After months since the first trailer was released, Disney finally gives us a second trailer to their upcoming Captain America: Civil Skirmish War film. I'm gonna take a moment to step down from my BvS hype train to give my little $0.02 about the new Civil War trailer. I'll be describing what I liked, disliked, and what I'm looking forward to.

The Good

Though I thought to trailer as a whole was a little underwhelming, I did like a lot of things in it. For one, I really like how the MCU is addressing the destruction caused in previous conflicts. One of my biggest gripes with the MCU was that it wasn't realistic enough, especially when it came to addressing past issues and conflicts; for example, the battle of New York in the Avengers seem to just fly over their head, and it didn't seem until now that anyone really cared.

However, they're ACTUALLY ADDRESSING IT! That was one of the bright spots in the trailer for me; seeing Cap there uncomfortable with having to view the destruction really got me a little more excited for the plot.

I'm loving Black Panther. The look, the speed, the strength, the suit, the actor, EVERYTHING. I think Chadwick Boseman will really capture the character well (even if I would have preferred Idris Elba). I'm really excited how he will fair against Winter Soldier, seeing as he was pretty bad ass in CA: WS.

However, aside from these two points, nothing in the trailer got me hyped (not even the appearance of my favorite hero).

The Bad & Ugly

Spiderman. Now I know everyone is drooling over his suit, but for me, it just isn't doing it. I'm not digging the tiny ass Spider symbol (Batman has the opposite problem; his crap is too big and blaoted), I'm not digging the eye pieces (I like how they can be dilated mechanically, but they just remind me of that one Japanese live action show), the black lines are just ugly, and above all else, it just doesn't look like a teenager could have made it. Now, I'm guessing that of course it was created by Tony, which would be the only logical explanation for its rather "high" tech look. However, if Peter his self created it, I'll have a hard time believing that. Also, his voice. Please do not take any of my above criticism about his APPEARANCE AND VOICE as me casting judgement on how he'll actually be. But I know there will still be that ONE person.

My next gripe is not necessarily with the actual trailer, but with the movie in general. It just doesn't feel like a war. The conflict just doesn't feel grand enough and there just aren't enough set pieces. I said it before and I'll say it again; they should have waited maybe 2-5 years to make the film, and it should have been a two-parter. However, at the end of the day I will still take this movie for what it is, which is its own film.

Lastly is the quip at the very end of the trailer. The trailer is going good and feels like the Winter Soldier: serious tone with great dialogue. However, towards the end we get yet another quick quip from Tony, sucking the air out of the room (for me at least). My biggest fear for this is that it will just be another AoU; a movie that shows you a brilliant, more grounded tone in the trailers, only to give us more of the same (you can make the argument it is even worse) when the actual movie comes out. For the love of God, please don't give us another AoU!

The vibe it gave me and what I'm looking forward to

• Cap is looking more and more like the aggressor, and with the Warmachine scene (where he gets shot down), it appears that team Cap started the whole matter. However, I'll need to wait for further information before I cast judgement.

• Spiderman is playing a bigger role than is being let off. No way Tony gets Spiderman involved in the whole skirmish off of 15 minutes of footage. I won't be surprised if Spiderman gets slightly more spotlight than Natasha in the movie.
  • Does Tony know that Petey is a teen? If he does, why in the hell would he get a 15 year old involved in this. If he doesn't, how in the hell did Peter keep it a secret? Only time will tell.
  • How powerful will Spiderman be? I'm hoping he can whoop everyone's ass in the MCU with the exception of Thor, Vision, Ironman, Hulk, and Scarlet Witch (Which reminds me, a lot of the MCU characters are street levelers). However, I won't be surprised if they nurf him only to keep Ironman in the spotlight.
• I'm calling it now; Batman Cap gets destroyed in his fight with Superman Ironman. Unlike Batman having Kryptonite, there is no magical weakness for IM, and I highly doubt a peak human individual is harming a man in a metal suit, and if the trailer is any indication, most likely I'm right.
• How powerful is Black Panther? Cap level? Winter Soldier level? Maybe even Garfield Spiderman level(he was tanking assault rifle ammunition)?

My verdict

Ultimately, I think it was a good trailer in terms of showing us footage of what the movie will be like and who will be in it. However, it really didn't do much for me in term of hype (the first trailer was great at that). Ultimately this trailer didn't hurt anything for me, but I do wish for the next trailer they will show more of the plot. I'm looking forward to the movie, but its definitely not my most anticipated movie this year. Overall, I give the trailer a: 7.5/10.