Mystery Men

Pros: Good cast. Interesting and entertaining plot.
Cons: Silly at times.

Movies based on comic books or featuring superhero characters have become very popular in the last several years. I tend to see most of those movies since I usually enjoy that type of movie. I first say Mystery Men several years ago, when ...

Pros: It's shocking to see a Hollywood comedy with more than three funny lines.
Cons: There are only four funny lines.

Mystery Men starts off brilliantly. We can't help being intrigued as we watch the Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) hurl ordinary table forks at a gang of thugs. He is assisted by the Shoveler (William H. Macy), who wears a miner's outfit and tries not to...

Pros: Ben Stiller and Janeane Garafolo are always great (even when I can't spell her name)
Cons: Casanova Frankenstein, villains, The Spleen...wasted satire/irony

Okay, I OWN it because I'm a superhero freak, and it was on sale for like five bucks at Blockbuster.

"Mystery Men" is a spoof of comic book heroes, and was actually a comic book itself in underground circulation before becoming a Big Screen...

Pros: Great cast, good special effects.
Cons: Too silly

Mystery Men is all about the proverbial 'little guy' coming up from behind and making a difference. It is about a superhero who is running out of crime to stop, so much that his corporate sponsors are cancelling their endorsements. In order to give...

Pros: Funny, fast, furious paradoy of Superhero movies.
Cons: Heavy on humiliation.

Mystery Men (1999) Directed by Kinka Usher"I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines."  Mr. Furious.Loosely based on Dark Horse's Flaming Carrot comic, Mystery Men tell the tale of a world like ours, with ...

Pros: Dry, sometimes clever humor punctuates this bizarre, visually stunning film.
Cons: The humor is repetitive and sometimes irritating.

In Champion City, some unknown heroes are trying to overcome the forces of evil, but, unfortunately, they can't seem to overcome their own incompetence.

The Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) is adept at handling silverware. The Shoveler (William H....

Pros: harmless fun, darkly satirical, humor with a conscience
Cons: a bit too repetitive and over the top on jokes that dont all work

Fess up, it’s okay. We all did it in our youth. We tied a bed sheet around our shoulders, grabbed a stick, or something as a weapon, and for those brief fleeting moments of youthful joy, we were a superhero. We fought the forces of evil in our backyards,...

Pros: Good production values and a very good time.
Cons: You mustn't take it (or yourself) too seriously.

Already more than 200 E-pinions have been written about MYSTERY MEN (1999), and most seem unenthusiastic about it. I, on the other hand, had a blast. It's worth keeping in mind that this film is worked up from a number of different superhero comic ...

Pros: Janeane Garafolo, Ben Stiller, great costumes
Cons: Boring, lame plot, very predictable

For my next installment in my laugh-so-hard-you-fall-off-your-chair new release comedy series, I rented Mystery Men. I had very high hopes for this film, being that Janeane Garafolo is one of my favorite actresses and Ben Stiller is...

Pros: Hilarious parody of the superhero genre. Excellent set and cast
Cons: "The Spleen" character.

On an opening note, if you are wondering what the hell my title is all about, then you need to watch the movie. It is a rather lame take-off of one of the characters.

Mystery Men is not a movie I found it easy to watch. It is not that I...

Pros: Funny!
Special Effects
Cons: Niche Audience

A nice blend of The Tick and superhero origin films. Ok, so here's Mystery Men in a nutshell. 3 guys are wannabe crime fighters. There's The Shoveler (William H Macy), Blue Raj (Hank Azaria), and Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller). After getting their butts ...

Pros: Excellent cast, Decent concept, One or two moments of humor
Cons: Terrible use of cast (poor acting), Simple and disappointing plot, Largely not funny!

Every now and then, there comes a film that has an awesome concept, a great cast, and a convincing trailer and it turns into such a miserable viewing experience for the viewer that it is almost enough to make one swear off movies (especially those ...

Pros: Great cast, great timing, just plain GREAT!
Cons: It doesn't mention the Flaming Carrot!

If the chips were down, and everyone was going to die, would you want someone who could break wind with deadly accuracy on your side? How about a guy who throws forks? No? Me neither.

Champion City is a good place to live. With it's very...

Pros: Terrific special effects, good acting (especially Azaria and Macy), and a few really funny lines
Cons: Too long, rambling and a superhero whose secret weapon is a temper tantrum (oooo, I'm so scared!)

Mystery Men gets my vote as the best worst movie of 1999. This action-hero spoof has all the makings of a hip flick bound for cult status but somewhere along the line it falls flat on its face. Instead of soaring in the sky with its cape...

Pros: Great concept
Cons: Just does not deliver

Just so you know. I am nearly 60 years old and I still read comic books.
I feel so ashamed.

I checked this movie out because I really liked the idea of a super hero spoof. The concept of minor super heroes appealed to me.

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