Today, Friday 7/22, Syfy is showing the two Captain America TV movies from the 70s and the (apparently very bad) film from the 80s from 2 PM to 8 PM EST.
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Yesterday I watched the first Reb Brown Captain America TV movie for the first time since it was originally aired in… 1978? I didn’t remember anything about the plot, but I did remember that this Steve Rogers wasn’t the comic book Cap, but rather the son of the original (who wasn’t the comic book Cap, either). I remembered the motorcycle (with its “whisper silent” running mode), the clear plastic shield with red stripes, the corny costume he wore, and that he didn’t get to wear the original costume until the closing minutes of the movie. The costume he did wear looks more like Silver Star’s, but I didn’t remember he didn’t wear even that until an hour and a half in.
Other than that, this Captain America positively screams 1970s TV movie: same generic soundtrack, same generic directing, same generic acting. There were a lot of vehicle chases, mostly boring, although I must admit “Wendy” (the scientist/girlfriend) looked really good in her black bathing suit. I find it extremely difficult to believe SyFy rated the movie “PG.” I do remember making a conscious decision not to watch the sequel when it aired, but now that the origin is out of the way, perhaps the second one is better?
I plan to watch the sequel soon, but give me a couple days to recover.
I find it extremely difficult to believe SyFy rated the movie “PG.”
It was rated PG for "violence" (supposedly), but if it was rated PG for anything it should have been unintentional homosexual innuendo. This movie should have been featured on MST3K.
I have no idea. I was using common sense if-it-was-okay-for-broadcast-TV-in-the-70s-it-oughtta-be-okay-for-cable-today ratings. Seriously, it's pretty tame as far as any "violence" is concerned.
Yeah, but I bet a lot of stuff that was made before the content ratings came along might be flagged for all kinds of things, if those standards were applied to them.
Looking at the descriptions of the rankings, likely TV-PG, with the V added for moderate violence. I don't think The Three Stooges would rate the lower TV-Y7-FV, because what they do wouldn't come under "fantasy violence." Their slapping, kicking, pinching, punching, etc., are things any kid can do to anyone else.
"if it was rated PG for anything it should have been unintentional homosexual innuendo"
Really? Well, that was in the comics anyway... (One friend of mine some years back said he thought AVENGERS #4 was "the gayest comic-book he had ever read".)
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Other than that, this Captain America positively screams 1970s TV movie: same generic soundtrack, same generic directing, same generic acting. There were a lot of vehicle chases, mostly boring, although I must admit “Wendy” (the scientist/girlfriend) looked really good in her black bathing suit. I find it extremely difficult to believe SyFy rated the movie “PG.” I do remember making a conscious decision not to watch the sequel when it aired, but now that the origin is out of the way, perhaps the second one is better?
I plan to watch the sequel soon, but give me a couple days to recover.
It was rated PG for "violence" (supposedly), but if it was rated PG for anything it should have been unintentional homosexual innuendo. This movie should have been featured on MST3K.
Yeah, but I bet a lot of stuff that was made before the content ratings came along might be flagged for all kinds of things, if those standards were applied to them.
Jeff of Earth-J wrote:
"if it was rated PG for anything it should have been unintentional homosexual innuendo"
Really? Well, that was in the comics anyway... (One friend of mine some years back said he thought AVENGERS #4 was "the gayest comic-book he had ever read".)
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