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Comic Book Villains

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Comic Book Villains

R

Released Sep 3, 2002

1h 33m

Comedy

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An elderly woman (Eileen Brennan) finds a large treasure trove of rare and valuable comic books in the belongings of her dead son. But when a stranger in town informs comic book store owner Raymond (Donal Logue) about the comics, the owners of a rival comic book store -- Norman (Michael Rapaport) and his wife, Judy (Natasha Lyonne) -- find out about them as well. Now Raymond and Norman and Judy will do anything to get the rare comics, including breaking the law.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Once the ante is upped to violence, about halfway through, the movie becomes entirely unfunny and tiresome.

Rated: C-

Jul 30, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Oct 4, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

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If there's one saving grace of Comic Book Villains (and it's a big one), it's the eclectic group of cool indie actors populating the farce.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 20, 2002

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JoBlo

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If you're a comic book fan, you definitely have to pick this puppy up.

Rated: 6/10

Sep 4, 2002

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Daniel M

Terrible acting killed the movie and it had a very low budget feel, but the story was great with a good cast and I enjoyed the comic book talks and references throughout the movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Audience Member

5 stars because Cary Elwes!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Good idea, lousy ending.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

As a fan of comics, I was interested in this. Basically, there are two rival shop owners and they are trying to get the 'holy grail' of some old collector who died and left all his comics from years of collecting in pristine condition. They try to buy it from his mom and do chores for her to win her over. Then the film goes from a fairly light comedy to full on Tarantino. It was such a tone change, that the second half of the film didn't do it for me and completely lost me. I like Tarantino films, but it was out of place here. Has a decent cast, but the tone change wrecked this.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Interesting but flawed look into the world of comic book fanatics. The film starts with five minutes of expository voice over, then continues it as a crutch throughout. Does have a fine young cast.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

I was l looking for something to mindlessly watch. This over-achieved that mark.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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James Robinson

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Donal Logue

Raymond

Cary Elwes

Carter

Michael Rapaport

Norman

Natasha Lyonne

Judy

DJ Qualls

Archie

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Synopsis

An elderly woman (Eileen Brennan) finds a large treasure trove of rare and valuable comic books in the belongings of her dead son. But when a stranger in town informs comic book store owner Raymond (Donal Logue) about the comics, the owners of a rival comic book store -- Norman (Michael Rapaport) and his wife, Judy (Natasha Lyonne) -- find out about them as well. Now Raymond and Norman and Judy will do anything to get the rare comics, including breaking the law.

Director: James Robinson
Producer: Holly Wiersma, Mike Elliott, Mark McGarry
Screenwriter: James Robinson
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Capital Arts Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 30, 2010
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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