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29: Captain America (1990)
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Length:
103 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We've seen the high water mark for pre-MCU Marvel filmmaking, so now it's time to jump into the low tide waters with the 1990 adaptation of Captain America. Finally, a movie worse than Predator 2!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:16) - Intro.(00:02:17) - Kicking things off with a deep sigh for Captain America and the low-budget works of Albert Pyun.(00:07:16) - The convoluted history of this movie's production, and some bonus Cannon Group history.(00:16:11) - Our star studded cast.(00:19:08) - The movie's weird delayed release.(00:20:49) - Where do we even begin? How about with how close this movie hews (or doesn't) to the source material?(00:27:48) - What kind of bad is this movie? The fun kind? The interminable kind?(00:29:20) - Our intro to Steve Rogers and Italian Red Skull.(00:33:26) - The creation of Captain America.(00:37:44) - It's (not) time for a training montage! No time! Gotta go punch Red Skull!(00:41:20) - Punching Red Skull did not go according to plan.(00:49:23) - Break!(00:49:42) - We're back, and it's time to unfreeze Captain America. But first, some evil guys at a nice table.(00:58:32) - One of Cap's lesser known powers: faking car sickness.(01:02:48) - Cap's home. Sort of.(01:05:36) - The president has been kidnapped! Is Cap a bad enough dude to rescue him?(01:07:19) - Cap finds the old lab, and has a TERRIBLE fight.(01:09:53) - Ah, Italia (Yugoslavia).(01:15:13) - You will not believe how they discover Red Skull's identity.(01:17:47) - Everyone's kidnapped. Time for Cap to (finally) do something heroic.(01:23:15) - This final action sequence. Gee whiz.(01:33:56) - Our final thoughts on the film, and where this one ranks. See if you can guess!(01:41:00) - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:16) - Intro.(00:02:17) - Kicking things off with a deep sigh for Captain America and the low-budget works of Albert Pyun.(00:07:16) - The convoluted history of this movie's production, and some bonus Cannon Group history.(00:16:11) - Our star studded cast.(00:19:08) - The movie's weird delayed release.(00:20:49) - Where do we even begin? How about with how close this movie hews (or doesn't) to the source material?(00:27:48) - What kind of bad is this movie? The fun kind? The interminable kind?(00:29:20) - Our intro to Steve Rogers and Italian Red Skull.(00:33:26) - The creation of Captain America.(00:37:44) - It's (not) time for a training montage! No time! Gotta go punch Red Skull!(00:41:20) - Punching Red Skull did not go according to plan.(00:49:23) - Break!(00:49:42) - We're back, and it's time to unfreeze Captain America. But first, some evil guys at a nice table.(00:58:32) - One of Cap's lesser known powers: faking car sickness.(01:02:48) - Cap's home. Sort of.(01:05:36) - The president has been kidnapped! Is Cap a bad enough dude to rescue him?(01:07:19) - Cap finds the old lab, and has a TERRIBLE fight.(01:09:53) - Ah, Italia (Yugoslavia).(01:15:13) - You will not believe how they discover Red Skull's identity.(01:17:47) - Everyone's kidnapped. Time for Cap to (finally) do something heroic.(01:23:15) - This final action sequence. Gee whiz.(01:33:56) - Our final thoughts on the film, and where this one ranks. See if you can guess!(01:41:00) - Outro.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jan 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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