about my loathing in a post entitled <strong><a href="http://latebloomerdiary.blogspot.com/2009/09/cougar-mania-makes-me-want-to-yak_20.html" target="_blank">Cougar Mania Makes Me Want to Yak</a></strong> in an ancient blog of mine.

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Here's what REALLY makes me want to yak.  I Googled the actor who plays Captain America.  He's 12 years younger than me.  In our society, my lusting after him makes me a cougar.  But a 41 year-old man who dates a 29 year-old woman?  That's perfectly acceptable.  No demeaning nicknames for them!

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Riiiggghhht.

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Don't get me started on ageist double standards.  It makes me cranky.

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Let's focus on more pleasant matters, shall we?

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<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-hero-muscles-pictures,0,1458472.photogallery"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7087" title="61881722" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/61881722-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a>

Photo credit:  Jay Maidment / Marvel Studios

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Ladies?  Thought?  Comments?

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