https://ed-rex.dreamwidth.org/ ed_rex - Dreamwidth Studios Tue, 10 May 2011 18:09:32 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios ed_rex personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/13615779/327726 https://ed-rex.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://ed-rex.dreamwidth.org/219643.html Tue, 10 May 2011 18:09:32 GMT https://ed-rex.dreamwidth.org/219643.html <p>I've read at least one review of <em>Super</em> that suggests it is best seen as being in dialogue with the likes of Scorsese's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_Driver" target="_blank"><em>Taxi Driver</em></a>, but I can't help comparing it to last year's <em>other</em> "normal guy puts on long underwear to fight crime" super-hero movie, <em>Kick-Ass</em> (which <a href="http://ed-rex.com/unpopular_arts/hit-girl_kicks_ass" target="_blank">was super indeed</a>).</p><b>(<a href="https://ed-rex.dreamwidth.org/219643.html">Read more ...</a>)</b><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=ed_rex&ditemid=219643" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://ed-rex.dreamwidth.org/219643.html movies james gunn kick-ass super ellen page public 0