Favorite Comic based movies

AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004) - It was alright. Better than Predetor 2... but pails in comparrison to the first two Alien movies!

Barb Wire (1996) - Guilty pleasure movie. Bad on all fronts... but DANM did Pam look good!

Batman (1989) - Should have been called the joker. While I liked it (it's better than nothing!) I was one of the few that was truely disappointed in it.

Batman Returns (1992) - BETTER than the first! Michelle Pfieffer is just SO HOT!

Batman Forever (1995) - Val was an alright Batman... played it looser than Keaton.

Batman & Robin (1997) - wow. So bad on so many levels. Uma looked great though!

Batman Begins (2005) - The best Batman movie yet. Nuff said.

Blade (1998) - Loved it. Snipes was perfect and Traci Lords has a cameo. What's not to like?

Blade II (2002) - Relied more heavily on special effects but still fun.

Blade: Trinity (2004) - I liked this one too. not as good as the first but the story was really enjoyable and HHH is in it!

Casper (1995) - I'll be honest. I loved the movie. OK? Happy?

Catwoman (2004) - Next.

Constantine (2005) - Better than I thought it was going to be. Reeves played it fairly straight and after a while you forgot he was suppose to be blonde and British.

The Crow (1994) - Awesome. RIP Brandon. IMO one of the best comic to film adaptations ever. If you haven't seen it rent it.

Daredevil (2003) - I liked it. Garner was awesome (and looked great) as Elektra and I thought Ben did a good job as well.

Elektra (2005) - Not bad. Again, Garner looked awesome. Is a little thin on plot though.

Fantastic Four (2005) - Colour me surprised! The trailors looks good and Alba is incredibly hot... but the movie was fun! Better than I thought it would be. Can't wait for the sequel.

From Hell (2001) - Hmmmmmm... a bit long, played too loose with the Ripper facts (Abberline dies at the end? Is it a metaphorical death?) but well acted by Depp and Heather Graham.

Hellboy (2004) - I wasn't too familiar with the comics other than a couple of crossovers with Batman... but I liked the movie enough to grab the graphic novel the movie was based on. Great effects too.

Howard the Duck (1986) - I bet Lea Thompson wishes should could go back in time and NOT sign the contract.

Hulk (2003) - Jennifer Connelly is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Even she couldn't save this dud. It took over an hour before we saw the Hulk... and it looked fake.

Josie and the Pussycats (2001) - This is another guilty pleasure movie. The songs are catchy and the girls are cute.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) - Not as good as the comics, but if you haven't read them it's a good action/adventure flick. And it has Sean Connery in it kicking serious ass!

Men in Black (1997) - When I first saw this I didn't know it was based on a comic. It's lot of fun, especially Smith and Jones' banter.

Men in Black II (2002) - See above.

Mystery Men (1999) - A fun if really stupid movie that Ben Stiller steals whenever he gets FURIOUS!

The Phantom (1996) - A truely underappreciated comic adaptation. Zane is PERFECT as the Phantom and the Indiana Jones feel of the 1930's makes it a fun flick worth seeing.

The Punisher (2003) - Hammered by critics (are they even comic fans?) The Punisher is a slightly tweaked movie (Frank's not a Nam vet anymore) that is only slightly knocked down by the addition of Travolta as a bad guy.

The Rocketeer (1991) - EASILY one of my favorite comic movies. Jen Connelly steals the show as Betty (as in Page) and like the Phantom, the 1930's pulp feel is great taking you back to a simpler time in movies.

The Shadow (1994) - I didn't mind this one, but it's on the lower end of the comic adaptations.

Sin City (2005) - An almost panel for panel translation of Frank Liller's comics. Easily one of the best comic adaptations ever. It sticks to the story and doesn't tweak anything for a gentler rating. See it. Now.

Spider-Man (2002) - $800 million in box office reciepts can't be wrong. And they're not. A blast of a movie. Only the armour Goblin hinders it.

Spider-Man 2 (2004) - Better than the first and arguably the best comic adaptation yet!

Supergirl (1984) - Good at 13 (when I had a crush on Supergirl) bad at 30 (despite still having the crush)

Superman (1978) - Along with the Crow this is my personal favorite comic movie. Simply awesome. I still get goosebumps when Superman shows up for the first time.

Superman II (1980) - A direct sequel to the first and arguably better (despite the kiss/memory crap).

Superman III (1983) - Hitting that well a bit too often. It's still fun to see Reeve up there.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - The well is dry. Go home people... nothing to see here.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) - I really wanted to hate this... but the "Wayne Gretzky" comment won me over and I still watch this whenever it plays on TV.

X-Men (2000) - I never thought they could do it... but MAN was this awesome.

X2 (2003) - Battles Spider-Man 2 as the best comic movie of all time. New villains, new heroes and the death of Jean Grey!

I'm looking forward to the new Superman movie, the upcoming Wonder Woman (by Joss Whedon!), Sin City 2 and Fantastic Four 2.