Captain America (2011)

Revisit
Venue: Alamo Village

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first movie of this summer that I have seen twice in theaters; further testament to the greatness of Johnston's film. Captain America is my favorite Marvel movie since Iron Man.

Captain America (2011)

1st View
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (Summer 2011) 

Sooooo many Captains of America on my list! This would be the big-budget blockbuster from Marvel studios. So far, this may be my favorite film of the summer. Joe Johnston brings his campy adventure mentality and refines it with interesting story and respectable performance. I think we're all ready for The Avengers now.


Rating: 9/10 Atkins

Captain America (1990)

Revisit
Format: "DVD"
Venue: Rivendell

Watching the original crappy version of this film after seeing Pyun's abysmal director's cut was like a giant cinematic hug. Sure, it's still awful, but it looks like a auteur piece of genius by comparison. The enjoyable badness of this film, coupled with the impending release of Marvel's blockbuster reboot of the Cap'n, made it the perfect subject for this week's Junkfood Cinema. Don't shield your eyes.

Rating: 5/10 Atkins

Captain America Director's Cut (1990)

Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (with Director Albert Pyun live)

I had seen the 90s Captain America before; was privy to its shortcomings and loved it regardless. What was unleashed upon us, the unsuspecting crowd sitting that night in naive anticipation in the theater, was something far worse than the film we knew and ironically loved. Albert Pyun's director's cut proves that his dismissal from the project at the behest of the studio was 100% warranted. I will never be able to truly communicate how inept and amateur this chore of a director's cut really is. Sufficed to say, I prefer my Captain America fighting the forces of evil over, say, sweeping the floors at a Gold's Gym. Not. Making. That. Up.

Rating: 1/10 Atkins