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Captain
America Movie History
The
very first movie of Captain America came in a 1944 movie serial
where Captain America is not Steve Rogers but Grant Gardner a
lawyer. Worse than that his weapon is a pistol instead of his
shield! If you would like to own this movie to see it
yourself, you can
get a copy from Amazon.
Watch
the whole 1940's Cap Movie Serial online
Next
came a cartoon series around 1966. The animation was a choppy style
with limited movement. Get
a copy from Amazon. Of course Cap would appear on more than just
this cartoon series as he would pop up in Spider-man and his Amazing
Friends, Fox's Spiderman cartoon, and Fox's cartoon the Avengers.
Back
to the movies. The next attempt at Captain America would be a couple
of tv movies starring Reb Brown in 1979. At the time this tv movies
came out I have to admit as a kid I loved them. Generally they receive
bad marks with fans though, mainly due to the fact they are so way
off base from the comic book Captain America. But a lot of comic
fans enjoy it simply for the nostalgia. At the moment only the
second video is available from Amazon's marketplace. Get
a copy from Amazon But a used copy is
available from time to time of the first tv movie as well.
Finally around 1991 came so far
the final Captain America movie. A motion picutre that ended up
going straight to video. As bad as some say it is. I have to say its
not the worse thing ever put out by Hollywood. It's even
entertaining. But it's not a great monumental comic book action
extravaganza either. The movie makers at least give us a Captain
America who did fight in World War 2, was named Steve Rogers, and
fights the evil Red Skull. What they did wrong was immediately throw
Steve Rogers into suspended animation in Alaska, had Steve Rogers
from California instead of New York which could be overlooked, but
the worst thing they did was have the Red Skull as an Italian. He's
a German nazi not an Italian!
Hopes for a new Captain
America Movie
At the time of this writing rumors have just recently been shot
down concerning a movie starring Brad Pitt. The rights for a Captain
America movie are in the hands of movie producers who are currently
working on the Punisher. Way back in the mid 1990's Stan Lee was
saying he fervently believed there would be a major motion picture
for Cap. So we can only hope.
My personal take on what
would make a good Captain America movie.
The first mistake movie makers
usually make with comic book movies is straying too far away from
the source material. Which usually happens because they don't know
much about the character to begin with.
Take the Spiderman movie, it
was successful because the guy in charge was a huge Spidey fan.
That's the first step. Then you need people to work on the movie who
really know how to make a good movie period. Take good actors, and a
good script and you've got a good foundation for good Cap movie.
There's the potential for
great material both in the War Era and when Cap goes to the modern
era. The movie story in my opinion should concentrate primarily on
Cap's adventures in World War 2. I think Cap could be a
trilogy at the very least. So he shouldn't go to the modern era
until possibly the third movie. If I had my way I would make a
trilogy in World War 2 and one final movie in the modern era.
Obviously it would cost a lot
to make but if the movie has a great story it doesn't necessarily
have to have the very latest and most expensive state of the art
effects that make these type of comic book movies take forever to
get off the ground floor. Even so I can imagine huge explosive
scenes where Cap is in the middle of war torn Europe fighting
alongside our troops. The movie should reflect how events in
the war like Pearl Harbor affect Cap. The movie needs to capture the
feeling of the people of that era. As Captain America represents the
people of America as much as the United States is by the people and
for the people. Yes, Captain America should be so patriotic that it
makes some laugh, because Cap is similar to Superman in his Boy
Scout mentality. He firmly believes in the United States of America,
the Constitution, and the spirit of America created by the Founding
Fathers. If this part of Cap's personality isn't explored then the
movie will be worthless. After all no much how much action is in a
movie you have to know what the character is about, and you have to
like the character. In Cap's case the audience needs to respect him.
They should feel as if their watching a war hero in action. If
the movie producers need any help with this I suggest watching John
Wayne war movies and old Ronald Reagan speeches for Cap's attitude.
Even if your not a Reagan fan you have to admit their are not very
many speeches in the modern era that sound more patriotic or
inspiring than what came from Ronald Reagan.
As far as Bucky goes, he needs
to be there but I don't think he necessarily needs to play a large
role. Perhaps he could just be a private in the army who befriends
Cap and then attempts to help him in costume at the very end of the
war. If Bucky is not there then an important aspect of Cap's
personality in the present will be overlooked. Every comic fan
knows that Bucky dies in World War 2 and that Cap blames himself in
the modern era.
Finally to any potential movie
producers out there reading this, the most important thing needed to
make a major motion picture of Captain America successful is it has
to be a inspiring historical fantasy with great swashbuckling
entertainment like a super patriotic Indiana Jones. Oh on the actor
to play Cap, get an unknown who really knows how to act period. It
wouldn't hurt to get someone who really is patriotic. It's hard to
fake stuff like that. Maybe an ex-Marine. I know there's probably
not that many ex-Marines who get into acting but it would be a good
idea. If you get a super star it will just cost an extra 20 million
and you'll put yourself in the position of having comic fans
screaming that guy! He can't play Cap. I just can't imagine him
playing Cap. You can never please everyone but if nobody knows who
the guy is playing Cap they can't complain until after they've seen
the movie. Besides how many movies flop even with big stars.
Post your thoughts of
what a good Cap movie should be on the
Captain
America Message Board
One more quick example
to help possible production of a new Captain America Movie
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Put in Reagan's speech
making ability
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John Wayne's war hero
mentality
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the Lone Ranger's code of
ethics
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Jackie Chan's acrobatics
and fighting skills
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Indy's swashbuckling
adventures
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Cool Cap and a
cool movie!
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any comments
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