Rip Paul Reubens. My favorite role of his was The Spleen in Mystery Men!
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Aww Paul Reubens died. I know everyone thinks of Pee Wee for hi but I always remember The Spleen!
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What's your favorite movie? And why 🙃
This is an easy one for me, even though my answer is not clever or cool but...
It's Mystery Men!
This is such an anomaly of a movie. It's... sort of a parody of the superhero genre? But in a loving and lighthearted way, not the usual grimdark "superheroes are all fascists, actually" kind of vibe. I have no idea who greenlit this movie in 1999. For reference the superhero genre on the big screen was WAY different form what it is now. We had Batman and... like the first Blade movie? This is pre-Raimi Spider-Man, before the original X-Men trilogy, even. And here's this wild take on a Bob Burden comic that literally nobody I know has ever read. (Which doesn't matter because the movie strays pretty far from the comic.)
Basically, it's a movie about a ragtag team of "heroes" whose gifts are... well, not your usual fare. I mean, the shoveler shovels well. He shovels very well. But does that make him a superhero? It doesn't matter much because Champion City has an extremely powerful hero who is so good at his job that he's putting himself out of business. But he ends up enacting a plan to bring one of his greatest foes back and the whole thing goes to hell, and it's up to these guys to step in.
It is campy. It is silly. It also makes me smile every time and I always relish a chance to get to show it to people. It always feels like a hard sell (especially since everyone today is tired of an oversaturated comic book movie market) but I think that's why this is exactly the movie people need. It was just 20 years ahead of its time.
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Just so you know, the song “All Star” wasn’t originally made for Shrek.
It came about because of a little movie called Mystery Men.
I’m saying this because I introduced my kids to this movie last night and they only associate the song with Shrek.
However they recognized the characters from the actual music video. They didn’t know this movie Mystery Men existed.
This was one of my comfort movies growing up, and I watched the vhs every day after school in my room with my little tv/vcr combo.
My kids had a blast watching it, but they had to remind me not say every line along with the characters.
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Mystery Men 4K Review
Mystery Men was just released in 4K from Kino Lorber. This is the first time the film from director Ben Stiller had been available in this format.
This film bombed at the box office upon its release despite the great cast that includes Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Lena Olin, and Hank Azaria.
I love the film noir style of this unique super heroes. I love Pee Wee Herman’s super power, then again I’m juvenile. William H Macy’s character is cool as well.
They’re not your classic heroes. They’re the other guys. The hippest cast in history has united for this hilarious and thoroughly original misadventure! When Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear), Champion City’s legendary superhero, falls into the hands of the evil madman Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) and his disco-dancing henchmen, there’s suddenly a chance for the Mystery Men to show what they can do. They’re a ragtag team of superhero wannabes featuring: Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), whose power comes from his boundless rage; The Shoveler (William H. Macy), a father who shovels “better than anyone”; The Blue Raja (Hank Azaria), a fork-flinging mama’s boy; The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo), who fights crime with the help of her father’s skull; The Spleen (Paul Reubens), whose power is pure flatulence; Invisible Boy (Kel Mitchell), who’s only invisible when no one’s watching; and The Sphinx (Wes Studi), a cliché-spewing philosopher. They become the funniest team of villain-vanquishers ever assembled in this wild and witty superhero spoof.
Bonus Features:
DISC 1 (4KUHD): Brand New HDR/Dolby Vision Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Director Kinka Usher | 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo | Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc | Optional English Subtitles / DISC 2 (Blu-ray): Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative | Audio Commentary by Director Kinka Usher | WE’RE THE OTHER GUYS!: The Making of MYSTERY MEN with Director Kinka Usher – Extended Version (30:00) | I’M A SUPERHERO, MOTHER!: The Costumes of MYSTERY MEN with Designer Marilyn Vance (12:00) | INSIDE CHAMPION CITY!: The Effects of MYSTERY MEN with VFX Supervisor Todd Tucker (10:00) | DISCO IS LIFE!: The Score(s) of MYSTERY MEN with Film Music Historian Daniel Schweiger – Extended Version (12:00) | SPOTLIGHT ON LOCATION: THE ORIGINAL MAKING OF MYSTERY MEN (17:40) | Deleted Scenes (19:22) | Theatrical Trailer | Dual-Layered BD50 Disc | Optional English Subtitles
I’m glad that I had the chance to watch this in 4K. The sound and picture quality are spot on. I recommend picking this release up today.
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Oh... OH, I GET IT! Because they're wearing hats! Good one, Mike.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000, "Radar Men from the Moon"
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