After more than 25 years, it really feels like one of Ben Stiller's best movies"Mysteries Men" could have been a group of Podmoci that even surpassed the likes of Suicide Squad or Guardians of the Galaxy. Rifling comics superheroes before "Deadpool" to cool down"Mystery Men" has been adapted by a Misfit Heroes team that debuted in "Flaming Carrot" #16 and depicts a series of comical talent. These Low-Level and Incredibly odd Crimefighters Consist of Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), The Shoveller (William H. Macy), Fork-Throwing Blue Raja (Hank Azaria), The Superhuman Fart Factory The Sleury (Paul Reubens), Invisible Boy, Who Can Only Disappear (Kel Mitchell), and the Bowler (Janeane Garofalo), Whose Weapon of Choice is a bowling ball containing the skull of her late father.

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Fighting in a good struggle for laughter, the film received a mixed reception and critically and financially, earning just $ 33 million worldwide against a $ 68 million budget. The common consensus is that the film is uneven in general, with Diversity Calling "the main flaw here is a known case of too good work, preventing what could be" while Sight and sound He described him as "a desperate hit-and-a-ridden affair". However, with the result of 60% of rotten tomatoesMatching even from some Capers with comics today, it is clear that there is an audience that approved it-That was the boxing office that faced in 1999, which was a real arch-nomility.

By the end of 1999, "Mystery Men" was unfortunately at the lower end of the box office list, given other films that hit theaters, drawing audiences and left our heroes in the dust. Force driven by rage, but Mr. Furse and his team simply could not compete against the characters of "War of Starwoods Episode I: Phantom Threat", "Sixth Sight" (which opened on the same day "Mystery Men") and "Toy Story 2", which were the first three films. It is also an interesting look at the time of year that there was no superhero movie among the top ten in 1999, with the exception of Kianu Reeves in the "Matrix", which ended up doing something in Superman in the last shot of that film.

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Talk to Independent About the film's legacy, the creator of the comics of Mystery Men, Bob Burden, said: "All of these great films have been scared of" War of Starwives "in the early summer. I think if they were publishing ("mysteries men") at a different time, he would find his market. "Now, after all this time, Hollywood is still scattering through the wardrobe of heroes' suits, the men's maker admits that it may have been the perfect time for his team to go." That could be true, but it can also make a sequel, given that some of the cast teams would be ready to return for it?

There is no doubt that the "mysteries of men" have gained a strong enough cult status to guarantee a trip back to the champion City and see how his protectors are strengthened. As early as 2022, Ben Stiller himself admitted that he would be ready to repeat his role when it was brought to his attention Comicbook.com There have been mumbles on another movie. "This is the first I hear, but surely. I'm everything about it. I was having fun doing that," Stiller explained. "Yes, that would be an explosion. It was really, really fun. And there is still a little rage and anger in me somewhere, I think."

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Another actor member who supported the idea was Greg Kinear, Aka Captain incredible, who confirmed that he would join him. "If Mr. Beriot returns, then Captain returns incredibly. There is no question about it." The only little question about Kinear's return was that the titular team accidentally killed his character in an attempt to save him from the cast of the wicked Casanova Frankenstein (Offefrey Rush), but that would not keep the kinear. "I think I got psycho-defraculated in the original" May men "so they would have to do some creative work, but that can always be understood on the site," he told /movie. Maybe somewhere soon, Stiller and his team on the super strange heroes can get a second chance.

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