Stinky Dad Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Not really a fan of the superhero genre myself but if I had to pick one it would be Hellboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Six Brawler Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Were there any notable superhero movies between 1978 and 1989 other than the Superman sequels? Seems strange that after Superman being so succesful, the other studios wouldn't get in on the act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Showtime Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Is Mystery Men the one with the fork/fuck puns? That's all I remember from it but I'm sure I loved it when I last saw it. Â For me it's gotta be the original Batman movie. It's almost non-stop fun and laughter. X-Men can get to fuck, I was made to sit through the first two not too long ago and they bored the pants off me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted December 1, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patiirc Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Â The Blue Rajah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff Buford T. Justice Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Superman 2 or Condorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Orgazmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew "the ref" coyne Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I always thought Batman Begins was superior to The Dark Knight personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I went for The Dark Knight. The first time I saw it at the cinema, it had it me at every turn. For example, the Two-Face transformation. There were various points where you think, "Right, the film's going to end now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Green Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Spider-Man 2 or Hellboy. Â I can't really decide on which one but I clicked "something else" anyway so I don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Not that there aren't some good movies on that list (or at least some good franchises with better sequels), but I'm going to try and make a case for one that some people hate. Â Â The 1966 Batman movie is a thing of utter joy, and gets even better if you include the TV series (which, bullshittingly, isn't available on DVD, unless you do what I did and get a bootleg copy of it). It's depressing how many people think that the humour in both weren't intentional. Â This movie pulls off something that I honestly can't think of anything else that manages to pull off. It appeals to kids on a fairly straight level as an action/adventure film, and appeals to adults as a camp comedy. And it isn't that it's aged to do so - it was designed to do so, and was actually something of a critical hit at the time. I can think of comedies that appeal to both ages, but I can't think of something that appeals so completely on two different levels. Â Everything is just perfectly over the top, and the way it's played so straight is part of the joke. But it never talks down to kids either. It's not just the magnificent "Some days...you just *can't* get rid of a bomb!" that's funny - it's the dialogue straight after. "Gosh, Batman. I can't believe you'd risk your own life like that for those lowlifes in that bar!" "They may be drinkers, Robin... but they're also human beings." Â The dialogue never lets up from that perfect level of camp played straight. Commissioner Gordon's reaction to finding out the villains are working together: "Penguin, Joker, Riddler... and Catwoman, too! The sum of the angles of that rectangle is too monstrous to contemplate!". Â And even the shitty riddles are great, because of the way Batman and Robin answer them IMMEDIATELY as if it couldn't be more obvious what they mean - again, it's a joke for adults, but kids will take it with a straight face. Their logic is actually bizarre as hell, but they're always completely right. Â Batman: [reading a skywritten message] "What goes up white and comes down yellow and white?" Robin: An egg! Batman: [reading another skywritten message] "How do you divide seventeen apples among sixteen people?" Robin: Make applesauce! Batman: [thinking out loud] Apples into applesauce - A unification into one smooth mixture. An egg - nature's perfect container. The container of all our hopes for the future. Robin: A unification and a container of hope? United World Organization! Batman: Precisely, Robin! And there's a special meeting of the Security Council today. If what I fear is true... Robin: Wow! Let's commandeer a taxi! Batman: No, Robin. Not at this time of day. Luckily, we're in tip-top condition. It'll be faster if we run. Let's go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members herbie747 Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Superman II - The Donner Cut. Â OP poll fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 2, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 2, 2011 What's the difference between in this other cut if Superman II? I have only watched whatever the version they show on TV is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 2, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I am also partial to Batman (1989). The wardrobe however makes it look like it's set in an alternative, gangster-ridden America  And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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