While keeping to the theme of "Avengers universe" and its sequels, "Winter Soldier" extends the overall universe plot forward as well as gives us a closer look at the characters in question. By throwing in elements of a mystery/conspiracy plot, we(the viewers) were given the little bit extra we needed to keep us entertained. I was happy to see them trying new things with this movie.

Besides the plot, witch in itself pushes the series forward as a whole, and leaves endless amount of paths for future films to take, the (arguably) main element of the film, being the action, was surprisingly quite defiant. It brought me back to the days were dropping a penny wouldn't lead to an 18 second slow motion shot of a nuclear explosion. The focus on hand to hand combat, from beginning to end, really did make it that much more exiting. Even the few gun fight ended up being just a prologue for a really bad-ass shield vs. knife fight.

After the events of the movie, we really have our first clue as to what the next (direct) big thing in line ("Avengers:age of Ultron") will be about. The new-chapter-type ending, and possible new antagonist, weapons, and certainly new characters, give me a very good feeling about sequels to come, and really marvel movies in general.

The short of it is, that this movie is yet another step into the right direction for greater things to come. And if that doesn't sound like something worth seeing, then I don't know what is.