![]() It’s no wonder that one of these movies is churned out every couple of months. ![]() Meanwhile, a megalomaniacal entrepreneur accidentally acquires superpowers and … you can see where this is going. He develops superpowers and dons a costume to fight crime. Standing in for Tobey Maguire is Drake Bell as Rick Riker, a nerdy kid with an unrequited crush who gets bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly. It adheres to the general plot of the first two “Spider-Man” (2002) films, with short detours for a superfluous “X-Men” (2000) sequence and a relatively clever flashback based on “Batman Begins” (2005). Instead of attempting to cover dozens of movies (and videos) like this year’s “Meet the Spartans,” “Superhero Movie” is remarkably straightforward. That’s not exactly high praise, but on the sliding scale of the “Scary Movie,” “Date Movie” (2006) and “Epic Movie” (2007) pantheon, it’s saying something. But while “Superhero Movie” isn’t worth your hard-earned $9, it also isn’t torturous to watch. After nearly a decade of embarrassing genre parodies, initiated by the surprise hit “Scary Movie” (2000), no one seems to know why these films are still being made. ![]() Honestly, “Superhero Movie” could have been worse.
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