tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post2271291499141095518..comments2024-03-15T22:08:29.821-04:00Comments on space1970: CAPTAIN AMERICA (1979)Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-69932216198862693452013-07-06T17:46:10.982-04:002013-07-06T17:46:10.982-04:00Yes, I remember having such high hopes when these ...Yes, I remember having such high hopes when these movies were announced..<br /><br />Cap was to have gotten so much better.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-52082560672932916112013-07-05T08:27:07.721-04:002013-07-05T08:27:07.721-04:00Jason Shepherd here again... upon reflection, anot...Jason Shepherd here again... upon reflection, another weakness of these movies is Reb Brown himself. He fit Captain America's physical type fairly well, but he didn't have any of the gravitas or charisma you'd expect from the Star Spangled Avenger.<br /><br />In the first movie in particular, Brown's lack of acting skill really stings. Someone pointed out that he's like an actor in a high school play -- he says his lines, then you can see him visibly relax and wait for the next time he has to talk. He was a lot better in the second movie; his later films show he became a competent actor, so I'm sure he would have grown into the role. Len Birman rocked his part, though.Moncynnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-83877474319929780472013-07-05T06:34:07.533-04:002013-07-05T06:34:07.533-04:00I think the motorcycle emphasis (and the first cos...I think the motorcycle emphasis (and the first costume) was more than a little Evel Knievel inspired.<br /><br />I watched that Rifftrax version of Viva Knievel the other month and it dawned on me - I had every single one of those toys he passed out at the orphanage.<br /><br />Anyway, I really love the 1990 TV movie, which has a feel of being from the early 80s. Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440605975564288373noreply@blogger.com