Superhero Movie
The greatest Superhero movie of all time! (not counting all the others)
The greatest Superhero movie of all time! (not counting all the others)
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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2008
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The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
85 min
Release date:
27 Mar 2008
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$25,871,834
Awards:
1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Puerile and idiotic it may be, but Superhero Movie is nonetheless smarter than most of its lowbrow brethren in the Hollywood sub-sub-category known as the spoof movie.
– Jason Anderson,
Globe and Mail,
31 Mar 2008
rotten:
The very act of writing critically about Superhero inspires something of an existential crisis -- no one likely to turn out for it is reading this review, and anybody reading this review is probably not inclined to see it under any circumstances.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar 2008
rotten:
It looks for all the world as if writer/director Craig Mazin took the screenplay for Spider-Man, propped it up next to his MacBook, and just went through it, inserting fart gags, pratfalls and the lamest of jokes.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
31 Mar 2008
rotten:
It's a bit late in the game for Superhero Movie, which was never going to fly, and barely crawls.
– John Anderson,
Washington Post,
31 Mar 2008
rotten:
There are a few lively bits, and one joke with an edge: a slap at Stephen Hawking and his computer-drone voice. Mostly, though, this is super-lame.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr 2008