Darkman vs Unbreakable,what's the better comic booky movie?

[S.A.A.D.]

I like both a lot,but I'll have to give the edge to Unbreakable. For now at least,both of them,do have things that the other doesn't have in terms of the good side.

Darkman has better music,while Unbreakable's is good
Unbreakable has a better villain,while Darkman has a good villain
Darkman has more action,while Unbreakable doesn't
Unbreakable has a better story,while Darkman's is good
Mr Glass chose an interesting reason to become a villain,while Durant's reason is cliched
Unbreakable has funny parts,while Darkman doesn't

 

[Crook]

Unbreakable. Darkman is a good movie, but Unbreakable commented on the entire medium, while wrapping it with a solid thriller that encapsulated the golden age elements of the genre.

Plus it was directed better.

 

[Figs]

Unbreakable hands down.

I like Darkman but Unbreakable was just a way better film overall. To be honest it's kind of weird to compare the two since they're very different films.

 

[Golgo-13]

Darkman FTW.

 

[Brother Jack]

Darkman is a fun camptastic movie, Unbreakable is an exquisite gem.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Unbreakable.

I'm gonna say it. It's Shymalan's effing masterpiece. It's his best writing to date. It comments so well on comic books and the entire medium. Shymalan really struck gold here.

Darkman is good but it's cheesy. Which is probably the point of it, but in terms of cinema, Unbreakable is at the peak. Tarantino even listed it as one of his favorite films of the decade.

 

[Sentinel X]

easily Unbreakable (Shamylan's last good movie ) And I disagree, the music in Unbreakable is almost sublime.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I forgot yeah, Unbreakable's music was great.

One of my favorite scenes is young Elijah being introduced to the comic and his backstory. It's so touching, so well directed.

 

[Ghostvirus]

BWAHAHAH!!! Are you serious! Unbreakable is a borderline masterpiece. Darkman is teetering on B-movie schlock! Are you serious!!!

 

[Catman]

Unbreakable may have "commented" on the comic book genre, but Darkman IS a comic book-y movie. That's the difference between both films.

 

[david icke]

No Contest for me, Unbreakable, it's still my fav superhero movie. Unbreakable's deleted scenes are better than most sh movie scenes.
and yeah, UB's music is sublime, some of the best s/track, or just music full stop, I have ever heard.

Darkman is fun though, and I am very surprised that you don't think it has any funny bits....'Take the ****ing elephant!!'...and when he swings through a random office building's window..'Excuse me!'. It was good training for Raimi's spidey movies, but I wouldn't say it was an out and out classic like Unbreakable.

 

[Morg]

Unbreakable hands down, Darkman was fun to watch but Unbreakable was a better movie

 

[david icke]

Unbreakable may have "commented" on the comic book genre, but Darkman IS a comic book-y movie. That's the difference between both films.

You talk like there is only one type of comic-book. Darkman is like full on pulp fiction, whereas Unbreakable is more like an Alan Moore superhero book, like Watchmen or MiracleMan.

 

[Catman]

You talk like there is only one type of comic-book. Darkman is like full on pulp fiction, whereas Unbreakable is more like an Alan Moore superhero book, like Watchmen or MiracleMan.

Who are the popular superheroes? Batman? Spider-Man? Most people want fun and excitement from the genre. Watchmen is great and all, but at the end of the day it's not what the masses prefer. So, in that sense, Darkman is the more crowd-pleasing of the two films. It's the more comic book-y.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Its not more pleasing. It failed in the box office when it came out. Therefore it isn't more pleasing.

 

[david icke]

Who are the popular superheroes? Batman? Spider-Man? Most people want fun and excitement from the genre. Watchmen is great and all, but at the end of the day it's not what the masses prefer. So, in that sense, Darkman is the more crowd-pleasing of the two films. It's the more comic book-y.

What you are basically saying here is that Darkman is the less original take on the genre, and that is something I agree with. There are not many superhero comics like Alan Moore's, and there are not many sh films like Unbreakable.

edit: but, for the hardcore cb/sh fans, it's the Alan Moore books and movies like Unbreakable that rank in the highest echelons of the artform, above the usual stuff. Who cares what the rubes think.

 

[Catman]

Its not more pleasing. It failed in the box office when it came out. Therefore it isn't more pleasing.

It did well enough to spawn two sequels. Yes, they were direct-to-video, but Universal felt it was worth spending the money.

What you are basically saying here is that Darkman is the less original take on the genre

As a movie? No. It combined the comic book and horror genres. It was the first of its kind and 8 years ahead of Blade. You can argue that Swamp Thing was the first, but Wes Craven treated it more like an action flick with science-fiction elements since he was trying to break free from his horror stereotypes.

 

[Ghostvirus]

It did well enough to spawn two sequels. Yes, they were direct-to-video, but Universal felt it was worth spending the money..

That means nothing. There are like a million American Pie movies. It just means that there was just enough people that liked it to get a return of profit on VHS.

 

[Catman]

That means nothing.

It means there was an audience. Darkman opened at #1. People saw the trailer and said, "hey, let's check it out." It was in the top 10 for 5 weeks. It grossed $33 million which is respectable for 1990. That's like $80-90 million in today's money. Drag Me to Hell didn't gross that much money.

 

[Nivek]

Darkman by leaps & miles. Unbreakable was melodramatic, boring tedious crap.

And Darkman still resonates after all these years, and feels much more comfortable in it's comic book roots. Unbreakable comes off as something made by a comic collector, someone who claims to love comics and collect them, but apparently doesn't read & enjoy them.

 

[Catman]

Darkman still resonates after all these years

Darkman has more life these days because Sam Raimi directed three Spider-Man movies. In 1990, only hardcore horror fans were familiar with Sam Raimi's work. And, it had no A-list actors that advertisers could use to sell the film. Plus, it was made to cash-in on the success of Batman and released in the same year as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dick Tracy, and The Flash TV series. It was overshadowed. And, yet, it still managed to make a respectable gross and spawn two sequels.

 

[GreenKToo]

Unbreakable...Loved the scene of willis pushing the newspaper across the table to his son. The son looks at the report of the hero saving the family, looks to his dad, and willis nods ''yeah, that was me''. Awesome scene.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Darkman is awesome.

Unbreakable is incredibly boring.

 

[xwolverine2]

lol Unbreakable ....by a million!!

unbreakable is one of the greatest if not greatest superhero film of all time.

darkman was a b movie superhero film.. not much for story, cheesy villain, and the action scenes are dated, greenscreen looks disgusting nowadays.

unbreakable will age like a classic

 

[Mace Dolex]

Darkman is a classic, as for Unbreakable I've only seen it on AMC with commercial breaks that sometimes I doze off. I'd have to rent it to view in it's entirety.