Favorite comic book movie?

[Benfea]

Let's get nominations together. Maybe someone can start a formal poll later.

My votes (in order of preference):

1. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
   
2. Princess Mononoke
   
3. Ghost in the Shell
   
4. Akira
   
5. Unbreakable
   
6. Batman Begins
   
7. X-Men
   
8. X2

[ThomCat]

1. 1. Unbreakable

2. Hulk
3. The Incredibles
4. Spiderman
5. Batman Begins

[Common Sense Party]

28. Does Unbreakable count?

It wasn't a comic book first; it was about comic books. But I agree that it was excellent.

If that's allowable, then I'd say:

1. Unbreakable
2. Batman Begins
3. Spiderman II

I'd also say that every copy of Daredevil should be ground up by a bulldozer and Ben Affleck should be forced-fed the shards.

[Benfea]

34. I think Unbreakable should be an allowed exception.

I mean, it's not a comic book adaptation but you can't deny that it's a comic book movie, even if it goes about being a comic book movie in a highly unconventional fashion.

[ThomCat]

41. Unbreakable was too damned good to dismiss.

But I absolutely agree about Daredevil.

What the hell made them pick Ben Affleck?
And Murdoc is a DEFENSE attorney, so what was he doing prosecuting a criminal case in the beginning of the movie?
Could they advertise the NY Post any MORE often in that movie?

:grr:

[WCGreen]

2. Spin City.....

Cause they took it to another level.....

[BulletproofLandshark]

3. My Top 5 (So Far)

1-Superman
2-Spiderman 2
3-Sin City
4-X2
5-Batman Begins

[Guava Jelly]

4. you forgot hellboy

sin city
the crow

[Benfea]

7. I agree with Sin City and The Crow but... Hellboy?

Gah.

[Orsino]

44. Yes, Hellboy...

...though if pressed I would have to pick Batman as a favorite.

[Nikia]

5. Spiderman

He faces as many challeneges being human as being a super hero.

[Gatchaman]

6. The Incredibles

even though it was never an actual comic book. It's a better Fantastic Four movie than the Fantastic Four movie was.

Hellboy was really good, and easy to follow for someone who never read the comic.

Sin City should have been called Shit City.

[BlueStorm]

8. X-Men!! Both of them and I am waiting for number three!!!

Storm and Wolverine are my fav characters and I am looking forward to how they play out in the third movie...

Blu

[Benfea]

9. I don't know how to break this to you but...

Bryan Singer is not working on X3, and the advance buzz is that it's kind of a stinker.

[BlueStorm]

10. And that is why I would rather wait for it to go on DVD

and rent it than waste money at the theatre. I've heard the same thing too and it's too bad because the original comic book characters have so much in them and alot of potential.

Blu

[Benfea]

13. FOX/Marvel really dropped the ball here.

Warner Brothers/DC really raised the bar with the release of Batman Begins. Rather than increasing the quality of their movies to stay in competition, they've lowered the quality (some of the advance buzz indicates this is deliberate on the studio's part). They're in danger of killing what could have been a promising franchise.

[BlueStorm]

14. Sad...

I know I could come up with a better script.. not that I am bragging. I love comic books but yes, they really are killing them with these movies.

Blu

[seemunkee]

11. Sin City

Nausicca
Akira
Xmen
The Crow
Barbarella (cheesy but in a good way)
Was Totoro based on a comic?
I have high hopes for V

[Deja Q]

12. Superman, X2, Superman II, X-Men

[flvegan]

15. Spawn.

The HBO version, not the big screen one.

[Benfea]

26. That's a TV show, not a movie.

Otherwise, I'd've mentioned Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in the number one slot.

[TroubleMan]

16. Sin City

nt.

[YankeyMCC]

17. Batman Begins

Sin City (never knew the comic but I saw the movie)
X-Men
Spiderman
X-Men 2

[Zynx]

18. Batman Begins. Totally friggin' awesome.

[ghostsofgiants]

19. Ghost World

Sin City was pretty cool as well.

[swag]

21. What that guy typed.

[swag]

20. Ghost World, I suppose

since I don't distinguish between comic books and graphic novels.

[Broken_Hero]

22. First...

1. Superman the movie
2. Superman II
3. Spiderman
4. Batman Begins
5. Sin City
6. Spiderman II
7. Xmen
8. Xmen II
9. I hope (Superman Returns) due out, june 30th of 2006...:)

[DanCa]

23. Superman, with Batman Begins almost catching up to it.

BTW am I the only one who enjoyed the Fantastic Four movie? It was nowhere near cannon but it was a pleasant diversion for me nonetheless. Plus Sue Storm was smoking. :)

[Benfea]

25. I haven't seen FF

…but so far you've provided the only positive remarks I've heard about the movie, which is saying something.

[DanCa]

40. FF is a nice fun movie

It's definitely not Fantastic Four cannon but if you just want to watch a movie and have fun while watching super heroes than it does the trick. I have nothing against angst mind you it's just I prefer light hearted action than all this dark and gritty stuff that we've been getting lately. That's just me though and I am not knocking anyone who has a difference of opinion.

[DerekG]

24. I'll have to categorize

Superhero:

1. Batman Begins
2. Superman
3. Batman Returns
4. Spiderman 2
5. Superman II

Non-traditional

1. American Splendor
2. Road to Perdition
3. Sin City
4. Ghost World
5. ?

[Benfea]

27. OK, here's the nominations so far...

• Akira
  
• American Splendor
  
• Batman Begins
  
• Crow, The
  
• Ghost in the Shell
  
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
  
• Ghost World
  
• Hellboy
  
• Hulk
  
• Incredibles, The
  
• Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds
  
• Princess Mononoke
  
• Road to Perdition
  
• Spider-Man
  
• Spider-Man 2
  
• Superman
  
• Superman II
  
• Unbreakable
  
• X2: X-Men United
  
• X-Men

Anyone want to make a formal poll out of this? Or should we wait for more nominations?

[Duer 157099]

29. When they make one out of Preacher, I'll vote

although I'm reading V for Vendetta right now, to be ready

[Benfea]

30. Gah! Don't read those!

Read them after. Seriously.

[Duer 157099]

31. Don't read V?

And read them after what, the film? Huh?

[Benfea]

33. Yup.

Watch the movie, then read the comics. You'll thank me later.

[pokerfan]

32. Sin City

[Withywindle]

35. Ghost World, yes!

Princess Mononoke, oh yes.
American Splendor, definitely.


But why do so many movies based on comics suck? And will V for Vendetta be the first non-atrocious Alan Moore adaptation?


I would love, love, LOVE to see a good movie based on Love & Rockets. Or Sandman. Or any of Will Eisner's New York stories. But I'm not holding my breath.


I notice nobody's mentioned Constantine. There's a good reason for that. :P

[Benfea]

36. I don't think Love and Rockets should be made into a movie.

Honestly, I think it would work better as a limited run soap opera on TV.

[VOX]

37. Pretty partial to "Sin City." n/t

[screwfacecapone]

38. my votes in no particular order

X2
SPiderman 1 and 2
Batman begins
X men 1

[AllegroRondo]

39. I would love to see Watchmen done as a movie

or even a TV miniseries.

[Benfea]

42. I would prefer a TV miniseries.

There's just no possible way to condense that story into a single movie.

[hobo_baggins]

43. Snakes on a Plane

if its not a comic book, it should be

[TimeChaser]

45. I don't know if Mononoke-hime was a manga before it was made

But I know Nausicaa was, so that's my #1

Then comes both Ghost in the Shell movies, and then the Utena movie.