Redo of an old thread: Best Superhero movies- lots more to choose from now...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Thursday, December 11, 2008 00:00
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CHRISISALL

Sunday, December 7, 2008 6:47 PM

My top favourite five, in order:

Superman The Movie

Batman Begins

Dark Knight

Spider-man

Incredible Hulk

The super powered Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Monday, December 8, 2008 1:12 AM

And now- My OBJECTIVE best top five superhero movies, in order:

Iron Man/ Superman (tie)

Dark Knight

Batman Begins

Incredible Hulk

The follow-up-ing Chrisisall

MRBLUESUN

Monday, December 8, 2008 1:26 AM

1)Iron Man,
2)The Dark Knight,
3)Batman Begins,
4)Spiderman 2,
5)Hellboy.

I have yet to get around to seeing Hellboy 2 and the Incredible Hilk, but its on my to-do-list .

"A thinking tyrant, it seemed to Vetinari, had a much harder job than a ruler raised to power by some idiot system like democracy. At least he could tell the people he was their fault."

CHRISISALL

Monday, December 8, 2008 1:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MrBlueSun:

I have yet to get around to seeing Hellboy 2

I've heard that it's awesome, I will rent it this week, as Crom is my witness.

The lamentation of the Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Monday, December 8, 2008 9:09 PM

superbump

STORYMARK

Monday, December 8, 2008 10:47 PM

Hmmm. My list probably hasn't changed all that much.

1. The Dark Knight
2. X-Men 2
3. Batman Begins
4. Spider-Man 2
5. Iron Man

I imagine Iron Man will fall off the list. Downey Jr. is the only thing that keeps it from being a strictly by-the-numbers affair.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

LWAVES

Monday, December 8, 2008 11:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
superbump

I don't remember that film?

I also can't remember what I originally posted so this may completely differ but:

(For the purposes of this list I will allow Batman to be considered a superhero rather than just a crime fighter).

Faves:
The Dark Knight
Superman
Batman Begins
Spider-Man
Superman 2 (The Donner Cut)
Iron Man
Incredible Hulk
X-Men 1+2

Objectively:
Superman (a man flew for goodness sake)
Batman Begins/The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Spider-Man
X-Men 1+2
Superman 2 (The Donner Cut)
Incredible Hulk

Honourable Mention:
Jay + Silent Bob Strike Back for Bluntman And Chronic.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 12:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

Superman 2 (The Donner Cut)

The only reason I didn't include that somewhere is that someone pointed out to me that it's really a 'Fan-cut', and not so much a movie that stands without accepting that it's as good as they could make it with what was available to them... Personally, if they had just left in the Arctic Police scene from the deleted scenes, and left out the whole time thing, makin' like Supes left Lois knowing who he was, I'd rate it nearly as good as the first (I 'edit' it that way for myself each time I slap it in, heh heh).

The kryptonial Chrisisall

STORYMARK

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 12:57 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:

Superman 2 (The Donner Cut)
The only reason I didn't include that somewhere is that someone pointed out to me that it's really a 'Fan-cut', and not so much a movie that stands without accepting that it's as good as they could make it with what was available to them... Personally, if they had just left in the Arctic Police scene from the deleted scenes, and left out the whole time thing, makin' like Supes left Lois knowing who he was, I'd rate it nearly as good as the first (I 'edit' it that way for myself each time I slap it in, heh heh).

The kryptonial Chrisisall

You might want to track down the "Hybrid Cut" then. It is a fan-edit, cutting together the two "official" versions of the film. The most solid version of Superman II as far as I'm concerned.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 1:08 AM

Hybrid cut located, but it's like four and a half gigs, EDIT:my comp says it has 117 gigs free- !!! I'll DL it tomorrow. Thanks.

The technically-challenged Chrisisall

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 1:42 AM

Ok writing this as an: insomniac somnambulist

No particular order and baring in mind this is a genre I struggle with the most - after musicals...

Flash Gordon (The black and white, Larry 'Buster' Crab serials)
The Rocketeer (I just love the atmosphere in this film and it has a beautiful score)
The Shadow (Never would have thought Alec Baldwin watchable)
Batman Returns (Michelle Pfieffer, Danny Devito and Danny Elfman's music)
Superman II (The late great Christopher Reeve out numbered by his own kind - How will the man of steel prevail?.... Brains!)

I suppose I've based this on repeat viewing. I would conceed that the latest Batman (Batman-Dark Knight) is arguably the better film, but it's so accomplished I feel little need to re-watch it. Except maybe the wonderful scene with the Joker blowing up the hospital with such comic glee dressed as a nurse! Classic!

LWAVES

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
You might want to track down the "Hybrid Cut" then. It is a fan-edit, cutting together the two "official" versions of the film. The most solid version of Superman II as far as I'm concerned.

I saw this on the fanedit site and thought about downloading it. I think I will now that you say you like it.
Cheers mate.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

STORYMARK

Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:00 AM

If you guys like the Hybrid cut, you might also want to check out Superman: Redeemed. It's another fan-edit from the same editor, in which he essentially creates a new Superman film useing the "A" plot from Superman 4, the "B" plot from Superman 3, and the Paris sequence from Superman 2 (which is absent from the Donner and Hybrid cuts).

It's not great by any means, as it's a bit slow and meandering. But it's far better than Superman 3 or 4 were on their own, and is interesting to watch as an experiment in editing.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."