ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
Invaderbank
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
dacookielad
After watching the trailer for the film this strangely caught my curiosity. I read a review online suggesting that I checked it out, giving it all sorts of praises. This was the first and probably only time that I've ever gotten angry at a review.I swear to Christ, this was the absolute WORST movie that I've ever seen in my entire life. It is worse than The Room, Plan 9 from outerspace, or even trolls 2. At least those three films were humorous so while indirectly, it had an appeal. A reason to watch them, and a reason to enjoy watching them.The director had absolutely no idea what he was doing. The character development was so bad that if a character died I might have actually gained a slight amount of excitement because that means the story is one step closer to ending.The director apparently constantly tore pages of the script due to budget concerns. This needed to have been dealt with BEFORE shooting. A script needs to go through AT LEAST four drafts. Many of which need to be rewritten for story purposes, fixing mistakes(not necessarily grammatical, but relationships, dialogues, and characters themselves) and the last few drafts being edited for budget concerns.A certain aspect of filmmaking is about compromise. Compromising with what you have, and if you don't have a big budget then for the love of God, please don't try to act like your story is bigger than what it was. I seriously cannot understand the appeal for films like this. I've often seen people online saying how they enjoy superhero movies, especially the much smaller low-budget ones.Go watch the 2010 James Gunn film Super starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page. That's a low-budget superhero film done right. 2009's Defendor. Anohter low-budget superhero film done right. These such films are movies that didn't try to be anything else other than what it was. The cast worked with what they had, and the directors knew the art of filmmaking well enough to at least make a halfway decent film.The premise seems slightly creative, the first scene seemed like it would be promising but it just fell flat as if the director went "Y'know what, **** it. Let's just make up new obstacles. The first idea is put into the movie" I mean the "creativity" of this so called "mastermind" villain was so poorly done that I actually lost complete interest for any kind of unique "traps" the heroes could face.Were these people ever truly superheroes? Because they did their job pretty badly. The "shocking"(and I say shocking in quotations out of pure sarcasm) revelation about one of the characters just makes the viewer feel annoyed or even frustrated.This film is directed, starred, and produced by the same person. He clearly had no freaking idea what he was doing and was completely in over his head. This film is among the ranks of student films and fan films on YouTube. The fact that it even got anywhere is astounding. The fact that people actually like this is even more astounding. If you're thinking of seeing this movie, you should probably just watch a bunch of little kids playing "Superhero" because it's probably a lot more entertaining and creative than this piece of trash.
CollinJosephNeal
Absolutely loved this film for most everything in it. The story was great from beginning to end, loved the fact things kept going back and forth and couldn't figure out where it was going to go next. A mix of SAW, KICK ASS, and more this film definitely is going to be a cult classic. The way the plot kept thickening and flowing from scene to scene keeps you guessing and on the edge of your seat as an audience member. The costuming, film style, and dark gritty environments make this a must see for comic book fans, superhero fans, and action loving fans. The acting was well done as well as the Directing for catching just the right emotions through costumes on actors, and just the right amount movement from each character in their surroundings. The film lets you get to know each one, what they will be useful for, and if their super powers can help or will be there in the end.Thank You Jason Trost for your awesome films and stories! Keep making films, and cannot wait to one day team up with you to make a feature.
StarEterLotus
Super heroes aren't for everyone. This, however, does not stop film makers from trying. They come in every form now: action, comedy, drama, noir, independent, and so much more. This film is yet another take on the super hero genre; fallen heroes from the start. Each of the four main characters have had their powers suppressed from them with the exception being our leader, Charge, whom according to Cutthroat, the classic wannabe leader sidekick, and Rickshaw, our villain, seems to still have his super strength in tact. This movie is one where full attention is required, even after watching it twice, I have NO idea what one of the hero's power was. The fault is in the concept that you do not see any of the heroes use their powers, not even in flashbacks. You only hear slight references or have to figure it out by their code names: Charge, Cutthroat, Shadow, and The Wall. The movie moves along in rounds, this is sort of like each room entered in the second Saw installment. Each round has bound up victims and the heroes must follow Rickshaw's instructions or the victims will die. It's a setup that's doomed to hurt the heroes' pride and disappoint the audience if they are hoping that the heroes will overcome or regain their powers. There is little action, just violence and lots of dialog. That does not mean that this movie lacks or can not hold attention. Gripping my seat intensely, I often found myself hoping for some miracle for the heroes. Without giving too much away, there is a pretty important twist that ultimately darkens the tone of the movie. This film is not for those with a low attention span or for fans of heroes who crave non stop action. Both titles, "Vs" and "All Superheroes Must Die" are deceiving in the idea that there really is not so much action as there is violence and sadness. The ending is an open end and it may anger viewers who do not like that kind of thing. However, if you're open-minded, there's enough in this film to get a kick out of and to grow attached to. I would love to see this film re-visioned as a comic book series and really, I would love to see more from this universe.
poyrazbaklan
When a movie is small budget, it doesn't automatically make it bad, on the contrary I have seen a lot of movies which were fairly successful in their own ways no matter what they cost the filmmakers. It just takes a fair amount of creativity,imagination and quick thinking that usually overcomes the obstructions it brings. Unfortunately these are the skills the director lacks here. The idea is fairly good. Four heroes, stripped of their powers, must play a deadly game in a town under siege by a maniacal man, played by James Remar no less. Think of Saw meets the Avengers, I heard. The end result is far, far from what I had hoped though. The heroes origins are never explained, instead using some flashbacks about their past which amount to nothing at all. The director says he made this to trick the viewer into becoming a fish-out-of-water, just like the heroes, but then why are the flashbacks there? Other than Charge, the heroes barely get screen time and the deadly games they play is all the same, just kill one another. There is a small twist near the end about Charge's origins but it really doesn't make a lot of sense. And the plot holes are a plenty. How can he triangulate Rickshaw's signal by just marking the map? Why does the villain have goons in animal costumes? What's with the two villains and the inability to cut a fuse? How come the whole town is rigged with cameras and Rickshaw doesn't see Charge approach him? There are many like this, and the worst is the suddenly- cut-to-black ending, which no wonder will make you disappointed. I really wanted to like this film but viewers need and deserve more, it is commendable to shoot a movie with little money and time. But at least it could have a decent script.
