Tag: special

Kick-Ass

Posted: April 15, 2010 at 11:30 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

“I’m surprised no one had tried it before,” says Aaron Johnson’s character Dave Lizewski towards the beginning of Kick-Ass. He is of course talking about superheroes, and despite their popularity, they’ve never been attempted by regular people. You might be surprised that no one has had this idea before, but the idea of a comic […]

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“Paper Man” Trailer Starring Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, and Lisa Kudrow

Posted: April 12, 2010 at 6:51 pm   /   Local, Movie Trailers

I judged a trailer by it’s poster and name apparently. I assumed that this would be another Hollywood attempt to make Special or Defendor again. (Watch the trailer for Defendor starring Woody Harrelson.) I was wrong actually, it seems more like it is trying to remake Lars and the Real Girl with a slightly different […]

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New “Defendor” Trailer Starring Woody Harrelson

Posted: February 15, 2010 at 3:49 pm   /   Film, Local

Defendor looks very similar to 2008’s Special starring Michael Rappaport, with a mix of Kick-Ass thrown in. In all the films, the main character is deluded into trying to become a superhero. Kick-Ass is the only one that has a main character who isn’t specifically crazy. Both Defendor and Special have protagonists who through some […]

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