Eric Stevenson Well, I agree that this is slightly better than the first, not that that really says much. There's even an exact improvement over the score as this has a 3.9 and the first one had 3.8! Well, this is still a very bad movie. I was hoping that we'd at least get to see more of Captain American in uniform but instead we "still" don't see him in the costume for the majority of the film. Most of this movie once again doesn't feel like a "Captain America" movie at all! I'm so disappointed they still don't have the Red Skull. I honestly think Captain America's the only character from the source material that's in this! We actually do get an improvement in one area. The villain is played by Christopher Lee, who honestly isn't bad. Of course, he was in literally hundreds of movies so there weren't that many roles he turned down. At least there's a cute cat in this. The film is once again paced badly and the entire story could have been told as like an episode of a TV show. That isn't what I want to see in a movie, not even a TV movie. The special effects haven't gotten any better and it's all pointless. While an improvement, still crap. *1/2

AaronCapenBanner Reb Brown returns as Captain America/Steve Rogers in another stale and lifeless adaptation of the comic book. Plot is uninspired and forgettable, though again the whole thing is innocuous, so may have some nostalgic value, but "The Incredible Hulk" it is not!(That second pilot film, "Death In The Family" got it right.) Christopher Lee plays the villain, intent on world conquest of course, but this part is beneath him, and he does seem bored by the whole thing; this actor is a horror film legend(Hammer Film studio veteran with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Mummy to his credit, among many others) so to see him in this is just sad.Marvel Films would have greater success many years later it seems with Chris Evans!

flapdoodle64 This 'made for TV movie' was also the 2nd pilot film for a proposed Capt. America TV series, being made at the time that Marvel Comics and CBS TV had a hit in the form of the Bill Bixby 'Incredible Hulk' show.The creators of the 2 Cap pilots messed around with the Cap legend so as to make the concept work on TV and so as to avoid having to bring in the whole super-team of Avengers who fished Cap out of the arctic ice flow in 1964. All those extra heroes would have been expensive and would have required a lot of back-story.The new back story created for these 2 movies is not horrible and could have worked. The supporting characters are pretty good…they would have been counter-point to the Hulk, who had no supporting cast. It's good if a hero has other characters to talk to.Reb Brown, as the eponymous hero, is not horrible but neither is he good. He is suitably muscular, but as a thespian, he makes Lee Majors look like Lawrence Olivier.There is some fun superhero action in the form of fights and motorcycle stunts. The cycle is clearly a guest-star in this show…but for some odd reason, however, the only way Steve Rogers can put on his Cap suit is to go into his van, change clothes, hop on his cycle, and burst out the back doors of the van in a big puff of smoke. I imagine the creators figured this was a good gimmick, similar to the bat-poles in Batman, but in an ongoing series it would have been pretty darn silly and awkward. Suppose Cap wants to do something that doesn't involve him riding his cycle? Silly.Speaking of silly, the final showdown is marred by poorly worked shield-slinging FX. The producers really should have hired a good fight choreographer.The villain is played by Christopher Lee, heaven knows why he took this role, but he does add to the enjoyment.In defense of this film, I should point out that our Capt. is portrayed as a straightforward, principled guy, not some whiny self-pitying narcissist douche like a lot of the modern superheroes. And generally, this film does not overextend itself…it does not try to blow our minds on the most wild cosmic fight scene ever…that is to say, it stays within its means.This is modest, somewhat better than average 1970's cheese.

Andy Edwin Nystrom Not as funny as the 1966 cartoon, this TV movie still has its moments.SPOILERS: Miguel is said to be a master of disguise, but as far as can be told this is only so that Christopher Lee, who is decidedly not hispanic, could play someone called Miguel. The scientists test Miguel's aging serum on a cat, but can't seem to find a test subject for the antidote (the cat, perhaps?). Plus great 1970s TV sound effects. And the opening scene with the purse snatcher is pure cornball.A downside for both people trying to take it serious and those who are not is that Steve Rogers doesn't appear enough as Cap. On the other hand it must be conceded that the TV movie does have a very catchy theme tune.For people looking for the unintentional laughs, this one is best viewed with another person. For people wanting a solid Cap tale that's true to the source material and can be taken seriously...stick with the comics; the definitive TV or movie Cap adventure has yet to be told.