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SUPER on DVD

January 16th 2012 13:54
Original Creative Writing: DVD Giveaway...
On DVD now, I'm not sure it made it onto the screen here in Adelaide but I suspect it did some business in the eastern states.

Super is a film by James Gunn starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page along with Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon. It's a very good cast to start with, and the subject is fascinating and quite amusing.

SUPER



An average guy (Rainn Wilson) creates the superhero alter ego of The Crimson Bolt because he has been touched by the finger of God. His drug addict wife (Liv Tyler) has run away with a charming drug dealer (Kevin Bacon) who uses her as a bit of a tester for his drugs and as a commodity when it suits him. Without actual super powers, he becomes a street level thug basically swinging a wrench to make his points and leaving some pretty damaged folks in his wake.

The Crimson Bolt develops his character somewhat and takes on a sidekick after being badgered to do so by the childishly immature girl who works in a comic book shop (Page), she turns out to be the most psychopathic youngster he could have bumped into. Her super hero character Boltie takes great delight in destruction, and aids The Crimson Bolt as he tries to take down the drug dealer that destroyed his marriage. There are some very graphic scenes of violence almost comletely unexpected. Sure I expect The Crimson Bolt to get his face bashed in here and there because he is just approaching bad people and attacking them, so why wouldn't they fight back; but some of the violence once things escalate is astonishing. Yet the film remains amusing and sort of feel good in a strange sort of way.


If you send an email with your name and address in the Adelaide area I've some copies I can send out as give-aways, just tell me in up to 50 words who your super hero alter ego would be and what would you be calling yourself?

Most creative gets a DVD of Super.

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