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I've been looking forward to this film, mostly because of the cast involved. All of who I've enjoyed in other movies in the past. Let's run through the line up. Ben Stiller is Mr. Furious, who is very funny, his power is that he gets so infuriated that he can't control himself. William Macy is The Shoveler, well cause he's handy with a shovel. Hank Azaria is Blue Raja, a master of cutlery, forks mostly, he speaks with a phony English accent. This is the original trio, they are desperate to break onto the superhero scene of Champion City, which is a mix of Gotham City and the Los Angeles of Blade Runner. The only problem is the city already has a hero, Capitan Amazing played well enough by Greg Kinnear, who has the ultimate advantage of actually having superpowers. But is getting lazy because he has vanquished all the super-villains, and is now more concerned about his endorsement deals. Super-villain Casanova Frankenstein, who has a much cooler name than his character acts, returns to the city and manages to capture Capitan Amazing. Geoffrey Rush is just not over the top enough, for a role and a movie that is just begging for it. It is then up to the trio to save Amazing and the city. They need the help of some more super-heroes to get the job done. Invisible Boy joins the team, he represents the kid in all of us, that wanted to be a superhero. The Spleen played by Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman, has control of some nasty flatulence that will knock people flat. Somehow it stays funny, I thought I'd get sick of the fart jokes. Janeane Garofalo is the Bowler, who's father's skull is embedded in her bowling ball, it is the most dangerous weapon the team has. Lastly The Sphinx joins, he is the leader the team has been needing, although Mr. Furious would disagree. He has very mysterious powers, and speaks in a cliche, tag-line, football coach way. The team is now complete, but are in need of some firepower, they enlist the help of Tom Waits, the "mad" scientist who makes non-lethal weapons. This is not your typical superhero film. It has the cool sets and costumes of a Batman film, but is obviously different because our guys don't really have any superpowers. They fight more for their love of being the hero, it reminded me much of the cartoon series the Tick. I don't know if most people will get this film. It has a cool mix of being a spoof, but also creating an identity of it's own. If successful it will most definitely be followed by sequels. I highly recommend it on the basis of being very funny, while also having a good adventure |
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