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Directed By
Craig Mazin
Written By:
James Gunn
Cast:
Paget Brewster, Thomas Haden Church, Judy Greer, James Gunn, Sean Gunn, Jamie Kennedy, Jordan Ladd, Rob Lowe, Mike Schwartz, John Doe, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Lauren Cohn, Chuti Tiu, Brian Gunn, Mark A. Altman, Robert Meyer Burnett, Matt Champagne, Taryn Manning, Jordan Warkol, Christopher Shea, Jenna Fischer, Frank Medrano, Melissa Joan Hart, Judith Drake, Michael Weatherly, Chase Masterson, Ellie Cornell, Greg Erb, Valerie Long, Kelly Coffield, Johnny Mountain, Jim Zulevic, Johann Stauf, Samantha Cannon, Barry Del Sherman, Mark Gottwald, Beau Weaver, Austin Bates, Louis Martin Braga III, Lee Kirk, Caren Saiet, Patricia Gaul, Dana Wieluns, Scott Torrence, Lisa Steinmetz, Kate Lily Souza, Tom Dorfmeister
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The Specials (2000)
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Movie Review by Zara 
February 27th, 2008
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Favorite Movie Quote: "The great thing about not getting the person that you love is that you can still think about that person and masturbate, which is essentially the same thing."
If you're sick of seeing those crappy parody movies that they keep slinging out (although by the box office draws they've been raking in, seems like the lot of America is just f*cking idiots), try out something that actually understands how to grind out a parody.
See, in my opinion, you've got to love and understand your subject in order to make fun of it properly. While this movie is a little too underdirected for my tastes, it is written far too well to be overlooked.
And it's written by the guy who made the awesome SLITHER, Mr. James Gunn. Not as mean or as far-fetched as MYSTERY MEN, and while I could have done without the direct jokes like having Jamie Kennedy in the blue make-up to mock Nightcrawler from X-MEN, it's the lovely little in-jokes that make this film worth watching.
Judy Greer as Deadly Girl, with her b*tchy stare. Paget Brewster looking the put-upon wife of the lead Special, played with aplomb by Thomas Hayden Church. Minute Man (James Gunn) getting heckled by his (now-estranged) wife when he corrects her that he's not "Minute" man but "My-Noot" man.
Well worth watching for the brilliance that is Gunn. A little sloppy (perhaps because it was shot in only 18 days) in terms of directing and editing for my tastes, but a hidden gem nonetheless, especially in the mess of sh*tty parodies currently getting more attention than they deserve.
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 | Zombie Boy
Feb 28, 2008 12:06 AM
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| Listen to the commentaries for more insight as to why it was sloppily done. And also for Paget Brewster referring to Jessica Alba as "a monster." |
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Feb 28, 2008 1:22 AM