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Comic Book Villains

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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 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Oct 4, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 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 Full Review JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network If you're a comic book fan, you definitely have to pick this puppy up. Rated: 6/10 Sep 4, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member 5 stars because Cary Elwes!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Good idea, lousy ending. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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