Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

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DanTheMan 2 A Superman before Superman. Doc Savage is a possessor of a brilliant intellect, enhanced strength and a remote base of operations called the Fortress of Solitude, and yet, despite having all the makings of a pulpy cult classic, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze ultimately dies on the vine it swings from in all its bronzed but buffoonish glory. Chasing the same tone as the Adam West Batman series, intentional camp demands either genuinely funny gags or a resolutely straight face, or both if you're lucky, sadly this film has neither. It isn't nearly as funny, ironic or spoofy as it thinks it is, nor does it have the discipline to tone things down and let the ridiculousness of its situations carry the laughs. Not helping matters is the depressingly flat lighting and mind-numbing pacing because even though there are plenty of action scenes and thrilling set pieces, it all feels completely disjointed, jumping from one scene to the next without giving us enough time to fully absorb what's happening. The directing isn't awful but the editing does it no favours. I will say that the film sports a wonderful cast, especially Ron Ely as the titular character, but even they can't save this cliché-ridden script and, worst of all, the music, a hackneyed nightmare attempt at grating irony if there ever was one. Although mildly enjoyable to fans of pulp magazines, old comics, radio and serial heroes with its nostalgia for 1930s culture, this one sadly misses the mark for me and could have done with a few more years of brewing before coming out in a film landscape that would have eaten it up tenfold. It's a real tell that this film ends with a stinger saying Doc Savage will return and we haven't seen him again since, The Man of Bronze could have been a real cult classic but it flounders in its execution. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Movie is knowingly campy, silly, cheap, and dull, Ron Ely has zero charisma in the title role Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Steve D I don't think it is in on the joke, and the joke isn't funny. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review R S This should have been a disney movie during the 70s and it would have been a success. The wrong studio didn't know how to promote it. It is a clean safe movie. It has a style somewhat like Batman tv series of the 60s. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review delysid d only a heartless person would be hating on this. its great! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review Audience Member Best Actress, very underated. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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