1990 Capt America- Salinger puts on the red, white and blue 11 yrs after Reb Browns debut in 1979 with 2 Capt movies. In this reboot we get to see Capt fight the Red Skull in WWII and return in 1990 after a long winters nap in Alaska buried in ice. Good story and he does a great job. I liked Reb Brown better in this role but liked the story line more in this one. Great quality BlueRay. The sound was up and down. The Red Skull costume a little dated as is the whole movie. It doesn't compare to the new Capt movies but for the time it's a fun version. I would recommend getting the BlueRay version and watch it for what it is "A 25yr made for TV superhero movie".

If you haven't seen the two 1979 TV movies with Reb Brown Amazon has them both in a set for like $4 you can't go wrong at that price.

In some of the comments lots of people complained about the quality of the Disc but I was very happy with the transfer so not sure if they just got bad ones or I just got a good one.

Overall I'm happy with this purchase and you will be also just keep in mind it was 1990 when this aired.

The Captain America I grew up with, besides the 60's cartoon shorts. Captain America tv movies 1st film, and Death Too Soon comes on one DVD disc from Shout Factory. No special features, just a beginning menu to pick your flick and watch. Comes in a clear DVD case with some nice artwork front and inside. I don't believe there's a Blu-ray release, and will there ever be. These movies actually came out when I was a year old, so they're very, very old. There's really no relation to the comics or the MCU, just the name Steve Rogers, Captain America, and the shield basically.

In the first film, Steve is not a weakling, but an ex-service man, Marine, who's father was the 1st Captain America, who nearly dies, but is saved by something called F.L.A.G. a steroidal injection that gives him super human strength, not the famed super soldier serum from the comics. The 90's movie is actually more like the comics, but the doctor who administers the "super soldier serum" is a woman, Red Skull is Italian, and Captain America steals cars, lmao! All in all it's cheesy flicks with the Marvel likeness, and name, but not entirely Marvel comics related. The nostalgia is real though, and I'm glad to own pieces of my childhood on home video. I would say give it a watch before purchasing, it's not for every Marvel, & Captain America fan.

I'm a huge fan of Captain America and had been wanting to see this low budget take on him for quite some time, so I was initially excited when this came to DVD, but unfortunately that DVD was massively underwhelming. The DVD was cropped to a 4:3 aspect ratio (which awkwardly cut people's faces in half during several moments), there was lots of digital compression visible, and the picture was so overly dark that certain parts of the film were incomprehensible.

Fortunately Shout Factory comes to the rescue with this very well done Blu-Ray edition of the film. This Blu-Ray presents the movie in its proper widescreen ratio and the lighting is much better. Overall, this is a nice looking transfer. Being that this is an older film that was shot on a shoestring budget, you wouldn't expect this film to look very good, but the level of detail is surprisingly nice. In particular, establishing shots such as those showing the mountains of Alaska, or the fortress in which the film's climax takes place look stunning, and the increased resolution puts all the scuffs and scratches on Cap's costume on full display. In one shot, you can even see hairs inside the good Captain's nose (such is the magic of Blu-Ray). There are some specks and splotches that pop up, mostly during the earlier parts of the film, but I don't really mind that much, as it lends to the feeling of watching a cheesy, low-budget film. If I had to level one complaint at this HD presentation, it would be that the darker scenes tend to have much more grain than the rest of the film. Still, these dark scenes fare much better than they did in the DVD version. For instance, there is a scene where Captain America fights against some enemies in a dark basement. On the DVD version, I had no idea what was going on during this scene because the picture was so dark, whereas on the Blu-ray, I can make out the action just fine, as the contrast level is much more appropriate. I would much rather have extra grain and be able to tell what's going on than have less grain, but no clue as to what's happening.

In terms of the movie itself, it's cheesy fun. The sets are very cheap looking (and now look even cheaper thanks to the added resolution of Blu-Ray) and some of the effects are goofy, plus Captain America's suit has fake ears, but this movie has lots of charm. What's surprising is that all of the actors involved actually give very good performances, something that you generally don't see in a "B-Movie". Matt Salinger does a great job of portraying the Boy-Scout-honest personality that you would expect from Captain America, and Scott Paulin puts on an enjoyable show hamming it up as the Red Skull. Ronnie Cox makes for a very likeable President, and Ned Beatty (who played Otis in the Superman films) does a good job as the President's best friend. It's interesting to compare this to the Chris Evans Captain America movie, and the sequence of Steve Rogers transforming into Cap plays out almost identically in both (of course, both films are adapting the same material, but still). There's lots of camp value to this film, such as the Red Skull's squad of assassins seemingly being comprised of early 90's fashion models, and Captain America faking sickness to hijack someone's car, but this is a rare B-Movie that actually succeeds at being a decent film underneath the all the cheese.

As for special features, this Blu-Ray only consists of one, but it's a treat. Albert Pyun, the director of the film, and Matt Salinger talk about making the film, and both men are surprisingly open about the movie's shortcomings. They talk about what went right and what went wrong, and their thoughts are well worth hearing for anyone interested in the movie. I really wish there would have been some kind of commentary track, but this behind the scenes feature was good.

Overall, this Blu-ray is a good version of a fun movie. Obviously this isn't on the same level as Captain America: The First Avenger, but if you want some cheesy superhero fun, I recommend this disc.

So, when I was a kid I remember seeing a Captain America movie on SciFi (before it became SyFy) I remembered a Captain America movie and wanted to revisit it. This was well before the Chris Evans as Cap, it’s kind of cool at some point this actor may’ve been who people thought of when they heard “Captain America”

Oh and found out this was not that movie I saw as a kid. But it was definitely a fun experience to watch it now.

Obviously this movie shows it’s age, in dialogue and special effects and people should go in watching this without comparing it to the recent stuff. Luckily with Cap you don’t have him flying around, swinging on a web, or transforming into a big green monster.

Still, I enjoyed the movie and it’s cool to see. If you’re a fan of Captain America, give it a chance. You might enjoy it. But again, keep in mind the time it came out.

This was the last of the pre MCU campiness! It is inadvertently hilarious at times. This is not a MCU quality film but I loved it as a kid. This is one of the so bad it is good movies!

First, I haven't read even one total review, but did notice some comments made on the top one concerning the quality of the transfer, using a DVD-R etc)) and want to say those are apparently for the prior DVD version., If you look, that was done in 2011 and the Blu-Ray was released in 2013. So, don't use that as a reason not to buy this. I really wish Amazon would not combine reviews for different versions. Sure, the content is likely the same, but content is not the only thing discussed in product reviews.

I did see a line or two on the Amazon review that said that the Blu Ray transfer showed some of the corners cut due to budget, I agree. On to the movie. I saw this on VHS after renting from Blockbuster shortly after its release and wasn't fond of it. Maybe it was due to higher expectations then, lower expectations now knowing I wasn't fond of it then, or perhaps a fresh ( but more than 2 decade older set of eyes), but I find some redeeming qualities now.

Matt Salinger does a great job in capturing Cap's innocence and goodness. He looks like a pretty good Captain (although not quite muscular enough), Still, he is very likeable. I do wish they hadn't had him call the Red Skull the name he did as I think of Captain as not using language like that even in situations like that.

Some people's acting is over the top (Scott Paulin as the Red Skull is the biggest offender here). This, some of the effects and sets, and some of the disjointed plot (once again likely due to the lack of time and budget in not being able to film scenes in the original script) make parts of this feel like a movie such as a the old martial arts movies. Still Salinger and some others have a lot of heart capturing the time period.

Does this stack up to many other Super Hero Films? No. But it has some merit. At times Salinger reminds me a bit of John Wesley Shipp (who played Flash on TV around this time) and who might have made a good Captain as well. Kim Gillingham does great at treating Sharon and Bernice as two different characters, but the effects on the aging her for the Bernice of the nineties were not up to par as much in my opinion as was used earlier in Back to the Future.

In closing I had to laugh at Steve using the car sick thing the second time. If you have something that works, use it. LOL

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it is a sad thing that so many people give this movie negative reviews. it is much closer to the captian america comic then the new movie. granted there were some changes but it works out all right in the end. the story is steve rogers is chosen for an expertment that gives people super strenght and speed he is sent in to stop the bad guys from launching a rocket but is beaten by red skull and tied to the rocket he stops the rocket from hitting its target but it lands in the artic and he is frozen for 50 years. the first 20 minutes of the movie takes place in 1943 and the rest of the movie takes place in the 90's were he confronts red skull again. I encourage any and all to watch this version of captain america it is much better then the two 1979 tv movies and is as good as the new captain america movie.

Cool Captain America movie!!! Nostalgia at its best. A little campy, but still good for a low budget movie.

80年代のcaptain americaの勇姿を再現、アメコミのストーリーに忠実だが、少々疲れる。

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I really enjoyed this version of Captain America. No, it doesn't have the big budget or special effects of the more recent movie, but it was a lot of fun.

The story is basically the same as always. Wimpy Steve Rogers is given a serum to make him the ultimate soldier, so he can fight the Red Skull and the Nazis.

Though the budget was smaller on this one, you can really tell that all the actors put a lot of effort into the film. All the performances were great.

There is some violence, but nothing major. No bad language that I remember. Would be a good movie for younger comic book fans.

Shout Factory always does a great job on their releases. They give us a 20 minute documentary with interviews with the star and director. The film looks great in high definition as well.

For 10 bucks, I would highly recommend this movie.

Deze verfilming van de Vergelder met het Schild uit de jaren '90, door Albert Pyan ("The Sword & the Sorcerer"), is gewoon gezellig ontspannen. Dat men hier en daar iets gewijzigd heeft aan de origine van Captain America en Red Skull, in vergelijking met de stripverhalen, is zeker niet storend maar biedt net een originele kijk op het Marvel Universe.

Astonishing, awful. This no budget film provides us with a super hero who does nothing super, and also does little else of note. Why? The film had literally no money. Produced by the King of Z-grade film making in the 1980s', Menachem Golan, he had nothing in the bank - nothing is the exact figure - to make this with. While shooting this, director Albert Pyun had to shoot on days when there was no film in the cameras - simply to keep the actors from quitting. Meanwhile, his producer was running around trying to raise money from whoever, to finish something that appears to be a film. Forget the non SFX, forget about the makeup, this fiasco should be seen only to see what happens when you go into an expensive business with nothing at all. No wonder it's as bad as it is!