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Superheroes (2011)
Okay, but nothing happens!
The subject matter of this documentary is certainly interesting. What makes this group of real life, costumed vigilantes tick. The film makers follow a group of people who patrol their streets at night, trying to prevent crime, and worryingly in one case, bait crime. The problem, however. is that where other great documentaries seem to capture that elusive shot scene (be it a rare animal hunting down another rare animal, or firefighters unexpectedly having to deal with the largest terrorist attack in history), nothing of note seems to happen to these weird folk. There's a man whose foot is run over by a car, a couple of charity drives, and...that's...about...it. Then there's guest speaker Stan Lee predictably supporting these "Superheroes" noble intentions, whilst a police authority repeats non-stop how they are untrained professionals. Ultimately, an opportunity that falls flat, although it's still interesting to see.
The Anniversary at Shallow Creek (2011)
Stinker
"Anniversary at Shallow Creek" starts off just as many mediocre slasher movies do, and just like many of its kind, it saves a twist that's supposed to surprise viewers. Unfortunately, this low budget production quickly shows to be a low quality one too (literally a few minutes into it). The acting is awful (child actor Corey Riley is particularly bad),the script equally awful, and even on a technical level, the film seems to have rather poor audio, and basic cinematography ruined by the use a blue filter for it's daytime shots, the point of which totally eludes me. Add to this an anemic score, and you've got the type of horror film even those who enjoy the genre would admit fails to meet even lowered expectations.