Captain America
Film199097 min

Captain America

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionwarmartial artsmonster/alien/supernaturalsuperheroadventurefastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging sci-fi film: stylish and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

4.6 /10

TMDB · 297 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Albert Pyun

Cast

  • Matt Salinger
  • Ronny Cox
  • Scott Paulin
  • Ned Beatty
  • Darren McGavin

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1990
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
21st Century Film Corporation
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