The Five Captain Americas On The Big Screen

Every decade a certain type of movie ends up becoming a major long term movie series type... What I mean by this for example, is the slasher movie franchise... In the 1980s this type of movie series came in to it's own, and ever since, it has become one of the more famous type of horror movies of all time!

Another great example of this is the movies that have been released based on Marvel comics super heroes... Since the early part of the new millennium, Marvel's comic book heroes have been making a major splash in the movie world!

And so I thought that you guys would enjoy finding out the 5 Captain America's that have graced the world of the big screen!

At number 1: Dick Purcell.

This Captain America may not have his legendary shield, but he is still fighting for truth, justice & the American way! 

Dick Purcell (King Of The Zombies), starred as Captain America in 1944 when Republic Pictures decided to release a 15 chapter serial... And well, it maybe true that this version of, 'Captain America' may not have his signature shield, but he is still fighting for America as the ultimate patriot!

At number 2: Unknwon.

Binbasi Tayfun... A Turkish movie, with a real American hero!

Ok, now this one is an interesting one, you see, this one I hate to say it is an important one, the problem is, is that I couldn't find much on it, but in the 60s and 70s Turkey released a series of big screen Captain America movies, and this one being the first is quite important, the only thing is, is that I could not find out much on it!

At number 3: Aytekin Akkaya.

Apparently in this one, Captain America teams up with a Mexican wrestler to stop a psychotic Spider-Man!

Now this guy maybe the last to date of the Turkish Captain America's out there, but can you really go wrong with a Turkish Captain America teaming up with a Mexican wrestler to stop a psychotic Spider-Man?

At number 4: Matt Salinger.

Matt Salinger as, 'Captain America', getting his hands dirty!

Now this Captain America is a little closer to the one we all know and love... And where as the movie itself may have been wrought with problems... (This being the reason this movie was released years after it was made,) at the very least, this is the shield carrying masked super-soldier that we all know and love.

At number 5: Chris Evans.

Chris Evans as the Super Soldier we all know and love!

Alright folks, now we make it to the Captain America we all know and love, Chris Evans as the current Captain America!

For more information on some of these movies, please enjoy these trailers for the movies that are available!

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - Movie Review

Official Score = 4 Devils

Most people born before the 90s I imagine will remember Marvel not just for the movies that they have produced in the new millennium, but also for the amazing comics that they produced for decades! But at this point I suspect that more so then the comics that Marvel's movies are based on, these days people generally tend to associate Marvel with the action packed epic movies that are based on their comics!

A couple of examples of these are: X-Men (2000), a movie that was based on one of Marvel's most famous comic book series of the same name! Another examples being, The Avengers (2012) and all of it's individual movies that are based on the characters that make up the, 'Avengers'!

One such movie I just recently saw, and you know what? There is a movie that I just recently saw, that I found to be a breath of fresh air from it's sort of stale first entry... That movie being: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)!

An amazing action packed fun movie!

Joe Russo (Animal Practice). Starring: Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Scarlett Johansson (Lucy), Sebastian Stan (Black Swan), Robert Redford (All The President's Men), Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained), Anthony Mackie (Reel Steel), Colbie Smulders (The Lego Movie) & Haley Atwell (The Sweeney).

Now this movie in my opinion is one of the few movies that I would say is not only better then the first movie, but is actually significantly better then the first one!

You see, in the first movie, it was essentially a small handful of men, with one suped up soldier going up against an entire army that is not only vastly superior physically, but is also vastly superior technological... Add in an element of fascism that the small squad is fighting against, and you get just about every bum Science Fiction movie to come out in the new millennium!

Captain America: The First Avenger... Kinda bland... Captain America: The Winter Soldier... Vastly superior!

As for the second one, well... There is some awesome special effects (to be expected from Marvel movies...) Some great talent (including seeing Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as, 'Black Widow' in this movie...) And the story... Dare I say it? AMAZING!

You see, this movie takes place after the, 'Battle Of New York' that took place in, The Avengers, during this time, Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), has gone to work for Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) at S.H.I.E.L.D...

Now trying to face a new world using his old fashion ideas is proving not to be particularly easy, as he is learning to not only fit in to S.H.I.E.L.D., he also has to learn to fit in to a world that no longer believes in the same rules and morals that he does...

A frustrated Steve Rogers/Captain America in the modern world, ends up going to a museum that has an exhibit dedicated to him and his crew of the 1940s, and the few relics from that era that are still around...

But things quickly change, when Nick Fury, whom after warning him not to trust anyone, ends up being mysteriously assassinated by some one that is connected to Captain America in a way that will effect him very deeply... During this time, S.H.I.E.L.D. is being taken over by Captain America's old enemies, Hydra!

Well now that Captain America is no longer trusting anyone, and being branded a traitor by S.H.I.E.L.D., it will be up to him, a friend of his, and Black Widow to stop Hydra, and the threat it is creating, before they can put their nefarious plans in to action and start thinning out the human race... And to do this, Captain America may end up facing against some one from his past that he never thought he would see again!

Captain America is about to have a battle that he won't ever forget!

In the end, rather or not you liked the first one, this movie is a total blast, and as Marvel gets more and more involved in the process of making movies, they are making these movies better and better, and this one is a great example, so check it out, I think you guys might really like it... I did!

Two Captain America's Made For The Big Screen But Not In America!

That's right folks, so far, from what I can tell, in the late 6os and early 70s Turkey decided to make a couple of movies that were based on the American super hero, and the need for him to come to turkey to help!

The first one being, Three Giant Men (1973):

An insane Spider-Man and Captain America in Turkey... Can it get better?

This movie which starred Aytekin Akkaya (Emir Sultan) told the story of how Captain America is called to Turkey with a Mexican wrestler by the name of, 'Santo' (Yavuz Selekman) to stop a crime wave that is beginning to overrun the city of, 'Istanbul'!

For more information, please check out this trailer for: Three Giant Men (1973):

The other one that I found that I thought you guys would be interested in is another Turkish movie called, Major Tayfun (1968).

Major Tayfun... One of two classic, 'Turkish' Captain America movies.

Not much seems to be known about this movie, so much so that it appears that this movie doesn't actually have a trailer for it...

Now of course there a ton of Captain America movies/tv shows and the like that have come from the United States over the decades, but I thought that you guys might find it interesting to discover that the ultimate American soldier has also made appearances in other countries as well!