Marvel One-Shot: Item 47

Good movie!

Good movie!

What a tease. They show us a small story with Lizzy Caplan and Jesse Bradford. I really wish they would have brought Lizzy Caplan into the MCU universe. She is a very talented and amazing actress that could have totally rocked a part. The story was short, but fun. It was nice to see more of Agent Jasper Sitwell in action. He has a very different style than Colsoun. But he's still fun. He seems to be in most of the One-Shot's. I liked the story. It was short, but still told something and gave a glimpse at alien technology and how it looks in civilians hands. It was funny and definitely went in a different direction then I thought it was going to go in. I'd totally watch a full movie about Claire and Bennie (bonnie and clyde) if they would have made one.

While the previous Marvel One-Shots focused on fast & quick explorations of the universe, Item 47 takes its time and allows for more storytelling. Following Agent Jasper Sitwell (Maximiliano Hernández), he is tasked with retrieving a Chitauri weapon from some bank robbers. Robbing banks on their journey down the East Coast, Claire Weiss & Bennie Pollock act as a modern Bonnie & Clyde, albeit less organized or professional. While their antics are entertaining in a slapstick manner, the short focuses on comedy and fails to provide much outside of that. The Marvel One-Shots are a wonderful idea, but so far they have been heavily underutilized and fail to expand the universe in any meaningful way.

Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 This is the best one of the one-shots. Item 47 fills in some common sense details that aren't normally thought of in an action movie. Aliens had invaded New York City in the Avengers, were defeated, but items were still left behind. The 47th Chitauri weapon was picked up by two bank robbers who use it to steal lots of money. Agent Sitwell returns to pursue them on behalf of S. H. I. E. L. D. since Coulson's death. I really liked that the filmmakers took the time to think of a very plausible side effect of an alien invasion. You don't see attempts at this kind of realism very often.

Two regular people, adorably out of their league, put to use a Chitauri rifle to achieve the American dream. This is the kind of thing that basically must happen every so often in the MCU. There's no way the massive bombastic climaxes can always be cleaned up. This has amazing use of licensed music. Everyone gives a memorable performance, in addition to being written in a way that feels very natural. The tension and action are great. Running time is 8 minutes, or 11 and a half including end credits. This is currently available on Disney Plus. I recommend it to fans of the franchise. 7/10.

*) K Reviews *) ( ( It has no relationship with the MCU but is light hearted and fun to watch. From the story point of view you can skip it but from the entertainment point of view then you should watch it.

This is a 12 minute short film that center around after the events of The Avengers as Agent Blake (Titus Welliver) orders Jasper Sitwell (Maximiliano Hernández) to look for the Chitauri weapon which unfortunately gets into the hands of a young couple Claire (Lizzy Caplan) and Benjamin 'Beenie' Pollock (Jesse Bradford) who use the weapon to rob a bank. Now for a short film they did make it interesting for the Blu Ray release of the Avengers which is how you can watch this film. The film has some good effects and the setting gives us the film of being in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And it does feature a good plot of course it has a mid credit scene as Marvel films are known form. The acting here works well for it plot with some comedy added to the film Someone in the music department has a good taste in music since it features "Just what I needed" by The Cars which helps for the film's climax. Overall Marvel One-Shot:Item 47 does make for a interesting bonus film you get on the Blue Ray Copy of The Avengers and it shouldn't be a disappointment if you're a Marvel fan. I give Marvel One-Shot:Item 47 an 7 out of 10

This is what the Marvel One-Shots were made for. After the big exploits of the Avengers, we get a street level view of the average person and how they react to the crazy events of this universe. For these characters, they're opportunists who use the alien weapons to rob banks all over the country. Eventually, SHIELD gets the better of them (they always do) and they end up as glorified coffee makers. It's a neat little window into a side of the MCU that we don't see often.

The ninth entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Item 47 is a funny little One-Shot that makes the Marvel Cinematic Universe feel more realistic. It shows how ordinary people thrown into a world where magic and aliens are suddenly real will "make best" with what they have. The cast, as always, is perfect with a funny storyline and good special effects. The "Agent Coulson" line did feel extremely forces though, just trying to play with the audiences emotions, and it just simply doesn't work very well. Also the fact that the agent was simply able to add the criminals to SHIELD, seemingly without anyone's approval, seems a little strange. Also the fact that some random man was able to turn the alien technology on but SHIELD, full of brilliant scientists, was unable to seems unrealistic.