Vs (2011)

Four Super Heroes find themselves abducted by their Arch Nemesis and are forced to compete in a series of challenges in order to save an abandoned town full of kidnapped innocent civilians.

Director:

Jason Trost

Writer:

Jason Trost

Stars:

Jason Trost, Lucas Till, James Remar

Cast

Cast overview:
Jason Trost	...	Charge
Lucas Till	...	Cutthroat / Ben
James Remar	...	Rickshaw
Sophie Merkley	...	Shadow
Lee Valmassy	...	The Wall
Sean Whalen	...	Manpower
Nick Principe	...	Sledgesaw
Brian Taylor	...	Man
Kyle Valmassy	...	Innocent
Alexis Acosta	...	Innocent
George Holdcroft	...	Innocent
Rich White	...	Innocent

Storyline

Four Super Heroes find themselves abducted by their Arch Nemesis and are forced to compete in a series of challenges in order to save an abandoned town full of kidnapped innocent civilians.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | superhero | arch villain | game of death

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

All Superheroes Must Die

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GRINDFIST

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charge and Cutthroat's costumes were modified wetsuits to form fit the actors.

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Goofs

In the 'Bonus Round' room, the taunt 'You Loose' is written on the wall. This should of course be spelled 'You Lose'.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Cutthroat: Ow!

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Connections

Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Scott Ian Sets Sh*t on Fire with Ron Trost (2013)

User Reviews

Fantastic!

Every once in a while, a surprise comes along which blows me away. This was one of them.

With the small budget, it's unsurprising that this flick received little or no advertising, so when this was given to me, I'd rightfully never even heard of it.

The problem with most superhero films - especially trash like Wolverine

• is that the belief is: known stars, big explosions, CGI, expensive

sets, and money, money, money thrown around like cheap confetti will make a highly entertaining 90 minutes.

Wrong.

What the writer here understood, is that CONCEPT truly is king, and was able to create a compelling screenplay with none of the above.

So, no Jackman, no millions, but a sound thriller which takes the superhero formula and shows the big boys that well-crafted characters and a good plot are - SURPRISE! - the key ingredients to a good film.

I could now go on about how the fights were a little bit of a let-down, and how I'd have liked to have known for sure that a couple of the villains were really killed and wouldn't be getting up again after a nap, or even how the budget forced certain effects to have less impact, but none of these detract from the story or the end result: a solid 90 minutes of entertainment. Recommended.