Wednesday, November 12, 2008

My current top 5 comic book superhero movies in my collection

My Current top five comic book superhero movies in my collection:

1) X-men (the series) - As a whole the X-men trilogy has been my favorite comic-to-movie franchise of all time. I saw all three in theaters and walked away always yearning for the next adaptation in the series. While I don’t know of any X-men 4 being planned, I am extremely excited about the new Wolverine movie coming to theaters.

2) Batman Begins – Mention in a previous top five list (check top five action movie) this movie surpassed all expectation. The movie really captured the dark mystique of the dark night and the city of Gotham. While some might argue, I felt that Christian Bale is by far the best Batman.
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3) Iron man – As the first movie that was developed by Marvel comics itself I was hoping for a lot going into this movie. Fortunately it did not disappoint. The blend of humor and action along with a strong supporting cast made this movie one of the most fun to watch in years. Robert Downing Jr. played the role of Tony Stark so well that I couldn’t imagine any one else filling the role.
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4) Spider-man (the series) – While I never was as big of a fan of the spider-man movies as some, I still felt that the series (especially spider-man 2) did the comic book story justice. While Toby McGuire as Peter Parker seemed to fit, Kirsten Dunst as the supposedly smoking hot Mary Jane never seemed to fit well with me.


5) The Punisher – This movie didn’t nearly do as well in the box-office or with critics as the above movies, but I still thought it was one of the best action/comic hero movies out there. While I don’t necessarily agree with all of the plot or casting choices (especially John Travolta) but in the end I was still extremely entertained and really, isn’t that all that matters?

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