The Blu-ray.com Community Top Comic Book Films of All Time (Please Read 1st Post)

[JackKnightStarman]

1) Spider-man 2: the only Spidey movie to perfectly juggle what it means to be Peter Parker AND Spider-man.

2) Akira: Made and completed during its Manga initial run, which featured delays in its publishing as Otomo was busy directing the adaption. Movie is a different beast, than the Manga

3) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns- based on the prestige format series from 1986, which would not only serve as a re-introduction to the character for many who thought he was still a version of 60's campy, TV show. True fans knew this was not true for a decade or so, but Miller reinvigorated the character, and then for the next fifteen years, other authors copied and failed to have as much an impact as Miller.

4) Captain America: The First Avenger

5) Watchmen Ultimate Cut: 1986's OTHER big release from DC, which would cement with fans, no other author quite has the same understanding of what makes Super Hero comics, and comic books in general work, other than the legendary Brit Alan Moore.

6) X2: X-Men United
7) Batman Begins
8) Superman
9) Iron Man
10) Frank Miller's Sin City

11) Captain America: The Winter Soldier
12) Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
13) Kingsmen: The Secret Service
14) 300

15) 30 Days of Night: a truly great adaption of the source material, and it made money. Followed by a horrible direct to DVD sequel. Why?!?!?!

16) All Star Superman
17) The Adventures of Tin Tin

18) The Crow: Posthumously making a superstar out of Brandon Lee, who died in a mysteriously tragic way while filming. This movie also showed that good R Rated comic book movies can make money.

19) Kick @$$

20) Snowpiercer: Brilliant adaption of a French graphic novel, 30 years in the making. Interesting characters abound in this cold post apocalyptic story...

21) V for Vendetta
22) Guardians of the Galaxy

23) Deadpool: the little engine that wasn't, then all of a sudden was. An R Rated comic book blockbuster, on a underrated, but not to his die hard fans, character, that even has heart. Well, twisted that is.

24) Dredd: one of the most underrated comic adaptions, and frustratingly little seen gems, that has found an audience on home video. Not to be confused with a poorly made Stallone movie from twenty years prior.

25) Big Hero 6: quite possibly the most loosely based of adaptions from the source material, but never the less an engaging, well made movie.

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[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by Jacob Anderson

Does Birdman count? I'm guessing no, but just making sure.

Ohh good question, I too would like to know

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by UnknownBesideArch

Yeah, I'd want Super too, and all the other little independent movies like that (Defendor, Griff the Invisible, Alter Egos, Special etc). Oh, and also The Incredibles, naturally.

Any chance that any/all of the above could be allowed?

Yep they are all now allowed because it now includes any superhero movies

[Strapped4Cash]

Originally Posted by grape_jelly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...anguage_comics

While generally a good list, this omits Stardust. Published in 1997 as a comic book (in prestige format), it definitely predates the novel, and subsequent film.

Speaking of which, is there any chance that I might vote for Stardust 25 times, as a form of protest against all the lists* that omit it?

*I meant internet lists in general, not directed at anyone's list here.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by UnknownBesideArch

Yeah, I'd want Super too, and all the other little independent movies like that (Defendor, Griff the Invisible, Alter Egos, Special etc). Oh, and also The Incredibles, naturally.

Any chance that any/all of the above could be allowed?

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

Yep they are all now allowed because it now includes any superhero movies

Yes, due to the demand, I have now added all superhero films as well.

Originally Posted by Jacob Anderson

Does Birdman count? I'm guessing no, but just making sure.

This I'm not so sure about, as there aren't any real superheroes in the film. What does everyone else think, should this film be allowed?

[willtopower]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

18. Weird Science

Saw this on the wiki list. No doubt this will be on my list

Originally Posted by Strapped4Cash

While generally a good list, this omits Stardust. Published in 1997 as a comic book (in prestige format), it definitely predates the novel, and subsequent film.

Didn't know this! Another great title I'll be able to add. I like this thread because I'm realizing how many more comic/super hero/etc titles there are.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Jacob Anderson

Does Birdman count? I'm guessing no, but just making sure.

Not based on a comic book or graphic novel, so why would it be? It won the Oscar for Best ORIGINAL Screenplay, so it's not based on any published source.

[willtopower]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Not based on a comic book or graphic novel, so why would it be? It won the Oscar for Best ORIGINAL Screenplay, so it's not based on any published source.

There is technically a super hero in it.

I vote no though because the superhero aspect is tangential and meta. Just my two cents.

[dvd_mazter]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Spider-Man 2
3. The Incredibles
4. Batman Begins
5. Marvel's The Avengers
6. Men In Black
7. Iron Man
8. Captain America: The Winter Solider
9. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
10. Guardians of the Galaxy
11. Spider-Man
12. Batman
13. The Mask
14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
15. Deadpool
16. Captain America: The First Avenger
17. Hellboy
18. The Dark Knight Rises
19. Kingsman: The Secret Service
20. Superman
21. X2: X-Men United
22. Blade
23. V for Vendetta
24. Sin City
25. Kick Ass

[Rodney-2187]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

[Show spoiler]01. Batman Returns
02. Batman (1989)
03. Akira
04. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
05. Spider-Man 2
06. Hardware
07. Watchmen
08. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
09. Batman Forever
10. Spider-Man
11. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
12. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
14. Batman Begins
15. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
16. Blade
17. The Mask
18. Weird Science
19. A History of Violence
20. Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb
21. The Crow
22. Batman: Gotham Knight
23. Spider-Man 3
24. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
25. Conan the Barbarian

That was a challenge, primarily because I haven't seen that many amazing comic book films. I've only seen two films in the MCU - neither of which made this list - and I have a hard-on for Batman, so various Batflicks, both live-action and animated, dominate the list. Sin City needs a re-watch so I didn't think it was fair to include it. I'm also reminded how much I need to see Dredd.

Do you like Batman?

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by willtopower

There is technically a super hero in it.

I vote no though because the superhero aspect is tangential and meta. Just my two cents.

It's a movie about someone who played a superhero, doesn't make it a "superhero movie."

[sandman slim]

If we include Birdman, then we gotta include Hollywoodland...

[The Debts]

Originally Posted by cinéaste25

I'm surprised that so many have X2 as the best X-men film on their lists. I thought the general consensus was that X-Men: Days of Future Past was the best film in the franchise. I personally think X2 is the best because of its story, acting, and action sequences (best opening to a superhero film EVER). I also like it because it is the film that features Storm most prominently. I have only seen X-Men: Days of Future Past ONCE, in the theater, and I thought it was alright. Maybe I should give it a re-watch?

Give DOFP a re-watch if you can. It doesn't have the lightning fast pace that X2 did but what it lacks in that category, it makes up for in great tension and emotional resonance.

[animefan77]

1. Oldboy
2. Dark Knight
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
4. Edge of Tomorrow
5. Unbreakable
6. Iron Man
7. Deadpool
8. Avengers
9. Batman (1989)
10. Guardians of the Galaxy
11. Captain America: Civil War
12. Sin City
13. Watchmen
14. Incredibles
15. X-Men: First Class
16. Spider-Man 2
17. Kingsman: The Secret Service
18. Kick Ass
19. X2
20. V for Vendetta
21. Batman Begins
22. Superman II
23. Dredd
24. Blade II
25. Mask

[mocktm]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
3. X2: X-Men United
4. V for Vendetta
5. Captain America: Civil War
6. Batman Begins
7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
8. Batman (1989)
9. Sin City
10. Watchmen
11. X-Men: Days of Future Past
12. The Avengers
13. 300
14. X-Men: First Class
15. Iron Man

[NoFro]

1. Dredd
2. The Adventures of Tintin
3. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
4. Oldboy
5. Iron Man
6. X-Men: First Class
7. Spider-Man 2
8. Kick-Ass
9. Watchmen (Director's Cut)
10. The Dark Knight
11. Edge of Tomorrow
12. Captain America: Civil War
13. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
14. Guardians of the Galaxy
15. The Avengers
16. X-Men: Days of Future Past
17. Deadpool
18. Spider-Man
19. Men in Black
20. Batman Begins
21. Kingsman: The Secret Service
22. X2
23. Captain America: The First Avenger
24. The Wolverine (Unleashed)
25. V for Vendetta

[imsounoriginal]

Crap, if Unbreakable or Incredibles count I need to add at Least the latter.

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by cinéaste25

I'm surprised that so many have X2 as the best X-men film on their lists. I thought the general consensus was that X-Men: Days of Future Past was the best film in the franchise. I personally think X2 is the best because of its story, acting, and action sequences (best opening to a superhero film EVER). I also like it because it is the film that features Storm most prominently. I have only seen X-Men: Days of Future Past ONCE, in the theater, and I thought it was alright. Maybe I should give it a re-watch?

I prefer First Class, X2, The Wolverine and X-Men to Days of Future Past

[Lt. Brannigan]

This was harder than I thought. I knew what would take the first spot, but deciding on the order of the rest was a challenge to say the least. My mind went blank several times while making this list, and I ran out of titles to include near the end so I threw in a few of my favorite animated titles that I think everyone should watch at least once.

1. Superman: the Movie (1978)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2015)
4. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
5. Batman Begins (2005)
6. The Wolverine (2013)
7. Batman v Superman (2016)
8. X2: X-Men United (2003)
9. The Avengers (2012)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
11. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (1991)
13. Superman II (1980)
14. The Punisher (1989)
15. X-Men (2000)
16. Swamp Thing (1982)
17. The Phantom (1996)
18. Incredible Hulk (2008)
19. Blade II (2001)
20. Batman (1966)
21. Justice League: Doom
22. Batman Under the Red Hood
23. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
24. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
25. The Shadow (1994)

[Smartmark]

01 - The Dark Knight
02 - Watchmen
03 - V For Vendetta
04 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
05 - X-Men: Days Of Future Past
06 - Captain America: Civil War
07 - Iron Man
08 - Deadpool
09 - Guardians Of The Galaxy
10 - The Avengers
11 - The Crow
12 - X-Men: First Class
13 - Batman vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice
14 - Batman Begins
15 - Thor
16 - The Wolverine
17 - Spider-Man 2
18 - Sin City
19 - Scott Pilgram vs. The World
20 - Kick-Ass
21 - X2: X-Men United
22 - Spider-Man
23 - Hellboy
24 - Red
25 - Ant-Man