My top 34 comic book movies

[TomServoFan]

1. Superman The Movie
2. Sin City
3. 300
4. Batman Begins
5. The Crow
6. V For Vendetta
7. Akira
8. Ghost in The Shell
9. Spider-Man 2
10. X-Men
11. Blade
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13. Heavy Metal
14. Flash Gordon
15. Road to Perdition
16. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
17. Superman 2
18. X2
19. Cemetery Man (a.k.a. Dellamorte Dellamore)
20. Batman (1989)
21. Batman Returns
22. TMNT
23. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
24. Ichi The Killer
25. Ghost in The shell 2
26. Conan The Barbarian
27. Dick Tracy
28. Blade 2
29. The Punisher (2004)
30. Spider-man
31. Hellboy
32. Batman The Movie (1966)
33. Superman Returns (Much better then "Superman 3 and 4")
34. American Splendor

[Lord of Denial]

What 35 was to tough?

And welcome to the boards!!

[BoosterBronze]

1. Superman The Movie
2. Sin City
3. 300
4. Batman Begins
5. The Crow
6. V For Vendetta
7. Akira
8. Ghost in The Shell
9. Spider-Man 2
10. X-Men
11. Blade
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13. Heavy Metal
14. Flash Gordon
15. Road to Perdition
16. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
17. Superman 2
18. X2
19. Cemetery Man (a.k.a. Dellamorte Dellamore)
20. Batman (1989)
21. Batman Returns
22. TMNT
23. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
24. Ichi The Killer
25. Ghost in The shell 2
26. Conan The Barbarian
27. Dick Tracy
28. Blade 2
29. The Punisher (2004)
30. Spider-man
31. Hellboy
32. Batman The Movie (1966)
33. Superman Returns (Much better then "Superman 3 and 4")
34. American Splendor

Seriously... 34? Did you just keep typing until you couldn't think of anymore?

[jesse_custer]

I wouldn't put American Splendor at the bottom of my list.

[BoosterBronze]

I wouldn't put American Splendor at the bottom of my list.

You also wouldnt' have 34.

[Bricolo]

No Ghost World?

[1WEBHEAD]

At least Spider-Man 2 made it to the top ten.

[Toku King]

The Spider-Man trilogy and the original 90s TMNT should've been in the top ten.

[Christopher Cross Is God]

Seriously... 34? Did you just keep typing until you couldn't think of anymore?

Well, he seemed to make a point of listing the Punisher film from 2004, perhaps indicating he didn't like the straight-to-video Dolph Lundgren version.

And if he knew about that one, then he probably also knew about the straight-to-video releases of Captain America and Fantastic Four, neither of which he listed, either.

Personally, I don't think I'd be able to crack a full "top 10" list for comic book movies.

[kalorama]

Conan's not technically a "comic book movie," since the character existed for decades as a series of prose novels before becoming a comic book.

And I'd put the Rocketeer above half the movies on that list.

[BoosterBronze]

I recall someone did a 'hottest anime women' thread where they listed like, 200 characters.

It was creepy.

[Bricolo]

Was girl-type Ranma on the list?


Fantastic Four ever made it to video. I wonder where the Captain America telefilms would land.

[1WEBHEAD]

The Spider-Man trilogy and the original 90s TMNT should've been in the top ten.

The first 2 spider-Man movies should hvae had no problem getting in the top ten.

It's the third one I wouldn't put money on.

Not that I didn't like the movie, it's just not many people liked it.

AT ALL.

[hugh45]

Dolph Lundgren Is one my favorite comic movies. I don't what number
it would be,but it be somewhere. *blinks* Dick Tracy!!?? :eek:
I feel somethings missing,but can't put my finger on it right now.

[TomServoFan]

Well i thought the original "Punisher" was ok but felt like a Punisher in-name only movie, now the new Punisher is far more faithful.

Dick Tracy is an underrated 90's gem and without, "Sin City" would never be made.

[Donald M.]

Dick Tracy is an underrated 90's gem and without, "Sin City" would never be made.

How do you figure that, exactly?

[Black Atom]

I really liked Dick Tracy.

[Howard Allan]

1. Superman The Movie
2. Sin City
3. 300
4. Batman Begins
5. The Crow
6. V For Vendetta
7. Akira
8. Ghost in The Shell
9. Spider-Man 2
10. X-Men
11. Blade
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
13. Heavy Metal
14. Flash Gordon
15. Road to Perdition
16. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
17. Superman 2
18. X2
19. Cemetery Man (a.k.a. Dellamorte Dellamore)
20. Batman (1989)
21. Batman Returns
22. TMNT
23. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
24. Ichi The Killer
25. Ghost in The shell 2
26. Conan The Barbarian
27. Dick Tracy
28. Blade 2
29. The Punisher (2004)
30. Spider-man
31. Hellboy
32. Batman The Movie (1966)
33. Superman Returns (Much better then "Superman 3 and 4")
34. American Splendor

And your point is?

[jesse_custer]

Here's my alternative top 34 comic book movies.

34.

Just kidding; top 5, excluding animated features:

1. Oldboy
2. American Splendor
3. Batman
4. Sin City
5. Road to Perdition

[TomServoFan]

The point is that everyone has their top comic book movies.

Oh and i forgot to mention "A History of Violence" which is an excellent film btw and i am a fan of Cronenberg.

[Chiasm]

There needs to an all purpose thread for posting your lists of comic book movies. It seems like we get one of these every other week or so.

[jesse_custer]

Am I the only person who thought History of Violence was very inconsistent? For example, the first long take and the final scene are both haunting touches by Cronenberg, but many of the scenes between those two come off as cliched and uninteresting. I also couldn't tell if the movie was trying to be straightforward or deep. It seemed either too simple or not profound enough to keep my attention.

[The Zapper]

My top 5.

1. Batman Mask of the Phantasm.
2. The Rocketeer
3. Batman Begins
4. Road to Perdition
5. Spider-Man


My least favorite comic book movie
300.

[The Zapper]

Am I the only person who thought History of Violence was very inconsistent? For example, the first long take and the final scene are both haunting touches by Cronenberg, but many of the scenes between those two come off as cliched and uninteresting. I also couldn't tell if the movie was trying to be straightforward or deep. It seemed either too simple or not profound enough to keep my attention.

I'm right there with you. It's a watchable movie, with some really good scenes, but as a film, nah, it's not as great as some people claim.

[jesse_custer]

Yeah, if I didn't exclude animation, "Mask of the Phantasm" would be very high on my list, as would "Akira."

[The Mutt]

Men in Black, The Phantom and The Rocketeer never get any love on lists like this.

If The Incredibles counted, it would go straight to #1.

[EZMOHR]

1. Batman Begins
2. X2: X-Men United
3. Superman: The Movie
4. Superman Returns
5. Spider-Man 2
6. The Crow
7. Spider-Man
8. Superman 2
9. Men in Black
10. 300

And a special shout out to the end of Spider-Man 3 from the time Topher Grace got the symbiote, to the time he was vaporized by a pumpkin bomb. The rest of the movie with the exception of him, James Franco and Bryce Dallas Howard sucked before and after. But those three and the Venom parts made the movie.

[The Mutt]

I'd never heard of a Men in Black comic until I started seeing hype for the movie. I saw the movie before I ever saw an issue of the comic. I liked the comic, but I liked most all of the movie's changes better than I liked the original concepts. I think it's the only comic book movie I've ever seen before I read the comic. In fact, I usually forget that it's a comic book adaptation when I'm thinking about lists like these.

I don't demand faithfulness from a comic book movie so much as I require adaptation. The movie has to preserve the things that make a comic worthy of adaptation to begin with, while being bold enough to change the things that can't survive the trip from one medium to another.

It's why I'd say 300 is a much better film than The Hulk or Sin City. The latter two were movies that wanted to look like comic books. 300 was a comic book that wanted to be a movie.

[Wolf-Man]

I'd rather watch the old Nicholas Hammond Spider-Man movies from the late 70's than things like Ichi the Killer or Akira. I don't go for the ultra violence, and I hate anime/manga.

I don't think there can ever be a definitive list for something like this.

[The Xenos]

37?! Oh.. 34.

Actually, saying Ghost in the Shell and taking manga adapations is a can of worms. There's just too damn many to count. Japan's been doing comics 2 film for a long time and does it much more often. Most of the times better. Not always. Grrr.. Death Note. Well, at least there's the animated series.

[dupersuper]

1. Superman The Movie
2. Superman2
3. Batman Begins
4. V For Vendetta
5. Sin City
6. Spider-Man
7. Spiderman 2
8. X-Men
9. X2
10. Incredibles
11. American Splendor
12. Spiderman3
13. Superman3
14. X3
15. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
16. Mystery Men
17. Hellboy
18. FF2
19. Heavy Metal
20. TMNT (90's)
21. Superman Returns
22. Constantine
23. FF
24. Blade
25. Blade2
26. Blade3
27. Batman (1989)
28. Batman Returns
29. Daredevil
30. Conan The Barbarian
31. The Crow
32. The Punisher (2004)
33. Flash Gordon
35. Dick Tracy
36. Sky High
37. Zoom

not counting movies I haven't seen, adding a few faves, and a couple silly but oft-overlooked (I almost put in Swamp Thing)

[kalorama]

Am I the only person who thought History of Violence was very inconsistent? For example, the first long take and the final scene are both haunting touches by Cronenberg, but many of the scenes between those two come off as cliched and uninteresting. I also couldn't tell if the movie was trying to be straightforward or deep. It seemed either too simple or not profound enough to keep my attention.

I really like it up until the the third act and the confrontation between Mortenson and Hurt. I thought the payoff didn't really do justice to the build up.

[BeastieRunner]

Superman the Movie
The Rocketeer
The Phantom (1996)
Spider-man 2
Batman Begins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Spider-man
Superman II
Road to Perdition
American Splendor
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
V For Vendetta
X2: X-men United
300
Punisher (2004)
Sin City
TMNT
Rise of the Silver Surfer
X-Men
Fantastic Four
Flash Gordon
Superman: Doomsday
Hellboy
Blade
Dick Tracey
Blade 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze
The Crow
Men In Black
Constantine
The Phantom (1943)
Spider-man 3
Blade 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3

[TomServoFan]

Where's "Batman (1989)" and "Batman (1966)"?

[The Xenos]

Let's see what's on my shelf..

Batman 1966
Batman 1989
Batman Begins
Batman TAS, Superman, JLA & Batman Beyond
Hellboy, & the animated ones &
Amazing Screw on Head
300
Sin City
The Tick, animated & live
X-men 1 & 2
Spider-man
Road to Perdition
American Splendor
Blade, all three films, but I got 3 used and 1 is still on VHS
Rocketeer, I have on VHS and saw ion thearters really need to get it on DVD
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1

I guess Jay & Silent Bob could count. The comic was out first and they took some of the film from that.
Matrix could count. Certainly Grant Morrison thinks so. Though that also is based on various anime

Then there's anime and Japanese, Chinese and Korean films. Like I said, I'm not going to count those because there's too many.

[BeastieRunner]

Where's "Batman (1989)" and "Batman (1966)"?

Not on my list.

[TomServoFan]

Oooh, "Men in Black", i forgot that was a comic book movie as well.

Where's the love for "Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky" and "Cemetery Man"?