Marvel & DC Superheroes in Live-action Films: Grade the character, not the movie

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How do you grade the Marvel and DC superheroes? How well have they have been adapted from comic to screen with their look, costume, personality, depth?


Joker (Nicholson)
A+
Blade (Snipes)
A+
Professor X (Stewart)
A+
Magneto (McKellen)
A+
Wolverine (Jackman)
A+
Sandman
A+
J Jonah Jameson (Simmons)
A+
Iron Man (Downey)
A+
Joker (Ledger)
A+
Gordon (Oldman)
A+
Rorschach (Haley)
A+
Dr. Manhattan (Crudup)
A+
The Comedian (Morgan)
A+
Loki (Hiddleston)
A+
Professor X (McAvoy)
A+
Magneto (Fassbender)
A+
Captain America (Evans)
A+
Vision (Bettany)
A+
Deadpool (Reynolds)
A+
Wonder Woman (Gadot)
A+
Black Panther (Boseman)
A+
Joker (Leto)
A+
Harley Quinn (Robbie)
A+
Amanda Waller (Davis)
A+
Mantis (Pom)
A+
Steve Trevor (Pine)
A+
Antiope (Wright)
A+
Batman Cast (1960s)
A
Superman (Reeves)
A
Catwoman (Phieffer)
A
Bullseye (Farrell)
A
Stryker (Cox)
A
Nightcrawler (Cumming)
A
Doctor Octopus (Molina)
A
Batman (Bale)
A
Batman (Affleck)
A
Ra's al Ghul (Neeson)
A
Scarecrow (Murphy)
A
Human Torch (Evans)
A
Thing (Chiklis)
A
Nick Fury (Jackson)
A
Abomination (Roth)
A
Two-Face (Eckhart)
A
Alfred Pennysworth (Caine)
A
Nite Owl II(Wilson)
A
Nite Owl 1 (McHattie)
A
Sabertooth (Schreiber)
A
Thor (Hemsworth)
A
Odin (Hopkins)
A
Mystique (Lawrence)
A
Peggy Carter (Atwell)
A
Winter Soldier (Barnes)
A
Bane (Hardy)
A
Superman (Cavill)
A
Crossbones (Grillo)
A
Quicksilver (Peters)
A
Star Lord (Pratt)
A
Gamora (Saldana)
A
Drax (Bautista)
A
Groot (Diesel)
A
Rocket (Cooper)
A
Yondu (Rooker)
A
Nebula (Gillan)
A
Colossus (Kapicic)
A
Blind Al (Uggmams)
A
Spiderman (Holland)
A
Captain Boomerang (Jay)
A
El Diablo (Hernandez)
A
Doctor Strange
A
X-23 (Kinney)
A
Taserface (Sullivan)
A
Spiderman (Maguire)
B+
Lady Deathstrike
B+
Sinestro (Strong)
B+
Zod (Stamp)
B
Howard the Duck
B
Batman (Keaton)
B
Penguin (DeVito)
B
Mystique (Romijin-Stamos)
B
Toad (Park)
B
Sabertooth (Mane)
B
Green Goblin (Dafoe)
B
Daredevil (Afleck)
B
Kingpin (Duncan)
B
Pyro (Stanford)
B
Thunderbolt Ross (Elliott)
B
Punisher (Jane)
B
Typhoid Mary (Malthe)
B
Beast (Grammer)
B
Juggernaut (Jones)
B
Silver Surfer
B
Iron Monger (Bridges)
B
Pepper Potts (Paltrow)
B
Betty Ross (Connelly)
B
Betty Ross (Tyler)
B
Thunderbolt Ross (Hurt)
B
Silk Spectre II (Akerman)
B
Silk Spectre I (Gugino)
B
Moloch (Frewer)
B
Styker (Huston)
B
Gambit (Kitsch)
B
War Machine (Cheadle)
B
Black Widow (Scarlett)
B
Whiplash (Rourke)
B
Sif (Alexander)
B
Destroyer
B
Beast (Hoult)
B
Sebastian Shaw (Bacon)
B
Green Lantern (Reynolds)
B
Red Skull (Weaving)
B
Hulk (Ruffalo)
B
Maria Hill (Smulders)
B
Spiderman (Garfield)
B
Catwoman (Hathaway)
B
Zod (Shannon)
B
Lois Lane (Adams)
B
Mariko (Okamoto)
B
Yukio (Rila)
B
Viper (Sveta)
B
Falcon (Mackie)
B
Styker (Helman)
B
The Collector (del Toro)
B
Ant-Man (Rudd)
B
Negasonic (Hildebrand)
B
Weasel (Miller)
B
Angel Dust (Carano)
B
Apocalypse (Isaac)
B
Psylocke (Munn)
B
Deadshot (Smith)
B
Killer Croc (Adewale)
B
Enchantress (Cara)
B
Katana (Fukuhara)
B
Flash (Miller)
B
Wong (Wong)
B
The Ancient One (Swinton)
B
Caliban (Merchant)
B
Ayesha (Debeicki)
B
Hippolyta (Nielsen)
B
Doctor Poison (Anaya)
B
Etta Candy (Davis)
B
Punisher (Lundgren)
B-
Kitty Pryde (Page)
B-
Emma Frost (Jones)
B-
Hawkeye (Renner)
B-
Lex Luthor (Hackman)
C+
Batman (Kilmer)
C+
Robin (O'Donnel)
C+
Batman (Clooney)
C+
Mr. Freeze (Arnold)
C+
Rogue (Paquin)
C+
Angel (Foster)
C+
Ozymandias (Goode)
C+
Havoc (Till)
C+
Dr. Hammond (Saarsgard)
C+
Supergirl (Slater)
C
Riddler (Carrey)
C
Poison Ivy (Thurman)
C
Jean Grey (Janssen)
C
Cyclops (Marsen)
C
Elektra (Garner)
C
Iceman (Ashmore)
C
Hulk (Bana)
C
Constantine (Reeves)
C
Colossus (Cudmore)
C
Superman (Routh)
C
Lex Luthor (Spacey)
C
Ghost Rider (Cage)
C
Caretaker (Elliott)
C
Venom (Grace)
C
Hulk (Norton)
C
Punisher (Stevenson)
C
Jigsaw (West)
C
Justin Hammer (Rockwell)
C
Azazel (Flemyng)
C
Lizard (Ifans)
C
Gwen Stacey (Stone)
C
Talia al Ghul
C
Lois Lane (Kidder)
C
Silver Samurai
C
Electro (Foxx)
C
Rhino (Giamatti)
C
Bolivar Trask (Dinklage)
C
Bishop (Sy)
C
Blink (Bingbing)
C
Sunspot (Canto)
C
Warpath (Stewart)
C
Ronan (Pace)
C
Ultron (Spader)
C
Quicksilver (Taylor-Johnson)
C
Scarlet Witch (Olson)
C
Yellowjacket (Stoll)
C
Human Torch (Jordan)
C
Invisible Girl (Mara)
C
Ajax (Skrein)
C
Doomsday
C
Zemo (Bruhl)
C
Cyclops (Sheridan)
C
Jean Grey (Turner)
C
Nightcrawler (McPhee)
C
Storm (Shipp)
C
Archangel (Hardy)
C
Caliban (Lemarquis)
C
Rick Flag (Kinnaman)
C
Mordo (Ejiofor)
C
Ego (Russell)
C
Ares (Thewlis)
C
Captain America (1990s)
D
Red Skull (1990s)
D
Fantastic Four Cast (1990s)
D
Two-Face (Jones)
D
Batgirl (Silverstone)
D
Bane (Swenson)
D
Steel (O'Neil)
D
Storm (Berry)
D
Mister Fantastic (Gruffudd)
D
Doctor Doom (McMahon)
D
Blackheart (Bentley)
D
Mephistopheles (Fonda)
D
Mary Jane (Dunst)
D
Silverfox (Collins)
D
Blob (Durand)
D
Jonah Hex (Brolin)
D
Arnim Zola (Jones)
D
Green Goblin (DeHaan)
D
Thing (Bell)
D
Mister Fantastic (Teller)
D
Catwoman (Berry)
F
Invisible Girl (Alba)
F
Green Goblin (Franco)
F
Deadpool (X-Men Origins)
F
Parallax (Brown)
F
Galactus
F
Mandarin (Kingsley)
F
Lois Lane (Bosworth)
F
Doctor Doom (Kebbell)
F

[Dragon Ranger]

This seems to be a bit to general of a question; there are so many different comic arcs, stories, artists looks that people are not aware of. Someone maybe familiar with Batman and never read The Dark Knight Returns so to them Affleck's version may not seem that good but if you have read that comic he becomes pretty damn perfect.

A good idea in principal but I think you need to make your criteria much more specific before this thread launches into the usual open warfare that most comic movie threads descend into.

[A Sith Lord?]

A+++++
Batman (Kevin Conroy)

[GLaDOS]

Holy list of letters, Batman. At least put all the superheroes that deserve a specific grade under one letter.

[Doctor Jack]

Dunst was a great Mary Jane. A D rating is ridiculous.

[Eman910]

I enjoyed Leto's Joker performance but there is absolutely no way he deserves a higher grade than Bale's Batman.

[Batmon77]

Originally Posted by Dragon Ranger

TSomeone maybe familiar with Batman and never read The Dark Knight Returns so to them Affleck's version may not seem that good but if you have read that comic he becomes pretty damn perfect.

Affleck is no where near the Frank Miller's introspective version in TDKR.
The animated version is closer that Affleck's portrayal.



Dont get me wrong i liked Batfleck, but pretty damn perfect he is not.

Im not makin some long ass list. But....

My highlights are......

Nolan's Gordon
Diane Lane's Martha Kent
Dr. Octopus
Toby Spider-Man
Kris Kristofferson's - Whistler
Black Panther
Zemo
Arnim Zola
Amanda Waller in all of her versions

[mrjeff]

Originally Posted by Batmon77

Affleck is no where near the Frank Miller's introspective version in TDKR.
The animated version is closer that Affleck's portrayal.

Dont get me wrong i liked Batfleck, but pretty damn perfect he is not.

Agreed. He's a mash-up of 70's Batman with a bit of Miller, with a lot of the Punisher. (and I'm betting I just set off a keyboard warrior with this opinion).

[AmrlKJaneway]

Heath Ledger was pretty good. That comedian that plays Ant-Man was pretty bad. Everyone else is somewhere in between at various stages of the scale.

[Dragon Ranger]

[QUOTE=Batmon77;13783858]Affleck is no where near the Frank Miller's introspective version in TDKR.
The animated version is closer that Affleck's portrayal.




Peter Weller gets an F- though for one of the most lifeless voice acting performances of all time. Really spoiled it for me.