Super (2010)

Basq

This got some great press at ComicCon and the trailer that aired there was meant to be fantastic. Snippets of the panel below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=442ftswG3Ng

Who would win in a fight - Dwight or Mal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ntf2UPn6Dc

It's got a cracking cast (including Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion) and is directed by James Gunn (who wrote and directed the hugely under-rated 'Slither').

Rumours are it hasn't been picked up by a distributor as of yet.. so might wind up going straight to DVD.

Synopsis and IMDb page below:

After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.

IMDb

The Recliner

basquille wrote: »

It's got a cracking cast (including Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion) and is directed by James Gunn (who wrote and directed the hugely under-rated 'Slither').

Rumours are it hasn't been picked up by a distributor as of yet.. so might wind up going straight to DVD.

Synopsis and IMDb page below:
IMDb

The snyopsis sounds a bit sh!t but the bolded bit above is enough for me to want to watch it

krudler

Even Ellen Page's presence prob wouldnt deter me from watching a new Fillion movie.

Mickeroo

Will keep an eye out for this, thought Slither was great.

JP Liz V1

The Recliner wrote: »

The snyopsis sounds a bit sh!t but the bolded bit above is enough for me to want to watch it

Me too

Brendog

Mickeroo wrote: »

Will keep an eye out for this, thought Slither was great.

my god! hes hysterical!!

Cantona's Collars

Must keep an eye out for this-Fillion is underrated imo,very good in Slither and Serenity/Firefly.
Could be a good run for him if he gets the gig for the Uncharted movie.

JP Liz V1

http://www.jamesgunn.com/2010/10/20/a-scene-from-super/

Some new scenes

paulosham

Great to see some Bob Stencil, I've been waiting for his latest Comic-con report to show up.

Richard Dower

Sounds very much like Defendor....which was a pretty good film imo. Seems like alot of "realistic" superhero stuff is out or coming out, Kick-Ass, The Cape, Mystery Men etc.

Richard Dower

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

http://www.jamesgunn.com/2010/10/20/a-scene-from-super/

Some new scenes

^ :eek: - bloody hell!...more psycho then super, he's supposed to be a good guy??????? :eek:

Basq

Ha... that clip was great!

Mickeroo

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

http://www.jamesgunn.com/2010/10/20/a-scene-from-super/

Some new scenes

It says the video's not available in my country. Seemingly it means Mayo

Adam

listening to the Film Junk podcast (www.filmjunk.com) some time ago, the guys reviewed this after seeing it at Toronto Film Festival if i remember correctly, it got good reviews, quite a dark movie overall, i'm looking forward to seeing it some day soon hopefully!

Basq

Mickeroo wrote: »

It says the video's not available in my country. Seemingly it means Mayo

Look underneath it..

Basq

Bump..

A theatrical trailer has been released

Looks like good fun!

Adam

Basq wrote: »

Bump..

A theatrical trailer has been released

Looks like good fun!

video not available?

Basq

Adam wrote: »

video not available?

No problem viewing it here..

Here's a YT link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUs6kFjFVaE

Galvasean

Looks very funny. Hope it doesn't get overlooked due to similarities with KickAss.

Richard Dower

I'll be looking out for this on dvd.

Richard Dower

Galvasean wrote: »

Looks very funny. Hope it doesn't get overlooked due to similarities with KickAss.

It reminds me more of Defendor....i don't trust that trailer to reflect the movie or tone.

leposean

This movie just has to be made!!!

norrie rugger

Cinema or DVD.... It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine

S.M.B.

Richard Dower wrote: »

It reminds me more of Defendor....i don't trust that trailer to reflect the movie or tone.

I'd imagine it's a very accurate reflection of the tone of the film.

I also think that the tone mixed with the concept makes it's unlike anything else.

seraphimvc

i thought we get the news of SUPER 8!

looks really like a Kickass (except now being a loser husband losing his wife), but i am totally sold because Helen page is in it

Mickeroo

Looks a bit darker and more set in the "real" world than Kick-Ass.

norrie rugger

RopeDrink wrote: »

Christ, Kevin Bacon stubbornly refuses to age one little bit...

Seriously would like to have some if what he is having

Adam

this was picked up by IFC Midnight for distribution in some form next month apparently.

Richard Dower

Just a heads up, this movie is out.....gonna check this one out tonight and report back.

Fysh

I saw this last night at Sci-Fi London and really enjoyed it. Funny, nasty, vicious and for the most part uncompromising, this is well worth checking out. Have a look at the awesome opening sequence if you don't believe me.

My only disappointment with it was that

for most of the film, Frank is presented as a possibly-schizophrenic misfit whose actions have repercussions - but at the very end of the film, there are no consequences for him. None of Libby's friends link him to her sudden disappearance, nobody seems to have investigated the police officer's death, and it's all a bit too neatly tied up.

All in all, definitely worth watching if you want a slightly different take on the superhero genre.

phasers

Is this showing anywhere in Dublin?

Mickeroo

Enjoyed thefilm a lot (for want of a better word), the trailer definitely sets the wrong tone, though it is very very funny in parts it's also quite disturbing in others which results in the movie being quite eneven as a whole. Well worth watching though, just be prepared from some severely messed up stuff!!

Fysh wrote: »

My only disappointment with it was that

for most of the film, Frank is presented as a possibly-schizophrenic misfit whose actions have repercussions - but at the very end of the film, there are no consequences for him. None of Libby's friends link him to her sudden disappearance, nobody seems to have investigated the police officer's death, and it's all a bit too neatly tied up.

I agree with you there although I guess it

could all be a delsuion there maybe consdering Frank is bat**** crazy??

Basq

phasers wrote: »

Is this showing anywhere in Dublin?

It got a VERY limited release in the US, so I'd say it'll go straight-to-video here.

phasers

Basq wrote: »

It got a VERY limited release in the US, so I'd say it'll go straight-to-video here.

Damn! I thought with a cast like that it'd get a wider release.

Richard Dower

Anyone seen it?....caught it a couple of days ago. it started slow but got progressively better, especially toward the end. it's got a decent cast with familiar faces....even Zach Gilford from FNL turns up. It actually had some genuine scenes/shockers i didn't see coming

the cop getting shot, Crisom's sidekick getting her face blown off

But a great and hillarious LOL scene was

Crimson getting raped by his sidekick!

That was a gas scene, i really enjoyed it....twas cheesy as hell, generic story, bit of OTT gore...nothing too heavy, budget wasn't too bad. An enjoyable 90 mins

arsenallegend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctcURFb7XE4

Seems this Superhero flick in the vein of Kick ass has gone to straight to DVD over here. Pity as its a pretty dark and nasty comedy drama starring Rainn Wilson from the american version of THE OFFICE as Nerdy loner turned Superhero who's out to save his wife (liv Tyler, slightly wasted part for her) from Kevin Bacon's drug dealer (great in a small role). But what makes this film special is that Probably it holds the best performance from Ellen Page (yes even better then JUNO) as slight nutty Sidekick of Wilson's.

its no lost classic but its well worth checking out considering it was made on a $2 million dollar budget.

Dr. Bad Touch

Rainn Wilson is awesome, I want to see it just because of him, wish I could say the same about Ellen Page Is it out here on Dvd already??

arsenallegend

Dr. Bad Touch wrote: »

Rainn Wilson is awesome, I want to see it just because of him, wish I could say the same about Ellen Page Is it out here on Dvd already??

its been released this month. it was released last year in The states in cinemas. Ellen page is the best thing about it to be fair. Wilson plays the straight role in this.

norrie rugger

I'm sorry but it still looks ****ing awesome

phasers

This was shown in some cinemas in the UK a few weeks ago, why didn't anyone in Ireland pick it up I wonder?

Kess73

Comes out tomorrow on blu ray or if people want to wait until Monday when it gets it's UK blu ray release, then it can be got for £9 on amazon.

Basq

Saw it a month or two back and absolutely loved it!

Think I'll definitely be picking it up on Blu-ray.

Zero-Cool

My God, absolutely everyone needs to see this! I'm a huge fan of Kickass, it was a highly entertaining blockbuster, and a big fan of Defendor, a real sad tale of heroism. This was just so brilliant, everyone in it did a brilliant job. This deserves to be on the big screen!

johnny_ultimate

I thought Kick Ass was overrated tripe, but this was underrated breath of fresh air. First comedy I've truly enjoyed in a long time. I love James Gunn because he probes those sadistic depths others only suggest. Yes, there is plenty of shocking violence in this -

the image of Libby with half her face blown off or the sure to be infamous wrench outside the cinema.

But there's real bite to it as well - a superhero comedy that actually has the balls to probe the the very nature of how superheros work, and how an unthinking audience consumes it.

It helps, naturally, that's it's very very funny.

But yeah, watch this. It has the guts that Mark Millar thinks he has, but really doesn't. Ellen Page has never been better (and her character is probably the best parody of the fetishism of female heroes), and James Gunn has an eye for the occasional moment of visual invention too. Wildly tonally inconsistent, and the plot is a bit all over the place (the detective subplot could have easily been excised without any ill-effect) but it's boldly confrontational and wildly entertaining enough to become something more than the sum of its parts.

Fysh

Received my copy on DVD the other day and I'm looking forward to watching it again at the weekend. Totally agree about it actually committing to plumbing the depths in a way that Mark Millar and plenty of others pretend to but shy away from (to be honest, Garth Ennis is the only comic writer I can think of that's come close to this and even then he occasionally craps the bed with his attempts at humour).

footie_fanatic

surprisingly good film, i really enjoyed it

RoyalMarine

watched this 2 nights ago.. i had been up for 2 days straight, and i couldnt believe it. i thought i was either heavily medicated or just sleep deprived...

the film was shocking. ive never seen anything like it before. my stomach hurt so much from laughter

but i was shocked at the scene where jolty well... dies...

..
overall, one of the best if not the best films ive seen in a long time.

DrumSteve

I didn't find this film funny at all tbh (though I did think it was quite a good film).

Jako8

I thought this movie was really enjoyable. The over the top violence makes it. Great movie. 8/10

roganjosh

I was expecting this film to ba a lot better. Thought I was gonna love it but it just got weirder and weirder. Started off quite good, very funny, then got weird and just fell apart towards the end.

G-Money

Definitely thought this film was a bit weird. Might have to watch it again.

I want my own Boltie, she's so incredibly hot.