By Robert Scucci
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The best superhero film occurred years before Marvel and DC took over our cinemas, and is called Mysterious men; A film that was always destined to be a cult classic. Never fear of relying on your own absurd, Mystery Men He uses his cast on list A and the charm of film B to bring to the public the best loser story about guards with questionable skills that try to ensure their place as heroes of the highest order. Far from a commercial success in its 1999 launch, Mysterious men It remains in 2025 because it is not taken seriously, and after decades of superhero movies that feel too important, it is a refreshing way to clean the palate.
A group of pathetic losers dogs
Mysterious men First he presents his three candidates for superheroes, Mr. Furious full of anger (The legs are posing), The Raja Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) and the Shoveler (William H. Macy), which … fights the crime with a shovel. In his great success in his search for justice, our three heroes are constantly eclipsed by the always arrogant Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear); The lighthouse of hope that Champion City needs after years of being canceled by crime.
Upon realizing that the streets are now so clean that it no longer has any crime to fight, which results in the loss of corporate sponsors, Captain Amazing decides that the best thing for its archienemes, Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), of captivity so that it can continue to be relevant. Captain Amazing’s plan immediately faces when Casanova captures him, exploits asylum and reveals his plans to destroy City Champion with his psychocratic device.
Assemble a new crew
With the incredible captain now outside the scene, our trio of heroes in Mysterious men He decides to take the matter in his own hands and recruit new members for their crew so that they can collectively eliminate Casanova Frankenstein. After a series of auditions, they are made up with Invisible Boy (Kel Mitchell), which can only become invisible when no one is looking, Blaen (Paul Reubens), a man whose intestine flatulence can clear the whole rooms, the Sphinx (Wes Studi), which can cut weapons in half with his mind and the Bowler (Janeaneaneaneanene) Balling
Ah, yes, and when they realize that they need a new arsenal of non -lethal weapons to tear down Casanova, they consult Doc Heller (Tom Waits) to train them with the tools they need to rescue the incredible captain and save the day.
Destined to be a cult film
Using your stupidity inherent in the sleeve, Mysterious men The viewer does not stop assaulting with its accelerated rhythm action sequences, which covers bifurcation, marquite and induced by flatulence that are equal ridiculous and surprisingly well choreographed. As tensions rise among the mysterious men who are not yet called, we learn a little about civic responsibility, friendship and teamwork along the way. But will your efforts be nothing in front of the best villain they have found?
Thanks to its charm camy and movie B, you will not have objection to sit Mysterious men To see if our heroes succeed in saving the day while they admire how absurd this movie is really. There is no ironic outrage in Mysterious menThat prevents you from wearlessly wear, since it opens through its second and third acts. In fact, the reason why this film lands so well with decades of Hindsight superhero movie is because it is No make fun of the still MCU or dceu.
In other words, observing Mysterious men In 2025 it is a pleasure because it is not a railing in superhero movies, but rather trying to do his own because he was not aware of superhero fatigue, we all find ourselves experiencing 26 years after its launch.
For that reason alone Mysterious men It is worth a clock, and you can transmit it for free in tubi.
