Looming the release of The Dark Knight, which has garnered rave reviews already, I have decided to list the top ten, most memorable adventures ever to come from a comic strip, book, or cartoon. This is short and sweet, with not too much explanation so here goes...
10. The Punisher (Yeah, this movie needed work...but Thomas Jane made an honest effort at portraying someone, who is unusual in the comic book world, someone who actually kills the villain, and doesn't have those long, drawn out, remorse times, which he abandons the next issue anyway)
9. Superman: The Movie (Christopher Reeve's portrayel of humble Clark Kent, was a huge hit in it's day, delivering to the world, the long awaited debut of The Man of Steel)
8. Unbreakable (Yeah, this really isn't a superhero movie. But it's premise is right from the factory, and is the most realistic way of saying, "Hey, what if?")
7. Spider-Man (Spidey made an honest effort in his first film, mainly because of Maguire's performance, who was born for the role. Yes, Green Goblin looked like a Power Ranger, but it did what few superhero movies can, and that's give it a soul)
6. X-Men (I've never been a fan of the series, but the wonderful telling of Wolverine, and troubled Rogue, was undeniably entertaning, and ultimatly pleasing)
5. Superman Returns (Yeah, it limps along in the beginning, is overstuffed with boring narrative, but Kevin Spacey, yeah I'll leave at that...Kevin Spacey)
4. Spider-Man 2 (Oh, definitly the best in the series, Sam Raimi put together a portrait of, basically, the best he could do. And that's what his problem was with Spider-Man 3, he didn't have any tricks left in the bag)
3. X-Men 2 (It's up there, way up there, but let me tell you...even though I am not a fan of the series, this movie rocked my world. The opening Nightcrawler scene, and the Wolverine rage scene, oh the list goes on and on)
2. Iron Man (This movie has the best lead actor, ever to be in a superhero flick, Robert Downey Jr. His performance is so original, it's oozing with entertatinment. No superhero movie has had a better lead)
1. Batman Begins (The best superhero movie for a lot of reasons, it had the best overall cast you'll see in a movie, and I mean that for all movies...and Christopher Nolan crafted it from the bowels of a Joel Schumaker/George Clooney casualty. Enough said.)
10. The Punisher (Yeah, this movie needed work...but Thomas Jane made an honest effort at portraying someone, who is unusual in the comic book world, someone who actually kills the villain, and doesn't have those long, drawn out, remorse times, which he abandons the next issue anyway)
9. Superman: The Movie (Christopher Reeve's portrayel of humble Clark Kent, was a huge hit in it's day, delivering to the world, the long awaited debut of The Man of Steel)
8. Unbreakable (Yeah, this really isn't a superhero movie. But it's premise is right from the factory, and is the most realistic way of saying, "Hey, what if?")
7. Spider-Man (Spidey made an honest effort in his first film, mainly because of Maguire's performance, who was born for the role. Yes, Green Goblin looked like a Power Ranger, but it did what few superhero movies can, and that's give it a soul)
6. X-Men (I've never been a fan of the series, but the wonderful telling of Wolverine, and troubled Rogue, was undeniably entertaning, and ultimatly pleasing)
5. Superman Returns (Yeah, it limps along in the beginning, is overstuffed with boring narrative, but Kevin Spacey, yeah I'll leave at that...Kevin Spacey)
4. Spider-Man 2 (Oh, definitly the best in the series, Sam Raimi put together a portrait of, basically, the best he could do. And that's what his problem was with Spider-Man 3, he didn't have any tricks left in the bag)
3. X-Men 2 (It's up there, way up there, but let me tell you...even though I am not a fan of the series, this movie rocked my world. The opening Nightcrawler scene, and the Wolverine rage scene, oh the list goes on and on)
2. Iron Man (This movie has the best lead actor, ever to be in a superhero flick, Robert Downey Jr. His performance is so original, it's oozing with entertatinment. No superhero movie has had a better lead)
1. Batman Begins (The best superhero movie for a lot of reasons, it had the best overall cast you'll see in a movie, and I mean that for all movies...and Christopher Nolan crafted it from the bowels of a Joel Schumaker/George Clooney casualty. Enough said.)
1 comment:
Nice list, but I disagree that Superman Returns "limps along" or is "overstuffed with boring narrative." I thought that was a severely misunderstood movie. I found it to have a somber beauty that hits all the right notes. I was actually quite impressed with it.
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