Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion

A good guy with no powers joins a superhero team with no clue against a bad guy with no shame.

What this film has going for it is the incredible cast -- Danielle Harris, Tom Sizemore, Clint Howard, Michael Rooker, Jon Polito, Doug Jones, Adam West and more. If nothing else, it probably has an actor in it that you enjoy seeing.

Unfortunately, as pretty much everyone has pointed out, that is about all it has. I love Michael Rooker, and would watch him in anything, no matter how bad. And the problem here is not the acting, but the terrible jokes and overly done references to "Star Wars" and "Back to the Future" and others...

A movie virtually guaranteed to wind up in the DVD bargain bin in record-setting time, "Super Capers" is an indescribably awful attempt at superhero parody. It features a group of inept comic book figures, clad in ill-fitting get-ups, who bumble and stumble their way to victory against a passel of toothless bad guys.

The movie's idea of humor consists mainly of goofy sound effects and corny musical cues playing on the soundtrack, though I suspect that their sole function is to alert us as to when we should be laughing (there's really no other way for us to know, since, unlike a TV sitcom, it doesn't come equipped with its own laugh track).

Out of respect for any possible careers they may still have ahead of them, the actors shall remain nameless, though Adam West (TV's Batman) and June Lockhart stop by to show us just how far has-been actors can be forced to lower themselves when there simply aren't any decent roles left for them anymore.

At the end, the director of this fiasco, Ray Griggs, thanks the "directors who inspired" him during his childhood, namely George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis and Peter Jackson. Sounds like the makings of a good class-action lawsuit, if you ask me.

This got to be one of the worst movie I've seen so far.How can a movie like this hit the Big Screen is a mystery. It's more like a home-made videos, made especially for KIDS. And I'm really surprised at seeing some of the cast, or is it because they have some personal commitment to fulfill, that they were forced into acting in this "Z-Graded movie". There's nothing at all worth mentioning in this movie. The jokes weren't funny, the sound effect was silly,the plot was non-existent etc... Anyway I couldn't watch till the end, because I knew i was gonna breakdown, as it was sheer torture for me. The title of the movie should be 'Super Flopper'. Normally spoof films are bad but this one is super bad. If you enjoy this movie then I recommend - Loony tunes show, Weather Report, watching a grass grow and so on..

Well, I must admit that I was expecting this 2009 movie to be a bit more over in the actual comedy department, given its synopsis and the movie's cover. Sure, it was slightly in the comedy department, but not so much that the movie actually turned out to be what it could have been.

What's wrong with "Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion", aside from the title, was the storyline. Parts of the storyline were just too mundane and bland, feeling prolonged and didn't really serve much of any real purpose to the progression of the movie. And that made the movie feel unnecessary long and slow-paced.

And what was working in favor of "Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion" was the amazing display of references to an abundance of movies and TV series, such as "Back to the Future", "Star Wars", "Raider of the Lost Ark", "The A-Team", "Darkwing Duck", "Batman", "The Matrix", etc. I will actually say that sitting down to watch "Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion" just for these reference is actually worth it.

But it should also be said that the movie definitely have an impressive assembly of cast, which includes the likes of Michael Rooker, Justin Whalin, Danielle Harris, Doug Jones, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Jon Polito, Christine Lakin, Tom Lister Jr., Clint Howard and none other than Adam West himself. If you have grown up watching movies and TV series, then you are in for quite a treat.

It was a shame that "Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion" actually didn't turn out to be what it potentially could have been, because what could have been a great comedy spoof and homage, ended up being a mere mediocre movie.

Sure, "Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion" is watchable, but it is hardly a memorable movie, nor is it a movie that have much of any solid enough contents to it to sustain more than a single viewing.

My rating of the 2009 movie "Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion" lands on a mediocre five out of ten stars.

So I won't try to tell you that everybody is wrong and that this is a great movie. Watch the preview, and you'll see it's only a couple steps away from Power Rangers cheesiness.

However, a la crappy and corny kiddie stuff, kids do love it and there are a few funny asides and inside jokes for comic and movie fans throughout the script as well as with the casting. If you like Balls of Fury and the "Fill in the Blank...Movie" parodies (Epic Movie, Scary Movie, Superhero Movie, etc), you'll probably enjoy this one a little bit.

It's intentionally awful and corny, and obviously cheaply made, but it was worth the 4 bucks I paid for it to have a less serious superhero movie to serve as a bit of a gateway for my 3 little boys so that they can enjoy the better stuff with me when their attention spans grow a bit more! I gave this a 5 because it's tolerable and entertaining, even though it's pretty juvenile in its intentional silliness. Most of you will probably rather watch it after a few beers, but if you have kids that aren't ready for the Dark Knight and Watchmen yet, this is a decent kid-friendly compromise :)