The Specials (2000)
43 %
Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 6 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 5/10
Runtime: 82 mins
Synopsis:
Director Craig Mazin's self-mocking debut film follows the members of the Specials, "America's seventh best superhero team," documenting the drama of their pathetic daily lives. Possessing more flaws than superhuman powers, the egomanical Strobe (Thomas Haden Church) and his misfit... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Kennedy, Paget Brewster, John Doe
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It's such a low key parody that the undercurrent of deadpan nuttiness and sheer invention just sneaks up on you.
07/05/05 06:03 PM
Surprisingly amusing super-hero satire. Combine this flick with "Mystery Men" and you'd have a classic.
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04/02/05 10:27 PM
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.
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07/25/03 10:27 PM
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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