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Judith Proctor ([personal profile] watervole) wrote2020-07-01 12:54 pm
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The Return of Captain Invincible

 'The Return of Captain Invincible' has long been a favourite of mine. It never did well at the box office, but it does have a small cult following.

It's a gentle parody of the superhero genre, with a dash of 'Rocky Horror'.

 

( I think SallyMn in particular will appreciate this)

 

Even though it's a comedy, I rather like the Captain himself - a superhero who fought for America in the World war, but then got hit by the McCarthy era for crimes like 'wearing a red cape'.  He turns in to an alcoholic hanging out in Australia and rather resents being dragged back to save the world again.

Some of the scenes like beginning attacked by a shop full of vacuum cleaners are pure ham from start to end.

You also get Christopher Lee as the evil Mr Midnight, singing a delightful song about alcohol and being the kind of evil genius he does so well.

 

If you want to relax and enjoy the wonderfully incompetent American president and his army chiefs, enjoy the musical numbers (I love the bit where the President stands up to sing and a flunky hastily pulls on a stage with the backing musicians) and reminisce with the Captain about the good old days, the pull up a pew:

 

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[personal profile] jesuswasbatman 2020-07-01 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it legally available anywhere now? It's one of my favourites as well.
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[personal profile] watervole 2020-07-01 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I failed to find it legally. Much to my surprise, but older movies do tend to get missed by a lot of streaming services.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves it!
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[personal profile] rpdom 2020-07-02 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
A really fun movie. So under-rated.

I have it on Region 1 DVD. It plays fine in a computer with a multi-region drive, or a suitable DVD player.

The "dash of Rocky Horror" is not surprising when Richard O'Brien wrote many of the songs.
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[personal profile] watervole 2020-07-02 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It appears that my friends on DW have excellent taste!

I noticed Richard O'Brien on the credits. I must re watch Rocky Horror before long -if I can find it!
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[personal profile] eledonecirrhosa 2020-07-02 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh I remember loving this. I'd love to see it again.
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[personal profile] watervole 2020-07-02 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Well,now you've got the link! Enjoy!
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