Eileen Brennan,
Cary Elwes,
Donal Logue,
Michael Rapaport,
Natasha Lyonne
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In a sleepy small town there are two vibrant comic books stores that are rival universes unto themselves. Events spiral absurdly, violently out of control when the owners of the two shops -- nerdy hip... read more
DVD Release Date: January 1, 2002
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July 9, 2011"Why would you want to leave town? Everything worth having's right here. Raymond's store, Dominoes pizza."
Comic Book Villains is an original and dark movie. Although obviously steered toward the comic book fan; I was able to enjoy it and I'... read more -
August 23, 2008A pretty shitty movie that has a direct message to the stereotypical comic book fan. Silly music and an all around unfunny poor try at entertainment.
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January 8, 2008Excellent for the comic book fans. There are some fun moments in the flick and then it starts to get crazy and dark. I liked it and I thought casting was pretty good here.
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October 7, 2007Dark comedy, which isn't very funny. The characters aren't too likeable in this one. There isn't enough comic book geekdom shown, so it's not much fun. Not too enjoyable.
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February 10, 2009Seems to want to be De Palma-lite dark comedy. It isn't funny, the story is predictable and Elwes does not a good villain make. The Qualls subplot is so achingly obvious that it's just silly. And it's final message is evidently "stop reading comic books and get a life", which is ... read more
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February 23, 2008Perhaps, it is because I have seen the quirky group of losers competitively chasing after the big score formula a few too many times or perhaps it is the insultingly afterschool special moral about comic books not being a substitute for real life but this movie didn't do enough f... read more
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January 13, 2012fb677587177I love Cary Elwes and have since I was little, so I sat through this. I shouldn't have. It's mildly funny for about 25 minutes and then just becomes completely useless. It's not quirky or particularly witty, most of the acting is terrible, and even though I usually like her, Nata... read more
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May 13, 2007Underdeveloped dark comedy that covers interesting subject matter but fails to deliver on anything remotely exciting despite the eclectic cast.
Critic Reviews
July 30, 2007
Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
October 20, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
If there's one saving grace of Comic Book Villains (and it's a big one), it's the eclectic group of cool indie actors populating the farce. Full Review
September 4, 2002
JoBlo, JoBlo's Movie Emporium
If you're a comic book fan, you definitely have to pick this puppy up. Full Review
October 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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