New Adventures of Captain America, The

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I miss our old future! What an amazing short. While the movie itself was heavy on the homage factor, the editor has masterfully taken things to the next level. The look and feel, the music, the pacing, the sound effects, the immaculate special effects the editor has created - this really does feel like a classic Republic serial in every way. I don't want to spoil the way in which this ties in to the consecution's theme of time travel. But it's perfect. Everything. I was grinning for every frame.

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I want whatever drugs Rogue does.

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Brilliant adaptation as classic cliffhanger chapter!
Black and white rendering is not overly crisp, music syncs nicely to action.
Roger Ramjet did this a few years ago with a Raiders Of The Lost Ark serial.
This is absolutely stellar, however!
Would that the entire film could be given this treatment. Or at least add on some of the Avenger sections without the superhero manboy worship.
My only issue is that the narrative leaves me breathlessly waiting.

Hey, and where’s that retro Star Wars thingy, Rogue?

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Rogue gives us an outstandingly clever alternate version of this movie.

The character of Captain America was born out of the same era that gave us old-fashioned serials, and the movie itself captures the same feel. Rogue was able to use this style to his advantage, rendering the footage in black-and-white and replacing the modern score with something appropriate to the 1940s. The opening credits are particularly memorable; if not for the names (and faces) of recent stars like Tommy Lee Jones, there would be no way to know this wasn't authentic to the era.

Rather than trying to sum up all of the movie in 15 minutes, Rogue wisely (again) uses the serial format to his advantage, summing up everything to the point of the climax with title cards.

Fittingly, all traces of the romance between Steve and Agent Carter are gone. While romance subplots are common for modern movies, serials would gloss over these ideas, so Rogue does likewise.

I got a little tiny bit bored about 2/3 of the way through when I thought the story was going to end exactly like the original. But Rogue saved his most ingenious twist for the end, fully (and seamlessly) paying homage to the serials from which the Cap movie was based.

Rogue is a master of short edits; I've long been a fan of his Apollo 13 and Attack of the Clones Super 8 edits. He can now add this one to his increasingly impressive resume!

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Audio/Video Quality: 9
For SD it's as good as it gets. Mmmmm lovely grain.

Visual Editing: 10
Spectacular. Condensing all these scenes into one seemless flow was impressive. The attention to period details like the titles and transitions was very slick. It was felt so authentic.

Audio Editing: 9
So much work has gone into this. The SoundFX all felt vintage too. The music removal from dialogue isn't perfect at times but it's near impossible to get clean.

Narrative: 10
The edit was genuinely more thrilling than the original film and the condensed story was easy to follow.

Enjoyment: 10
I need more random serial chapters from Mr Rogue, even if they are standalone things like this. So much fun.

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