Comic Book - The Movie

Comic Book - The Movie (2004)

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Mark Hamill directs and stars in the straight-to-video mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie, largely filmed on-location at the 2002 Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA. Comic book fan Donald Swan (Hamill) is hired to make a documentary about his favorite superheroes: Commander Courage and Liberty… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By
Mark Hamill
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 27, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Jan 27, 2004
Miramax

Critic Reviews

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Say what you will about the various types of fanboys out there, but one thing seems fairly certain: the geeks do know how to laugh at themselves.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    The movie will probably play better for those with a better appreciation for the world of comics than for those without...

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    a quickie and low-budget affair

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    As a thirty-minute short, it could have had possibilities. As it is, well, there's a reason things are released straight to video.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Comic Book reminded me of a DVD bonus item that might be included with a disc's main attraction to help sell the feature.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Emily A


    This movie was a very clever concept. Mark Hamill makes a monument to his own nerdom and peoples it with his voice actor buddies. Okay, that makes it sound bad, but it really is very good and funny. Hamill creates a non-existent comic book character through which to examine the… More

  • Jason S


    Silly and poorly acted. Fun for comic fans I guess and you get to see a little bit of comic con.

  • Michael G


    A few parts aside, this really sucked. Hamill was so annoying.

  • James A


    What the fuck was this load of crap really about. Just a bunch of voice over actors trying to feel important.

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