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DVD : Mystery Men
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Mystery Men starring: Hank Azaria, Ernie Lee Banks, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo, Eddie Izzard List Price: $9.99 CD-Charts Price: $8.49 You Save: $1.50 (15%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780783239606 Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0783239602 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Publisher: Universal Studios Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 11, 2000 Running Time: 122 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: August 06, 1999 Sales Rank: 4894 MPN: D20688D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Ever wonder if there was a class system in the world of superheroes? After all the big names like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, etc., who were the supporting players? The folks assigned to the less-than-stellar gigs of saving only a small part of the world? According to this intermittently successful send-up of comic book heroism, there are indeed masked heroes who struggle and toil for their moment in the super sun. Based on the Dark Horse comic book series, Mystery Men follows the travails of three B-list avengers--Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), the Shoveler (William H. Macy), and the Blue Raja (Hank Azaria)--as they fight to make themselves known to the citizens of Champion City, quite difficult to do when the flashy Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear, never better) takes all the cool gigs and has product endorsements up the ying-yang. According to them, it's all a matter of timing--never mind that Mr. Furious never rises above a snit, or that the Blue Raja wears green. Their big break comes when Captain Amazing is abducted by the evil Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), and it's up to this motley crew to save Champion City. Blessed with a wondrously gifted comic cast and full of droll details, Mystery Men struggles in fits and spurts towards its climax. Transcendently witty in parts, it's also woefully sophomoric in others. Literally, this is the kind of movie in which someone gets off a brilliant line and then sits on a fork. Still, when this movie is rolling, it's gleefully on target, thanks primarily to the mordantly cocky Stiller and Janeane Garofalo as a latecomer to the superhero gang; her secret weapon is a bowling ball in which her dead father's head is encased. The comic chemistry between these two is fierce, and when you add the dryly funny Macy and the endearing Azaria (who finally gets a chance to let loose with his comic gifts), it's a hilarious joyride. Too bad that the gas tank is only half-full; this stunning cast deserves a first-rate vehicle. With Tom Waits as a weapons expert, Claire Forlani as the requisite babe, and Paul Reubens as the Spleen, the world's most flatulent superhero. --Mark Englehart Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - As bad as its reputation suggests....I decided to watch this the other night, despite its reputation as a really bad film. Well, my low expectations were met. It's an OK concept (rejected superheroes team up to gain self respect), but the execution of the film is all wrong. It might have been better (though not by much) as a sketch, not a full length feature film (and it's a relatively long film at 2 hours). It has a great cast (William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria), but here they try way too hard to make this film "hip" and "cool", and they fail, simply because the source material is tired and lame. There is only so much good actors can do when the script is chop blocking them at the knees when the refs aren't looking. Ben Stiller looks ... Read More: Rating:  - You must lash out with every limb, like the octopus who plays the drumsMystery Men is a tale of wannabe superheroes in the shadow of Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear), who has cleaned up Champion City so well that he needs Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) to be released from the insane asylum so he'll have someone to battle (his publicist insists that he must do something spectacular to appease his advertisers). Greg is great as the smarmy Captain with an insincere toothpaste grin (what there is of him before he gets fried in a psychofrakulater). The sudden departure of the Captain makes room for the Mystery Men to save Champion City from the evil Casanova Frankenstein. With a great cast of character actors and comedians, you'd think this movie would be funny, but director Kinka Usher is not up to the ... Read More: Rating:  - Mystrey Men HD-DVDFun movie - great price - movie came ahead of estimated delivery time, what else can you ask for. Love shopping at Amazon Rating: - A Fun Sci-Fi/Comic book/ComedyIn a few sentence review: This is a fun movie good for a rainy day or lazy weekend afternoon. You will enjoy the banter between the characters and find the film quite humorous, but do not expect to actually laugh out loud much. (I didn't at all). For the film reference buff: It is sure to please fans of any of the notable stars of the film: Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Janeane Garofalo, Kel Mitchell (of All That on Nickelodeon in the mid-90's),Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Waits, Eddie Izzard and Artie Lange. Even Dane Cook and Praz from the Fugees are in it. All cast members do a fine job of portraying their respected characters. The director, Kinka Usher, this was his first and only ... Read More: Rating:  - under rated comedyI think this is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. You'll especially enjoy the fun poked at super heroes and comic books if you grew up reading them as I did. |
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