Honestly believe it was the best of the Marvel movies so far after seeing it last night. Maybe that will change with time and a repeat viewing, but I don't think so. That was one hell of a tightly made movie on all fronts.

(SPOILER)As far as the Hydra reveal, I must admit that I didn't see that coming, though had I realized that the strike team leader was Crossbones I might have figured it out sooner given his association with the Red Skull and his daughter in the comics. But I definitely liked it and felt they were updated in a way that definitely makes sense in the modern world. I'm actually looking forward to seeing more of them in later movies now. I feel that well still has a good deal to offer.

And relating to the Winter Soldier and the faked death of Nick Fury, firstly, I wasn't bothered by Nick Fury faking his death. Largely because he does it often in the comics and it's just him through and through. He's a man who always has a plan and is frequently either one step ahead of his enemies in knowing what their schemes are, or in putting himself in a position to stop them, so it fits. I don't want to see them ever do it again in the movies though because it will lose it's impact if they just have him fake his death every few films.

But the second thing I want to say on the subject of characters dying is that knowing what I know of the Winter Soldier from the comics, it won't surprise me one bit if we actually see Cap die, either in the next Captain America movie, or the third Avengers, and have Bucky take up his mantle as he did in the comics. I think it would be cool for them to go there, and explore the possibility of actually killing a major character in the films, and not bring him back to life later on. I especially think it's likely given Chris Evan's stating recently that he'd like to leave acting and direct instead, and probably won't take any roles once his contractual obligations are up. I think giving him a good send off when he's done would be a nice way to end his role in the Marvel films.