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Load of rubbish!!

Just what I expected

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

If you have watched "Superhero Movie" and "The Specials" side by side, "Superhero Movie" would look like a blockbuster movie. Did I like this yes, why would I admit this but give it such a low rating? Because I respect James Gunn and for the fact that the movie also introduces in her most earliest of roles; one of my more favorite actresses, Melissa Joan Heart. James Gunn gave us a purposely bad movie to show us how not to do a superhero movie, such as not getting Rob Lowe, but it might as well of been Kevin Smith directing the movie. It was funny it is and was meant to be. At the same time it slaps writers in the time period in the face. Had it been a little more serious than it was we could have probably had the superhero craze at least 5 years earlier and may of had a better script for such movies like "Daredevil", the first "X- Men" and "Superman Returns" just to list a few. But the movies' existence may have stopped some writers in writing these better scripts for fear of "This is what the masses will expect." We may never know but its just my theory. Any way if you want a semi funny farce superhero movie then this is the movie for you if you want serious funny then watch "Superhero Movie".

This film has to be one of the worst comedies ever. Made on a budget of $1 this film lacks any good points. The special effects are rubbish the humour is dreadful at best and the actors look really fed up. I was wondering when I would ever get to see these special powers the characters kept going on about, well you do see them for about 2 seconds at the very end of the film. At 82 minutes the film is too short to ever be a classic and compared to such films as Mystery Men and Orgasamo this film falls short very short. Rob Lowe whos he?? Oh thats right he was in Austin Powers for about 10 minutes. Melissa Joan Heart also makes a brief appearance much to her regret. AVOID THIS FILM LIKE THE PLAGUE

This Film is a great example of the fact that you don't need a budget to be a great movie. solid cast performance and a brilliantly funny script show just how easy it is to be successful. while the film leans more towards the fans of the comic book genre with humor more in tune with that vein, which is why it was so good, it wasn't trying to be a movie for everyone... people who don't read comics wont enjoy this half as much as people who do, unless they like their humor dark. mystery men is the closest comparison i can think of, but mystery men tried to hard and lacked the small charm and witty profanity ridden dialogue of the specials, and while mystery men had its moments, it just seemed to rely on visual humor which i found works more for kids like it says in the Specials... "the specials don't exist for the pretty people...they exist for the geek, the outcast" yadda yadda pick this up and laugh...if you don't, well...what are you? dead?

I like this movie a lot. I'm a fan of the comic book X-statix, and if you hate that series you might hate this film as they have many similarities. You might have to be a comic book geek to really enjoy the movie, but if you do, I really recommend it. I like Mystery Men and I like the Specials a lot more.Someone compared it to This is Spinal Tap, but for superhero groups - a comparison I agree with, though the Specials is ever so slightly more subtle and I enjoy it more. Your mileage may vary.I usually have a pretty narrow kind of humor but this movie was bang on target for me. It won't work for everyone.