75 years cannot be condensed into 45 minutes, and this is evidence of that. Everything is rushed through and skimmed over, in one long infomercial about Marvel. Some really key figures in Marvel's history are interviewed, alongside needless celebrities speaking the obvious. It's a good surface level timeline of Marvel's history, which does its job, but is now dated and not interesting enough to watch now.
Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!
2014
Action / Documentary / History
Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!
2014
Action / Documentary / History
Plot summary
In celebration of the publisher's 75th anniversary, the hour-long special will take a detailed look at the company's journey from fledgling comics publisher to multi-media juggernaut. Hosted by Emily VanCamp (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sharon Carter), the documentary-style feature will include interviews with comic book icons, pop culture authorities, and Hollywood stars. The special also promises an "extraordinary peek into Marvel's future!" Might Marvel release the first official footage from next year's Avengers: Age of Ultron or Ant-Man? If they do, you'll know about it here.
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May 20, 2022 at 11:58 AM
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Well, I have been watching the Marvel movies, of course, as they are fairly good entertainment, and of course I am familiar with Marvel comics from my childhood and up to now in my mid-forties; I am actually still purchasing and reading Marvel titles such as "Star Wars" and "Aliens", but not superhero titles.
So as I stumbled upon the 2014 documentary titled "Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!" here in 2022, I found the time to sit down and watch it, out of curiosity about knowing a bit more about the Marvel brand as a company and what lies behind it.
And I will say that writer Laura Shields and director Zak Knutson did put together a good documentary, despite it being 42 minutes only. I was adequately entertained by "Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!", and it is actually a documentary well-worth watching, regardless of you having an interest in Marvel due to the comic books, the TV series, the movies, the art, etc.
There are good interviews with various important people that are or were a part of the Marvel story.
My rating of "Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop!" lands on a six out of ten stars.