Worst comic book movie adaptations

The 20 worst onscreen adaptations of great dc costumes. Like the spiderman trilogy that released alongside it, the xmen franchise kicked off with two of the most faithful comic book adaptations put to film, and like the spiderman trilogy that released alongside it, the third installment puts all of that good work to waste. Comic book movies are hotter than ever, making them one of the most successful movie genre of today. Though its shaping up to be a current trend, horror comic book film adaptations have been around for a long time. Your best and worst of comic book movie adaptations. The league of extraordinary gentlemen comic book adaptations are all the rage right now. The 25 best graphic novel adaptations of all time complex. Dark world, man of steel and more, we thought wed talk about the ones in the pad that werent so successful. It includes films that are adaptations of comics, and those films whose characters originated in those comics. The 10 worst comic book adaptations of all time features forget iron man and the dark knight for a minute, and instead be frightened by 10 comic book adaptations that bring us out in a shudder. Trust me, it was hard to whittle the sheer volume of poorly adapted comic book movies down to just these few, but i think youll agree that these are the worst of the worst. Best and worst film adaptations of geek books techrepublic. Prior to xmen, it was pretty widely believed that the first two superman and tim burton batman films were the only good comic book movies.

Make a bad film and the fantastic four will get you. Mar 23, 2016 its no secret that the track record for comic book movie adaptations, like a losing game of battleship, features more misses than hits. Nonsuperhero comics adaptations worth watching cbr. May 25, 2018 the special effects may be some of the worst committed to cinema, with one infamous scene featuring a giant praying mantis that looks like it was drawn in ms paint. Jump to navigation jump to search this article has multiple issues. The 25 worst superhero movies of all time, ranked from bad to. The new movie s unique blend of superhero worship in a realworld setting combines the sensibilities of indie comics and popular comic book rhythms, and buzz is high due to advance. Sep 27, 2018 sometimes when a character comes to the big screen they are hyper accurate to their comic book counterpart. Stardust, however, is a mildly entertaining film that all but falls apart when held up to its source. From the overabundance of subplots to the uncomfortable and extremely forced relationship between matt murdock and his saiwielding love interest elektra. Well, the movie would have included a gay r2d2 with attitude to serve as a sidekick to brainiac and a space dog as a pet for lex luthor.

Superman 1978 and batman 1989 are two later successful movie adaptations of famous comic book characters. And while its weird that a number of these series are produced with their. Features the 10 worst comic book adaptations of all time. Dead and loving it but this is easily the funniest adaptation of the book, albeit completely unintentionally. Thus, we look back at the most essential featurelength adaptations of horror. The 15 worst book to film adaptations of all time taste of. Comic book movies that were never meant to be created elektra the daredevil spinoff stars jennifer garner as elektra. Dollman, nemesis had less luck with his adaptation of captain america, starring. Audiences loved deadpool, but five years earlier, ryan reynolds future as an alist actor looked grim as opposed to his promising future with costar blake lively.

The 10 worst comic book adaptations of all time features forget iron man and the dark knight for a minute, and instead be frightened by 10 comic book adaptations that. Wally bahny examines this question, and asks techrepublic readers to list their picks for the best and worst film adaptations of. The worst comic book movie villains 01192018 by darknite125. Hollywood has a tendency to make bad movies its what keepys michael bay in business. Best and worst movie and tv reboots, adaptations, and remakes of 2019. The 10 worst comic book adaptations of alltime every superhero has their nemesis, every positive has its negative and you can be sure that for every good comic book adaptation. Mar 28, 2016 this has made many book lovers around the world very angry, almost to the point that they feel like the movie is an insult to the book and their love of the book. The worst superhero movies ever made, ranked ranker.

Overedited and sporting some of the worst cgi ever seen in a major studio production, green lantern was a heartbreaking comic book adaptation that failed to. Ever since the introduction of the xmen and spiderman to our movie screens the comic book. Some of these movies were amazing, however, some of them, not so much. This is the 10 worst examples of times that comic book. With movies like batman, iron man, xmen and spiderman being one of the most successful film franc. In the early 2000s, blockbusters such as xmen 2000 and spiderman 2002 have led to dozens of superhero films. The worst comic book movie adaption that nobody knows about.

For many years this film was a myth, a spook story that directors would tell their kids at night. From the overabundance of subplots to the uncomfortable and extremely forced relationship between matt murdock and his saiwielding love interest elektra natchios, the 2003 film is a disaster from start to. The flick pick top 10 worst comic book movies of all time. These two i added, you guys can add the rest because i have not seen any other ones so i cant judge them thanks. Theres a good chance that the movies featured on this list will either want you to stab your eyes out or receive a lobotomy from a back alley brain surgeon. The turtles, in fact, are in fine company as comic adaptations have walked a long, ignominious road in hollywood, inspiring this weeks gallery. The comic book series the boys is outlandish, overthetop, grotesque, and not a book youd ever want to give to children. The new marvel movie captain american civil war is releasing in 2 days and were sure its going to be great.

Trust me, it was hard to whittle the sheer volume of poorly adapted comic book movies down to just these few, but i think youll agree that these are. Spiderman 3 may not only be one of the worst comic book film adaptations of all time, but. There are a lot of great comic book adaptations that have been coming to film and television lately. For the last 20 years comic book movies have played a role in pop culture that none could have predicted. Daredevil 2003 despite being based on one of the more popular characters in the comic book canon, daredevil is widely regarded as one of the worst marvelrelated films ever. A throwback to the bad old 90s days of comicbook movies 3. They are so bad that the film is being described as one of the worst comic book movie. Read more movies 10 terrible comic book adaptations wed like. Every david fincher movie ranked from worst to best 12 things you learn rewatching. There was a time when the success of a comic book movie was a huuuuuge gamble for a studio though, due in part to the massive amounts of fail contained in a few of the flicks i am about to list out for you. Worst movie adaptations of all time films that were bad and based off of anything counts, ex. The 15 worst book to film adaptations of all time posted on march 28, 2016 november 6, 2019 by matt wilson besides being full of books, libraries also seem to be full of potential movies for hollywood to make money from.

Nov 23, 2010 what makes a film adaptation of a book good or bad. Every adaptation to the hulk has nothing to do with the comic book. Best and worst movie and tv reboots, adaptations, and. The best and worst of marvel adaptations from the last 15. Dec 31, 2016 hollywood has a tendency to make bad movies its what keepys michael bay in business. There were bigbudget superhero movies, yet more stephen king adaptations, dark comic book tv. The 4 worst comic book movie adaptations of all time men. How hard is it to write about bad comic book movie adaptations. Thats right, its time for geek legacys list of the worst comic book movies to hit the silver screen. Thankfully, not every book they adapt is bridget joness diary, as this list of 40 of the best film adaptations demonstrates.

This inevitably means some of our favorite bad guys have received the same treatment as well. Aug 11, 2009 the 10 worst comic book adaptations of all time. Sep 05, 2017 comic book movies are the biggest trend in entertainment right now, but the same genre that has brought us the dark knight trilogy, the mcu, dceu, and a growing number of comic book tv show. The hunger games series remain some of the best ya book to movie adaptations out there, as it perfectly capture the trilogys gloomy atmosphere and.

The 25 best and worst comic book movies of the 90s polygon. Where neil gaimans beloved original is a brisk, crystalline fairytale, matthew vaughns version is flabby and plodding. While superhero movies and tv shows are extremely popular, there are several comic book adaptations. With that in mind, many movie adaptations are well made and convey the same story as the book, with the added visual element to get a whole new experience from the story. Some book toscreen adaptations are bad movies, plain and simple.

As comic book adaptations have reached a zenith of output, we take a look at the worst flops to hit the small and big screen over the years. This is a comprehensive list of the worst book to film adapatations. Dec 20, 2019 best and worst movie and tv reboots, adaptations, and remakes of 2019. Worst supervillain performances in comic book movies top 10 worst villains in comic book movies top 10 worst liveaction comic book movies of the 21st century top ten worst comic book animated tv shows top 10 worst comic. Because a good villain is multi layered and full of. Jul 26, 20 ok, so there are really 11 films on this list. The best of this summers comic book adaptations does a nice job of mixing actual historical events with the parallel xmen universe as well as showing how charles and eric grew apart. Spiderman 3 may not only be one of the worst comic book film adaptations of all time, but it may be the most anticipated disaster in cinema. Its no secret that the track record for comic book movie adaptations, like a losing game of battleship, features more misses than hits. The worst comic book movie villains funks house of geekery. Worst movie adaptations of all time top ten list thetoptens. And today we will look at some of the worst comic book movie adaptations of all time.

The 10 worst comictofilm character redesigns youtube. Great characters arent necessarily great comic book adaptations. The 16 biggest comic book movie box office flops of all time. Now, of course, dc characters like superman, batman. The 4 worst comic book movie adaptations of all time with this summer being the summer of the comic book movie and all of the truly eagerly anticipated releases such as iron man 3, thor 2. The past couple of years sure have been a doozy for. Exhibit aor, more appropriately, gis the 2011 flop, the green lantern. Sep 09, 2015 top 10 most unfaithful movie adaptations. The 15 worst book to film adaptations of all time taste. The movie itself is based on the autobiographical comics of the same name written by pekar with several artists joining him, published from 1976 until 2008.

The best, worst, and weirdest adaptations of dracula. May 04, 2007 the 10 worst comic book adaptations of alltime every superhero has their nemesis, every positive has its negative and you can be sure that for every good comic book adaptation there is a bad one. These days, movies based on comic books are a big deal. Have you ever gotten halfway through a movie in the theater and suddenly weighed the marginal benefitscosts of continuing to sit through the movie.

Many comic book adaptations have fumbled in the box office, here is a list of the top five worst comic book films. Judgepowers films that were bad and based off of anything counts, ex. Nov 09, 2017 there are a lot of great comic book adaptations that have been coming to film and television lately. The videogame sequence is pure book butchery at its worst. And due to that fact, we have so many movies at have been created as a result of comic books. Movies like deadpool and guardians of the galaxy are leading us into a thrilling, actionpacked futurebut in the past, this hasnt always been the case. The special effects may be some of the worst committed to cinema, with one infamous scene featuring a giant praying mantis that looks like it was drawn in ms paint. Comic book characters, particularly superheroes, have long been adapted into film, beginning in the 1940s with saturday movie serials aimed at children. Wolverine no doubt, were all looking forward to reynolds reprisal of this role in deadpool, scheduled for release on february 12, 2016. Worst comic book movie adaptations sideline music magazine. The worst comic book movie adaption that nobody know. Tell everybody what you think is the best and worst comic book crossover to the movies. I judge these movies based on how close they were to their. Best and worst movies based on comic books metacritic.

Best and worst movie and tv reboots, adaptations, and remakes. Forget iron man and the dark knight for a minute, and instead be frightened by 10 comic. Its because of that in this listbomb we decided to cover the top 8 bad marvel movies. If youre a fan of todays movies, you can throw a rock and hit like 40 different comic book related projects. And even in the wake of xmen, most superhero films have been mediocre at best, with only a handful sticking out at good. Here are my picks for the top 10 worst comic book movie adaptations ever. Paul giamatti stars in the movie as esteemed underground comic book writer harvey pekar. Still, as kerry jackson said on the geek show podcast, i really just wanted to watch a whole movie of magneto nazi hunter. It has plenty of sexual language and strong graphic violence, so for those fans. About a boy director chris weitz is given the reins to this expensive gamble from warner bros, as they attempt to birth a new fantasy franchise using philip pullmans stellar trilogy.

Nov 28, 2019 well, the movie would have included a gay r2d2 with attitude to serve as a sidekick to brainiac and a space dog as a pet for lex luthor. Foxs xmen franchise has seen a resurgence thanks to deadpool, logan, and legion. Find out where these movies rank in our countdown of the worst comic book based movies of all time. Take the film version of alan moores league of extraordinary gentlemen, for instance. Wally bahny examines this question, and asks techrepublic readers to list their picks for the best and worst film adaptations of geek books. What makes a film adaptation of a book good or bad. But its the absolute worst when you go to watch a movie, after reading the book, and finding out that the only things the director kept from the book were the character names and the romances. Frederick wertham whose book seduction of the innocent accused comic books of just about every unamerican impulse the mccarthy era could level at them. The 1995 film freely adapted from nathaniel hawthorne s novel starring demi moore and gary oldman is frequently cited as the worst film adaptation of a classic book ever made. The top 10 worst comic book movie adaptations ever. Join cbr as we take a look back at some of the worst liveaction adaptations of the costumes of your favorite dc comics superheroes and villains. Comic book movies that were never meant to be created elektra the daredevil spinoff stars jennifer garner.

Its very existence has left a black mark on the history of. The 4 worst comic book movie adaptations of all time mens. Frank miller is a respected comic book creator, who has written some of the. Every david fincher movie ranked from worst to best new. American splendor hit theaters in 2003 and picked up an oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay as well as several critics association wins. The release of kickass this week has got us in a comic book fervor. Tossup between batman and robin and superman iv most overrated comic book movie. Todays comic book movies are expected to have a more.