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Defendor Is Your Worst Nightmare. I Guess.

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (16)

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Here’s the final trailer for Defendor, another one of those creative takes on the superhero genre that seems to be dominating the marketplace in 2010. At some point, it seemed, Defendor was actually competing with Kick-Ass for this year’s original superhero flick. Apparently, it lost — Kick-Ass is opening the SXSW film festival, and will later open wide on April 16th, while Defendor will open with a very limited run at the end of this month before immediately going to DVD.

That’s as it should be, I suppose: From the looks of the trailer, this one doesn’t have nearly the energy of Kick-Ass. It’s about a delusional man played by Woody Harrelson who thinks he’s a superhero; his best friend, a teenager (Kat Dennings); and his shrink (Sandra Oh). Elias Koteas plays the “villain.” Defendor was written and directed by Peter Stebbings, who amazingly has 45 credits and only about 10 I’ve ever heard of. Seriously — it’s bizarre.










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Comments

I don't know how I feel about this trailer. I want to like the movie, but Woody's acting, feels, well, wooden.

Posted by: tamatha at February 16, 2010 11:20 AM

I think I saw Gus in there somewhere.

The trailer was mildly amusing. This seems like a movie you could take a 12 year old to see and it would be right up his/her alley.

Posted by: becks at February 16, 2010 11:21 AM

That dude was Kevin in Madison! I used to love that show.

Posted by: Carrie at February 16, 2010 11:23 AM

Oh Elias Koteas, will I ever stop mistaking him for Christopher Meloni? Koteas was sufficiently freaky as the executed serial killer in Fallen.

Posted by: branded at February 16, 2010 11:26 AM

I can't decide if I like Elias Koteas, or if I really just like his name. Saying it is hypnotic: Elias Koteas, Elias Koteas, Elias Koteas.

I also find him very similar to Christopher Meloni, branded, which is a good thing in my opinion.

Posted by: Katers at February 16, 2010 11:31 AM

I agree Kick-Ass looks way better than this--but this still looks really cute. I'll keep an eye out for the DVD.

Posted by: Jerce at February 16, 2010 11:33 AM

In the stories I've read of this, Woody says he was acting as if he was afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. That may explain the wooden acting or the thoughts that this may be good to take your 12 year old to.

Posted by: pausner at February 16, 2010 11:45 AM

Elias Koteas was brilliant in Some Kind of Wonderful (how many of you thought I was going to say Dirty, Pretty Things?) as the skinhead punk artist who turns out to have a soft side for romance and a wicked sense of humour.

Posted by: Brenton at February 16, 2010 12:49 PM

We'll see them all (except for Nick Cage) again in the sequal: Kick-Taint or something. Kick-Vag.

Posted by: superasente at February 16, 2010 1:30 PM

There is a sad lack of objectifying Kat Dennings in this thread and it must be rectified!
Hummina Hummina AA-OOOOHGA! *pant pant pant* Hubba Hubba

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at February 16, 2010 1:39 PM

Did you mean that I may have FAS if I think this is good to take a 12 year old to see or that 12 year olds love FAS? I'm confused (though I pretty much always feel confused).

If you mean that 12 year olds love people with FAS then you might be onto something since I've always felt that Taylor Swift looks like a cute girl with FAS.

Posted by: becks at February 16, 2010 2:03 PM

@becks

Nothing insidious about my comments. Just that FAS can stall developmental growth leaving the person an adult with a 12 year old mindset and imagination and love of that kind of humour, etc. Therefore, the attraction of 12 year olds to humour that a man with a 12 year old's sense of humour has.

God, that was a convoluted explanation. I don't know what I just wrote.

Posted by: pausner at February 16, 2010 2:12 PM

Hahaha, I understood it though pausner. What does that say about me?

Posted by: becks at February 16, 2010 3:11 PM

I saw it at my city's Film Fest and let me just say this: Kat Dennings should never, ever say the word "cock", ever. She was atrociously miscast and it pretty much ruined any awesomeness that was Harrelson.

Posted by: Sapphiar at February 17, 2010 1:52 AM

Wait a minute! Does that mean Mariah Carey has FAS?

Posted by: welldressed at February 17, 2010 3:59 PM

I'll watch anything with Casey Jones in it.

Posted by: Salad Is Murder at February 18, 2010 9:47 AM