Mystery Men | | Cast : | Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Ben Stiller | | Director : | Kinka Usher | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | August 06, 1999 | | DVD Released Date : | December 28, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | "Superfriends" meets "Diner"! | Content
 | After watching the trailer for MYSTERY MEN, I decided it wasn't for me. It looked derivative, unrewarding and stupid. But, as is often the case, the trailer is a marketing campaign not created by the filmmakers. So, MYSTERY MEN is a pleasant surprise.
The celebrity CAPTAIN AMAZING succeeds in another rescue that was unsuccessfully attempted by second-rate superheroes MR FURIOUS, THE SHOVELLER and THE BLUE RAJA. The three beaten heroes meet as always in the local diner for a Seinfeldian conversation about their plight. How will they ever make the big time? When CAPTAIN AMAZING is captured by his arch-nemesis CASANOVA FRANKENSTEIN, they seize the opportunity. They hold auditions to fill their ranks and in the world were superhero wanna-bes are a dime a dozen, they come out just short of empty handed. Joined by THE SPLEEN, THE BOWLER and THE INVISIBLE BOY the group set out to save the world!
These are superheroes for the HMO world. Whereas the BOWLER (Wonderful Jeneane Garafolo) is dead solid perfect when hurling her bowling ball and THE SHOVELLER (William H Macy) is a wiz with a shovel, the other superpowers are not so easy to put your finger... or pull your finger in the case of THE SPLEEN. THE INVISIBLE BOY claims he can only be invisible when nobody is looking at him and the BLUE RAJA (who wears no blue) throws silverware as quick as silverware puns. MR FURIOUS (Ben Stiller) is the hardest of all, his power is...well he doesn't have a power but he gets real angry. So whenever pretty-boy CAPTAIN AMAZING (sharp Greg Kinnear) is on the scene, he deservingly gets all the press and sponsors.
Sure, this is a comic action film, but it is the droll comments by the talented cast that keep this film away from a pun fest. An argument over CAPTAIN AMAZING's true identity is a good example. Millionaire Lance Hunt wears glasses, CAPTAIN AMAZING doesn't. How could CAPTAIN AMAZING see if he is in reality Lance Hunt? With their secret meeting point (the local diner), the MYSTERY MEN seem more a community theatre then the world's saviors.
The DVD has some nice extra features including a director's commentary, CD-ROM material and a couple documentaries, one that traces the MYSTERY MEN back to their comic book roots. The film has a great audio and widescreen video transfer. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 20, 2005 | | Summary | Thomas C. Stephenson has no idea what he's talking about | Content
| Mystery men is a funny entertaining movie. It is not childish but very clever. Obviously Thomas has no taste in movies. He thinks it's childish but really he doesn't get the jokes. He thinks he got the innuendo but he didn't. He's a know it all who is wrong. The movie is drop dead funny. I say watch it right now. Ben stiller is great as Mr. Furious and Hank Azaria is even funnier as the Blue Raja. Great Movie. Watch it. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 08, 2005 | | Summary | Mystery Men | Content
| The movie is about these three guys that want to be professional crime fighters, but nobody takes them seriously. Meanwhile, the city's best super hero, Captain Amazing, is kidnapped by his arch nemesis, so it's up to the Mystery Men to save him. The Mystery Men recruit four more unlikely heroes in their quest to save Captain Amazing. Ben Stiller, Greg Kinnear, and Janeane Gerofalo were hillarious in this movie as well as the rest of the cast. The movie does tend to fall into a lot redundant super hero cliches at the end, and the story can often get a bit too ridiculious. Overall, this movie is one of the best parody super hero films I've seen yet. And how can I forget Paul Reubens' character THE SPLEEN?! I swear, Paul "Pee-Wee" Reubens has never made me laugh harder. His character in this film could be a CULT FILM HERO! LONG LIVE THE SPLEEN! |
| Rating | | | Date | April 08, 2005 | | Summary | Don't take it too serious | Content
| Just like any comedy you can't take things to mental. Think of it in terms of a Superhero version of Napoleon Dynomite, Better off Dead, or Strange Brew. Just a story of some misfits trying to find their place in the world, and in the process not screw it up too bad.
If you go into it looking for a Lord of the Rings, Batman type story where the world is normal with these few laughs mixed in you are in the wrong place. This is bizarroland. Always something odd going on in every corner of the movie.
Right from the start it throws you into the oddest scene in the movie, an old persons party, with syncronized power wheelchairs, and blue haired old grannys. It starts to normalize (if you can call it that) as the movie goes on.
The would be hero's are frustrated that their powers are second rate, but they believe in each other, and in what they are doing. Not saving the world, but saving their corner of the block. Thier eyes are on the prize of the big save.
It was great. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 30, 2005 | | Summary | The Mystery is Where is the Funny? | Content
| This movie completely blows chunks. I didn't laugh once. Yes I got the little innuendoes and the childish banter - but this movie was a complete waste of time and completely dry. Don't get it. If you got it - burn it. Besides, any movie with Janeane Garofalo sucks anyway. |
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