With Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffry Rush obviously trying to maintain some versatility as an actor, and sporting a german/french accent to boot), just out of the loony bin, Captain Amazing is captured and so the 3 Stooges band together to find even more inept superheros for their group. So Joins The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo, who has her dead dad’s skull inside a bowling ball!)), The Spleen (Paul Ruebens with a severe gas problem), Invisble Boy (Kel Mitchell, only so when no one looks at him!) and the groups mentor The Sphinx (Wes Studi).

So How Does This Transfer Hold Up?

VIDEO
Had it not been for the Far to low Black Level, this Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer would have been reference quality. As happens far too often on Universal DVDs this problem with an incorrect black level will require an increase in your TV Brightness to make it look acceptable (but not too much as it’ll make the picture look too mucky!) . After doing so you’ll find a very nice transfer that is rich in colour, high in detail and as sharp as a tac!
The movie has also been spread over 2 layers of the RSDL DVD. The Change occurs at the 73:19 minute mark (chapter 10 to 11 on a fade, and is only noticeable by the quick audio drop out)

AUDIO
As you’d expect from movies of this sort, you get a very nice Dolby Digital 5.1 track in English (as well as in French, Italian and Spanish). Not only is the front sound stage nice and wide, with a tremendous amount of detail, but surround usage is constant as is the bass attack attack. Good Shhtuff!!!!

EXTRAS
When Universal make a Collector’s Edition DVD, they don’t hold much back!
Included on this DVD is A Running Commentary with Director Kinka Usher, though he at times he tends to get a bit repeatitive….
Spotlight on Location, which is a 17 minutes making of featurette with cast and crew interviews intervcut with behind the scenes footage and snippets of the movie (you also get english and french subtitles on this 4x3 formatted featuretee)
19 minutes worth of chaptered Deleted Scenes (presented in 4x3 with Dolby Digital 2.0 sound)
Music highlights which allows you to jump to a particular song in the movie
Origins of the Mystery Men (text based info)
Production Notes, Cast & Film Makes Bios, a Theatrical Trailer (4x3 with Dolby Surround) and
DVD-ROM content – mostly text based additions here. Behind the Scenes, On Location, Comic Book Gallary (samples) Postcards, Screensavers and a puzzle games thingy!

All in all this is a great DVD for a very lame movie that I just loved!