Superheroes



There's an odd and easygoing charm to Superheroes, a colorful new documentary which enjoys its world broadcast premiere on HBO on Monday, August 8. While in the narrative realm James Gunn's Super, Peter Stebbings' Defendor and Matthew Vaughn's ultra-stylized Kick-Ass, among others, have examined the warped worlds and worldviews of those who take on a superhero guise without any particular special powers, Superheroes is a nonfiction look at those who don self-made spandex costumes along with alter egos, patroling city streets at night to stop evildoers and protect the innocent. An engaging if ultimately intellectually lightweight subcultural safari, the movie offers up something for and ultimately connects about equally with clucking gawkers and admiring comic book fanboys alike. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. (HBO Films, unrated, 82 minutes)

 

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