This movie is amazing. Brad Bird (voice of Edna Mode/director of The Iron Giant) writes and directs this refreshing bit of superhero flick, infusing it with plenty of heart and tons of laughs. And he does it all while mocking the superhero culture founded in comic books. Like how villains will “monologue” about their greatness while the hero plots his escape. Or how capes on costumes are a BAD idea. But it takes it all a step further by beginning with the premise that all heroes have been relocated by the government because the people they rescued started suing them for medical damages. So now it’s government agent Rick Dicker’s job (voiced by Bud Luckey (more on him later)) to help manage their secret identities. Of course with superheroes out of a job, that puts their costumer, Edna Mode, out of a job. Naturally she switches to super models…but it’s … Continue reading →

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are two funny, funny, funny, (very sick), funny guys. It wasn’t enough for them to star in a David Zucker film that mocks the national sports scene and then turn their still-strong legacy of South Park into a movie that makes fun of everybody’s favorite dictator (Saddam Hussein). Oh no. They had to go and comment on the post-9/11 world in a movie that provides laughs on the scale of 9/11 times 1,000. That’s right…911,000 laughs. Or as Kim-Jong-Il says, 9/11 times 256,342 which is…my God, I don’t even know how much that is. No one does! HAHAHAHAHA! Anyways, back to the review. This movie really takes the art of puppeteers and the genre of political satire to a whole new level. I mean, political satire has always been done through comedy, but never comedy this absurd. And if you look through all that, there’s … Continue reading →

This movie was a lot of fun. I knew I would enjoy it the instant I saw the trailer. But then I had to sit around and wait for its Summer 2004….I mean September 2004 release (oops). But the wait (obviously due to under-performance fears i.e. Spider-Man 2) was well worth it. Written and directed by Kerry Conran, it contains that rare blend of vision and execution. Usually when you get six or seven people involved in the artistic vision of a picture, you end up with more style on the cutting room floor than on the screen. But with writers helming their films, the movie seems to carry a much more personal message, making the viewing experience that much more enjoyable…whether or not it succeeds at the box office just doesn’t matter. Reminiscent of the pulp comics of the early 20th century with it’s almost water-colored effects, the movie … Continue reading →