Ok so it seems that I was wrong about this being a movie, but more of a serial film. Nevertheless, I stood by my promise and continued to watch this movie and here is what I thought about it.Captain America is a Republic serial film based (loosely) on the comic book character Captain America. It was the last Republic
serial made about a superhero. It also has the distinction of being the most expensive serial that Republic ever made. The serial sees Captain America, really District Attorney Grant Gardner, trying to thwart the plans of The Scarab, really museum curator Dr. Cyrus Maldor - especially regarding his attempts to acquire the "Dynamic Vibrator" and "Electronic Firebolt", devices that could be used as super-weapons.In a rare plot element for Republic, the secret identity of the villain is known to the audience from the beginning, if not to the characters in the serial. The studio's usual approach was the use of a mystery villain who was only unmasked as one of the other supporting characters in the final chapter.Overall, this was a pretty damn good series for its time and I'd recomend this to anyone who are into classic comic book serials. I give this 3 1/2 outta 5 stars mostly because of the fact that they didn't use Steve Rodgers name and Dick Purcell's role as Cap made him look a little pudgy in that outfit. But with every negative there is also a positive, like the fact that Dick Purcell kicked a lot of ass and shot criminals with a gun. Now that's awesome, especially for a serial series. Next week I'm gonna jump ship to the year 1979 where I will review the next Captain America movie with riding motorcycles and glass shields galore.
July 5, 2011
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