MSN Movies' Top 10 Superhero Movies

Microsoft wouldn't want to promote a Sony film now would they?

That's retarded reasoning at best.

Aren't Microsoft and Sony competing?

Agreed

Its mostly a dumb list. Although including Darkman is somewhat amusing.

No The Phantom? Fuckers.

And... Batman Returns in the top 5? OK, it's the most aesthetically consistent entry of the series, but it's also incredibly mean-spirited. Shelly si, Danny no.

Spider-Man and Batman Returns but no X2 or Spider-Man 2. Ooookay.

So some of you folks kept reading after SPY KIDS was listed #9? Huh.

I like the more offbeat choices, but X-Men nr. 1? You gotta be shittin' me.

With their games consoles, yes.

But do you really believe that word will be passed down from on high in the Microsoft Empire that a filler article on MSN must not give too much praise to a movie simply because it's produced by a film studio owned by the same congolmerate that includes a division that produces a rival to the Xbox?

Or that someone might see Spider-Man rated as the best superhero movie on MSN and that would somehow lead them to choose a PS3 over Xbox 360?

The world just doesn't work that way.

That list is ridiculous. While I liked the inclusion of The Rocketeer, Darkman, and Batman Returns (I'm a fan of offbeat choices), the rest of it makes little sense. Spy Kids? Inframan? The first X-Men? Plus I'm really sick of people ragging on Hulk for daring to focus on psychology.

While I'm an admitted lover of "The Rocketeer", the list is pretty dumb. They picked the wrong film in the series in every respect, not to mention an order that is just all kinds of screwed up. And regardless of your feelings on "Fantastic Four" and "Hulk", it takes one uninformed writer to not realize there's about 20 more deserving contenders for a "5 Worst" list.

Come on, Dan, you know all major corporations are run by Bond villains. No detail must be left to chance in the struggle for world domination.

No offense, but this list wasn't worth discussing or posting.

I agree with fabfunk.

the writer is simply put...an idiot.

Seriously Hulk isn't a bad film at all, in fact I quite liked it. Hell, the director's cut of Daredevil is damn good too.

I did like seeing The Rocketeer in there though. lol

Considering some of the things you've discussed and posted, I find that an extremely odd attitude.

Yeah, I have a hard time thinking of a worse top ten movie list.

He lost me with Batman Returns being on the list and Superman: The Movie not being there.

The writer of this article is a fucking dildo.


Glad to see The Rocketeer on there. That's a film that really needs to be re-discovered.

Hulk is not the greatest, but NO where near the worst, it did the best it could with a crap, one-note character. Evidently this moron has a short memory and never saw Superman III, Supergirl or Captain America.

Where is Batman Begins?

Fuck that list.

Here's mine. Squabble and send me death threats at your leisure.

10. Swamp Thing- If shit like Dark Man can make the list...
9. The Rocketeer
8. Daredevil: Directors Cut
7. Spider-man 2
6. Unbreakable
5. X-Men 2
4. Batman Begins
3. The Incrediables
2. Superman Returns
1. Superman: The Movie


Honorable Mentions:
Hellboy
Superman II
Blade
X-Men
Spider-Man

The Worst List:

Supergirl
Superman III
Captain America
Fantastic Four
Batman Returns
Batman & Robin
Batman Forever
The Shadow
Dark Man
Judge Dredd
Spawn
Steel
Catwoman
Elektra

Yikes! More bad ones, than good.

I saw Inframan in the theater when I was a kid. It blew my mind.

That list appears to be nothing more than a deliberate attempt to stir up fan-boy controversy.

And what's with all "The Rocketeer" love? Apart from Jennifer Connelly looking her best since "Career Oppurtunities", it's a fairly mediocre flick. Hell, I found "The League of Extradornary Gentlmen" more entertaining.

Any list without the '78 SUPERMAN and SPIDER-MAN 2 loses credibility right off the bat. And SUPERMAN II and SPIDER-MAN over those two films? What a joke.

That post appears to be nothing more than a deliberate attempt to stir up fan-boy controversy.

So what? The Rocketeer is a mediocre film.

Curses! Foiled again!

I just saw it in the theater a few months ago. Blew my mind. Definitely deserves a place on this list. Aside form the kitsch value, it's a genuinely entertaining superhero movie.

I just saw it in the theater a few months ago. Blew my mind. Definitely deserves a place on this list. Aside form the kitsch value, it's a genuinely entertaining superhero movie.

"Four words : The batsuit has nipples."

OH MY GOD! I NEVER NOTICED THAT BEFORE!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

"Four words : The batsuit has nipples."

OH MY GOD! I NEVER NOTICED THAT BEFORE!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

10. Superman Returns/Orgazmo ( can't choose )
9. Unbreakable
8. X-Men
7. The Incredibles
6. Superman
5. Batman
4. Spider-Man
3. X2
2. Spider-Man 2
1. Batman Begins

Hey, it's "Drafts and Lists", so why not...

10. Hulk
I find more to like every time I watch it. Still a very flawed film though.
9. Blade
The whole film can't live up to it's opening sequence, and it feels like the FX budget ran out towards the end, but it's still pretty badass.
8. Unbreakable
Great down to Earth take on a superhero origion. I have plenty of nit-picks, and despise the ending, but would love to see a sequel.
7. Darkman
6. Hellboy
5. X-Men 2
4. Batman Returns
It's nothing like the comics, but hey, I love it. Total Tim Burton, full of quotable dialogue.
3. The Crow
1.(tie) The Incredibles
Pretty much perfect. Everything Fantastic Four(the movie) wishes it was.
1.(tie) Spider-Man 2
MJ casting may be flawed, but this is excellent.

Honorable mentions... the origion parts of Spider-Man(the first half, basically), the Horror aspects of Blade 2, most of Batman Begins, and bits and pieces of X-Men.

I didn't include Superman: the Movie or Superman II because it's been too long since I last saw them. I could very well hate those films today. Same goes for the Rocketeer and the Shadow.

If Robocop and The Matrix count, they'd be high on the list as well.

10. The Incredibles
9. The Rocketeer
8. Batman
7. Batman Begins
6. Blade
5. The Crow
4. Superman: The Movie
3. X-Men
2. Superman Returns
1. X2

Hmmm, that's a lot of Bryan Singer love going on there...
not that there's anything wrong with that...although Robocop
and The Matrix would be #1 and #2 if considered superhero
enough...

Honarable Mentions (meaning I liked but should watch again):
Daredevil
Darkman
Hellboy
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Spider-Man
Superman II
Unbreakable

The Worst:
Blade: Trinity
The Hulk
Spawn
Batman & Robin
Supermans III & IV
Judge Dredd
Spider-Man 2 (yup, not a typo)

The 'must have come directly from a comic' top 10
10. Batman
9. Batman Begins
8. V For Vendetta
7. Blade
6. The Crow
5. Superman: The Movie
4. X-Men
3. Superman Returns
2. American Splendor
1. X2

Some of the lists posted in this thread (not you, Nexus) are just as bad as the MSN list.

V FOR VENDETTA is still my fave film of the year so far. It would certainly make my top 10, if not 5.

You haven't seen Sin City?

The guy made 4 horrendous lists so that omission shouldn't be surprising.

I guarantee not a single person here would have included The Rocketeer had MSN not put it on their list.

Exactly how much money would you be putting up for that guarantee? Cause I sure could use a new TV.

You guarantee wrong, Kueller.

Oops, I always forget where I am when I make statements like that. I would bet you, though, that that guy with all those lists up there wouldn't have included the Rocketeer without MSN.

Who cares? Maybe he would have, maybe he wouldn't have. But you're in the wrong place if you think "The Rocketeer" hasn't consistently gotten a lot of love around here over the years. It's one of my favorites, supremely underrated, and I've always put it near the top of any list like this.

I know The Rocketeer gets a lot of love around here, thus my comment about forgetting where I am. I pointed that one guy out because his lists sucked so much ass.

that was a terrible list, like almost someone went to blockbuster and picked up 10 movies.

Hmm hows my top 10 now?

1. Batman Begins
2. Superman (Donner)
3. X2
4. Spider-Man 2
5. Superman Returns

(just to let you know that 345 are very very close).

6. Spider-Man
7. X-Men
8. Superman II
9. Ninja Turtles I
10. Batman 89

Honorable mentions: Blade 1 and 2, Constantine, Hellboy

The lack of SPIDER-MAN 2-easily one of the top three superhero movies ever made-automatically invalidates the list. The rest of the grievous errors are just icing on the cake.

10. Fantastic Four -- As faithful a depiction of the Lee/Kirby feel as has ever been put on film.

9. Batman Begins -- More for the potential than for the film itself.

8. Darkman -- The first major film that really seemed to understand the Marvel sensibility. Should have known the guy had a Spider-Man in him.

7. X-Men -- Finally got Marvel on the right track, and some rock-solid casting.

6. Superman II -- The first great super hero battle.

5. Superman -- The epic, mythic opening half carries it into the top ten; the latter half's descent into camp keeps it from being higher.

4. X-Men 2 -- Grandly upped the ante from the first film.

3. Spider-Man -- Only the clumsy handling of the Green Goblin keeps it from being higher.

2. The Incredibles -- Pure unadulterated joy from start to finish.

1. Spider-Man 2 -- Builds on the first film with more heart and thrill, and I damn near teared up at MJ's "Go get 'em, tiger." It was a moment you truly felt Spidey had earned.

As for some of the obvious omissions, Tim Burton's Batman films may as well have been called Joker and Catwoman for all they were about Batman, The Rocketeer has a flying hero who flies twice in the entire film and ends up not doing all that much heroic, and Superman Returns was a disappointment that got as much wrong as it got right.

I watched Darkman again yesterday, for the first time in a few years. I'd like to knock it down a couple notches on my list. Not terrible, but not as cool as I remembered. The shot of him flying out of the lab explosion is still amazing though.

Off-topic, but that reminded me, why the hell didn't they use Bruce Campbell for the straight to video sequels? Everyone dream-casts Campbell in everything, but this was a case where it actually made sense.

He must have been too busy filming Moontrap.

Yeah, Sin City...I knew I was forgetting something. Just wanted
to see who'd notice. Truthfully, I just brain farted (insert jefelee's-lists-are-a-brainfart joke) and left it out. It's definitely top 5, maybe top 3...

And I like how my lists are "horendous." Does Spider-Man 2 really mean that much to you people?

And its true, Rocketeer wouldn't be on anyone's list if not
for inclusion on the MSN list. Why? Because it's not based
on any particular comic book, that's why. Most lists like
this are strictly for straight adaptations, not 'superhero'
movies.

Uh, yes it is. A comic called "The Rocketeer". Check facts before making statement.