Which comic adaptation is the most unfaithful?

[Mistopurr83]

Out of all comic films I've seen it's either X-Men, Catwoman or Constantine. Those 3 films were nothing like the comics they were based on. Who here can tell me which one of them is the most unfaithful and why?

 

[ampersand]

From Hell

 

[Kable24]

The Punisher 1989 version. The only thing it had to do with the character was the title and the guy's name happened to be Frank Castle. Other than that, it took nothing else from the comics.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Catwoman. No connection to Batman. No Gotham City. No costume that looks like one of the many variations of the Catwoman costume (from film, tv, or comics). Catwoman gets psuedo-superpowers. And most of all: NO SELINA KYLE!

 

[Chris Wallace]

Hence it cannot be called an adaptation.
I go with Punisher 1989; Blade is a close second. Even if they did revamp the comics to match the movie.
The X-Men movies aren't anywhere near as unfaithful as fanboys like to say they are. Pretty much all the changes are cosmetic, & all the basic elements remained intact.

 

[3dman27]

i'd say CINO

 

[3dman27]

would the american version of the guyver be in this catagory?

 

[Mike059jig]

all x-men movies and but part 1 and 2 carried elements from the source material and got the essence but X3 went over board, Catwoman,Didn't see Constantine,Blade never read those comics,
Spider-man one didn't put Gwen in the Bridge seen...But always seen that as ok..because the Spider-TAS spider-mans love interest was mainly Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy only made a cameo so I don't find hard that they did the same with the movie as the cartoon.....I also like the web fliud came from Peter's wrist rather than him making it

 

[Chris Wallace]

But those are relatively minor changes. Not really unfaithful.

 

[Kmack]

Catwoman

 

[Mistopurr83]

I haven't seen the 1989 Punisher movie but I have heard it was nothing like the comics.

X-Men and Constantine both made characters into something they never were. Now that is NOT what I call staying faithful. Both adaptations just took liberties and treated the comics as if they never existed. If you say films like X-Men, Constantine, Catwoman and the Punisher (1989) were faithful that is total ******ation or it shows you don't have the comic knowledge you claim to have.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

The Punisher 1989 version. The only thing it had to do with the character was the title and the guy's name happened to be Frank Castle. Other than that, it took nothing else from the comics.

Except.....

1. He fought crime in New York.
2. He was inspired to become a vigilante thru the death of his family, murdered by the mob.
3. He's a 6 foot plus, black haired ass-kicker.
4. He fights gangsters rather than supervillains.
5. He uses all manner of weapons.
6. He's a loner with debatable sanity and a death wish.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I haven't seen the 1989 Punisher movie but I have heard it was nothing like the comics.

X-Men and Constantine both made characters into something they never were. Now that is NOT what I call staying faithful. Both adaptations just took liberties and treated the comics as if they never existed. If you say films like X-Men, Constantine, Catwoman and the Punisher (1989) were faithful that is total ******ation or it shows you don't have the comic knowledge you claim to have.

X-Men is 70% faithful to the details of the comics, and 100% faithful to the spirit.

Which actually matters?

 

[Chris Wallace]

I haven't seen the 1989 Punisher movie but I have heard it was nothing like the comics.

X-Men and Constantine both made characters into something they never were. Now that is NOT what I call staying faithful. Both adaptations just took liberties and treated the comics as if they never existed. If you say films like X-Men, Constantine, Catwoman and the Punisher (1989) were faithful that is total ******ation or it shows you don't have the comic knowledge you claim to have.

Nobody said Catwoman was faithful. I don't even consider it an adaptation, having gone as far as it did.
I won't even comment on the Lundgren Punisher.
I've never read nor seen Constantine, but I don't see how you can say the X-Men movies were so unfaithful. Apart from not dressing them in the bright colors of the comics, & a few other similarly cosmetic changes, what do you mean?

 

[Chaos Bringer]

The X-Men movies aren't anywhere near as unfaithful as fanboys like to say they are. Pretty much all the changes are cosmetic, & all the basic elements remained intact.

Ennh! I'd disagree.
X1 fails as soon as it begins. All of the abilities dumbed down, and the intro fight with Logan in a cage bit hard. Xavier is never revealed to the audience as anything more than headmaster with some gifts. Sabretooth is given the mind of an chimp. Storm barely flies. I could go on but won't with the examples.

I settled in the same manner as I did with Batman 1-4. those films were terrible but when I 1st watched them I was in love. Ok, not Batman&Robin...
but 1-3 I was happy, kinda. Til I grew up and realize how awful they portrayed the characters, cheating them of who they really are...
X Men is like that. One day I'll despise those films. If I knew nothing of X Men I might've been entertained. I've two decades of reading those books behind my belt and I'm kinda peeved. Liked X3 surprisingly, no worse than the previous two that's certain.

anywho, ya.

 

[CConn]

X-Men is 70% faithful to the details of the comics, and 100% faithful to the spirit.

Which actually matters?

Personally, I've always felt the X-Men movies are really nothing like the spirit of the comics.

Not that I'm particularly knocking them or anything.

 

[Mistopurr83]

X-Men is 70% faithful to the details of the comics, and 100% faithful to the spirit.

Which actually matters?

WRONG! Now your somebody who doesn't have the X-Men knowledge you claim to. I read x-men comics before X1 and I can't think of anything that made the movies faithful to the 616 universe.

 

[Mistopurr83]

Nobody said Catwoman was faithful. I don't even consider it an adaptation, having gone as far as it did.
I won't even comment on the Lundgren Punisher.
I've never read nor seen Constantine, but I don't see how you can say the X-Men movies were so unfaithful. Apart from not dressing them in the bright colors of the comics, & a few other similarly cosmetic changes, what do you mean?

I was saying "if" somebody said that.

Constantine was unfaithful b/c in the comics Constantine was a blonde haired britain set in London whereas in the movie he was a dark haired american set it Los Angeles! There were other deviations but that was the main screw up in Constantine. Widipedia even has the differences between the movie and the comics. I will say when I first saw Constantine I liked it but, now that I found out it was so unfaithful to the comics, I hated it!

X-Men was so unfaithful b/c they made almost every character into something they never were, they didn't start out the same way the comics did, age ranges were screwed up, they butchered story arcs they were adapting, they didn't get any romantic relationships right, and they were given outfits/uniforms they never had on. That's what makes x-men the most unfaithful Marvel adaptation ever!

 

[muertevilla]

Well the only thing i can think that i didnt like was in batman 1 when they made jack napier the killer of bruce waynes parents. it was a great movie, but i just hate that now the people who arent familiar with batman year one think that batman begins is wrong because its not the joker that offs bruce's parents. then there i am sounding like a dork trying to explain it.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

WRONG! Now your somebody who doesn't have the X-Men knowledge you claim to. I read x-men comics before X1

lol

Well, I've read X-Men since 1987, but you''re clearly the expert here.....

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Constantine.
Catwoman.
Batman and Robin.
The X-Men movies (outside of 2 which actually used a plotline from an actual X-comic).

JJ Abrams Unproduced Superman

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Except.....

1. He fought crime in New York.
2. He was inspired to become a vigilante thru the death of his family, murdered by the mob.
3. He's a 6 foot plus, black haired ass-kicker.
4. He fights gangsters rather than supervillains.
5. He uses all manner of weapons.
6. He's a loner with debatable sanity and a death wish.

Heh, you know I really like this movie. If he had only worn his skull shirt I'd bet you this movie would be looked upon today in a much different light.

 

[FOG3]

Nah, I doubt it. Did the Punisher ever hang out naked in the sewers??? Plus, its got really terrible acting, and a super bland story and feel that make it more like a crappy cheap late 80s action movie than anything.

That said, I have a soft spot for it cause it used to come on HBO either late at night or early in the morning when I was younger and Id watch it every time. And I love the opening credits.

 

[tecnowraith]

would the american version of the guyver be in this catagory?

Guyver: Dark Hero was more closer to the plot than the first.

 

[Obi-Ron]

Howard the Duck