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Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979 TV Movie)

Bwahahahahahaha!!!

[29 January 2001]

OK! Well, this is so bad its funny. First off, this film has nothing to do with the Captain America we all know and love in the comics. Some background from the first movie that I watched but am not going to review: Steve Rogers is a former motorcross racer, now free lance artist and is the son of the original Captain America....(may be the one in the comics). He was in a wreck and was injected with "FLAG" serum by the goverment....Riiiiiiight. Steve rides around in a big blue van...when trouble arises, the back doors of the van open, smoke poors out, and the Captain shoots out on his red, white, and blue motor cylce. He wears a helmet over his traditional mask and his shield is small...very small. Everything on the original design on the shield that was white is now clear. It is a super flimsy piece of work too. it bends and folds whenever he uses it, especially in a seen where he is pushing pack a pack of wild dogs. The story sucks here too. Instead of the Red Skull or Baron Zemo we get the villian from The Man With The Golden Gun. His name is Miguel and he is holding the country hostage. He is spreading an aging formula over cities and he will only provide an antidote for lots of money. Though we get to see a pretty fair amount of Cap in costume, he spends that time riding his motorcyle. I guess the director thought ten minutes of Cap riding his bike to be entertaining...whatever. The fighting seens are also kinda lame. Cap would rather throw a thug into a mud puddle than punch him. Also, every time he uses his enhanced strength or makes a big jump, we hear this supper annoying whistle sound and we hear it a lot. I will say this about the actor playing Cap, Reb Brown, is very big and very built,however, he sounds like a hick when he talks. This movie came out in the late 70s when Marvel comics and this big spread of superheroes on TV. The Hulk, Spiderman, Dr. Strange, and Cap were all planned TV shows. The Hulk and Spiderman both made it past the pilots but only the Hulk would last more than a season. The last try at making a Cap into a movie was in 1990. The movie was supposed to go to theaters but was held back and put on video in 1992. I personally find it to be a much better movie...you be the judge.

Captain America (1990)

.........rrrrrright.

[22 January 2001]

THE BAD: Steve Rogers....Captain America, symbol of the 1940s American pride. I don't think so. I am a huge Cap fan. I love his "holier than thou" personality. Probably the only Superhero that could beat the Batman in comicbook lore, was depicted as a nerdy looser in this adaptaion of the legendary hero. The Red Skull dosen't look like a skull...the entire movie. Most of these actors are relative unknowns. Cap is only buff sometimes...his padded muscle suit sometimes makes him look fat. Why the fake ears? Dr. Visca-who?

THE GOOD: Nice outfit Cap. Cool sheild. Not the worst acting ever. OVERVIEW: Despite the many flaws. I like this movie. I maybe biased, but it truly is somewhat fun to watch. Make mine Marvel!