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Comic Book Villains (2002)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When word hits the street that a nearby elderly gentleman has a cache of old, rare, and very valuable mint condition comic books, rival comic book shop owners Raymond McGillicuddy (Donal Logue) and Norman Link (Michael Rapaport) both set out to be the first to buy them. But when the old man declines to sell, the former friends turn into enemies, and a friendly rivalry becomes tainted with greed and turns to murder.
Style:
humorous, stylized, cynical, clever, entertaining, parody, ironic, satirical, absurd, twist ending ...
Plot:
small town, rivalry, internet, dark humor, dishonesty, satire, friendship, rivals, feud, old woman, male female relationship, death, greed, catastrophe, superhero, gangsters, natural disaster, loneliness, violence, writers, obsession, weapons, justice, fantasy world, destiny ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
barcelona, barcelona spain
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Story:
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