Favorite Comic Book Hero/Villain Portrayals?

[Lehnhart]

I though this would be a really cool thread, considering The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises being all released this summer.

What are your favorite or most iconic comic book hero/villain performances of all time?

Hero:
RDJ (Iron Man)
Andrew Garfield (Spidey)
Michael Keaton (Batman)

Villain:
Heath Ledger (Joker)
Michael Fassbender (Magneto)
Willem Dafoe (Green Goblin)

[Moviefan2k4]

Heroes

Christopher Reeve, "Superman: The Movie"
Val Kilmer, "Batman Forever"
Chris O'Donnell, "Batman Forever"
Christian Bale, "Batman Begins"
Tobey Maguire, "Spider-Man 2"
Chris Evans, "Fantastic Four" and "Captain America"
Michael Chiklis, "Fantastic Four"
Jim Carrey, "The Mask"
Billy Zane, "The Phantom"
Edward Norton, "The Incredible Hulk"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Men in Black"
Brandon Lee, "The Crow"

Villains
Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Batman & Robin"
Terence Stamp, "Superman II"
Peter Greene, "The Mask"
Alfred Molina, "Spider-Man 2"
Thomas Haden Church, "Spider-Man 3"
Hugo Weaving, "Captain America"
Jim Carrey, "Batman Forever"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Batman Forever"
Cillian Murphy, "Batman Begins"

[Blu Ian]

Heath Ledger's The Joker, no question about it.

[KubrickFan]

I know I'm getting flak for this, but I absolutely loved Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor in Superman Returns. He was actually menacing, as opposed to Gene Hackman, who went the more comedic route (not bad per se). But then again, I love the movie on its own.
Danny DeVito as the Penguin was another one I really liked. Sure, disgusting, sex-crazed small guys with a temper are what DeVito's good at, but even though it's nothing like the Penguin from the comics (or the 60's series, or the animated series) I still love what he and Burton came up with.
Of course Heath Ledger is up there, but Mark Hamill also gave an incredible performance in which he's absolutely unrecognizable as the Joker from The Animated Series.

Favorite heroes, among others would be Michael Keaton as Batman, Ron Perlman as Hellboy, and of course Christopher Reeve as Superman. Especially the last two actors are ingrained with the characters they played, and it's hard to think of someone else in the roles.

[JavaJulien]

Heroes:
Christopher Reeve (Superman)
Michael Keaton (Batman)
Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man 2)
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)
Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen)
Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man)

Villains:
Jack Nicholson (Batman)
Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Tom Hiddleston (Thor)
Michael Fassbender (X-men First Class)

In the case of Fassbender, I'm counting him as a villain because it really was a foregone conclusion.

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

I know I'm getting flak for this, but I absolutely loved Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor in Superman Returns.

I won't give you Flak. Kevin Spacey was the only thing I liked about Returns.

[Terrorfirmer]

Wesley Snipes as blade

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

I know I'm getting flak for this, but I absolutely loved Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor in Superman Returns. He was actually menacing, as opposed to Gene Hackman, who went the more comedic route (not bad per se). But then again, I love the movie on its own.

The film has a lot of great moments, but they retreaded way too much. Spacey was definitely good as Lex, but yet another land grab?! ARGH!!!!!

Mark Hamill also gave an incredible performance in which he's absolutely unrecognizable as the Joker from The Animated Series.

His rendition is a classic; in fact, I just got the 3rd volume of the show for $15 at Best Buy.

[toddly6666]

Comic Book Hero:
Benjamin Bratt as Tom Lone (Catwoman)

Villain:
Annie Ross as Vera (Superman III)

[Kevin Holly]

Danny DeVito as the Penguin
Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher
Michael Fassbender as Magneto

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Kevin Enns

Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher

I still haven't seen that one, but I loved Thomas Jane in the role. I avoided "Warzone" on principle, though.

[CZAR]

Super Heroes
Christopher Reeves/Superman (Superman films)
Wesley Snipes/Blade (Blade)
Brandon Routh/Superman (Superman Returns)
Robert Downey Jr./Iron Man (Iron Man)
Jackie Earle Haley/Rorschach (Watchmen)


Villains
Terence Stamps/General Zod (Superman II)
Stephen Dorff/Deacon Frost (Blade)
Tom Hiddleston/Loki (The Avengers)
Heath Ledger/The Joker (The Dark Knight)
Gene Hackman/Lex Luther (Superman films)
Samuel L. Jackson/Mr. Glass (Unbreakable)
Julian McMahon/Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four films)
Tim Roth/Abomination (The Incredible Hulk)


Got Em!!

[thejokerha13]

.[/QUOTE]His rendition is a classic; in fact, I just got the 3rd volume of the show for $15 at Best Buy.[/QUOTE]

Me too, good deal

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by thejokerha13

Me too, good deal

Yep; now I'm just wanting the second and fourth volumes to complete my set.

[thejokerha13]

Villains
Heath Ledger - The Joker (TDK)
Jack Nicholson -The Joker (Batman)
Cillian Murphy - Scarecrow (Batman Begins/Dark Knight)
Liam Neeson - Ras Al Ghul (Batman Begins)
Danny Devito - The Peguin (Batman Returns)
Michelle Pfeiffer - Catwoman (Batman Returns)
Tom Hiddleston - Loki (Thor/Avengers)
Hugo Weaving - Red Skull (Captain America)


Heroes
Christian Bale - Batman/ Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight Trilogy)
Michael Keaton - Batman/Bruce Wane (Batman)
Gary Oldman - Commission Gordan (Dark Knight Trilogy) I know not a typical hero
Jackie Earl Haley - Rorschach (Watchmen)
Robert Downy Jr - Iron-Man/Tony Stark (IM/IM2/Avengers)
Andrew Garlfield - Spider-Man/Peter Parker (The Amazing Spider-Man)
Chris Evans - Captain America (Captain America/Avengers)
Chris Hemsworth - Thor (Thor/Avengers)
Edward Norton - Bruce Banner (The Incredible Hulk)
Mark Ruffalo - Bruce Banner (Avengers)
Hugh Jackmen - Wolvrine (Anything X-Men)
Gerard Butler - King Leonidas (300)

[thejokerha13]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Yep; now I'm just wanting the second and fourth volumes to complete my set.

Lol same here I should just order it, it's impossible to find in stores.

[Lsalas76]

heroes:
1.christopher reeves - superman (to me he will always be the epitome of the superman character)
1. robert downey jr. - Iron Man( just brilliant casting here. rdj is tony stark/iron man)
2. Brandon Lee - the crow
3. Patrick Stewart - professor x
4. Andrew Garfield - peter parker/spider-man (great casting choice, imo)
5. hugh jackman - wolverine

Villains:
1.Heath Ledger - the joker(the joker has always been my favorite villian and heath and nolan took it the character to a whole another level. he is probably one of the greatest comic book movie villains ever imo)
1. James Earl Jones - as the voice of Darth Vader(simply iconic) does he count?
2. tom hiddleston - loki(brilliant performance in avengers and thor, he was an excellent casting choice, my 2nd fav comic book movie villian)
3. Michelle Pfieffer - Catwoman
4. michael Fassbender - magneto
5. Frank Langella - skelator

and just for the hell of it here is my list of worst portrayls:
kristin dunst - mary Jane
Jessica Alba - Sue Storm
Val Kilmer - Bruce Wayne/Batman
Arnold - mr freeze
uma thurman - poison ivy
Tommy Lee Jones - harvey dent/ two face

to the op you should create a poll.

[Meeklo]

Christopher Reeve as Superman
Val Kilmer as Batman
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
Patrick Stewart as Professor Xavier
Kelsey Grammer as Beast
Ben Affleck as Daredevil
Ioan Gruffudd as Mr Fantastic
Michael Chiklis as The Thing
Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man
Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury
Mark Ruffalo as Hulk
Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Jim Carrey as Riddler
Cillian Murphy as Scarecrow
Aaron Eckhart as Two Face
Heath Ledger as Joker
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Hugo Weaving as Red Skull
Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool (well sort of)

[Geode]

I will be showing my age for noting a hero not listed already.

Hero: George Reeves as Clark Kent

A review for a boxed set at Amazon said it better than I can.

"The Adventures of Superman"

By Clay McBride

I'll keep this brief as I'm probably already "preaching to the choir" here. However, just on the off-chance that there are a few of you out there who have never known the wonder of "The Adventures of Superman" television series, may I just say this: there has never been--and at this rate, it appears that there never will be--a greater, more heroic, more noble, and more enjoyable "Superman" in the history of the character, than the interpretation given to us by the late George Reeves.

And I'll give you my reason why I believe that with all my heart in a single word: balance. George Reeves didn't play Kent/Superman as "bumbler moron"/"hero". He played Kent/Superman as "Hero Type A"/"Hero Type B".

There is a marvelous bit of dialogue from the 1st (or was it the 2nd?) season--a bit I'll no-doubt mangle here--that really explains it all. A small group of mobsters are discussing the difficulties of life in Metropolis. Of course they mention Superman. But then, one of them utters the magic lines that go something like this: "Forget Superman. It's that Kent guy at THE DAILY PLANET I worry about. There's times that Kent and his typewriter scare me more than Superman."

That simple speech seared itself into my little eight-year-old mind and heart for all time. Imagine that! The bad guys feared Kent almost as much as they feared Superman! What a fantastic life-lesson to teach a boy: for all his amazing powers, the thugs were almost more scared of the "normal guy who wasn't afraid to stand up for what's right" than they were of "...the amazing being from the planet Krypton, with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men."

And it was George Reeves and his courageous portrayal of Kent/Superman who made you believe that could be so.

Maybe that's why this cripple grew up to be a writer. And every time I took on a bully--on the playground or in the corporate world--somewhere in the back of my mind I was thinking, "Do the right thing, buddy. Mister Kent might be watching."

Yes, I recognize all the various narrative and production short-comings of "The Adventures of Superman". But Reeves, in refusing to play Kent as a cartoon unich, gave the character of Kent/Superman a vitality that has yet to be equaled--CGI or no CGI.

And if that's not enough to convince you, the jaded and cynical, to invest in these DVDs, let me share with you one, last, marvelous memory: the first word my baby son ever uttered was, "GO!". It was shouted with all the passion, glee, belief, and intensity a tiny heart could muster. And it was shouted as my son watched a black & white George Reeves make his famous running spring-board leap over the observatory fence in the classic climax of the episode, "Panic in the Sky". And, in that instant, I knew what my baby boy knew--what all of us lucky enough to discover the magic and wonder of "The Adventures of Superman" at a tender age knew: George Reeves WAS Superman.

http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Sup...es+of+superman

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Super Heroes
Christopher Reeves/Superman (Superman films)
Wesley Snipes/Blade (Blade)
Brandon Routh/Superman (Superman Returns)
Robert Downey Jr./Iron Man (Iron Man)


Villains
Terence Stamps/General Zod (Superman II)
Stephen Dorff/Deacon Frost (Blade)
Tom Hiddleston/Loki (The Avengers)
Heath Ledger/The Joker (The Dark Knight)
Gene Hackman/Lex Luther (Superman films)
Samuel L. Jackson/Mr. Glass (Unbreakable)
Julian McMahon/Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four films)
Tim Roth/Abomination (The Incredible Hulk)
Jackie Earle Haley/Rorschach (Watchmen)

Got Em!!

When was Rorschach the villain?

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

When was Rorschach the villain?

Haha my bad. Have him in the wrong spot lol. Ill fix. Good lookin out. Got Em!!