Product Details

• Actors: Tom Tyler, Frank Coghlan Jr., William 'Billy' Benedict, Louise Currie, Robert Strange
• Directors: John English, William Witney
• Writers: Arch Heath, Bill Parker, C.C. Beck, Joseph F. Poland, Norman S. Hall
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Republic Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 30, 1995
• Run Time: 216 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300209296
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,708 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shazam! It's Captain Marvel vs. The Scorpion, November 10, 2003

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Captain Marvel (DVD)

Definitely the finest of the old-time movie serials, and the finest live action version of Captain Marvel. This movie was voted by Wizard magazine as the best comics-to-movie adaptation ever.

It has decent special effects and a fine story. A classic desert adventure, including angry horde, offended god, and stalwart hero. The flying sequences are well done. The cliff hangers are appropriately dramatic. The Scorpion is a nice serial villain, complete with hooded face and ultimate weapon, and Captain Marvel remains my favorite hero.

If you like serials or Captain Marvel you really can't go wrong with this.

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Captain, December 29, 2000

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Paul M. Dellinger (Wytheville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Captain Marvel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Movie serials were written for youngsters but, as screenwriter Barry Shipman observed, this was not a putdown: "No, it's for the 12-year-old in all of us." Republic did them best, and "Adventures of Captain Marvel" is one of Republic's best (some say THE best). The flying superhero is based on a 1940s to 1950s comic book character, who went out of business after being sued by DC, the publishers of Superman, as a ripoff (in more recent years, he has been acquired and revived by DC; go figure). DC had a chance to have Superman serialized at Republic, but passed (the script was revised to become "The Mysterious Dr. Satan" with a non-super hero); Superman serials later came from Columbia with cartoon flying sequences. When the promoters of the Chris Reeve/Superman movie said it would be the first time audiences would believe a man could fly, they obviously hadn't seen the Captain Marvel serial.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shazam! It's Captain Marvel vs. The Scorpion, April 7, 2000

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Captain Marvel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Definitely the finest of the old-time movie serials, and the finest live action version of Captain Marvel. This movie was voted by Wizard magazine as the best comics-to-movie adaptation ever.

It has decent special effects and a fine story. A classic desert adventure, including angry horde, offended god, and stalwart hero. The flying sequences are well done. The cliff hangers are appropriately dramatic. The Scorpion is a nice serial villain, complete with hooded face and ultimate weapon, and Captain Marvel remains my favorite hero.

If you like serials or Captain Marvel you really can't go wrong with this.