The Crusaders #357: Experiment in Evil!

2008
1h 37m

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The Crusaders #357: Experiment in Evil! (2008)

Superhero Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

A battered wife leaves her husband to become a super hero in this comic book come to life complete with panels , page turns and old fashioned novelty ads. Taking the identity of Furie, Conni... Read allA battered wife leaves her husband to become a super hero in this comic book come to life complete with panels , page turns and old fashioned novelty ads. Taking the identity of Furie, Connie Ferrantti joins a team of working class masked avengers called The Crusaders. It isn't l... Read allA battered wife leaves her husband to become a super hero in this comic book come to life complete with panels , page turns and old fashioned novelty ads. Taking the identity of Furie, Connie Ferrantti joins a team of working class masked avengers called The Crusaders. It isn't long before she finds herself in conflict with their mysterious leader, The Ace of Spades. ... Read all

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7.0/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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9jvincent-79625

Well, it aint no Star Wars but it's pretty good

If you're looking for a 200 million dollar budget with state of the art special effects then you'll probably want to give this low budget wonder a pass. I liked it though. I liked it a lot. It started out a bit weak in my opinion with a big comic book super fight. Right off the bat they make the film look like a living comic and that's a great idea. Too bad the special effects don't back it up. That said, once we got in to the story it was really interesting. Without going in to spoilers, the leader of the superheroes is a Batman/Question type who looks like he might be slipping over to the dark side. I thought it was a really interesting story and there are some pretty cool performances in it.

10taylorjones-58489

It's like a whole history of comics

You know how comic books used to be written for children and then those kids grew up. They grew up and became adults who still liked superhero stories so the stories grew up with them That's what this movie is like. It starts off all light and innocent. As the story goes on, it becomes gradually darker and more adult. There are tones of little Easter eggs for comics fans. They even have an editor's note caption in one scene referring to past issues! A definite MUST SEE!!!

9CharliePecoraro

I've never seen a comic book film like this

The Crusaders is a comic book film that seems to have been way ahead of the curve in terms of giving heroes & villains an actual grounded persona. It's low budg, but it has a LOT of fun & innovative special effects that shows the filmmaker is obviously a true comic fan. After watching it two, three times, I realized there are a BUNCH of Easter eggs, so keep your eyes open. Super fun details are ALL over this film. I think it's a sleeper that's gonna catch a cult following!

10marcia-73995

I saw this movie at Comic Con and never forgot it!

I saw this film so many years ago at San Diego Comic Con. I loved it! It starts out campy and then gradually becomes more dramatic. It literally looks like a comic book! If I remember correctly it even had ads for sea monkeys. There were differently a lot of old fashioned comic ads posted throughout the movie.

As I said before, it's really funny in parts but then becomes very dramatic. I don't want to give anything away but two of the five main heroes have some serious darkness going on in their lives. A real unique movie and I wish that somebody would release this so I can see it again.

7familyfoodsliquors

Escape the norm and join the Cru!

I am not familiar with The Crusaders, but I do like Superhero comics and movies. This one has entertainment potential and I look forward to the next installment.

With some adjustments it will be even more fun and campy.

The comic book panel inserts are interesting and could be used and developed even more! There are some good performances happening here that could be framed or isolated with some close-ups, bust shots, establishing shots. More sexy shots of the cute girls. The villain is really good casting and performance. More!

Cool Beans! Nice job, Mr. Wolford