Super (Blu-ray) R

Shut up, crime!
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Blu-ray Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
  • Encoding: Region A
  • Released: September 9, 2010
  • Originally Released: 2010
  • Label: IFC Films

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring , , , &
Directed by

Entertainment Reviews:

Rotten49%

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Total Count: 123

Spilled55%

AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 22,825
Rating: 2/5 -- Thanks to Wilson's ridiculously nerdish ambition, and a lively performance from Page, there are laughs to be had, but it could have been a funnier parody.
London Evening Standard
Jul 8, 2011
Gunn's movie is an ingeniously nasty concoction that feeds the cult of superhero fandom back into itself. Full Review
Film Comment Magazine
Jun 20, 2013
Rating: C+ -- It's difficult to tell if director James Gunn really is trying to play for laughs, because so much of the one-liner humor is inconsistent. Full Review
San Antonio Current
Jan 29, 2018
Rating: 4/5 -- Super has confirmed that [Ellen Page] is indeed one of most talented young actors around. Full Review
CineVue
Nov 12, 2018
Rating: 9/10 -- Great dark humor and enjoyable performances make this one a winner. Surprisingly, the animated sequences also work quite well. Full Review
We Got This Covered
Jun 2, 2013
Rating: C+ -- In Super, the ingredients just don't mesh. Full Review
Assignment X
Feb 15, 2019
Rating: 3.5/5 -- This critic recommends this idiosyncratic film -- as long as you aren't too bothered by the sight of men getting the life beaten out of them. Full Review
Washington Examiner
Jan 8, 2019

Description by OLDIES.com:

An average guy reacts to the frustration of losing his wife by adopting a crime-fighting persona known as the "Crimson Bolt," and targeting any criminal who crosses his path -- no matter how minor their infraction may be. Frank (Rainn Wilson) is husband to former alcoholic and drug addict Sarah (Liv Tyler), and he loves her with all his heart. Their wedding day was one of but two perfect moments in this Frank's life, but when Sarah runs away with charismatic drug dealer Jacques (Kevin Bacon), the loss was just too much for her mild-mannered husband to take. Subsequently transforming himself into the Crimson Bolt, Frank reasons that if he can take down Jacques along with the rest of the city's scum, his beloved wife will soon come running back. With his homemade suit and his handy pipe wrench, Frank goes to work cleaning up the streets and starts making headlines. But just as the Crimson Bolt becomes the talk of the town, sociopathic comic-store clerk Libby (Ellen Page) reinvents herself as "Boltie," and makes a play to become the controversial street hero's trusted sidekick. Perhaps by working together, the Crimson Bolt and Boltie can make an example of Jacques, and keep the streets safe for average citizens. But real life isn't like comic books, and sometimes when an average person tries to be a superhero, things can go very bad, very fast.

Product Description:

This Blu-ray special edition includes a bonus DVD featuring over an hour of extras, including extended scenes, director and cast interviews, the Emerald City Comic Con panel discussion, the SXSW Film Festival premiere and a poster gallery.

When sad-sack loser Frank (Rainn Wilson, The Office), a short-order cook, sees his ex-addict wife (Liv Tyler, The Lord of the Rings) willingly snatched away by a seductive drug dealer (Kevin Bacon), he finds himself bereft and unable to cope. But he decides to fight back under the guise of a do-it-yourself superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a red hand-made suit, a wrench, a crazed sidekick named Boltie (Ellen Page, Juno) and absolutely nothing in the way of superpowers Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife.

Special Features:

Blu-ray:

- Trailer

- TV Spot

- Deleted Scene

- Behind The Scenes

- Making of the Main Titles

- "How to Fight Crime" Featurette

- Commentary with James Gunn and Rainn Wilson

Bonus DVD:

- Extended Scenes

- Director and Cast Interviews

- Emerald City Comic Con Panel Discussion

- SXSW Film Festival Premiere

- Poster Gallery

Blu-ray

Product Info

  • UPC: 030306187990
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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