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Summary: Laughed a Lot
Review: Maybe it's because I've seen a lot of BATMAN movies, but I enjoyed MYSTERY MEN a lot. There were also some superhero discussions, like the Lance Hunt wears glasses part (spoofing the fact that Clark Kent wears glasses and no one recognizes him as Superman). Great stuff. I reccomend it.
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Summary: pillow not included
Review: Don't take with alcohol or other sedatives or you may never wake up. This movie was a dud. It had promise, but they dropped the ball. Peee-U!
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Summary: barfo-rama
Review: Could be worse, but I can't see how. A really bad movie that wasn't even funny once. Not worth a rental.
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Summary: mysteriously awful
Review: I'm not sure how great comedic talents like Paul Reubens, Garafolo and Stiller ended up in a lame duck like this... it's a mystery to me, but horrid nonetheless.
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Summary: really, really, really, really, really, really, really, BAD!
Review: Sitting through this movie was like torture. I'm not sure what went wrong. They had a good budget, a good premise/idea and great comedic talent and still this movie was like watching grass grow, minus the time-lapse photography. Jokes that just aren't funny unless you're dead drunk and one dumb joke after another, with long pauses of nothing inbetween.
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Summary: el stinko
Review: This was a real turkey. The previews looked funny, but those were the only funny parts in the movie. The fart jokes were funny, but not enough to make seeing this movie worth 2 hours of my life. It stank, no pun intended.
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Summary: a big bag of stinky wind
Review: This movie looked expensive, but it was cheaply done. Poor screenplay, bad timing. No laughs, whatsoever. The entire audience seemed like they were in a coma when I saw this in the theater...
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Summary: Deserves a goose egg
Review: This was a horrendous flick. Slow moving, delayed punch-lines and waste of money and talent on what was obviously poor direction and/or screenplay. The Oscar goes to the editor who put the trailer together making this appear to be a well-timed comedy. Bravo for talking me out of my $7. What a load of garbage this film was. This is the last time I go to a movie when it first comes out. There was a big reason this was in theaters for less than a month... word of mouth spreads like wild fire. Yuck yuck yuck. I feel like I must warn the world about what a waste of time it is to sit through this torture.
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Summary: Delightful superhero satire
Review: I rented this video and decided that I absolutely had to buy a copy for myself. This movie is a delightfully satirical sendup of superhero flicks. The story revolves around a group of wannabe superheroes who ineptly try to fight crime only to wind up face down on the floor time and again. Their big chance comes when supervillain Casanova Frankenstein abducts the self-centered protector of the city, Captain Amazing, and they must ride to Amazing's rescue. Unfortunately, they botch the rescue and must fend off Frankenstein and his evil forces on their own. The trio of William Macy (the Shoveler), Ben Stiller (Mr. Furious), and Janene Garofalo (the Bowler) anchor the movie, but they receive excellent help from the rest of the cast. If you have always rooted for the underdog, you will enjoy this movie.
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Summary: Trashed by Critics Who Don't Understand It
Review: The negative reviews for this movie on this site are just as bad as the negative reviews that were given to this film upon its opening, and apparently, there's a whole bunch of people who try to give support to a negative review for MYSTERY MEN on Amazon (or perhaps it's only three or so people, and one person's voting twice). So allow me to enlighten you.Let's face facts: This is a movie parodying superheroes. The fact that the description says parody means that it may not be for people who don't read superhero comics. That's already a huge flare signal. Second, the only reason fart jokes and the more juvenile jokes were included were to hold interest from the people who can't understand a joke from a clever line in the film. Someone sitting next to me in the theatre, and as the clever and funny answer as to why Lance Hunt couldn't be Captain Amazing was said, the guy next to me had a rather clueless look on his face. But when the Spleen farted, he went, "Hey! he farted! That's the only joke in here so far and it's dumb!" Moral of the story? IF YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT SUPERHEROES AND COMIC BOOKS, WATCH IT. IT'S ENJOYABLE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ENOUGH, SEE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK, OR ASK SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN THE JOKES TO YOU.
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