Super Capers may well be one of the strangest superhero parodies I’ve seen in quite some time.
I knew something was up when I saw the stamp of the Dove Family group on the front of it. And when I started to watch it, it took a really unique twist.
First, though, the plot–basically, we’re following Ed Gruberman, superpower-less super hero who stops a mugging by the simple expedient of taking a two by four upside the mugger’s head. He gets off with a really light sentence–one whole dollar in fines–and is sentenced to a halfway house for super heroes, Super Capers. While in Super Capers, Ed becomes Gruber Man, and discovers that he might have the greatest superpower of all–and this is where the whole Dove thing comes in–the power…of PRAYER.
Yes, you ARE actually watching a superhero parody movie that’s fairly funny and has regular Christian overtones. I hadn’t thought such a thing was possible–most Christian films I’d seen were so overbearing and so heavy-handed as to be almost unwatchable. But with regular infusions of the funny–including all sorts of subreferences (the last fifteen minutes are so packed with Star Wars references it’s almost insane)–the Christian overtones actually go down fairly smoothly. I’m pleased with how this turned out.
The Screenhead Ten Scale gives a nod of respect to a unique and terribly family friendly film with plenty of funny by giving Super Capers a seven out of ten. It’s fairly solid, if a bit low-budget, but still a fun watch.
The Green Hornet is set to be directed by Stephen Chow, who will also star as the masked manservant Kato. Seth Rogen is aboard as the mask crime fighter — Green Hornet.
The movie bows June 25, 2010.
I am very excited about The Green Hornet finally coming to the big screen. I’ve know about the project for quit some time while it’s been in development.
Kato was originally played by Bruce Lee on television.
I came across these pictures (via sci-fi web site) of Nicolas Cage working on Kick Ass, a movie about a superhero daddy named Big Daddy and a superhero daughter named Hit Girl. Apparently, Cage’s character is sleazy, violent and un-fatherly.
Filming continues in Toronto with casting notices for high school looking extras.
“Hancock” triumphs the Fourth of July holiday with $41.3 million in box office before the fireworks light up the sky.
The tally goes like this: an estimated $17.1 million Thursday, following carts of $17.4 million on its first official release day, Wednesday, and $6.8 million from “preview” play dates on Tuesday night.
Inspired by a graphic-novel series, the action film seems totally on the mark to go beyond $100 million domestically through Sunday.
A few months back there were plenty of doubts about Iron Man. The comic book character, a rich industrialist who designed a supersuit to fight crime, is not one of Marvel’s most defining characters. And many doubted the talents of director Jon Favreau, who has only directed kid-oriented fluff such as Elf and Zathura, and lead actor Robert Downey Jnr, who has had more relapses than hit movies. Yet slowly but surely, the film began to pick up momentum, and this weekend, its first, has seen it earning $200 million worldwide. Reviews have been kind, so is Iron Man a worthy first blockbuster of 2008?
The film traces the origins of Iron Man. Tony Stark, designer of advanced weapons of mass destruction, is kidnapped in Afghanistan by terrorists, and forced to build weapons for them. Instead, he invents a clunky suit to escape, after a fellow prisoner, Yinsen, manages to show him the consequences of his missile designs. After escaping, Stark decides to work for peace instead, but faces resistance by his business partner Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges), who has plans to steal Downey’s iron man design.
Super Capers may well be one of the strangest superhero parodies I’ve seen in quite some time.
A few months back there were plenty of doubts about