Captain America [Blu-ray]

Description

Long ago, Steve Rogers (Matt Salinger) was a true American
hero, a brave super soldier created by scientists to help the Allied Forces
fight for freedom in World War II. But during a battle with the sinister Red
Skull (Scott Paulin), he was lost, entombed in ice. Decades later, his body
has been found and revived and Steve must again don the mantle of Captain
America to help save the President of the United States (Ronny Cox) , and the
world, from his arch-nemesis once and for all. For the first time, director
Albert Pyun’s cult classic is presented in widescreen and in astonishing high-
definition! While it can’t hold a candle to the blockbuster Captain
America: The First Avenger, this 1990 screen adaptation of Cap’s origins and
first battles with his longtime nemesis, the Red Skull, holds its modest own
in the action-adventure department despite some serious budgetary challenges.
Matt (son of J.D.) Salinger plays both Steve Rogers and his heroic alter ego,
Captain America, who is spawned from a World War II experiment to create
“super soldiers.” Cap immediately locks horns with his Axis number, the Red
Skull (Scott Paulin), before becoming entombed in ice for the better part of
the 20th century. Upon emerging from deep freeze, he discovers that the Red
Skull has been fronting a crime syndicate in the employ of a rogue American
military group with designs on controlling the country. Cap is subsequently
forced to rescue the president (Ronny Cox) from the Skull’s clutches while
also contending with the girlfriend (Kim Gillingham), now elderly, he left
behind prior to his wartime disappearance, and her look-alike daughter (also
Gillingham). As mentioned by Salinger and director Albert Pyun in a 20-minute
making-of featurette included on the Blu-ray, Captain America was plagued by
production problems almost immediately after The Cannon Group purchased the
rights to the character from Marvel. Pyun’s attempts to lend comic book brawn
to his film were further hampered by a threadbare special effects budget (the
effects still look dreary two decades later), and the whole affair was pulled
from theatrical release in 1990, only to resurface two years later in shoddy
VHS and manufacture-on-demand editions. Shout Factory’s widescreen HD Blu-ray
looks exceptionally well–often too well, underscoring the corners cut in
visual effects–but its restoration probably won’t elevate the 1990 Captain
America beyond its current status as a curious, well-intentioned, but
ultimately minor effort to bring Cap’s adventures to the big screen. –Paul
Gaita

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Action & Adventure/Superheroes
• Format: Anamorphic, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen, Multiple Formats
• Contributor: Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Albert Pyun, Matt Salinger, Darren McGavin
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 37 minutes
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 26516669
• Director ‏ : ‎ Albert Pyun
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen, Multiple Formats
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 37 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 21, 2013
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, English