| View Larger Image | Meteor Man | DVDStarring: Cynthia Belgrave, Romelle 'Ro Ro' Chapman, Don Cheadle, Marilyn Coleman, Bill Cosby
Also With: Marla Gibbs (Primary Contributor)
| List Price: | $9.98 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 100 minutes | | Format: | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | MGM (Video & DVD) | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 | | Release Date: | February 18, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 45,488th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Description
Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) leads an all-star cast including Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones and Bill Cosby in this laugh-out-loud, feel-good comic fantasy about a reluctant superhero on a crusade to save his neighborhood. Move over, Superman! Spineless Jefferson Reed (Townsend) has just discovered his backbone and it's stronger than steel! Amild-mannered substitute teacher, Jefferson would rather run than fight until he's hit by a strangegreen meteor that gives him superhuman abilities. And when a gang led by a powerful drug lord begins terrorizing his family and neighbors, Jefferson has no choice but to don his homemade spandex suitand take it on in a war of cunning, wit and super-powered, super-modeling prowess'to save his 'hood! |
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Robert Townsend has managed to build an entire career on the basis of one funny movie (The Hollywood Shuffle)--even though he hasn't had one that was anywhere near as funny since. Case in point: This would-be comedy about an unwilling black superhero. Townsend plays a schoolteacher in a bad Washington, D.C., neighborhood that is controlled by a vicious drug gang (recognizable by their blonde-dyed hair). Then he is hit by a meteor and suddenly finds that he has super strength and can fly (and can read the minds of dogs). But Townsend's writing is surprisingly weak and, despite a cast that includes a mugging Bill Cosby, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, and sadly miscast James Earl Jones, this movie is never able to get off the ground. --Marshall Fine |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 22 reviews)
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Laughing out Loud by D. Greene  5 Stars
June 27, 2009
My family watched this together and rolled in the floor. They have one scene where 2 men were dancing like sissies out in the street. I had to stop the tape because my niece started hyperventilating from laughing so hard. We played that part over and over. This was a good movie.
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My CD was broke when I received by Christopher R. Jones Sr. (Willingboro, NJ)  1 Stars
May 05, 2009
When I opened the case to the DVD that I purchased it was craked. How can I get a replacement CD?
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Nice Characters, Nice Message by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA) 5 Stars
March 20, 2009
This is an almost all-black cast featuring many prominent black actors and singers. The most famous one, Bill Cosby, has several scenes but no lines of dialog!
What makes the film appealing is its innocence and charm. There is hardly any profanity, there is a good-hearted likable hero ("Jefferson Reed" ) Robert Townsend) and a nice story of good folks trying to get rid of destructive violent neighborhood gangs.
It's hokey; it's corny, it's sometimes stupid but there are some genuinely unique and funny scenes in this film as when "Meteor Man" talks to his dog or when he does some amazing feats to save his friends.
A fun, lightweight film that - yes, the whole family can enjoy. It's a sad comment that it is not better known. I think it's refreshing to see some nice people and good role-models exhibited for a change.
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My family loves this movie! by Yolanda L. Comedy (Washington, DC USA) 5 Stars
February 22, 2008
I own Meteor Man and every time my nephews visit, they can't wait to watch it! It's cute with lots of great black actors. It's silly, but fun and the message is positive. I give Robert Townsend lots of credit for making a black superhero movie and I even have the Meteor Man action figure that came out after the movie! Watch the movie and enjoy!
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Rare role model by M. Greene (Grand Rapids, MI USA) 5 Stars
February 21, 2008
Why don't we have more superheroes like Meteor Man? This is the all-time favorite superhero movie of my three kids, who are on their second copy of the film. They wore the VHS out years ago, but the DVD is still going strong. Affirming, entertaining and fun.
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