Captain America: The First Avenger film 66 out of 100 based on 43 reviews from critics indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Moore of the "Orlando Sentinel" gave "Captain America: The First Avenger" a positive review, saying, "Johnston has delivered a light, clever and deftly balanced adventure picture with real lump in the throat nostalgia, with Nazis – who make the best villains, and with loving references to "Star Wars" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" remarked, "I enjoyed the movie. I
Captain America in other media serial "Captain America" has the main character District Attorney Grant Gardner, who is loosely based on the Marvel character Captain America. His nemesis is the Scarab and his love interest and sidekick is Gail Richards. The first feature-length depiction of Captain America was the 1990 film "Captain America". Development began when the film rights were purchased by The Cannon Group founders Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus in 1984, with "Death Wish" helmer Michael Winner to direct. Scripts written by James Silke ("Revenge of the Ninja", "Sahara"), Stan Hey ("Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"), Stan Lee and Lawrence Block ("The Funhouse") were rejected