SUPER CAPERS
An entertaining, faith-filled superhero spoof for older children and adults.
Should You Watch It?
If your family enjoys superhero spoofs, Super Capers offers a gentle, low-budget comedy with a redemptive faith background. It lifts up God, Jesus and prayer, including during the credits, and its central idea gives prayer an important place in the hero’s journey.
The film is not consistently sharp. Some moments are corny or dull, and the middle slows down. Still, the movie opens humorously, finishes with an exciting and clever spoof, and includes especially funny comedy drawn from the Star Wars saga.
The practical answer is yes: Super Capers is worth the trip for older children and adults, with parents considering the mild language, comic content and scary monster.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESEd Gruberman is a superhero wannabe who finds himself sentenced to Super Capers, a halfway house for superheroes in training, after being sued for bashing a mugger.
There, Ed meets a group of aspiring superheroes, including an icy-ray-wielding beauty, a conceited man of steel and a gadget man who borrows his ideas from movies. As Ed searches for his own power, the team becomes involved in a case involving superheroes, a gold bullion heist and mysterious enemies.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means a good-natured film with real entertainment value but noticeable weaknesses. Super Capers opens humorously, and Ed’s introduction to the group and the confrontation with Captain Sludge are funny. The third act brings an exciting, clever spoof of Back to the Future and Return of the Jedi.
The middle section slows down, and some moments are corny and dull. The comical spoof of the Star Wars saga is particularly hilarious, however, making the film an entertaining and cute superhero comedy.
The Worldview
Super Capers comes from a strong Christian worldview and a faith background. During its comedy, the film lifts up God, Jesus and prayer, including at the end of the credits. The phrase “Jesus loves me” is also mentioned, though in a comical context.
The movie’s redemptive center is its presentation of prayer as powerful and meaningful. That fits with Scripture’s confidence that “the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Strong Christian worldview with strong moral elements lifting up God, Jesus and prayer, but in a comical context spoofing superhero movies; three obscenities, three light profanities, some uses of the word “crap” and three references to “butt,” plus man steps in elephant dung and man says he has had an accident in his pants; light comic violence such as superhero hits mugger and he goes flying though the air and through a window, lamppost hits monster’s head and knocks it unconscious, superhero freezes another superhero’s face when he clumsily tries to romance her, superhero accidentally burns himself to a crisp, bus hits couple during implied cartoon sequence revealing hero’s tragic past, and fighting; no sex but some kissing; upper male nudity and men accidentally expose their underwear; no alcohol; smoking references; and, stealing, greed and deceit, plus man with oversized cranium can move some objects with his mind.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
The film presents prayer as a source of help. What do you believe prayer can change, and how can you pray with trust?
Matthew 6:9–13 · James 5:16The movie lifts up God and Jesus in a comical setting. How can humor serve a good message without making the message meaningless?
Proverbs 17:22 · Philippians 4:8Ed wants to discover his special power. What gifts has God given you, and how can you use them to serve others?
Romans 12:6–8 · 1 Peter 4:10The story includes stealing, greed and deceit. Why do those choices damage both the people who make them and the people they harm?
Luke 12:15 · Ephesians 4:25The Final Word
Super Capers is a funny, gentle spoof with a redemptive heart. Its uneven comedy and mild content keep it from greatness, but its positive Christian message and clever finish give families reason to consider it. WORTH THE TRIP for older children and adults.
