Superhero Me
Steve Sale
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Plot Summary
A documentary feature film about superheroes that could possibly save the world...or at least try. We follow Steve Sale on his journey to becoming a superhero known as SOS. Enlisting help from comic book experts, martial art instructors, and other real-life superheroes, we discover what it takes to become a real life costumed crime fighter.
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Customer Reviews
It is what it is - and that's super!
I'm not sure what the previous commenter was expecting, but I think it's a shame that their negative comment stands alone for this newly released movie, I thought it was great.
The movie starts off by stating that it was made on-the-cheap with whatever equipment was available at the time, even cell phone cameras. It then moves onto a Mariah Carey quote - it's Mariah Carey dude, what where you expecting? It's obviously tongue-in-cheek. Why is it we constantly find ourselves having to accommodate for those that don't get the joke?
Personally I thought the whole thing was pretty brilliant - I loved the lazy yet passionate style and enjoyed just about every moment. If I had to label it I'd say it sits somewhere between Exit Through The Gift Shop and it's namesake Supersize Me, but really it stands alone as its own thing. Sure it's no oscar winner, but it's interesting as hell!
I look forward to coming across more of Sale's work.
Less than Super
I will be the first to admit it, I'm kinda a geek. I enjoy all the superhero movies, and while I did not expect this movie to be a startling revelation, I was also not expecting a guy with a camera and an affinity for long periods of painful docu-interviews. The movie started off with interviewing what I have to assume are his friends with title's like: "Comic Fan." I had been interested in those individuals who were actually dressing up like super hero's and fighting crime and thought this film would highlight them. I however was wrong.
Interview's were painful, growth of docu-plot was absent, and overall this is less a produced documentary then a bored mid 30's Aussie dude deciding to make a movie over a couple of weekends.
Overall, if you want to pay $3.99 to watch an Aussie conduct interviews with people who are the farthest thing from interesting, please feel free. The documentary could have been more, however the fact that Itunes is carrying tells me two things: First, it doesn't need to be more to get produced (no idea why or how) and second, that normal out of shape individuals that want to make a documentary can, but CANNOT be anything resembling interesting.
It
Greetings,
Super Size Me meets Superheroes.
Hilarious, highly recommend it!
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