Superhero Movie (2008) -- Movie Review #JPMN

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• Superhero Movie (2008) -- Trite spoof with occasional laughs, 3/10. WATCH full episodes of "Movie Night" -- http://bit.ly/JogJPMN TWEET a review with the #JPMN hashtag, and have it featured! ~~ Movie Night ~~ Your host, and film critic Jonathan Paula reviews everything from opening day releases, recent DVDs, upcoming trailers, and classics from years past. Each "Quick Review" is an excerpt from a full episode, which airs on the Jogwheel channel every week. ~~ Watch More Reviews ~~ Browse By Year ----- http://bit.ly/MNYear Browse By Rating --- http://bit.ly/MNRating Trailer Reviews ------- http://bit.ly/MNTrailers ~~ Other Channels ~~ Jogwheel (Main channel) --- http://bit.ly/Jogwheel Jon's World (2nd channel) -- http://bit.ly/JonWorld The Microwave Show --------- http://bit.ly/TMSArchive uStream Live Shows ---------- http://bit.ly/JogLive ~~ Social Media & Merch ~~ Twitter ---------------------------- http://bit.ly/JonTW Facebook ----------------------- http://bit.ly/JonFBFan Instagram ----------------------- http://bit.ly/JonInsta Patreon -------------------------- http://bit.ly/JonPatreon Letterboxd ---------------------- http://bit.ly/JonLetterboxd T-Shirts -------------------------- http://bit.ly/JogStore ~~ Credits ~~ Created by ------ Jonathan Paula Camera ---------- Panasonic HMC-150 Microphone ----- Sennheiser ME 66 Software --------- Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 Computer ------- http://bit.ly/JAV010 • Jogwheel Productions © 2016 • ~~ Script ~~ Produced by David Zucker, one-half of the brilliant individuals behind parody classics like, "Airplane!", and "The Naked Gun" - this Craig Mazin comedy picture doubled its $35 million dollar budget when it was released in March of 2008. Paralleling the plot of Sam Raimi's groundbreaking "Spider-Man" from 2002 - Drake Bell stars as a high school student who develops super powers after being bitten by a radioactive bug. Bell is honestly unfit to carry a film, and mostly just stares blankly or mugs between jokes. Thankfully, he's surrounded by some serious talent, who probably don't deserve to be even here. In one of his final film roles, comedy legend Leslie Nielsen is featured as the "Uncle Ben" analog, and brings so much class to the art of spoofs, it's hard not to appreciate his appearance. Christopher McDonaland is inspired casting as the villian, who gets annoyed when his evil scheming is interrupted by "Clippy", the Microsoft paperclip mascot - who asks, "It looks like you're planning a mass murder. Would you like help?" It's a cheap joke, but it got a solid laugh from me. Not nearly as awful those misogynistic crap-fests from "filmmakers" Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg... this is a more traditional slapstick parody... sticking entirely to the established formula. Which works to its benefit, as trying to cram in too many references and cutaways would just be such a terrible idea! Indeed, those familiar with the biggest superhero hits of the 2000s will enjoy this picture's attention to detail, which rather faithfully recreates a number of iconic scenes with humorous twists. A flashback that mimics a pivotal scene in "Batman Begins" works pretty well, thanks to a short, but effective role from Robert Hays. Not including the lengthy bloopers and credits that pad the film to feature-length, this movie is only an hour and eight minutes long! So, as tame and unfunny as certain sections may be, it's at least it won't take up much of your time. The majority of the jokes are tried, juvenile and frequently overstay their welcome. I caught this PG-13 rated flick on basic cable, and was decently amused leaving it on in the background, but I doubt it'd hold up under closer scrutiny or repeat viewings. "Superhero Movie" is a trite spoof with occasional laughs - I thought it was LAME. ~