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7. The Adventures of Captain Marvel
Well, here begin the film serials. For those who don't know, film serials were broken up into chapters, which would run weekly before films. Wikipedia counts them as movies, and they're movie length (way longer, actually) so I'm counting them here. This is also probably the oldest movie that will be on this list, dating back to 1941.
Based on the at-the-time Fawcett Comics character named Captain Marvel, the film is mostly about Billy Batson holding people at gunpoint. Oh, and the villains try to carbon monoxide him to death at one point. I honestly wish this wasn't a serial. If this were an hour and a half, it'd be a blast and easily recommendable, but at three and a half hours (3.6 hours, to be specific), it’s a hard sit.
Maybe pick a random segment and pop it on; see if you like it. Also, it’s a piece of media from 1941, so maybe the portrayal of some racial groups isn't the best.
How It Compares to the Comic: While I've read a decent amount of Captain Marvel comics, I haven't read many from this time period. But I feel safe in assuming they're a little more action-packed, and I know some of them feature a talking tiger, so they are by default better than this. It might be too long, but for being fun, decent looking, and ahead of its time, this one gets a"¦
