The Best...comic book based movies!

[SPS]

Now time to do the movie ones of these

Ghost World- Great cast, and a great coming of age story to boot. One of my favorite comebacks of all time is in this film.

Batman Begins- This is Batman to me.

Spider-Man 1- Good origin story but doesn't stack up as well compared to others, but still very enjoyable.

Road To Perdition- Easily the best role Tom Hanks has ever been in.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- Not great but this one makes it purely on nostalgia values.

[Elliot Kane]

Good idea, SPS

Best based on comics:

The Mask - really funny and the only time I really like Jim Carrey in manic mode. He's simply great, here.

Men In Black - The fantastic duo of Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones work amazingly well. Funny and some great FX.

The Rocketeer - WW2 fun with a guy & his jet pack.

Mystery Men - not too many people know that in addition to being a superhero spoof this hilarious film is also based on a comic series. But it is.

Batman Begins & The Dark Knight - possibly the best superhero films over and they're both Batman. Go figure. I think we need more superhero films generally that take this really back to basics approach, taking the genre very seriously but keeping the action parts.

X-Men - Good first film. Not sure they should have taken the franchise beyond #1, though.

[Gray Lensman]

Sin City: One of the most faithful adaptations of a comic ever made, down to the smallest details. The casting was pitch-perfect, and Miller´s work captured very well on screen.

The Crow: Another good adaptation that was overall very close to the source material. Brandon Lee did a good job as Eric Draven (until his sad but untimely death), and the whole revenge story was captured quite well.

The Dark Knight: I love Batman Begins, but Dark Knight took the series to an entirely different level. I don´t even like the Joker that much as a character, but Ledger´s version was first-rate.

Superman: The original Richard Donner film captured the core of the Superman myth. Reeve shined naturally in the role, and pretty much all the important elements of the story are there. None of the sequels ever lived up to this film, and it´s really quite a shame.

Iron Man: To be fair to Marvel, this is probably their best effort to date. Downey absolutely nailed the character of Tony Stark, and the script did as well. The filmmakers recognized the deep flaws in this character and embraced them, and that counts for a lot.

The Shadow: Nothing deep or meaningful, just pulp-inspired fun.

[killerzzz]

I won't repeat what you guys have already put in.

But I'll add in...

Constantine: Sure it's not up there with some of the other ones, but I really liked this. Nice and dark, and full of attitude and a nice bundle of subtle extras (like at the end on the rooftop). ;D What he does after he tricks the devil has got to be one of my favorite movie moments.

Killerzzz

[Konrad Flameheart]

Once again, I;m also not going to mention anything that has already been mentioned.....Exept to say....

@ek: What do you mean....Mystery Men was BAD

So the only movie i'm going to add (and get shot down for) is The Incredible Hunk, The last one with Edward Norton and Tim Roth. I am NOT a hulk fan i really don't see the point in the character at all. Having said that I though this movie was great. Edward did a great job as banner which is a first. However the man of the movie was Tim as Blonski, Loved him from start to finish....well transmutation anyway

[Hildor]

What do you guys think of V for Vendetta? It was originally a comic, right?

[SPS]

V was a good movie, just not awesome. Probably the best adaptation of Alan Moore's work though.

[Gray Lensman]

I liked V For Vendetta, overall. It wasn't a perfect adaptation, but it was enjoyable. Certainly the best anyone managed to do with Moore's work. Which isn't really saying much, I know.