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What do YOU think of Mystery Men?

Hey everyone, we're probably recording in the next couple of days so leave some comments below sharing your opinions on Mystery Men and we'll read a couple on the show! Can be general thoughts on the movie itself or stories/experiences you have about the first time you saw it. 

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Read it basically straight through, couldn’t put it down

Ryan Lancello

I love it ..is a shame that was flop; also the commercialization of superheros is far more interesting than "The boys" COKE is just interested in just promoting the product "no large conspiracy behind it" (For ex. I heard that Pepsi gave some of the budget for Madame Web for some reason).

Salvador Pereira

Hahaha yeah Hank Azaria's career should be fried right about now

BGarri1933

Cancel Blue Raja. Lol

Trevor Poe

Even as a kid I was a weird curmudgeon. Give me Reality Bites every time.

Thomas Bishop

You couldn't turn on a TV in Australia in 1999-2000 without seeing that Smash Mouth music video, it was everywhere. But when I finally saw the movie I thought it was a disappointment given that amazing cast and I never revisited it in the years since.

Heath Chamerski

Gentlemen this may not be the place but I think many would enjoy a somewhat seldom book review series. I recently read Americam Psycho and it was a fucking trip. It almost made me question whether I was actually capable of reading correctly just because of how odd it is written.

Steven Trotter

After watching Mystery Men for the first time since renting it from Hollywood Video, I can unequivocally say that it is a giant piece of dog shit. The director, Kinka Usher, must have really studied the Joel Schumacher playbook of making a shit comic book movie, and I can see why he went on to direct Volvo commercials afterwards. Ben Stiller gave his absolute worst, "comedic" performance of his career, and that's really sayin something. I would've honestly preferred to see fuckin Dane Cook in the lead role. Hank Azaria and Wes Studi had some funny moments though, and I thought the design of Champion City looked pretty cool. I was shocked to see how many favorable reviews it had on IMDB, but I'm guessing that's due to the world building. At least, it had that going for it.

BGarri1933

I remember enjoying it when it was out. I was ten. Excited for you to revisit this

I_R_Sticky

My (Mary) older cousin did an excellent Blue Raja cosplay a couple years ago. The first time I watched Mystery Men it was a videotape through InterLibrary Loan and scrolling across the bottom was ‘promotional copy’ the whole time. Not sure how some random-ass library in Minnesota had that in circulation in the 2010s. Steve watched again recently and thought ‘ehhh not as good as I remember.’ We have both the Shrek and Digimon the Movie soundtracks in the car and halfway considered getting the Mystery Men soundtrack too lol

Mary and Steve

For me it’s “Ze brewskis.”

5chan.org

It has that fucking stretched Indy 500 Corvette, I saw this movie as a very little kid so I don't remember shit from it, but that fucking Corvette just hit my mind

JokersJuicyAss

I honestly loved it when it came out. I was 16 at the time and it definitely hit that late 90s teen vibe. To this day the line, "I'm invisible! Can you see me?" runs through my head at random times.

Wade Wilson

Interesting, high concept film the studio didn’t know how to market. I remember the ads and thinking it was a straight up superhero movie.

Anthony Hoffman

Unfortunately, it’s this film’s lasting legacy. The official music video even has the actors in character.

Anthony Hoffman

I hadn’t heard of the movie until you guys started talking about it on the pod. Saw it for the first time two years ago and enjoy it. As a Ben stiller fan he’s really good as the lead and he works much better in that role then the Blue Raja role which he was initially offered.

Luke Gordnier

Everyone thinks “Shrek” was the film that made “All Star” a popular song, but I distinctly remember “Mystery Men” doing it first. - Seth

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