Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney and with special guest Andy Melhuish, The Bottom 100 is a subset of The 250. It is a journey through the worst 100 movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.
This time, Albert Pyun’s Captain America.
Polio sufferer Steve Rogers is selected for a dangerous experiment that could turn the tide of the Second World War, being reborn as Captain America. When a mission behind enemy lines throws him into conflict with the Italian supervillain the Red Skull, Steve Rogers ends up trapped in the ice. However, he awakens just as his country needs him most.
At time of recording, it was ranked the 65th worst movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Notes:
- Recorded 27 May 2021.
- Note: Due to the COVID-19 situation, this episode was recorded remotely. We suspect, going forward that a lot of our episodes will be until the crisis resolves.
- Note: This is a special bonus episode, because Andy mentioned a fondness for Captain America. So we thought we’d take the opportunity for a short(er) bonus companion episode.
- Captain America at The Internet Movie Database.
- The IMDB Bottom 100 as it appeared at time of recording.
- Gus Lubin at Insider looks at the current state of the comic book industry, August 2014.
- Jim Harrington at The Mercury News looks at how comic books broke into the mainstream, January 2021.
- Rachel Koff at Tallahassee Magazine explores how comic books became a populist and universal medium, November 2016.
- Giovanna Centeno at Book Riot offers a brief history of comic books, October 2020.
- Danny D’Amico at Comic Book Resources offers a brief introduction to and history of Joe Chill, November 2020.
- Alan Moore talks to BBC News about his reaction to superhero culture, November 2019.
- Brandon Katz at Observer discusses the future of the superhero genre, June 2021.
- Frank Pallotta at CNN discusses how superheroes are pivoting to streaming, March 2021.
- Scott Mendelson at Forbes wonders whether movies like Joker represent the future of the superhero genre, October 2019.
- William Reville at The Irish Times looks back at the history of serendipitous discovery, January 2020.
- Jacopo Prisco at CNN explores the history and discovery of mauve, August 2017.
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