Went to two more films during Actionfest. One was the awesome Little Big Soldier. It was Jackie Chan at his finest. Funny, yet sincere, and the epic nature of the loactions made the movie a big screen experience for sure. I’m torn about how high this ranks on Chans list of films, due to how his talent has been wasted in America and how jaded I became towards him, but its a return to fine movie making for him and it’s up in the top five for me.
Super was great. Raiin Wilson is the perfect choice for this role as he has no problem with the self deprecation. Ellen Page is amazing as the psycopath sidekick. And Nathan Fillion even makes a cameo. The film plays pretty straight and sometimes the violence can shock you, but not for long. Director James Gunn always follows something gruesome with a joke, leaving you a little desenitized to the whole thing. In the end its got the chance to be a cult favorite for a long time, but won’t bring in the bucks that Kickass did last year.
I got to see four movies in four days at this years Actionfest. Some people attending probably saw 30, but if my minor experience with the festival is any indication, this festival is great all the way around. Can’t wait for next year.