[EW] 20 worst Comic Book movies

[Hand of Evil]

Not sure I agree with there list either.

But here is a list of comic book adaptations from BoxOfficeMojo:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=comicbookadaptation.htm

Spider-Man 1
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Batman
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Men in Black
X-Men
X-Men: The Last Stand
X2: X-Men United
300
Batman Begins
Superman Returns
Men in Black II
Fantastic Four
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Superman
Hulk
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Mask
Ghost Rider
Superman II
Batman and Robin
Road to Perdition
Dick Tracy
Daredevil
Casper
Blade II
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Constantine
Sin City
V for Vendetta
Blade
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 7/11/03
Superman III
Hellboy
Annie
Spawn
TMNT
Blade: Trinity
Dennis the Menace
The Crow
Popeye
The Rocketeer
Timecop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Catwoman
30 Days of Night
Richie Rich
Judge Dredd
The Punisher
The Shadow
From Hell
A History of Violence
Mystery Men
Flash Gordon
Elektra
Bulletproof Monk
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Crow: City of Angels
The Phantom
Howard the Duck
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Supergirl
Josie and the Pussycats
Virus
Ghost World
American Splendor
Sheena
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Tank Girl
Barb Wire
Steel
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Brenda Starr
The Green Hornet
Man-Thing Lions

 

[Rykion]

I agree with some of the list, but it also includes a few decent movies. The funny thing is that the 1989 version of the Punisher featuring Dolph Lundgren was even worse.

And I can't fathom how anyone could think of X-Men III being worse than any one of those twenty. Not even close. Is there some general loathing out there for the film that I'm not aware of, or does this seem to be more personal?

Count me as one who considers X3 as a prime canidate for the worst comic book movies list. It lacked the character of the first two X-Men movies, and I really didn't care for what it did to the Phoenix storyline.

 

[Arnwyn]

The Phantom, Judge Dredd, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen are all better than X3, AFAIC.

 

[Ilium]

Well, call me a heretic, but I liked several of these. Specifically:

Ghost Rider - Lots of fun, and with no ambitions to be anything more than it was.

The Shadow - For the simple fact that they went with an unlikable hero, and (I think) pulled off the mood and feel quite well.

Tank Girl - Come on. Tank Girl. How can you not love this?

 

[Villano]

I've never seen Brenda Starr or Steel, so I can't judge those. But I actually like Swamp Thing, Punisher, Fantastic Four, and Barbarella. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen wasn't bad even if it had nothing to do with the comic. And I was surprised that I liked Daredevil as much as I did when I saw it in the theatre (but I've had no desire to watch it since).

Superman IV, Judge Dredd, Barb Wire, and Sheena are guilty pleasures.

I'm a little disappointed not to see The Return of Swamp Thing, Bulletproof Monk, 300 (yeah, I said it!), Blade: Trinity, and X-Men 3. Add those terrible Crow sequels, too.

That said, I'm glad to see The Shadow, The Phantom, Elektra, Tank Girl, and Ghost Rider on the list. The last two I think are worse than Batman & Robin or Catwoman.

Not sure I agree with there list either.

But here is a list of comic book adaptations from BoxOfficeMojo:
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=comicbookadaptation.htm

This list is missing quite a few. No TMNT sequels, Return of Swamp Thing, Frost, or Renegade (which was based on Moebius' western comic "Blueberry"). I haven't seen it, but Renegade is supposed to be incredibly bad (it has nothing to do with the comic and focuses on Blueberry taking peyote and seeing psychedelic CGI).

And Green Hornet is on the list? Do they mean the TV series or did I miss this film?

 

[Remus Lupin]

The thing is, I can remember a HORRRRRRRIBLE version of Captain America with terrible video quality, acting and Z-grade porno-movie music from when I was a teenager. It was worse than ANYTHING on that list.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

The Shadow was originally a radio character (in fact, he was originally just the announcer for the show's stories and became a character later), but he also had at least two or three comic book runs. None lasted very long, or were very good. (Then there was the long running pulp magazine, of course.)

Appearently whoever made the list never actually read Barbarella. The movie was a pretty good adaptation, all things considered. And Jane Fonda came across very well as the character as writen.

Judge Dredd would have been a good movie if it weren't for the comic relief character. He pretty much ruined it for me.

Haven't seen some of them, and most of those I don't want to see. For the rest, I always expect comic book adaptations to suck, so I'm rarely disappointed. And occasionally pleasently surprised.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

WTF! Why is Tank Girl on that list, it isn't for everyone, but damn you got to adore that movie.

 

[RangerWickett]

Of the list Hand of Evil posted, these are the ones I think aren't bad (not counting ones I haven't seen).

Spider-Man 1
Batman
Batman Forever
Men in Black
X-Men
X-Men: The Last Stand
X2: X-Men United
300
Batman Begins
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Superman
The Mask
Dick Tracy
Blade II (mostly because of Ron Perlman)
Constantine
Sin City
Blade
Hellboy
The Crow
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (so sue me, I liked it)
30 Days of Night
A History of Violence
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Mystery Men
Tank Girl

 

[Cthulhudrew]

There are a few on that list that I don't really belong there - much as I hate Sly Stallone I think he made a great Judge Dread, he captured the comic book character perfectly.

Judge Dredd wouldn't have been so bad if they'd nixed the casting of Rob Schneider, and had just dumped the comedic elements altogether. That was the worst part of the whole thing.