All Superheroes Must Die
January. 04,2013 NRMasked vigilantes Charge (Jason Trost), Cutthroat (Lucas Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy), and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) are rendered powerless by their archenemy (James Remar) and are forced to complete a series of deadly tasks in order to save the lives of more than 100 innocent civilians. Should they fail or refuse to cooperate, the entire town will be destroyed. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
I am not sure why so many people are posting negative reviews about All Superheroes Must Die. Making a movie is not easy, especially when you don't have a budget. So I commend Jason Trost and everyone involved with this movie. All SuperHeroes Must Die is by any means not a great movie. In Fact it is mediocre at best. however with that being said, it definitely isn't a bad movie as many of these 1 reviews state. Of course film is subjective, the film is a serviceable take on the superhero genre without any money. Sure it has it's problems, but what film doesn't? I recommend this movie on the simple fact that it did what it was suppose to do, Entertain me. After all isn' that why we watch movies?
This film has one of the most original plots I've seen in a long time, however this film was panned by critics. After seeing All Superheroes Must Die, I really can't understand why it has one of the lowest IMDb ratings I've ever seen. It's nowhere near as good as it could have been, but it's certainly not as bad as most critics are making it out to be. Four superheroes wake up in an abandon town with their powers gone. Near them are TV sets, which explain that they have been captured by their arch-enemy, Rickshaw, and will be forced to play a game, in order to save the towns residence. The story is extremely original, but what I liked most about it was that the characters weren't over the top. The "superheroes" are actually normal twenty-somethings, who got powers from an object that fell from the sky. They are drinking, swearing, seemingly normal people, who were put into this impossible situation by a madman. Rickshaw is played by veteran character actor, James Remar, who was terrific. Parts of the film are slow and when things do slow down, Rickshaw, as clever as he is funny, is there to move things along. Jason Trost is the lead superhero, Charge, and he did a lot more than star in this thing, he wrote, produced, and directed it, which is a hard thing to do, especially for someone who doesn't have a lot of experience. The one knock I have against this film is that due to their small budget and independent status, much of the action scenes were very short. The challenges were clever, but by the time you understood what was going to happen, it was over. The film itself is very short, which doesn't allow them to go deeply into anything and that's what I think most people disliked about the film. It's not that this was a bad movie, it's that it really could have been a whole lot more.
This movie was always going to be polarizing -- it is not a movie made for the masses or really the general viewing public writ large. It is obviously a love letter to the darker and more dystopian themes of exploitation films, 80s action films, and cult horror. There is also plenty of self awareness present here, which is subtle and well played.All Superheroes Must Die is a fantastic little film that, in my opinion, is capably acted. Rickshaw is hilarious and competent. Charge is vulnerable yet determined. Shadow is particularly well acted.The camera shots are inventive, the film pacing is quick and fairly exciting. Not much wasted time here -- much like another personal favourite, Showdown in Little Tokyo (though other than the running time, little else is similar).This is also a deeply thematic film. Issues surrounding friendship and particularly "what it means to be heroic" are on display. Nonetheless, it's not very heavy handed, and most people will be more interested to see the creativity on display.Not for conservatives or the rigid.
Every once and a while, I like to go on to IMBp to read the reviews of a particular movie I am about to watch. This was one of them. The question is do you like movies including specific or all genres, low-budget vs million dollar films, black and white vs color, new actors or familiar.....or maybe just to see what might be new? This is one of those movies.Take ASMD at face value and enjoy or not. The plot is not what you think and I'm not telling. Just the word "Superheroes" brings to mind years of comic books, comic strips, old attempts in film from Adam West and Steve Reeves to new attempts such as the X-Men: The First Class (I mention this one in that it was a good movie as a "stand alone" but nowhere near the beginnings of the original).All Superheroes Must Die provides us with early on works of film making. All the old Horror genre, that have now become classics would never stand up to the scrutiny of today's critics. Also, if this film you are about to see or have seen was made thirty years ago in grainy black and white, most critics....including us, would rate ASMD with a very different eye.I like new ideas, I like to be surprised, I enjoy watching a movie for my own pleasure and not to play a critical role. A bad movie simply jumps in front of us and we automatically flinch. The movie "buffs", like me, will attempt to role through the film with hardened fortitude with hope that it gets better. To test yours....try watching "Plaguers" made in 2008.At any rate, enjoy ASMD, I guarantee you will take away a new idea. ........Q(:-}