Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Best Movies Based On Comic Books
With the upcoming movie releases of "Hellboy," "The Punisher" and "Spider-Man 2," this year is shaping up to be another good one for comic book fans ("Catwoman" notwithstanding).
After seeing a preview screening of "Hellboy" Monday night (see 'Hellboy' Is Hella Good), here's my list of the best motion pictures based on comic books: (I promise to flesh out this list and provide some more details and explanations)
Honorable Mentions:
These are movies it would be unfair to either include or not include in the list
Not Seen:
These are some movies based on comics I have yet to see (gasp!), so they are not excluded from the Top 10 list based on their merits.
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With the upcoming movie releases of "Hellboy," "The Punisher" and "Spider-Man 2," this year is shaping up to be another good one for comic book fans ("Catwoman" notwithstanding).
After seeing a preview screening of "Hellboy" Monday night (see 'Hellboy' Is Hella Good), here's my list of the best motion pictures based on comic books: (I promise to flesh out this list and provide some more details and explanations)
- Superman: The Movie/Superman 2
- Batman
- The Rocketeer
- X2: X-Men United
- Hellboy
- The Crow
- Ghost World
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Spider-Man
- The Mask
Honorable Mentions:
These are movies it would be unfair to either include or not include in the list
- Dick Tracy (based on a comic strip, not a comic book)
- Unbreakable (not based on a comic book, but see it and you'll know why it's on this list)
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (an animated feature)
- Road to Perdition (based on a "graphic novel")
Not Seen:
These are some movies based on comics I have yet to see (gasp!), so they are not excluded from the Top 10 list based on their merits.
- From Hell
- Blade 2
