Holy Popcorn, Batman! Best Comic Book Movies
If Batman and Superman were to get into a fight, who would win? Geez, Superman, of course. But who had the best movie based on their comic? Below are a couple opinions on the topic. But interestingly, only two movies (Ghost World, Superman: The Movie) appear on both top ten lists.
Top 10 Comic Book Movies by Kim Morgan at MSN’s Movie News:
1) Ghost World (2001)
2) Spider-Man (2002)
3) Batman Returns (2001)
4) Barbarella (1968)
5) Blade II (2002)
6) X-Men (2000)
7) Superman: The Movie (1978)
8) Popeye (1980)
9) Dick Tracy (1990)
10) Flash Gordon (1980)
Best & Worst Comic-Book Movies by Hilary Goldstein at IGN.com:
1) Batman Begins (2005)
2) A History of Violence (2005)
3) Spider-Man 2 (2004)
4) Superman: The Movie (1978)
5) Ghost World (2001)
6) Sin City (2005)
7) X2: X-Men United (2003)
8) American Splendor (2003)
9) Road to Perdition (2002)
10) Lone Wolf and Cub (1971) (actually a series of six movies)
And in case you are interested, Hilary also shares his thoughts on the five worse comic book movies of all time:
1) Punisher (1989)
2) Steel (1997)
3) Batman & Robin (1997)
4) Fantastic Four (1994)
5) Captain America (1990)