Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time

I don't know how you guys left out The Matrix

The Matrix

Blade I and II
Superman II (even though to this day it bugs me that he was willing to give up his power for a woman who didn't notice him as Clark Kent)
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight Rises
X-Men Days of Future Past
The Avengers
Captain America II
 
The Dark King said:
I don't know how you guys left out The Matrix

The Matrix

Blade I and II
Superman II (even though to this day it bugs me that he was willing to give up his power for a woman who didn't notice him as Clark Kent)
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight Rises
X-Men Days of Future Past
The Avengers
Captain America II
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The Matrix isn't really a superhero movie, though. It isn't based off a comic book so I don't think that it counts.

As for me, The Avengers, Iron Man, X2: X-Men United, and the Amazing Spider Man are a few of my favorites. Andrew Garfield was severely underrated as Peter Parker.
 
Since1980 said:
The Matrix isn't really a superhero movie, though. It isn't based off a comic book so I don't think that it counts.

As for me, The Avengers, Iron Man, X2: X-Men United, and the Amazing Spider Man are a few of my favorites. Andrew Garfield was severely underrated as Peter Parker.
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Since when is being based on a comic the prereq though? Is Hancock a superhero movie?
 
The Dark King said:
Since when is being based on a comic the prereq though? Is Hancock a superhero movie?
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Well, when people think superheroes they think comics. At least I do. That's where superheroes came from. And Hancock wasn't based on a comic but the story was literally about a guy with superpowers which makes it different. I still don't consider it a superhero movie, though.
 
Since1980 said:
Well, when people think superheroes they think comics. At least I do. That's where superheroes came from. And Hancock wasn't based on a comic but the story was literally about a guy with superpowers which makes it different. I still don't consider it a superhero movie, though.
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That's a little unfair though. I think anything where the hero has super powers should count. What would you call The Power Rangers or movies like Push and Dark Man or even Chronicle (which is insanely underrated)
Would you say Heroes isn't a show about superheroes?
 
Comic Book movie and superhero movie aren't necessarily the same thing.

The Road to Perdition, and A History Of Violence were both based on comic books. But no one would call any of the characters in those movies superheros.

In my opinion Hancock is a superhero movie, because he uses superpowers to save people and stop crime.

The Matrix is tricky, I wouldn't call it a superhero movie, but I can see why someone else might.
 
The Dark King said:
That's a little unfair though. I think anything where the hero has super powers should count. What would you call The Power Rangers or movies like Push and Dark Man or even Chronicle (which is insanely underrated)
Would you say Heroes isn't a show about superheroes?
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Thump said:
Comic Book movie and superhero movie aren't necessarily the same thing.

The Road to Perdition, and A History Of Violence were both based on comic books. But no one would call any of the characters in those movies superheros.

In my opinion Hancock is a superhero movie, because he uses superpowers to save people and stop crime.

The Matrix is tricky, I wouldn't call it a superhero movie, but I can see why someone else might.
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Yeah, I see what y'all are getting at, now that you put it that way.
 
Thump said:
Comic Book movie and superhero movie aren't necessarily the same thing.

The Road to Perdition, and A History Of Violence were both based on comic books. But no one would call any of the characters in those movies superheros.

In my opinion Hancock is a superhero movie, because he uses superpowers to save people and stop crime.

The Matrix is tricky, I wouldn't call it a superhero movie, but I can see why someone else might.
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If you look up "Superhero" in the dictionary, these are the definitions:

a hero, especially in children's comic books and television cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often magical powers.

any of various comic-strip characters with superhuman abilities or magical powers, wearing a distinctive costume, and fighting against evil

I'm not sure The Matrix would qualify.

That's interesting choice though. I never even considered The Matrix as a superhero movie.

I would also add Ironman. I completely forgot about that movie.
 
Thump said:
Comic Book movie and superhero movie aren't necessarily the same thing.

The Road to Perdition, and A History Of Violence were both based on comic books. But no one would call any of the characters in those movies superheros.

In my opinion Hancock is a superhero movie, because he uses superpowers to save people and stop crime.

The Matrix is tricky, I wouldn't call it a superhero movie, but I can see why someone else might.
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Bookworm616 said:
If you look up "Superhero" in the dictionary, these are the definitions:

a hero, especially in children's comic books and television cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often magical powers.

any of various comic-strip characters with superhuman abilities or magical powers, wearing a distinctive costume, and fighting against evil

I'm not sure The Matrix would qualify.

That's interesting choice though. I never even considered The Matrix as a superhero movie.

I would also add Ironman. I completely forgot about that movie.
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I consider The Matrix a superhero movie just because you take a guy who didn't know he had power then discovers that power in order to save the world. His translates both in the digital and physical world (had to add that so people don't say his power only existed in the matrix). It's the same savior story you have with Superman and stories of that ilk.

Ironman was cool. Marvel does a really good job with casting. They did an awesome job with Patrick Stewart as professor X. Did a great job casting the new Daredevil, Toby McGuire as Spiderman was spot on. Mark Ruffalo and Ed Norton as Bruce Banner also really dope. Then again they drop the ball when they cast people Jessica Alba as Susan Storm
 
1. Superman
2. Superman 2(the Richard Dinner version. It made a lot more sense than the Richard Lester version, which I still enjoy).
3. Batman(Adam West)
4.Batman(Michael Keating)
5.Bat man Returns
6.Blade
7.Blade 2
8.Watchmen
9.The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
10.The Matrix.
11.Spider-Man
12.The Avengers
13.Captain America: The First Avenger
14.Captain America: The Winter Soldier
15.Hulk
16. The Incredible Hulk
17. Fantastic Four
18. G.I.Joe: Retaliation
19.Farmland
20.The Shadow
21. X Men 2
 
The Dark King said:
I consider The Matrix a superhero movie just because you take a guy who didn't know he had power then discovers that power in order to save the world. His translates both in the digital and physical world (had to add that so people don't say his power only existed in the matrix). It's the same savior story you have with Superman and stories of that ilk.

Ironman was cool. Marvel does a really good job with casting. They did an awesome job with Patrick Stewart as professor X. Did a great job casting the new Daredevil, Toby McGuire as Spiderman was spot on. Mark Ruffalo and Ed Norton as Bruce Banner also really dope. Then again they drop the ball when they cast people Jessica Alba as Susan Storm
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That wasn't Marvel but Fox. Marvel doesn't have the movie rights to Fantastic Four or the X-Men. If the current reboot for Fantastic Four bombs like the Amazing Spider-Man reboots then they may have some leverage to try to get full or at least joint rights like they now do with Spider-Man at Sony.
 
Ra said:
That wasn't Marvel but Fox. Marvel doesn't have the movie rights to Fantastic Four or the X-Men. If the current reboot for Fantastic Four bombs like the Amazing Spider-Man reboots then they may have some leverage to try to get full or at least joint rights like they now do with Spider-Man at Sony.
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That's what kills me about Fox. With the exception of X-Men 3 and Wolverine: Origins, they've done a great job with the X-Men movies. Why they can't seem to get Fantastic Four right is beyond me.
 
Since1980 said:
That's what kills me about Fox. With the exception of X-Men 3 and Wolverine: Origins, they've done a great job with the X-Men movies. Why they can't seem to get Fantastic Four right is beyond me.
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They can't get the Fantastic Four right because they don't want to embrace the full super hero aspect of it. They try to play it too much as a sci-fi action movie rather than a superhero movie. Josh Trank, the current director for the reboot even said it himself that he doesn't want people to see or call it as a superhero movie but as a science fiction movie. He also said if Marvel owned the rights to the Fantastic Four instead of Fox and had he been approached to direct it he would have turned them down because he doesn't like Marvel doing their movies as superhero movies. Red flag right there, but we'll soon see how it plays at the box office.
 
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