Tag: comic book adaptations
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 29 - X-Men (Bryan Singer)
It was the year 2000 and Bryan Singer’s X-Men saved us all. The earth had made three trips around the sun since Joel Schumacher almost destroyed comic book cinema with Batman and Robin . The...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 30 - Spider-Man (Sam Raimi)
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man had to work. Thankfully for the millions (and millions!) of comic-book lovers, it did. By the time the film was released in 2002, comic book adaptations had gone through a rebirth and...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 31 - Smallville: Season One
If you aren’t watching Supergirl on CBS, or following our coverage here at Pop Culture Spin (reviews of every episode!), you are missing out. The show is making a strong early case for future inclusions...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 32 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
With the exception of the Ninja Turtles movies, the back-end of this list is populated with films that deliver exceptional visuals but don’t quite hold up in other areas, making Hellboy II: The Golden Army...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 33 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 3
Ninjas. Turtles. Mutants. Is there really a need for anything else? For the first and only time on these rankings, I am combining two movies into one spot. I just couldn’t choose between them. The...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 34 - 300
Zach Snyder’s second consecutive appearance on this list comes in the form of the highly stylized, over-the-top, much-quoted Spartan epic, 300 . Its been parodied and ripped apart for historical inaccuracies so much over the...
Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 35 - Man of Steel
Ranking things is a fun, imperfect, exercise that forces us to think deeper about what we value and why. Understanding that the ultimate goal here is impossible - you are unlikely to find any two...