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Doc Savage: Man of Bronze

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Doctor is In
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, while awkwardly out of time and a general source of embarrassment to most lifelong fans of Lester Dent's archetypal pulp-literature hero, is nevertheless an oddly entertaining and likable film.

Viewed without prejudice, it succeeds on the level of classic action-adventure marred only by an unfortunate overdose of comedy relief courtesy of Monk, the Lost Stooge. The "real" chemical wizard was, like Doyle's Prof. Challenger, a tough anthropoidal brawler whose trademark shenanigans contrasted his brutish appearance. Not a pallid Curly with muttonchops.

The rest of the supporting cast play their respective print counterparts convincingly. And as Doc, the Supreme Adventurer, Ron Ely is as close to the mark as anyone could possibly be.

Having watched this movie more than 30 times over the years, I no longer refer to it as a guilty pleasure. Just a pleasure.

Rating:

- Doc Savage - The Man Of Bronze
What starts out as a fine action movie slowly evolves into a campy fiasco. Ron Ely is excellent as Doc and I really didn't have a problem with the other cast members, especially since Laurence Luckenbill looks like Renny stepped out of the Lester Dent books! Its just that supension of disbelief is ruined when one of the villians is sleeping in gigantic cradle! Still, to date, it is the only representation of Savage on film and is all in all a good kid movie and if you love camp you will love this film!

Rating:

- Awesome!
This movie is a must see for all classic adventure fans!

Rating:

- Too much camp, not enough adventure
I first saw this film in it's original theater release where I was very disappointed. The books are all high adventure with a naive 1930's idealism. This movie did a good job of captuing that feel but stepped too far into the Batman and Lost in Space campyness of the 1960's. It just becomes insulting to the audiance. I still watch it every few years since I enjoy Doc Savage, Ron Ely does a good job as Doc, and the casting of the Five was decent. Find some of the old books and read them instead. If you enjoy them, watch the movie and imagine what it could have been. Memorable Quote: "Mona, you're a brick."

Rating:

- The First Action Hero
There's a fine line between clever and stupid. In 1975, George Pal brought the first action hero -- Doc Savage of 1930s pulp magazine fame -- to the silver screen. The film sank without a trace at the box office, and it lives only due to Doc Savage fans, who groan their way through it, wondering at what might have been.

You'd have thought this would have shown that an action-adventure hero based in the 1930s would be box office poison, but only six years later, George Lucas began his Indiana Jones series. There's a fine line.....

DOC SAVAGE is suitable for all auiences. In our house it is a favorite of pre-school grandsons.

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