Tag: comic book adaptations
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Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 28 - Batman (Tim Burton)
Without Tim Burton’s Batman we probably wouldn’t even be here doing this whole fun exercise. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to rank this film in the Top 10 based on legacy alone. Batman was the patient...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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