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What's Your Favorite Non-Comicbook Licensed Superhero Movies?

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NewEnglandGothic

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On the heel's of Tuesday's new almost direct-to-video costume-clad release "Super". Starring Inception's Ellen Page.

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I was wondering what everyone else's non-comicbook licensed guilty pleasure superhero flick is(The Cape, Heroes...).

 

I know alot of boardies will just utter... Darkman, but I was wondering if there was any others out there that might be good?

 

I for one enjoyed Defendor, starring Woody Harrelson.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303828/

Co-starring a very game Kat Dennings. This low-budget movie is a love it or hate it movie(the writer remains Anonymous lol ) about a mentally unfit caped crusader, but I found it stayed in my memory alot longer than Superman Returns. Watch the trailers at the link. They are so funny.

 

Anyone got any others they can recommend? :popcorn:

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One of the reviews for "Super"...

 

Take "Kick-@ss." Strip it of most of its wit and charm, amp up the violence, the sadism. Make it more crude and coarse and gory. And what you're left with is Super.

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On the heel's of Tuesday's new almost direct-to-video costume-clad release "Super". Starring Inception's Ellen Page.

ellen-page-590km0323.jpg

(worship)

 

I was wondering what everyone else's non-comicbook licensed guilty pleasure superhero flick is(The Cape, Heroes...).

 

I know alot of boardies will just utter... Darkman, but I was wondering if there was any others out there that might be good?

 

I for one enjoyed Defendor, starring Woody Harrelson.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303828/

Co-starring a very game Kat Dennings. This low-budget movie is a love it or hate it movie(the writer remains Anonymous lol ) about a mentally unfit caped crusader, but I found it stayed in my memory alot longer than Superman Returns. Watch the trailers at the link. They are so funny.

 

Anyone got any others they can recommend? :popcorn:

 

 

I had several, but after seeing Ellen Page in that costume I forgot them all! :insane:

 

 

 

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Paperman is a pretty good movie..

 

Ryan Reynolds in a supporting part as an imaginary super-hero friend of a writers blocked Jeff Daniels.

 

Can't go wrong with Emma Stone too.

 

If you're only comparing Ryan Reynolds super-flicks, this one beats Green Lantern by a mile.

 

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Trancers should qualify - and about as good of a sci-fi movie as you could make for $1 million (a budget buster by Charles Band).

 

Highlander.

 

If they need a cape, I'll go with Greatest American Hero.

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NewEnglandGothic

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If they need a cape, I'll go with Greatest American Hero.
This one and V were the greatest television programming(not counting Doctor Who's Pertwee through Davidson) for this seven year old back in '82.

 

 

Unbreakable was pretty cool.
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A co-worker and I were just talking about this one today!

 

 

I also enjoyed The Misfits of Science, for the short time it was on. It was a great X-Men rip-off to kids not familiar with the mythology at the time.

 

I would like to nominate Manimal while we are talking about television shows too. lol

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