1979 Captain America TV Movies
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Posted on: 2011-07-21 15:56 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Well now comes the question: were these 1979 movies better then the 90's movie?
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Well, considering the '79 movies starred Reb Brown and the 90's one didn't; I'd say that's game set and match, 1979.
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Originally Posted by Nericus
Well now comes the question: were these 1979 movies better then the 90's movie?
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Anything was better than the 1990's movie. When the lead actor is visibly wearing padding to fill out his shirts, wearing rubber ears on the mask, and the shield's the star of the show, and Christopher Lee was in the second 1979 movie...
1979.
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Don't forget the groovy van with the plush wall to wall carpeting.
Costume and shield was better in the 1990 film.
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I can't help but notice that in the new flick, Cap mounts his shield on the front of his motorcycle, just like Reb Brown did in '79. A deliberate call-back?
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The music from the motorcycle scene is what I hear every time I think of Captain America.
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I caught a few mins of the 1979 Captain America flick. It was just enough time to see him do a shield throw and then run down some creep in a dune buggy on the beach.
The costume and shield were absolutely terrible. You can hear the plastic *whomp* as the shield hit the bad guy. It was comical but understandable due to the age and all.
Is this 79 movie(s) what Conan has been showing recently as previews of the new movie?
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I think in the comics Cap has rode with the shield on his back or on the front of the bike as needs dictate.
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Originally Posted by JKCarrier
I can't help but notice that in the new flick, Cap mounts his shield on the front of his motorcycle, just like Reb Brown did in '79. A deliberate call-back?
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The costume and shield were more accurate in the 1990 film, yes. |
Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Don't forget the groovy van with the plush wall to wall carpeting.
Costume and shield was better in the 1990 film. |
Sadly that is about all I can think of in terms of good things about 1990 movie.
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I was flipping channels last night and saw this was on and caught the van. Man, that thing was just rolling probable cause.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Don't forget the groovy van with the plush wall to wall carpeting.
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Forgot to mention the simulated wood paneling. Sadly I wanted a van like this back in '79.
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I was born in '79 heh.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Forgot to mention the simulated wood paneling. Sadly I wanted a van like this back in '79.
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Anyone know if these are coming out on DVD? I have the 40's serial, the old 60's animated and even a copy of the 90's film. I've been looking for these for a while now 
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I couldn't agree more.
I just keep thinking of Spoony's review of the sequel, "Death Too Soon," when Cap confronts Christopher Lee's character...
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I haven't heard of them going DVD, I doubt there is much demand for them but perhaps with the success of this new movie maybe they will make a few DVD's of these.
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Originally Posted by Lycantropus
Anyone know if these are coming out on DVD? I have the 40's serial, the old 60's animated and even a copy of the 90's film. I've been looking for these for a while now
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Making the shield transparent like that was dumb. Couldn't they afford some white paint for the white circles? |
Originally Posted by That_Ninja
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Now the motorcycle helmet as part of his mask isn't too bad if an idea if it's a kevlar helmet, but I suspect it wasn't.
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That's kind of what I'm hoping for; something like a 2-disk set that has them all collected together. I doubt it would cost too much to produce nowadays, and with some of the stuff I've seen put on the shelves it doesn't seem too far fetched either.|
Originally Posted by Nericus
I haven't heard of them going DVD, I doubt there is much demand for them but perhaps with the success of this new movie maybe they will make a few DVD's of these.
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Here's to hoping
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I couldn't agree more.
Speaking of Red Brown, I watched the Space Mutiny episode of MST3K last night.
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Wait a minute...he was Slab Bulkhead?
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Originally Posted by That_Ninja
Speaking of Red Brown, I watched the Space Mutiny episode of MST3K last night.
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Arc # 316340 -- "Husk" -- Azuria loses something, a young woman harbors a dark secret, and the fate of the world is in your hands.
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Biff Hardpec.
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Originally Posted by Defenestrator
Wait a minute...he was Slab Bulkhead?
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Arc# 92382 -- "The S.P.I.D.E.R. and the Tyrant" -- Ninjas! Robots! Praetorians! It's totally epic! Play it now!
Arc # 316340 -- "Husk" -- Azuria loses something, a young woman harbors a dark secret, and the fate of the world is in your hands.
I know I'm necroing the heck out of this thread but I just saw this the other day.
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I couldn't agree more.
SyFy is showing the 1979 Captain America TV Movies.
Cap's outfit kinda reminds me of Fighting American.
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