PopcornTreeCt

Never quite understood all the Begins praise.

B5Erik

I just went to see a Comic Book Superhero Movie today!

And I've got to say that on second viewing The Incredible Hulk absolutely kicks ass! I love that movie. The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man have the perfect tone for a Comic Book Movie. It's a tad dark, and taken seriously, but still has a sense of whimsy and fun - entertaining as hell! Spider Man 2 and X2 were much the same, only a tad better.

But The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man are both very high on my list.

zekeburger1979

Right now, my top 3 are:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Batman Begins
3. Spider-Man 2

abe55

No, your not. I didn't like Begins, but The Dark Knight was amazing. I rank it second after Superman.

visitor Q

Thankfully a superhero movie is no longer solely based on the whim of a child. If it were then my opinion might be different, but for now .... it rests solely in the hands of The Dark Knight without question.

This is simply due to the fact that the film has given me one of the best and most vehement villains ever created for celluloid.

NiCK Crush

Far and away The Dark Knight. Here's my top 10:

The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Iron Man
X2
Superman: The Movie
The Incredibles
Batman (1989)
X-Men
Spider-man
The Incredible Hulk

OldBoy

um...no.

ok, i guess. it's just Joker doesn't have a mob mentality. usually you have one boss figure who seemingly cares for underlings and treats them well, so they wouldn't "go against the family". there is usually a higher goal whether it be money or king of the hill respect. sure you had him trying to get Moroni, the russians to think like him, kill Batman, overtake Gotham, but i don't think that was a goal for him. if it had happened i think he would still be a lone wolf and do whatever the hell he wanted to do. understanding the mafia/mob the little i do, it doesn't seem to fit.

Joker he has no rhyme or reason, couldn't care less about his minions, will pay them if they do a good job, more likely kill them (depending on his mood), but would forget about them 10 minutes later if they were alive. he doesn't have long-term goals except chaos and quell his psychotic tendencies for the moment.

by very definition "mob" is a large group. Joker is one for all and all for him. i don't see how you can equate a single entity villian, tracked by cops as the mafia.

cranberries fan

Well it' still Superman The Movie(1978) it will always be No.1 in my heart (I miss Chris everday).

But dam The Dark Knight I think it is worth a (Best Picture Nomination) in my book.

raven56706

we never had a superhero movie with such a strong script

My Other Self

TDK, Begins, and X2.

RyoHazuki

Why post this now in the middle of the Dark Knight frenzy? Of course DK will get all the votes. I think people should at least see the film a second time before declaring it GOAT superhero film.

PopcornTreeCt

Okay then. My vote is still the same.

mcnabb

Saw TDK today and absolutely love it, Here are my top 5:

1. Superman (1978)
2. The Dark Knight
3. Superman II
4. XMen 2
5. Spiderman 2

B5Erik

Honestly, not being a huge Batman fan (I was always a Marvel guy, not a DC guy), I can't see TDK leapfrogging over Spider Man 2 and X-Men 2 on my list.

needamazing

I cannot believe that the Burton Batman and Spider-man were not included.

The Burton Batman surpassed in such a huge way almost everything that had been done before (except Superman).

The first Spider-man has made more money that any other superhero movie made when adjusted for inflation. If you remember, it was really the breakout superhero movie for all these new generation superhero movies.

My ranking now would be

1. Dark Knight
2. Spider-man
3. Superman
4. Batman (Tim Burton)
5. Spider-man 2 (2 would have never been as good if it was not for 1)

Batman Begins was excellent but not a new experience like those above.

I'm a huge Spider-man fan but you can see from the list I loved Dark Knight. Mostly due Ledger.

mdc3000

My old pick was Spider-Man 2, followed closely by Batman Begins. Needless to say, The Dark Knight has taken the top spot from Spidey.

Hokeyboy

Superman will always be my favorite superhero movie, probably more for sentimental reasons, but it's almost ludicrous to compare it to a movie like THE DARK KNIGHT because they exist in entirely different thematic worlds.

That having been said, in terms of quality of filmmaking and successful presentation of the material, I'd have to go in this order for my Top 5:

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

chanster

Superman still wins in my book. Dark Knight may have beat out Superman II, I am not exactly sure though. I really liked Iron Man, too.

I thought all the Spiderman movies were pretty much horrible, and didn't like X2.

coli

I said this in an earlier post, but this is the way I see Superman I & The Dark Knight:

Superman I is more like Star Wars, it is one of those movies that has that magic, works as a standalone movie, and has alot of 'it' moments. The Dark Knight is more like The Empire Strikes Back, gritty, edgy, dark, but just as powerful and just as great, but in a more hard hitting way. Star Wars and Empire are classics from the SciFi genre, and so are Superman I and The Dark Knight from the Comic Book Genre.

IIG

Iron Man is numero uno for me.

OldBoy

any reasons why? i thought it was really well done, but not as an absorbing story as many others...

islandclaws

Batman Begins was my previous answer, but since I think that TDK was a better film that has moved into my #1 spot.

clckworang

You're not the only one. While I would say that Batman Begins was better than average, I would not rank it higher than Burton's first Batman movie. I might not even rank it above his second.

The Dark Knight for me was instantly more enjoyable, if for no other reason than the fact that we didn't have to get all bogged down in an origin story. We were able to hit the ground running. And it was smart that we didn't get time for a Joker origin story (yes, I realize he talked some about his backgrou). The audience is familiar enough with the character of the Joker, even if this one is much different, that we don't have to slow the story down to play catch up.

I voted for Dark Knight. I think it edged out Spider-Man 2 and X2. I like that it felt like a more serous film.

mattressman

The Dark Knight definitely takes it, but Spider-man 2 is a close second.

alfredog1976

My top 10 Super-Hero Movie list of all time:

1. The Dark Knight
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Batman Begins
4. Spider-Man
5. Superman II
6. Superman
7. Batman
8. Iron Man
9. X2
10. The Incredible Hulk