In this Extra Credit episode, Adrian and Dion return to Captain America (1990), but now with the newly released Director's Cut available from Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Video. They have high hopes for this fabled Director's Cut, but does it get a "Captain America thumbs up" seal of approval?
Chapters:
0:00:12 - Welcome to Cult Film School
0:04:35 - A Recap of the Captain America (1990) Theatrical Cut
0:05:29 - The contrast of Captain America (1990) Director's Cut
0:06:33 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Parallels Between Captain America and Red Skull
0:07:06 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: "The emotional anchor of the entire film."
0:08:26 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: "It's a completely different film."
0:10:53 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Caricatures Made Characters
0:11:59 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Editing Makes a Huge Difference
0:13:27 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Matt Salinger, a Revelation
0:14:30 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: The Film's Ending
0:15:48 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Why Were the Best Parts Not in the Theatrical Cut?
0:16:37 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Was It Ahead of Its Time? (Or, was it Out-of-Time for a superhero film in 1990?)
0:20:26 - Captain America (1990) Director's Cut: Random Oddities
0:21:22 - Final Thoughts
Captain America (1990) Director's Cut blu-ray (standard edition) is currently available from Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Video: https://yippeekiyaymothervideo.com/products/captain-america-standard-edition
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