![]() Grows up to be President Kimball (Ronny Cox), and the lives of Kimball and the Captain intersect once again decades He's actually seen by a young boy soaring overhead, a sight that will forever color the young boy's life. Some fast thinking by the Captain prevents that disaster, but Which Red Skull plans to have "visit" the White House. Surreptitious Nazi who has snuck into the viewing room, and, later, Steve himself (now operating under the pseudonymĬaptain America) finds his first interchange with Red Skull a bit unnerving, with our erstwhile hero strapped to a rocket While the transformation itself goes off pretty well (all things considered), Doctor Vaselli's fate is sealed by a ![]() Soldiers who will fight this new, crimson colored menace. Steve is selected from a batch of volunteers to be the first of what is proposed to be a whole brigade of American super Doctor Vaselli's research continues in the United States once she defects, Shot at and barely escaping in the process. Doctor Vaselli (CarlaĬassola), the scientist behind the project, had no idea a child would be utilized and seeks to stop the experiment, He will of course become Red Skull (Scott Paulin) as an adult. The film's prologue hasĪlready introduced us to a genius Italian boy whom the Fascists kidnap (killing his family in the process) in order to He's actually a polio survivor with a gimpy leg and is therefore ineligible to fight in World War II. Salinger), who in this version isn't merely This outing, we once again have beleaguered hero Steve Rogers (Matt Salinger, son of reclusive Catcher in the ![]() There are of course a lot of correspondences between the 19 versions of Captain America. Modicum of bad feelings emanating from the duo, especially since the Chris Evans feature became such a worldwide Outright complaints lobbed at the newer version by Pyun or Salinger, one can't help but wonder if there isn't at least a One way or the other, it's going to remain a fascinating comparison piece to Captain America: The First Avenger, aįilm which seemingly had everything going for it which was repeatedly denied to this 1990 effort. Masterpiece and reveals its paltry budget at virtually every turn, but on the other hand, it's nowhere near as bad as it Looking at this Captain America now from the vantage point of over twenty years, it's certainly no This version of CaptainĪmerica has attained a cult status over the ensuing years, with both fans and detractors being fairly vociferous inĬomments. Theatrical exhibitions picking up the slack. The film was never even given aīonafide release in the United States, being consigned instead to the straight to video market, with a few international ![]() The original production company underwent huge changes, Marvel wasn't veryīudget was miniscule and the shoot was limited both in terms of time and locations. This project had just about everything that could go Memories of the ill fated 1990 version of Captain America in the bonus featurette included on this newĮdition Blu-ray. You have to feel at least a little sorry listening to director Albert Pyun and star Matt Salinger recount their Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, April 15, 2013 Producers: Menahem Golan, Stan Lee, Joseph Calamari, Tom Karnowski, Stephen Tolkin Starring: Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin, Michael Nouri, Scott Paulin Writers: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Stephen Tolkin, Lawrence J. Decades later his body has been found and revived and Steve must again adopt the mantle of Captain America to help save the President of the United States - and the world - from his arch-nemesis once and for all.įor more about Captain America and the Captain America Blu-ray release, see Captain America Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on Apwhere this Blu-ray release scored 2.5 out of 5. But during a battle with the sinister Red Skull, he was lost, entombed in ice. Long ago, Steve Rogers was a true American hero, a brave super soldier created by scientists to help the Allied Forces fight for freedom in World War II. Captain America Blu-ray delivers great video and audio, but overall it's a mediocre Blu-ray release
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