Those were all good movies. A poll to choose a "worst" of a selection of decent to great comicbook adaptation cinema has about as point as choosing a worst sportscar to be given for a birthday present. When I think of all the crap I have to watch I'm thankful that I occasionally get movies like those five once in a while to suspend the torment.
The correct answer is: This poll is stupid and we kindly ask those who have voted to refrain from contributing to the human gene pool.
That's the point. I know none of these movies are bad (although Superman Returns did sniff at that possibility), so that's why I thought it will make an interesting poll to have people vote the weakest link among good films.
But it's not a DC film. Any more than a movie about an alien coming from a planet of hybrid human/arachnid people, thus dubbed "Spider-Man", would be a Marvel film. (I hope.)
Haha. I would hope so too. I'm just kidding about Catwoman. I'm just fairly indifferent between the choices presented in the poll, so I thought I would at least throw something out there.
I guess that counts as a DC logo because under Vertigo, there was a line that says "DC Comics". The whole Vertigo logo is actually just different version of the DC logo anyway. And also, V for Vendetta officially retcon the Vertigo/DC logo by having the traditional DC logo (the same one with BB, SR, and TDK) transform into the Vertigo.
I haven't seen Constantine, but Swooperman Returns was a pretty easy choice for me. It was boring, ugly, had a stupid story, a recycled plot from 1978, and WAY too much Richard Donner butt kissing. Also, then end of the movie made no sense: "Oh we don't have enough of a challenge for Superman! Wait, let's have him have to lift an entire planet of Kryptonite into space? Brilliant!" I don't care if the X-men movies made a billion dollars, there's no excuse for how trusting Warner Bros. was with letting Bryan Singer waste their money. At some point, someone should have stepped in and said "Maybe a movie about Superman stalking Lois Lane and avoiding paying child support is a bad idea..."
This video pretty much sums up how ******ed SR's story was. Bryan Singer did his best to hide it with romantic music, but the truth is that there was nothing romantic about it (unless you're a creep like Superman is in the movie).
I think Constantine is a good film, just not a good adaptation. But I think if they tried to go 100% faithful with something like that, no one except the diehards would have went and seen it. You could argue that money doesn't matter, but a film like that requires some big FX... you can't blame WB for wanting to make a profit. It is a business after all. (However, I still feel that WB is an evil, vile corporation).
V fo Vendetta is overrated... people act like it's revolutionary, but it really just feels like a rehash of a million other things I've seen. Not a bad film, just not great either.
SR got my vote... it had some nice moments, but overall, the movie was a failure. It was nothing more than an updated version of Superman '78, but with far less charisma and no idea of what to do with its hero. Supes needs a reboot... but I'm afraid it might be too late thanks to SR.
I haven't seen Constantine, but Swooperman Returns was a pretty easy choice for me. It was boring, ugly, had a stupid story, a recycled plot from 1978, and WAY too much Richard Donner butt kissing. Also, then end of the movie made no sense: "Oh we don't have enough of a challenge for Superman! Wait, let's have him have to lift an entire planet of Kryptonite into space? Brilliant!" I don't care if the X-men movies made a billion dollars, there's no excuse for how trusting Warner Bros. was with letting Bryan Singer waste their money. At some point, someone should have stepped in and said "Maybe a movie about Superman stalking Lois Lane and avoiding paying child support is a bad idea..."
This video pretty much sums up how ******ed SR's story was. Bryan Singer did his best to hide it with romantic music, but the truth is that there was nothing romantic about it (unless you're a creep like Superman is in the movie).
You're right, my bad. Smallville didn't deserve that. It's more like Clark on smallville eating a kryptonite laced burrito with kryptonite laced hot sauce from a kryptonite laced Taco Bell and getting the s h i t es.
This is an interesting question, because I would contend that all of those movies are at least fair, and the best are excellent. It would be tempting to vote for Constantine, as the movie completely butchered the Britishness of the comic, and Keanu Reeves was absurdly miss cast. My vote, however, has to go to Superman Returns. It's a pretty good movie at its heart, but bloated, misconcieved and even boring in phases. All in all, it amounts to a massive wasted opportunity.
I think Constantine is a good film, just not a good adaptation. But I think if they tried to go 100% faithful with something like that, no one except the diehards would have went and seen it. You could argue that money doesn't matter, but a film like that requires some big FX... you can't blame WB for not wanting to make a profit. It is a business after all. (However, I still feel that WB is an evil, vile corporation).
I voted for Superman Returns. Like Timstuff & That-Guy said, it was just a long, boring, ugly rehash of the 1978 Superman, but without the charm or charisma. And whoever thought giving Superman a bastard child and having him lift an island of Kryptonite into space should be flogged.
There was a lot I didn't like about Superman Returns, but I loved the action sequences - everyone was iconic. Also loved Brandon Routh, I just hope he gets the chance to show how good a Superman he can be in a film worthy of the character.
So, I went for Constantine. As everyone else has said, not a bad film overall, but John Constantine is blond and British dammit!!!
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Constantine was released months before Batman Begins, so it shouldn't even be a choice based on the OP's criteria.
When I think of all the crap I have to watch I'm thankful that I occasionally get movies like those five once in a while to suspend the torment.
