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Genre | Comedy, Action & Adventure |
Format | NTSC, AC-3, Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, Dolby, Widescreen, Color, Multiple Formats |
Contributor | Tom Waits, Janeane Garofalo, Greg Kinnear, Paul Reubens, Neil Cuthbert, Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Eddie Izzard, Mike Richardson, William H. Macy, Lena Olin, Wes Studi, Lawrence Gordon, Kel Mitchell, Lloyd Levin, Claire Forlani, Kinka Usher, Geoffrey Rush See more |
Initial release date | 2010-10-05 |
Language | English, French |
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Product Description
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The hippest cast in history has united to become the funniest superhero team ever. Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush and Paul Reubens join forces in this wild, funny and thoroughly original misadventure.When Captain Amazing, Champion City's legendary superhero, falls into the hands of the evil madman Casanova Frankenstein and his disco-dancing henchmen, there's suddenly a chance for the aspiring superheroes to show what they can do. They're the Mystery Men… a ragtag team of superhero wannabes featuring: Mr. Furious, whose power comes from his boundless rage; The Shoveler, a father who shovels "better than anyone"; The Blue Raja, a fork-flinging mama's boy; The Bowler, who fights crime with the help of her father's skull; The Spleen, whose power is pure flatulence; Invisible Boy, who's only invisible when no one's watching and The Sphinx, a cliche-spewing philosopher.With its outrageous adventure, incredible cast and hip alternative humor, Mystery Men is so irresistibly funny and appealing, seeing it just once will never be enough.
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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
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
- Item model number : 025192068829
- Director : Kinka Usher
- Media Format : NTSC, AC-3, Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, Dolby, Widescreen, Color, Multiple Formats
- Run time : 2 hours and 2 minutes
- Release date : October 5, 2010
- Actors : Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush
- Dubbed: : French
- Subtitles: : English
- Producers : Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, Lloyd Levin
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B000035Z38
- Writers : Neil Cuthbert
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #14,800 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #220 in Fantasy DVDs
- #1,327 in Kids & Family DVDs
- #1,538 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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You will enjoy yourself. It's a pocket of alternate universe, dated, cringe-y, charming, and clever.
Honestly it was ahead of its time and it really doesn’t get the recognition I feel it deserves. It’s quirky and charming in a ridiculous way. We watch it easily twice a year and it could quickly become one of your great Horror alternative Halloween go-to flicks.
Ben Stiller is always awesome. William H. Macy is phenomenal. His dry humor and present wit makes me a huge fan of his all over again. I miss seeing Janeane Garofalo these days. Paul Reubens...Lol! Just always so silly and perfectly weird. His character is quintessential proof that potty humor (in this case, flatulence) is always funny.
If the movie has any “flaws” I’d say there’s a little bit of intermittent corny improv dialogue that occasionally goes on a little too long making it slightly awkward, but this can be easily forgiven when you judge the film on a whole. Also I’m the less desirable category, neither of us are huge Smashmouth fans but at the time of this movies release a couple of their songs were very popular.
Overall it’s just a fun movie to sit back and giggle at the ridiculous nature of the story and characters and obvious intention of not taking itself too seriously. We love it! Hope you do too.
I am not particularly a Ben Stiller fan, but he does a sound job as the dubious "Mr. Furious". His claim to fame was that he once pushed a bus ... that was already moving. Imbued with dubious super-strength whenever he gets furious, his jumping upon the antagonist's limosine is a riot as he couldn't really do anything else in comparison to his teammates.
William Macy is amazing as "The Shoveler". He can wield a mighty mean shovel and was the most physical member of the team. His job as a construction worker was where he primed his talent.
Hank Azaria as the "Blue Raja", a fork and spoon tosser with a supposedly far east Indian background was a riot. He was anything but "blue" while covered mostly greens and browns, coupled with his fake British accent while he is an American demonstrated a character completely quirky.
With the capture of Greg Kinnear's "Captain Amazing", the group held a tryout where more wanna-be heroes came to audition. Ranging from "Pencil Head" and his sidekick, "Son of Pencil Head" to "The Waffler", the audition was a complete bust. However, the late arrival of Janeane's "The Bowler" awed them with her talent and capability.
Other eventual teammates included Paul Ruben's "The Spleen", the boy who could only become invisible when no one was watching, and the mysterious man from New Orleans whose claim to fame is an ability to cut guns in half and speak phrases along the lines of "Control your fears, or your fears will control you" and "Work for good, and good will work for you."
The assault upon Casanova Frankenstein's home was difficult with the various gangs he had brought to his banner. From the fellas stuck in the disco era, to the "Frat Boys", and the all-woman dance gang, our heroes have their work cut-out for them.
Top reviews from other countries
Una divertente commedia di "supereroi" coinvolti in situazioni al limite del surreale..
Alcuni Extra interessanti e cover reversibile completano il quadro di questo BluRay uscito per festeggiare il 20 Anniversario del film.
Ottima qualità audio/video.
Consigliato a tutti indistintamente...
Reviewed in Italy on October 15, 2020
Una divertente commedia di "supereroi" coinvolti in situazioni al limite del surreale..
Alcuni Extra interessanti e cover reversibile completano il quadro di questo BluRay uscito per festeggiare il 20 Anniversario del film.
Ottima qualità audio/video.
Consigliato a tutti indistintamente...
Ich habe den Film erstmals Ende der 90er durch Zufall aus der Videothek mitgenommen (Ben Stiller kannte ich da noch gar nicht), da nichts anderes da war. Das war auch vor der Zeit der Superheldenfilme und Scary Movie sowie deren unrühmlichen Abwandlungen.
Bevor jetzt Leute den Film aufgrund meiner guten Rezension blind kaufen, empfehle ich AUSLEIHEN, da der Film sicherlich polarisiert. Die Machart ist sicherlich aus heutiger Sicht etwas antiquiert und die Handlung natürlich albern. Es ist auch ganz klar ein B-Movie, da er aus der Zeit stammt, als Stiller noch keine BigBudgets aquirieren konnte. Es ist jedoch aus meiner Sicht ein absoluter Kultfilm und geniale Satire des Superheldengenres. Einige flache Witze sind dabei, aber trotzdem hat der Film nie das Niveau von den ganzen Scary Movie verschnitten.
Die Handlung ist schnell erzählt. Sie dreht sich um 2 "Superhelden" (Stiller und Macy) die von ihrer Umwelt noch nicht als diese angesehen und akzeptiert werden (Gewisse parallelen zu Kick-Ass und Watchmen sind nicht zu übersehen). Nach einem Ereigniss beschließen sie jedoch zu ihrem Schicksal zu stehen und Rekrutieren weitere "Helden" für ihr Superheldenteam und ziehen in den finalen Kampf. Die Superkräfte des Teams sind dabei an Skurilität nicht zu überbieten.
Wer mit dem Film nichts anfangen kann, den kann ich durchaus nachvollziehen, da es schon eine spezielle Art von Humor ist und man dem Film auch sein Produktionsalter ansieht. Personen die nicht mit Tanz der Teufel oder Friedhof der Kuscheltiere aufgewachsen sind, können den Kult um die Filme auch nicht nachvollziehen. Wer jedoch z.b. "Tropic Thunder" genial fand, sollte diesem Film eine Chance geben, ohne jedoch eine ähnliche Hochglanzoptik zu erwarten.
Die Bild und Tonqualität sind nicht sonderlich herausragend, wenn auch besser als die DVD. Keine Ahnung, ob das Master mehr hergeben würde, aber ich vermute, dass eine besere Umsetzung auch in weiter Ferne nicht in Sicht ist, sodass Liebhaber des Films hier bedenklos zugreifen sollten. Für mich ist es einer der besten Ben Stiller Filme.
This is to superhero movies what Galaxy Quest is to sci-fi. A tongue-in-cheek take on the MCU before it was even a thing. Great banter, unusual “powers”, non-lethal weapons. What more could you want?
All others are number two, or lower.
Consigliato a tutti, il blu ray si vede molto bene nonostante sia vecchiotto.
Mystery Men is a wonderfully stupid film - the kind of film that doesn't get made in Hollywood very often.
It centres around the story of some would-be superheroes, C- or D-list superheroes who don't get to save the World/USA, but who linger around the edges trying to put the small things right (albeit with grand ambitions). They have the names, they have the superpowers (well, kind of), but they don't have the sponsorship deals.
The film is also a parody of society, in a Pratchett-esque manner, as well as the more obvious parody of superhero films. The scene where the Shoveller (the ever-talented William H Macy) compares the cholesterol-laden risk of eating an egg mayo sandwich with the risk of going up against the city's uber-villain is a classic.
Just the right touch of parody - I don't think I could ever watch Batman with a straight face again.