Super (2010)
Directed by James Gunn
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
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Accordingly, “Deadpool” supposes – on a molecular level – that R-rated superhero adventures are its own invention, as if James Gunn didn’t make “Super,” Matthew Vaughn “Kick-Ass,” or Zack Synder “Watchmen,” all of which are ideals of innovation in comparison.
For a better example of the kind of film Miller probably intended to make – or one that more faithfully fits how Deadpool is being marketed – rustle up a copy of the under-watched 2010 gem Super (by James Gunn, who directed Guardians of the Galaxy).
In the same way, director James Gunn had only shot TV and an uneven indie flick called Super — then he was given the reigns for Guardians of the Galaxy and knocked it out of the park.
The dully stylized, jokey carnage is also clearly Åkerlund’s play to join the same twisted-pulp, laugh-while-you-gag club frequented by Matthew Vaughn (“Kick Ass,” “Kingsman”), James Gunn (“Super”) and David Ayers (“Suicide Squad”).
The dark humor he incorporates is reminiscent of what he did with Slither (2006) and to a larger degree, Super (2010).
James Gunn, Troma alum, taps into his gruesome imagination in a way we haven’t seen since the era of Slither and Super .
Writer/director James Gunn ( Super , Guardians of the Galaxy ) has a field day exploring the bizarre abilities of his freakshow team.
The carrot here is that it’s helmed by James Gunn, the once lo-fi auteur of gore and superhero quirk (“Slither” and “Super”) who rose to mainstream notoriety with the marvelously offbeat Marvel Universe entry “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014).
Directed by James Gunn ( The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise and Super ) The Suicide Squad centres on a sprawling collection of misfits and super-villains from Belle Reve prison, assembled by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) and her techie team to complete a deadly mission.
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And he is, like Aaron Johnson in Kick-Ass or Rainn Wilson in Super, except he’s not kidding around.