10 Comic Book Movies That Completely Ignored The Source

By Adam Holmes /

3. Captain America (1990)

What€™s that, a Captain America other than the 2011 World War II Avenger prequel? Yes, but trust me, this movie could not be any more different. There€™s still a guy named Captain America running around with a shield in star-spangled attire, and he does eventually end up in the present (the 90s in this case), but that€™s where it stops. This Captain America gets the serum to cure his polio, and his arch-nemesis the Red Skull, is now an Italian Fascist (in the comics he€™s a Nazi, there was absolutely no reason to change this) who had plastic surgery to cover up his disfigurements. Somehow, I don€™t think that worked out. As the head of a crime family, he€™s been responsible for multiple assassinations, and now kidnaps the President to brainwash him. Oh, and set off a nuclear bomb just to add insult to injury. The weird thing about this movie is that aside from Captain America and Red Skull, none of Captain America€™s supporting cast is seen, instead being replaced by original characters. I should also mention that this movie has an environmental theme with the President wanting to pass pro-environmental legislature, and even ends with the Captain advocating for the United States Environmental Protection Act of 1990. There€™s nothing wrong with being environmentally friendly, but I want to see the Captain punching democracy haters and defending the values of good ol€™ A-MUR-ica. Let€™s leave the environmentalism to Captain Planet.