"May the Forks Be With You"

Mystery Men

Champion City has been kept criminal free by Amazing Man. In fact, things have gotten a little dull in the town. What kind of reputation will he have if there are no villians to battle? So Amazing Man, as his be-speckled alter ego, arranges to have one baddie let loose upon society. Casanova Frankenstein has been locked up for years, and now he's out. Frankenstein lures Amazing Man to his lair, and soon has him trapped. Who will save the day, now that the town is helpless to defend itself?

Enter the most unlikely band of almost-super heroes you can imagine. Their skills are less than legendary. One has 'gas warfare', the result of a Gypsy curse. Another, The Blue Raja, excells in throwing forks, no knives, mind you, just FORKS and the odd spoon or two. Mr Furious, is empowered by a berserker rage, but gets insecure occasionally. Invisable Man can only become invisable when no one is watching him. One is handy with a spade, but his wife ridicules his world saving efforts. The Bowler has the murder of her father to avenge. Her bowling ball has her father's skull embedded within. She, ball before her, still has dialogues with him, though he's passed on. They enlist the help of a Yoda- like Sphinx to train them. He has sage words of advice such as "Don't doubt your powers, or you'll give power to your doubts" Add the special non lethal tools of a mad scientist, and they are off to save Amazing Man and Champion City.

It was a fun movie, definately worth seeing on the big screen. There's a not so subtle message in it, as well. All of us humans have some small 'superhero' talent. Perhaps by itself, it's not much, but by joining together and pooling our resources, we can achieve 'amazing' results. That's essentially what we've done, in our small community here. Last night, the four of us were speaking of our frailties and our worries. We're an unlikely band of oddies, ourselves. But joined together, our strengths are multiplied. Yes, this movie left us with a very good feeling.

(One of my favorite lines in the movie:)

May the Forks Be With You!

(from Weighty Matters)