Rob Lowe,
Jamie Kennedy,
Thomas Haden Church,
Paget Brewster,
Kelly Coffield Park
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A satire of comic-book superheroes in the same vein as the 1999 Mystery Men, The Specials is set in a parallel universe where gangs of superheroes regularly compete against one another for glory or, f... read more
DVD Release Date: March 20, 2001
Stats: 160 reviews
A good parody of superhero groups and how they would exist in real life. James Gunn obviously has quite a lot of knowledge on the superhero genre, and a good sense of humour to boot. Watch on a double bill with the excellent Special for a fantastic superhero-parodyathon.
A day in the life of a band of rubbish superheroes. While I'll admit this probably had a budget of about 74 dollars, it's still pretty woeful and unfunny, and a bit boring, and quite predictable and pointless too. The star is for Deadly Girl who has the only decent line: "What's ... read more
It's the X-men meets The Real World. Written by James Gunn, who co-wrote Tromeo and Juliet with Lloyd Kaufman and wrote and directed Slither, this movie is kicks the living shit out of Mystery Men.
not bad. what mystery men should have been. the best part of the dvd is the commentary, when james gunn and paget brewster realize they had secret crushes on each other during filming and missed their opportunity for a relationship.
This is a lot funnier that I thought it would be. If you like superheroes even a little bit, you should check this out.
An early entry in the "Superheroes in the real world" sub genre ( along with "Mystery Men","The Incredibles","Sky High", "My super ex-Girlfriend" ) memorable for an eclectic cast and post-modern sense of humor. This is worth checking out
It's such a low key parody that the undercurrent of deadpan nuttiness and sheer invention just sneaks up on you. Full Review
Surprisingly amusing super-hero satire. Combine this flick with "Mystery Men" and you'd have a classic.
...generally emphasizes jokes that aren't all that funny... Full Review
More amusing when taken by moments than as a whole... Full Review
A idéia é genial, mas o roteiro jamais aproveita a premissa. Além disso, a direção é simplesmente péssima e o baixo orçamento não permite que vejamos os superpoderes dos heróis.
Better than most superhero flicks to come down the pike. I assure you, this will achieve underground cult status one day.
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