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Jul 15, 2017 - 7:11 AM
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johnjohnson
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Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of directors John English and William Witney's classic serial Adventures of Captain Marvel. (1941). The release will be available for purchase on September 19.
Synopsis: Considered by many to be the finest serial ever made, Adventures of Captain Marvel chronicles the exploits of "The World's Mightiest Mortal" as he combats the Scorpion, a hooded villain intent on obtaining six optical lenses that turn ordinary stones into gold! Highlighting the serial were the fabulous flying sequences by Republic's ace special effects team, Howard and Theodore Lydecker. Combining a wired dummy photographed against real backgrounds in natural sunlight, with spectacular take-off leaps and landings supplied by action ace, David Sharpe, the final effects are still as fascinating today as they were in 1941.
Adventures of Captain Marvel marked the very first time a comic book superhero's exploits were transferred to the silver screen, and the resulting 12 chapters have yet to be equaled in excitement and entertainment.
Supplemental Features and Technical Specs:
BRAND NEW remaster from a 4K scan completed by Paramount Pictures Archives
Audio Commentary by Film Historians Jerry Beck, Chris Eberle, Shane Kelly, Boyd Magers, Leonard Maltin, Adam Murdough, Constantine Nasr, Donnie Waddell, Tom Weaver and J.D. Witney
Booklet essay by Matt Singer, editor-in-chief and film critic of ScreenCrush.com
Reversible Blu-ray Art
Optional English SDH subtitles
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=21691
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Jul 15, 2017 - 10:45 AM
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Ray Faiola
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Supplemental Features and Technical Specs:
BRAND NEW remaster from a 4K scan completed by Paramount Pictures Archives
Audio Commentary by Film Historians Jerry Beck, Chris Eberle, Shane Kelly, Boyd Magers, Leonard Maltin, Adam Murdough, Constantine Nasr, Donnie Waddell, Tom Weaver and J.D. Witney
Booklet essay by Matt Singer, editor-in-chief and film critic of ScreenCrush.com
Reversible Blu-ray Art
Optional English SDH subtitles
Trailer?? There are two extant trailers - the original (adapted for RETURN OF CAPTAIN MARVEL reissue) and the four-hour all-in-one show.
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Jul 15, 2017 - 1:10 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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I saw this only the other week (DVD), three episodes a day over four days (these serials really don't work if you watch them all in one go)...
You are absolutely correct. Even the best of the serials fall into predictable patterns. Years ago I was watching one of the better Republic serials, "Manhunt of Mystery Island." Every episode had the same structure. They began with the reprise of the ending action sequence from the last episode, so you can see how the heroes escaped what seemed to be sure doom. Mid-way through the episode there was another action sequence, usually a car chase or fistfight in which some of the villain's henchmen may be put out of commission, but in which the villain (if he is present) always manages to escape. And the episode ends with the big action sequence (explosion, mine cave-in, fall from a height, etc.) in which the hero again seems to meet his doom, setting up the cliffhanger for the next episode to resolve.
Watching this pattern play out repeatedly can get old fast if you aren't a young child, even if the action sequences have some variety. And it can really get mind-numbing if one or two of the episodes are basically "re-cap" episodes, which repeat previous footage to clue in newcomers to the series (or non-weekly moviegoers) as to what has transpired so far. That's why you have to allow some time to pass between episodes or groups of episodes. Admittedly, though, it's hard to watch just one, when you are dying to know how the hero escaped death (unless it is readily apparent--e.g., the hero jumped from the car just before it went off the cliff).
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