What is everyone's top comic based films?

[JakeSully]

My faves:
Superman 1, 2 and Returns.
Watchmen.
Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Sin City.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie.
300.
Heavy Metal.
Akira.
Ghost in The Shell.
V For Vendetta.
The Crow.
Riki-Oh The Story of Ricky.
Oldboy.
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
Road to Perdition.
Batman Mask of the Phantasm.
Batman Under the Red Hood.
Fist of the North Star (1986 anime).
Cemetery Man (aka Dellamorte Dellamore).
A History of Violence.
Spider-Man 2.
X-Men 1, 2 and First Class.
Batman 1989 and Batman Returns.
Blade 1 & 2.
Wicked City.
American Splendor.
Ichi The Killer.
KickAss.
Iron Man.
Captain America.
The Incredible Hulk.
Thor.
Flash Gordon.
Batman Beyond Return of the Joker.
The Mask.
30 Days of Night.
Dick Tracy.
Ninja Turtles 2.
The Rocketeer.
Batman (1966).
Persopolis.
Scott Pilgrem.
Men in Black.
Tales from The Crypt (1972).
Hellboy 1 & 2.
The Adventures of TinTin.

[TurtleTitan97]

Nolan's Batman films
Iron Man 1 and 2
Batman: Year One
Captain America: the First Avenger
Justice League: Doom
1990 TMNT
Thor
X Men Origins: Wolverine
The Mask
Superman: Doomsday
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Thor: Tales of Asgard
Spiderman
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Batman: Mask of the Phastasm

[ZariusTwo]

-Guyver: Dark Hero
-Nolan's Batflicks
-Batman 1966
-Batman 1989
-Batman Forever
-Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
-Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
-Superman The Movie
-Superman II
-Superman III (Junkyard fight is sublime)
-Captain America (1988..it's a classic cheese and s*it fest)
-Captain America: The First Avenger
-Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (again, classic cheese and s*it fest)
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
-TMNT
-X-Men I
-X-Men II
-X-Men: First Class
-Men In Black
-Men In Black II
-Iron Man
-Iron Man II
-Thor
-The Incredible Hulk

[AquaParade]

What do you think of the most recent Guyver anime, Zarius?

I like it quite a bit, but still haven't watched the very last few episodes. Am I missing out?

The Dark Knight is probably my favorite comic book film. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is up there as well.

[JakeSully]

I bet you didn't know some of my faves are comics or graphic novels.

[Jester]

I bet you didn't know some of my faves are comics or graphic novels.
Wait...wha? The thread is called Top Comic Book Movies. I'm confused.

My all time favorite is of course the 90's Turtle flick. One of the best adaptations out there taking several TMNT issues and making one epic movie, with a dash of the OT, but not too much.

I also like Superman 2. It was fun. Either version is great, though I gave to take some points off the Donner cut for the recycled "spin the earth backwards, reverse time" ending from the first movie.

As for animated movies, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is easily one of my favorites, if not my favorite Batman movie. Even better, IMO, than the Nolan trilogy.

[Slap-Happy]

Am I the only one who actually likes Ang Lee's Hulk?

[Jester]

It's not THAT bad... but I prefer the re-make/boot.

[ZariusTwo]

What do you think of the most recent Guyver anime, Zarius?

I like it quite a bit, but still haven't watched the very last few episodes. Am I missing out?

The new anime definatly gets a lot further than the other animes did in terms of telling the story, it's not too bad, but, like the still struggling Manga, it doesnt resolve everything at the end, and there's no plans for a follow-up series. I don't think Guyver is very popular in Japan, it's biggest fanbase is in the West.

[Revan]

Am I the only one who actually likes Ang Lee's Hulk?

I thought Lee's Hulk did a much better job explaining the Hulk's origin... perhaps even coming close to spending too much time on it.

[Rikirk]

While not perfect, Ghost Rider and the Punisher films werent all that bad....

*hides*

[KROW]

In no particular order:

- Batman the Movie (1966)
- Batman (1989)
- The Dark Knight
- Superman the Movie
- Superman II
- Superman III
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- X-Men
- X-Men 2
- X-Men 3
- Captain America (1988 )
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Sin City
- The Spirit
- The Punisher (1989)
- The Punisher (2004)
- Punisher: War Zone
- V for Vendetta
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Watchmen
- Ghost Rider
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Phantom
- Priest
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- TMNT
- Howard the Duck (that's right)

[Jester]

I thought Lee's Hulk did a much better job explaining the Hulk's origin... perhaps even coming close to spending too much time on it.
That's because Incredible Hulk just preceded from the assumption you knew the hulk's origin...it didn't tell/explain it.

[Revan]

That's because Incredible Hulk just preceded from the assumption you knew the hulk's origin...it didn't tell/explain it.

understood. just saying the reboot might not have made sense to those who missed or skipped Lee's version.

One thing I am remembering off the top of my head that I didn't like about Lee's Hulk was that Hulk was jumping miles in a single bound. I never read HULK comics but I thought I read somewhere that he did that in the books, but still. That was a bit silly in a movie.

I am sure I would find many more gripes with HULK if I went back and watched it... but I'd rather not.

[Candy Kappa]

One thing I am remembering off the top of my head that I didn't like about Lee's Hulk was that Hulk was jumping miles in a single bound. I never read HULK comics but I thought I read somewhere that he did that in the books, but still. That was a bit silly in a movie.


not just in the comics, but he also did it in the 90's cartoon series.


So, I loved the heck out of it that he traveled that way, but besides of the high jumping, the animation was good, but lacked weight. when Hulk was walking or fighting he felt too light or floating.

[ZariusTwo]

understood. just saying the reboot might not have made sense to those who missed or skipped Lee's version.

There's a minute-long origin sequence at the very beggining of the movie that paid homage to the 70s series. If people didnt catch or "understand" that there just f'ing stupid.

[Guitar_Raph]

Batman (1966)
Spider-Man
Green Lantern
Famrastic 4
All 4 TMNT Movies

[Samhain]

Batman (1966)
Spider-Man
Green Lantern
Famrastic 4
All 4 TMNT Movies


OH LORD.:dead:

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I thought Lee's Hulk did a much better job explaining the Hulk's origin... perhaps even coming close to spending too much time on it.

Way too much time on it. It ended up bogging the movie down.

I guess Dark Knight would be #1 on my list. I know that's what most people would pick, but it stands out as being a great movie overall.

My favorite comic book movie from last year was Captain America. With the excessive amount of superhero movies in recent years, being a WWII period superhero movie helps it stand out.

[JakeSully]

In no particular order:

- Batman the Movie (1966)
- Batman (1989)
- The Dark Knight
- Superman the Movie
- Superman II
- Superman III
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- X-Men
- X-Men 2
- X-Men 3
- Captain America (1988 )
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Sin City
- The Spirit
- The Punisher (1989)
- The Punisher (2004)
- Punisher: War Zone
- V for Vendetta
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Watchmen
- Ghost Rider
- Iron Man
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Phantom
- Priest
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- TMNT
- Howard the Duck (that's right)

Oooh Howard The Duck has always been a guilty pleasure of mine.

[愛]

Punisher 2004 is probably my favorite of all time. V For Vendetta is a close second. Watchmen is probably my third despite them taking the vagina alien out of the plot.

[AT-Man]

My faves:
Watchmen.
Batman Begins
Oldboy.
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
Ichi The Killer.
Hellboy 1 & 2.


Plus if some other Ghibli movies are based on comics, them.
Oh yeah and Dredd!
Oh yeah and The Avengers!

[Donnie]

Most definitely:

1990 TMNT

Thor

The Avengers

Hellboy I & II

X-Men: First Class

[Bauer536]

I've got so many. Let me think.

Top 25 Favorites

1. The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight
3. Watchmen
4. 300
5. X-Men
6. Thor
7. X-Men: First Class
8. Batman Begins
9. Spider-Man
10.Batman (1989)
11.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
12.X2: United
13.The Amazing Spider-Man
14.Superman II
15.Road to Perdition
16.Sin City
17.Dick Tracy
18.Iron Man
19.Men In Black
20.Batman:Sub Zero
21.Batman/Superman Movie (World's Finest Parts 1, 2, & 3)
22.Captain America: The First Avenger
23.Superman Returns
24.TMNT (2007)
25.Blade

Man. A lot of Batman.:tlol:

[Testudo]

Watchmen
Man of Steel
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
TMNT
Red
Constantine
300
Hellboy
X-Men: First Class
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Green Lantern (never understood the hate, although I admit it could be better)

P.S: Can't stand The Avengers (or the praise it gets). Very overrated movie.

[Slade]

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Original Ninja Turtles movie
Batman 1989
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Dark Knight returns pt1&2
All star Superman
Superman the movie
Superman 2

Wow, I'm actually a huge Superman fan but this shows they make Batman movies way better.

[JakeSully]

After seeing Dredd 3 times in theaters, Avengers 5 times in theaters, TDK Rises 6 times and Man of Steel 4 times they are new faves

[Jester]

After seeing Dredd 3 times in theaters, Avengers 5 times in theaters, TDK Rises 6 times and Man of Steel 4 times they are new faves
http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/OGAu_DeKckI/hqdefault.jpg
Not sure if waited for the dollar theaters or just made of $$$.

[That Matt Guy]

Superman 3 is my favorite.

[Leo656]

:lol::lol::lol:
"For a piece of sh*t, it smells great..."
-Richard Pryor, discussing Superman III

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

It should be noted that Alan Moore, who authored both Watchmen and V For Vendetta, liked neither movie adaptation and has his name taken off of them.

[chrisdude]

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2. Superman II
3. Superman: The Movie
4. Superman Returns
5. X-Men: First Class
6. The Amazing Spider-Man
7. TMNT
8. Kick-Ass
9. The Avengers
10. Superman VS The Elite

[ObiWanFan4life]

X-Men 1,2 & First Class
Sin City
Kick-Ass
The Mask
The Dark Knight Trilogy
The Avengers
The Crow
A History of Violence
Spider Man 1,2,& Amazing
Superman I & II

[Leo656]

It should be noted that Alan Moore, who authored both Watchmen and V For Vendetta, liked neither movie adaptation and has his name taken off of them.

That's not *entirely* accurate. Moore claims he has not and will never see any of the film adaptations of his work, because he feels that the stories were written specifically for the comic medium and translating them to any other, especially film, is a bastardization of his works. So it's not exactly that he disliked either film; he claims he'll never even see them out of some sort of protest.

Personally, I think he should just cash the check and be glad people like his stuff so much they want to make movies out of it, rather than be a grouch. So film versions of comics are never as good as the source material; so friggin' what? You only live once, take the money and be satisfied with the fact that lots of people who see the films do go back and read the comics after the fact.

I love Alan Moore, but I have a hard time respecting anyone who takes themselves and their "art" so goddamn seriously. It's a commercial medium, prostituting your "art" for money is implicit by definition! Besides, he also didn't think "The Killing Joke" was very good, despite the fact that most fans agree it's the best Joker story ever told. He's nuts. "Watchmen" and "V For Vendetta" were both very good movies despite the flaws and deviations inherent in adapting one medium into another. Moore would be happier if he just accepted that.

Although it does explain why he put so much work into "Lost Girls"; that's the one thing he's done that is 100% guaranteed that Hollywood will NEVER go near it. :lol:

[Allio]

Its really hard to say

but when it comes to fight choreography, I say Hellboy 2

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

That's not *entirely* accurate. Moore claims he has not and will never see any of the film adaptations of his work, because he feels that the stories were written specifically for the comic medium and translating them to any other, especially film, is a bastardization of his works. So it's not exactly that he disliked either film; he claims he'll never even see them out of some sort of protest.

Personally, I think he should just cash the check and be glad people like his stuff so much they want to make movies out of it, rather than be a grouch. So film versions of comics are never as good as the source material; so friggin' what? You only live once, take the money and be satisfied with the fact that lots of people who see the films do go back and read the comics after the fact.

I love Alan Moore, but I have a hard time respecting anyone who takes themselves and their "art" so goddamn seriously. It's a commercial medium, prostituting your "art" for money is implicit by definition! Besides, he also didn't think "The Killing Joke" was very good, despite the fact that most fans agree it's the best Joker story ever told. He's nuts. "Watchmen" and "V For Vendetta" were both very good movies despite the flaws and deviations inherent in adapting one medium into another. Moore would be happier if he just accepted that.

Although it does explain why he put so much work into "Lost Girls"; that's the one thing he's done that is 100% guaranteed that Hollywood will NEVER go near it. :lol:

Actually, I did read "Watchmen" (the graphic novel series) decades ago, and I read about "V". Both movies were in fact very different from the stories they were based on. I saw the "V" movie, and if I were Alan Moore, I'd be upset as to how it turned out too. "V" the graphic novel was a post-nuclear war dystopia; "V" the movie is a dystopia somehow caused by the war against Islamism. Of course both graphic novels were made obsolete by the end of the Cold War; Hollywood by necessity had to make everything different.

[Leo656]

Yeah, it was "different", but I disagree that "different" has to mean "worse". I appreciated the nuances and the depth in storytelling in "V", but if it were taken word for word and scene for scene and turned into a movie, it wouldn't have been very good. As its own thing, the movie was very good. I especially liked the changes to the ending; having Evey adopt the V persona as in the book would have been too hokey and comic-book-y. I didn't even really like it as the ending to the book. Mostly the only people I've heard speak negatively about that movie are people who are in love with the book, while many objective observers thought it was really good. So I'm going to go with consensus and say that, differences aside, it was a good movie. I actually enjoy it quite a lot. A ton of work went into it, and that always ups my appreciation a little bit.

In fact, to refer to Watchmen, making Dr. Manhattan the patsy in the movie, rather than creating a random phony space monster, was a also brilliant way to streamline that film's story and add more dramatic tension (not to mention, even Moore admits he blatantly stole the comic's ending from an episode of "The Outer Limits"). If I were Alan Moore watching one of "my" film adaptations, I might be mad for entirely different reasons... such as several "Why didn't *I* think of that?" moments. :P I could totally forgive being pissed about "League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen", though... that's a really good example of what Moore's always been afraid of happening to one of his comics being turned into a film. I didn't hate it as a film as much as many do, but there's no denying it *completely* missed the point of the source material.

I realized I didn't list any of my favorite comic book movies. It would honestly be easier to list the ones I *didn't* like ("Batman Forever", "Batman & Robin", "Spider-Man 3", "Fantastic Four", to name a few). I'm generally a big fan of comic movies, and it takes a lot to piss me off. In a loose order, some of my very favorites are:
Superman Returns
Superman
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Man of Steel
Batman
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Spider-Man
V For Vendetta
Watchmen
Captain America: The First Avenger
Avengers
Kick-Ass

And I guess TMNT by definition, although for some reason my brain doesn't really think of it as a "comic book movie", I guess because I didn't read the comics as an 8 year old when the movie came out.

I also have an appreciation for a lot of the "pretty good but not terrific" movies, like "The Punisher", "Punisher: War Zone", and the "Daredevil" Director's Cut. I also feel "Green Lantern" doesn't deserve the hate it gets, it was flawed but very faithful to the comics; if the Hammond subplot was removed it would have been a great movie. And I do like "Batman Returns", "Dark Knight Rises", "Spider-Man 2" etc. but none of them enough to be among my very favorites. I liked the first three X-Men movies well enough (have not seen "Origins: Wolverine" or "First Class" yet) but always thought they were a little bit overrated.

[Logan]

By no means a complete list, but here's a few of my favorites

Akira
Batman '89
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight Rises
Ghost In the Shell
Superman II (both versions)
Man of Steel
The Punisher '04
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
Judge Dredd
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spider-Man 1-3
The Amazing Spider-Man

[AquaParade]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Rises

Spider-Man 2

Watchmen

[jetfire prime]

1. The Avengers
2. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4. The Amazing Spider-Man
5. The Dark Knight
6. Spider-Man 2
7. The Crow
8. Thor

[Gin Rummy]

Aside from the first two Turtle films. I'd say my favorite comic book films would be Batman 1989, Sin City, and The Shadow as a guilty pleasure.

[TurtleTitan97]

Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Iron Man
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Incredible Hulk
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Avengers
Batman: Under The Red Hood
The Dark Knight Returns Parts 1&2
The Flashpoint Paradox
Superman Vs. The Elite
Batman: Mask of Phantasm
Wonder Woman
Justice League: Doom
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero
Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker
Justice League: Crises on Two Earths
Next Avengers: Heroes Of Tomorrow
Thor
The Amazing Spider-Man
Men In Black
The Rocketeer
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

I've only seen a few comic book-based movies. I liked Superman II (with Christopher Reeve), liked the Rocketeer (though the beginning was overlong), but I didn't care for V for Vendetta (which I found hokey for a number of reasons, including how V was supposed to have been able to do so much in a repressive society).

[Captain PunchYouHard]

The Batman movies.

I don't even like DC Comics. Marvel Comic movies are just that awful.

[Leo656]

I'm a huge DC mark but I'm gonna go ahead and call that opinion of the Marvel movies unfair. Some of them are lousy but a few are really good.

[Captain PunchYouHard]

Just can't agree. I've watched every single one (I think) and walked away totally unimpressed, although the original Spider-Man one was decent.

In fairness, the first Hellboy movie was atrocious, so it's not like it's purely a Marvel thing.

[ObiWanFan4life]

Just can't agree. I've watched every single one (I think) and walked away totally unimpressed, although the original Spider-Man one was decent.

In fairness, the first Hellboy movie was atrocious, so it's not like it's purely a Marvel thing.

Opinion or not, that sounds a bit biased, don't you think? And for the record, how Exactly is Hellboy atrocious.

[Leo656]

C'mon, not even Captain America? I thought they did as well as they possibly could have with that one.

As for Hellboy I liked both of them, but I actually felt the second one was a bit weaker, for some reason.

[Captain PunchYouHard]

Opinion or not, that sounds a bit biased, don't you think? And for the record, how Exactly is Hellboy atrocious.

Biased how? I love Marvel comics. If anything, I should be biased in favor of them when seeing their movies.

Oh boy. Do you want an alphabetical list, or in increasing order of horrible? /Raphael

-Bad dialogue
-Incoherent plot
-Non-compelling actors
-Not particularly good costumes
-Cheesy special effects
-Tortuously long due to all of the above

In any case, maybe Marvel will make an X-Men 2099 movie someday and that'll be really good.

[Captain PunchYouHard]

C'mon, not even Captain America? I thought they did as well as they possibly could have with that one.

I didn't love it, exactly, but it was on the less-egregious side of the scale. It was fine as a date and friend movie - I think I ended up watching it three times total, and never wanted to claw my own eyes out like I did halfway through Daredevil. I did like seeing Cap's backstory on the silver screen.

Oh, I actually enjoyed Hulk. They made a movie feel like a comic with the creative cinematography.

[CyberCubed]

I really liked Thor which surprised me, as I was never much of a fan of the character. The sequel is actually my most anticipated Marvel film.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

I should add that I did see the 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, which people liked (and I did), but I didn't see the Batman movie from the same time, which everyone said they hated. Silly as it was, I did like the 1960's Batman TV show, which creator Bob Kane defended as having revived his Batman character.

[That Matt Guy]

In any case, maybe Marvel will make an X-Men 2099 movie someday and that'll be really good.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Leo656]

I respect your opinions, Doom, but I'm gonna have to agree to disagree on some of it. I think the dialog could be better in some films but just fine or even really clever in some of them; I've mentioned often that Hollywood as a whole right now seems to be in a very bad pit, dialog-wise. In the 80s, movie dialog was atrocious, as everyone was very obviously reading from a script. In the 1990s it got a lot better, as tons of movies actually had people speaking to each other like people. Now we're back the other way, where nobody talks like a human being because words are just filler before the next CGI action sequence. Same thing for the actors: Some I thought were good, some mediocre, but it's a product of the times. We don't have "actors" in Hollywood right now, we have models who occasionally speak but are mostly just there for show. I blame the Fast & The Furious franchise. Pretty much for absolutely everything wrong with movies today. But I digress.

I also think some of the costumes in the Marvel movies are pretty good. I thought Captain America and Thor made the characters look less cheesy than the comics, Spider-Man looked pretty good, Iron Man could have never looked that good even 10 years ago, and for all that was wrong with the Daredevil movie in general, I at least thought he looked good in the suit; all they really changed is moving the logo over. People can argue spandex vs. pleather forever all day long if they want to, but I'm just for whatever looks better on film. Conversely, I didn't care for the X-Men's more "realistic" costume approach; they looked like they were going to a gay biker bar, frankly. I guess it was a symptom of the first film being made back when comic movies were taboo and you couldn't adhere too closely to the books or risk being a "niche" product. Also, Green Goblin looked awful. I think that was the worst costume job in all the Marvel movies, he looked like a rejected Power Rangers villain.

I'm not sure which SFX were cheesy without specific examples, but to me they've done a decent job pulling off some impressive stuff. Off the top of my head all I can think of is some of the horrible CGI in the Spidey movies where he would be climbing and hopping like a... well, a bug, but it was very obviously not really him. And Hulk, obviously. I'm glad someone else has an appreciation for that movie, and for the same reasons I do, as I'm not really in love with it yet forever defending it. But HE looked awful. I've read interviews with the SFX guys working on it where they said they knew it looked bad and kept trying to change it, but Ang Lee had a certain insistence on how things should look, and at the end of the day with CGI what goes on screen is a result of the director's instructions, not the guys actually doing the work. Which is a shame; All the best FX movies usually happen when the director just lets the crew exercise their knowledge and simply advises them on it, not undermines them.

Which plots were incomprehensible, specifically? I thought a few of the movies' plots were weak or shallow but I didn't think any of them didn't make sense. It was just really obvious that the plots were second to the action scenes.

Just my opinions, though. I admit only reading a little bit of Marvel through the years, but I've enjoyed most of their movies a lot more than I expected to, generally speaking. I will say, though, that I think the Fantastic Four movies are great examples of what you dislike, and in those cases, I agree 100%. I was hoping to like F4, but I couldn't. They were awful.

If you haven't seen it, the Daredevil Director's Cut doesn't fix all of what was wrong with that movie but it's a lot better, and is worth a look even if you absolutely hated Daredevil. The deleted scenes help tell the story a lot better and make the tone a bit darker, which was definitely cut because of the studio very late in the game because they wanted a lighter tone. It's still not great, but I'm glad I watched it. I loved Bullseye; others' mileage may vary, but he saved that movie for me. I think that exact same movie with an entirely different cast (same Bullseye, though) would have been good... minus the playground fight, that sh*t was just terrible.

[Captain PunchYouHard]

I wouldn't hold my breath.
Me either.

I respect your opinions, Doom, but I'm gonna have to agree to disagree on some of it.

My itemized list was actually referring to Hellboy. I haven't cared for different Marvel movies for different reasons, but the most recurring offense is that they come off like action p*rn: They move very quickly through character development to get to the good parts. This is understandable, since these are action comics we're talking about. However, Marvel tends to choose actors who don't play their roles convincingly. In the end, I have no chance to connect to the main character and am invariably dissatisfied.

I love Marvel, though, so I'll keep giving them my money even though they keep disappointing me. There's a certain satisfaction in seeing a loud, flashy action movie on the big screen even if you do start looking at your watch halfway through. (I remember when I saw Ghost Rider and half of the six-person audience had walked out before they got to the undead town. And this is Texas.)

You are so right, BTW, about the lack of real actors. Megan Fox is a prime example of this. I'm not attracted to her, so I've actually noticed that she's a terrible actress, and was really not at all impressed when I heard about her being cast as April in the upcoming TMNT movie.

[Leo656]

I thought Hellboy was OK, I thought the sequel had a good villain but weak execution. And yeah, it's tough as it is to juggle a half dozen characters in a movie, especially an action movie, and even more when the movie is ostensibly "Hellboy", not "Hellboy and These Other Guys". They were interesting characters to me, but the execution was flawed by design. We only have so much time to get to who Hellboy is and what's his deal, let alone Abe and the others, etc.

And then you have League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, where it's like, "Here's a bunch of characters from books nobody under the age of 80 has read in at least 50 years, and we're going to put them all in a room together and have them do action stuff, but we're not really going to tell you anything about them except their names. Have fun entirely not caring about any of this."

Lack of viable actors is one reason I don't hold that flaw against the Star Wars prequels. I'm in full agreement with those who say that the acting wasn't great across the board (Ewan MacGregor was great, though, best character in all three). My counter-argument is, Lucas wasn't going to necessarily get anyone "better". Even if I personally am sure that almost anyone could have been better than Hayden Christiansen, it's not *certain* that anyone else who was picked would have been better. Vin Diesel is a very successful actor. He's terrible. James Franco is a very successful actor. He's terrible. Ashton Kutcher is a very successful actor. He is the Anti-Christ. And so on and so on. I haven't been able to judge any movie based on the acting since the 1990s, because really, we haven't had anyone good come along since Michael J. Fox got all twitchy from travelling through time too much with Doc Brown.

Well, Christian Bale is an amazing actor, but he's also a cyborg, and a lot of people don't know that, so they're unfairly comparing a robot built specifically to act amazingly against human beings who suck at acting, so that's not even a fair comparison.

[Captain PunchYouHard]

You should be a film critic, sir. I'd read that column for the snark alone.

[Leo656]

:lol: My therapist says people aren't supposed to encourage me.

Seriously though I've occasionally thought about at least doing reviews for a blog or something but I'm too lazy. Maybe one day.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

that is tough, lets see:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Man of steel (2013)
spider-man 2 (2004)
Turtles forever(2009)
Batman (1989)
The Dark knight trilogy(2005 - 2012)
Avengers Assemble(2012)
Iron man (2008 )
Batman Mask of the phantasm (1995)
batman under the red hood (2010)
batman year one (2011)
batman the dark knight returns part 1 (2012) (have not seen part 2)

this is only a few, i have a lot more

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I should add that I did see the 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, which people liked (and I did), but I didn't see the Batman movie from the same time, which everyone said they hated. Silly as it was, I did like the 1960's Batman TV show, which creator Bob Kane defended as having revived his Batman character.

everyone hated the 1989 batman movie? i thought it is one of the highest rated superhero movies of all time.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

everyone hated the 1989 batman movie? i thought it is one of the highest rated superhero movies of all time.

Everyone who I met who saw it didn't like it. You can never be sure.

[raph27]

1: The Dark Knight
2: Batman (1989)
3: Iron Man 3

[JakeSully]

Plus if some other Ghibli movies are based on comics, them.
Oh yeah and Dredd!
Oh yeah and The Avengers!

You like Oldboy too? awesome movie and the manga is good too.

Aside from the first two Turtle films. I'd say my favorite comic book films would be Batman 1989, Sin City, and The Shadow as a guilty pleasure.
The Shadow is a great film, i saw that in theaters 3 times when i was 13 and enjoyed it.

[Leo656]

For some reason, I always forget The Shadow had a movie. Wasn't that when DC was doing a comic book? I recall the book was poorly-received, but didn't read it.

I always liked the idea of The Shadow but I never closely followed the source material; it was way before my time. That never stopped me from getting deeply into stuff like Dick Tracy but others not so much, I'unno.

If we can count comic strips, then Dick Tracy. That movie is f*cking brilliant.

[CyberCubed]

everyone hated the 1989 batman movie? i thought it is one of the highest rated superhero movies of all time.

The 1989 Batman movie is what quite literally saved the Batman franchise and made the darker Batman known to the public.

The 30-40 year olds at the time who grew up with the 1960's Batman were probably shocked when they saw the 1989 version. Back then that was extremely dark and a shark contrast to the 60's version.

Not to mention the movie paved the way for B:TAS, which used the same theme music.

[Leo656]

Well, at the time there was a TON of apprehension about the movie about a year before it even came out, much like the TMNT movie right now. For starters, Michael Keaton at the time was 100% a comedic actor, so when it was announced he was Batman, a ton of people sh*t a brick, and they actually did expect it to be a campy, Adam West-style take based on that and Jack Nicholson's casting. If you read the letters pages in Batman comics of the day, as well as magazines like Starlog and others, people were AGHAST at just about every single announcement until the trailer came out. Everything from "Keaton's too short to be a super-hero", to "Batman's costume isn't black or made of rubber" to "The Batmobile looks like a phallus", people complained about it for months. Everyone expected it to be a colossal bomb. There was no way, absolutely NO way that "Mr. Mom" and the guy who did "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" were going to make a Batman movie that was anything but a giant piece of sh*t.

Then everyone saw the trailer, sh*t themselves, and from then on we all know how awesome it ended up being. But it was *expected* to be an abomination. Some people, a minority for sure, may have been perturbed they didn't get 60s Batman, but for everyone else, they were relieved that they DIDN'T get that, since it seemed for sure that was the direction it was headed. Sometimes, you just don't know.

[CyberCubed]

Well I was only 4 years old in 1989, and I know everyone around my age and a little older absolutely loved it. Keep in mind a whole new generation of Batman fans were introduced via that movie.

That was the first Batman incarnation I ever saw, and then watched B:TAS shortly after.

It seems everyone our age (the current 25-30 year old adults), sees Batman 1989 as the "start" of modern Batman and B:TAS as the "holy grail." The old fogeys who grew up beforehand don't count anymore, they're like 60-70 years old now anyway. :lol:

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Hmm, my fave comic movies would be (in descending order):

TMNT (1990)
Spider-Man II(I rate it higher than the first because Ock was so well-done)
Spider-Man
Superman I, II, and III (no particular order, though III might be slightly higher- Richard Pryor and Gene Hackman are just so much fun, dammit!)
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns
Avengers
Iron Man
Captain America
Thor
TMNT III (the time-travel one- say what you will, I liked the fresh direction it took for the movies.)
Howard the Duck (yes, I love it too!)
The Phantom (The "Ghost Who Walks", not the Opera-house one...)
Iron Man II
Hellboy
Fantastic Four (but FF II was a let-down)
V for Vendetta
Sin City
Heavy Metal
Ghost in the Shell
The Punisher (Dolph Lungren one in 80's- there was just something so comic-y about it!)

[Leo656]

That's a pretty broad statement CC. My Dad grew up on 60s Batman and always loved it, but he loved the modern, darker Batman movies, too. Probably more. Some people can equally appreciate different approaches to the same character even if they're run through an entirely different filter. Like, I don't like Brave and the Bold as much as Batman: TAS, but it's still my second-favorite Batman cartoon. It's just as good, from an entirely different direction.

The Adam West show was only as campy as it was, because it was a LITERAL translation of the comics pages. Super-hero stories, by and large, even modern ones, are completely implausible and farcical if taken 100% seriously, which is why most movies and other media "spin" things a little to make the stories more grounded and realistic. Yes, the Batman comics of the '50s and '60s were cornier than most due to the comics code, but even today's comics wouldn't hold up onscreen if everything was taken 100% self-serious, regardless of how implausible the scenario.

For what it's worth, even Adam West's over-acting could be viewed as positively Shakespearean if only three small changes were made to the old show: Eliminate the narrator, use a darker soundtrack, and erase the "POW!" effects during fight scenes. That's why some of it still holds up as "authentic Batman"; the stories, specifically, were nothing very far from the stuff Batman usually does or did. Heck, the villains were often presented with much more authenticity than in the later, "darker" films (Riddler and Catwoman, I'm looking at YOU).

The cartoon was really the closest thing ever to the comics, though. That's definitely why it holds up, even to people who don't read the comics. It "keeps it real" and kind of creates this awesome hybrid universe with elements from the comics, the movies, and even the old TV show (although the show's influences were more subtle, they were definitely there, mostly in certain villain's "death trap" scenarios). It was like "Ultimate Batman". I just didn't love the art style of later seasons. Joker just give up on lipstick, or what? Eh, I'unno.

[Jester]

My first exposure to Batman was the 1940's serials....

[Leo656]

:lol: I love those. They're TERRIBLE. :lol:

[Plasticplayhouse]

i feel that iron man has been the best thus far (just my oppinion). the rest are in no particular order...

v for vandetta
300
hellboy
the crow
spiderman
the amazing spiderman
tmnt (1990)
batman (1989)
dark knight
the incredible hulk
howard the duck was pretty good for the time it came out

[shuriken]

Howard the duck was an abomination. IMO
10-Superman 2- I never liked the first one growing up, I always enjoyed the battle with Zod and his cronies as well as seeing Superman become a regular guy. That whole amnesia kiss was bogus though.

9-Blade-AKA the dawn of good Marvel movies. Wesley Snipes was great as the Daywalker and Stephen Dworf was great as Deacon Frost. Lots of good action and a pretty good story too.

8- Iron Man - RDJ is so damn likeable as Tony stark he makes an ok movie into an awesome one. That along with Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges makes for cinematic gold.

7-Spiderman/The Amazing Spiderman- A lot of similar things about these movies and both I thought were really well made. Seeing Spiderman on the big screen the first time was a treat and seeing the Lizard get his due was cool as well.

6-X-men 2 was cool, it had a great story with a great cast. Stryker was such a douche though. Much better then the other two X-movies. (Haven’t seen 1st class and Wolverine was just ok, haven’t seen the wolverine either)

5-Batman Returns- Danny Devito as the Penguin was hilariously awesome. I also really liked Keaton's Batman. He was suave and badass without sounding like a Gargoyle. Plus he banged Vicki Vale and probably Selena Kyle and wasn't a b*tch like Nolan's Batman (hid and cried for 8 years over his dead girlfriend, left Robin out to dry).

4-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I loved it as a kid I still really enjoy it for what it is. It's not as good as some of the previous movies I mentioned, but they aren't as enjoyable. It has a good pace, characterizations, decent choreography and a surprisingly solid soundtrack. I've watched it more than any on the list though.

3-Sin City- Great movie adaptation with an all star cast. Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke are enough for me to watch this movie and for it to be enjoyable. The style is great, the stories are good as well and there's a bit of sick humor in it too, that makes it a great movie to see.

2-The Dark Knight. I know I said Batman was being a b**ch but that was mostly in Rises. This is where he's at the top of his game, kicking ass and taking names. Going up against Scarecrow, Maroni, Joker and Two Face, Batman comes out on top in the end but with very little to show for it. Actors were great as well as the score and costumes. I could watch it over and over. It even got Heath Ledger an Oscar.

1-The Crow. It's a shame this was Brandon Lee's last (best and arguably only good) film. It is done very well and brings the pain and angst from the comic to life. Always liked it when I was younger but after going through some stuff and reading the Graphic novel it really got to me. Meeting J. O Barr was also an interesting experience to say the least. IMO a truly beautiful film.

[Leo656]

Howard the duck was an abomination. IMO.

:lol: Awww, c'moooon, maaaan! Surely it wasn't as bad as anything Swamp Thing was in!

Then again, Howard the Duck had Lea Thompson, while Swamp Thing got Heather Locklear, so maybe I'm looking at this the wrong way. :lol:

[Davetello]

Agree with the comments on Batman 1989. Fantastic film and dare I say perhaps better than Begins...

Anyway, in no particular order:

All the Turtles films (yes, even Turtles 3)
Dark Knight Trilogy (although Rises should have been better)
Captain America
Iron Man
Superman
Superman 2
Hellboy
Blade films
X Men
X Men 2
X Men First Class
Daredevil Director's Cut
Spiderman
Spiderman 2
A History of Violence
Sin City
Road to Perdition
The Avengers
Watchmen

In terms of animation I like all the DC Original Animated films etc. Gonna watch Flashpoint Paradox soon. My fave is probably the two parts of Dark Knight Returns. Justice League Doom is good as well.

There will be more but there's some off the top of my head.

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

I'll just list my fav movies from the genre, rather than listing all the movies from the genre.
There are many others I like, such as Incredible Hulk, Capt.America, Iron Man 2 and 3, etc however I'm limiting this to a FAVORITE list. I own a lot more from the genre.
I'm generally a big fan of comic movies, and it takes a lot to piss me off. In a loose order, some of my very favorites are:

Dredd
Batman (1989)
The Dark Knight Trilogy (Nolan)
Red
Red 2
Cowboys and Aliens
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
X-Men First Class
The Amazing Spider-Man
Kick-Ass
The Losers
Iron Man
Thor
The Avengers
Sin City
V for Vendetta
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Adventures of Tintin
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Year One
Batman: Gotham Knight
Planet Hulk
Hulk Vs
Superman/Batman Apocalypse
Hellboy 2
Wanted
Speed Racer
Akira
Dragonball Z: The World's Strongest
Dragonball Z: Bojack Unbound
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Barbarella
Weird Science

[Turo602]

Although I enjoy a lot of them, I'm gonna try to keep this list short.

Batman (1989)
The Dark Knight
Man of Steel
Spider-Man 2
Iron Man
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Avengers
X-2: X-Men United
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Watchmen

As for the animated movies, these stuck with me the most.

Batman: Under the Red Hood
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Dark Knight Returns
All-Star Superman
Superman: Doomsday
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Planet Hulk
Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever

[JakeSully]

Watchmen
Man of Steel
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
TMNT
Red
Constantine
300
Hellboy
X-Men: First Class
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Green Lantern (never understood the hate, although I admit it could be better)

P.S: Can't stand The Avengers (or the praise it gets). Very overrated movie.

You more DC than Marvel?

I'll just list my fav movies from the genre, rather than listing all the movies from the genre.
There are many others I like, such as Incredible Hulk, Capt.America, Iron Man 2 and 3, etc however I'm limiting this to a FAVORITE list. I own a lot more from the genre.


Dredd
Batman (1989)
The Dark Knight Trilogy (Nolan)
Red
Red 2
Cowboys and Aliens
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
X-Men First Class
The Amazing Spider-Man
Kick-Ass
The Losers
Iron Man
Thor
The Avengers
Sin City
V for Vendetta
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Adventures of Tintin
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Year One
Batman: Gotham Knight
Planet Hulk
Hulk Vs
Superman/Batman Apocalypse
Hellboy 2
Wanted
Speed Racer
Akira
Dragonball Z: The World's Strongest
Dragonball Z: Bojack Unbound
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Barbarella
Weird Science


Ooh another Riki-oh fan, that movie is awesome and hilarious and have you seen Ichi The Killer?

[Warhorse]

1990 TMNT
KickAss
Avengers
Captain America
1989 Batman
Ironman
Thor
The Dark Knight

[Krutch]

Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Superman I
Superman II
Superman Returns
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Watchmen
Avengers
Thor
Iron Man
Hellboy
Hellboy II
X-Men
X2
Kickass
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Daredevil: Directors Cut

Fingers crossed that the Luna Brother's "The Sword" turns out as awesome as the book. Could be badass.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

1.Batman
2.Superman
3.Man of Steel
4.Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
5.The Dark Knight Rises

[Mzx10484]

The dark knight
turtles i

[JakeSully]

Guardians of Galaxy, X-Men DOFP and Captain America 2 are new faves

[Xiewin]

Batman 1989
The Dark Knight
The Dark Night Rises
Superman vs Elite
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Justice league: Crisis on Two Earth's
Captain America: Winter Soldier
Man of Steel
All Xmen movies
Hellboy 1 and 2.

I liked the Hulk, but I prefer the 2003 movie over the 2008 one.

[Davetello]

Lots of the Superhero films are good.

I donno if anyone has watched A History of Violence, it's good although it deviates from the graphic novel. It's not for the faint-hearted though - there's a rather graphic sex scene.

[chrisdude]

This list has changed a lot over the last couple years...

1. X-Men: Days of Future Past
2. X-Men: First Class
3. Superman II
4. Superman: The Movie
5. Superman Returns

[JakeSully]

Howard the duck was an abomination. IMO
10-Superman 2- I never liked the first one growing up, I always enjoyed the battle with Zod and his cronies as well as seeing Superman become a regular guy. That whole amnesia kiss was bogus though.

9-Blade-AKA the dawn of good Marvel movies. Wesley Snipes was great as the Daywalker and Stephen Dworf was great as Deacon Frost. Lots of good action and a pretty good story too.

8- Iron Man - RDJ is so damn likeable as Tony stark he makes an ok movie into an awesome one. That along with Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges makes for cinematic gold.

7-Spiderman/The Amazing Spiderman- A lot of similar things about these movies and both I thought were really well made. Seeing Spiderman on the big screen the first time was a treat and seeing the Lizard get his due was cool as well.

6-X-men 2 was cool, it had a great story with a great cast. Stryker was such a douche though. Much better then the other two X-movies. (Haven’t seen 1st class and Wolverine was just ok, haven’t seen the wolverine either)

5-Batman Returns- Danny Devito as the Penguin was hilariously awesome. I also really liked Keaton's Batman. He was suave and badass without sounding like a Gargoyle. Plus he banged Vicki Vale and probably Selena Kyle and wasn't a b*tch like Nolan's Batman (hid and cried for 8 years over his dead girlfriend, left Robin out to dry).

4-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I loved it as a kid I still really enjoy it for what it is. It's not as good as some of the previous movies I mentioned, but they aren't as enjoyable. It has a good pace, characterizations, decent choreography and a surprisingly solid soundtrack. I've watched it more than any on the list though.

3-Sin City- Great movie adaptation with an all star cast. Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke are enough for me to watch this movie and for it to be enjoyable. The style is great, the stories are good as well and there's a bit of sick humor in it too, that makes it a great movie to see.

2-The Dark Knight. I know I said Batman was being a b**ch but that was mostly in Rises. This is where he's at the top of his game, kicking ass and taking names. Going up against Scarecrow, Maroni, Joker and Two Face, Batman comes out on top in the end but with very little to show for it. Actors were great as well as the score and costumes. I could watch it over and over. It even got Heath Ledger an Oscar.

1-The Crow. It's a shame this was Brandon Lee's last (best and arguably only good) film. It is done very well and brings the pain and angst from the comic to life. Always liked it when I was younger but after going through some stuff and reading the Graphic novel it really got to me. Meeting J. O Barr was also an interesting experience to say the least. IMO a truly beautiful film.

I saw Crow in theaters at age 12 4 times and i dug it, bought soundtrack on CD and the graphic novel.

[Michael-Andrew-lo]

Obv tmnt first movie,
Lots of the previously mentioned stuff too...as well as
The Crow
American Splendour

And many others I can't think of right now

[Luigiperps]

Under the red hood is not only my favorite comic movie, but it's also my favorite movie ever.

[pennydreadful]

The first TMNT movie and The Crow, for sure. I could come up with more, but those are the two that jump out at me first and foremost.

[pandaderek]

I like the whole exploration of using evil to promote and maintain good, in some of the recent comic-book movies, like in The Watchmen and the latest Batman Trilogy. Where, Batman and the Commissioner use the Harvey Dent Act as a way to deceive the public to prevent crime and do justice. Or, using Dr. Manhattan as a scapegoat to be a common criminal for many countries to unify against, rather than the truth, which would continue the animosity.

I like such complex social plots.

[Vegeta]

Dredd, The Crow, Sin City, Days of Future Past, Kick Ass 2, The Watchmen

[MikeandRaph87]

My personal top 10:
TMNT II: Secret of The Ooze
Ninja Turtles (1990)
Batman Forever
Batman: Mask of The Phantasm
Batman:Subzero
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Green Lantern
Guardians of The Galaxy
Captain America 2:The Winter Soldier

I enjoyed each of these and you can see its mostly centered around my top 3 superheroes and my top 3 in a specific 1-3 order. My list is likely odd to some of you all.

[Autbot_Benz]

Batman 1989
Batman Returns
Batman Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Forever
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Turtles 1990
Secret Of The Ooze
Turtles 3
Turtles 2014
Xmen 2
Xmen DOFP
The Wolverine
Avengers
Iron Man 1 2 3
The Incredible Hulk (Ed Norton version)
The Punisher ( Tom Jane Version)
Man Of Steel
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Amazing Spider Man
Transformers 1986
All The Bay Transformer movies

[CharmedSerenity]

For now, I'd have to say...

1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
3. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
4. X-Men 2
5. The Avengers
6. Captain America: Winter Soldier
7. Captain America: The First Avenger
8. Iron Man
9. Incredible Hulk [2008]
10. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
11. Daredevil
12. The Wolverine
13. Amazing Spider-Man
14. Amazing Spider-Man 2
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (original trilogy)
16. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007)
17. Batman Begins
18. Constantine
19. Priest
20. The Phantom
21. Solomon Kane
22. Watchmen
23. 300
24. Superman II
25. Spider-man 2, Ghost Rider & Green Lantern (three-way tie)

[BabyTurtles]

I like Spiderman 2 (the first ones) and Guardians of the Galaxy ^_^

[THGhost]

In no particular order, except alphabetically:

300
The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2
The Avengers
Batman
Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
Batman Returns
Batman: Subzero
Blade 1 & 2
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Dark Knight trilogy
Dredd
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 1 & 2
Kick-Ass 1 & 2
Men In Black trilogy
Spider-Man 1 & 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1-6
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
X-Men 1, 2, The Wolverine, First Class & Days Of Future Past

All 4 TMNT Movies

There are 5 TMNT movies, 6 if you include Turtles Forever.

[shuriken]

Howard the duck was an abomination. IMO
10-Superman 2- I never liked the first one growing up, I always enjoyed the battle with Zod and his cronies as well as seeing Superman become a regular guy. That whole amnesia kiss was bogus though.

9-Blade-AKA the dawn of good Marvel movies. Wesley Snipes was great as the Daywalker and Stephen Dworf was great as Deacon Frost. Lots of good action and a pretty good story too.

8- Iron Man - RDJ is so damn likeable as Tony stark he makes an ok movie into an awesome one. That along with Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges makes for cinematic gold.

7-Spiderman/The Amazing Spiderman- A lot of similar things about these movies and both I thought were really well made. Seeing Spiderman on the big screen the first time was a treat and seeing the Lizard get his due was cool as well.

6-X-men 2 was cool, it had a great story with a great cast. Stryker was such a douche though. Much better then the other two X-movies. (Haven’t seen 1st class and Wolverine was just ok, haven’t seen the wolverine either)

5-Batman Returns- Danny Devito as the Penguin was hilariously awesome. I also really liked Keaton's Batman. He was suave and badass without sounding like a Gargoyle. Plus he banged Vicki Vale and probably Selena Kyle and wasn't a b*tch like Nolan's Batman (hid and cried for 8 years over his dead girlfriend, left Robin out to dry).

4-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I loved it as a kid I still really enjoy it for what it is. It's not as good as some of the previous movies I mentioned, but they aren't as enjoyable. It has a good pace, characterizations, decent choreography and a surprisingly solid soundtrack. I've watched it more than any on the list though.

3-Sin City- Great movie adaptation with an all star cast. Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke are enough for me to watch this movie and for it to be enjoyable. The style is great, the stories are good as well and there's a bit of sick humor in it too, that makes it a great movie to see.

2-The Dark Knight. I know I said Batman was being a b**ch but that was mostly in Rises. This is where he's at the top of his game, kicking ass and taking names. Going up against Scarecrow, Maroni, Joker and Two Face, Batman comes out on top in the end but with very little to show for it. Actors were great as well as the score and costumes. I could watch it over and over. It even got Heath Ledger an Oscar.

1-The Crow. It's a shame this was Brandon Lee's last (best and arguably only good) film. It is done very well and brings the pain and angst from the comic to life. Always liked it when I was younger but after going through some stuff and reading the Graphic novel it really got to me. Meeting J. O Barr was also an interesting experience to say the least. IMO a truly beautiful film.
Aww man I dunno where to put Days of Future Past on this list, as well as Winter Soldier. hrmmmm
Screw it switch out Days of Future past with X-2 and have Winter Soldier tied with Iron Man. DONE

[JakeSully]

Batman 1989
Batman Returns
Batman Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Forever
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Turtles 1990
Secret Of The Ooze
Turtles 3
Turtles 2014
Xmen 2
Xmen DOFP
The Wolverine
Avengers
Iron Man 1 2 3
The Incredible Hulk (Ed Norton version)
The Punisher ( Tom Jane Version)
Man Of Steel
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Amazing Spider Man
Transformers 1986
All The Bay Transformer movies

I wouldn't consider Transformers comics, they were a cartoon and a toyline.

[Autbot_Benz]

I wouldn't consider Transformers comics, they were a cartoon and a toyline.

Transformers has had comics starting in 1984 with Marvel Comics so they count as comic book movies/toys/cartoon just like Turtles

http://i62.tinypic.com/2q3cfnn.jpg

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/transformers/

Batman 1989
Batman Returns
Batman Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Forever
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Turtles 1990
Secret Of The Ooze
Turtles 3
Turtles 2014
Xmen 2
Xmen DOFP
The Wolverine
Avengers
Iron Man 1 2 3
The Incredible Hulk (Ed Norton version)
The Punisher ( Tom Jane Version)
Man Of Steel
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Amazing Spider Man
Transformers 1986
All The Bay Transformer movies

Add Hellboy 1 & 2 to that list.

[JakeSully]

Kingsman is a new fave after seeing it 4 times