Top Ten Comic Book Movies Part 1

Here comes another fun list, this time we are going to examine the Top Ten Movies based on Comic Books. I've decided to split this up into four parts because it would be too long to fit into just one post (plus it would give me four days worth of posts instead of just one) with the last post being The Worst Comic Book Movies.  This week I'm just going to discuss the movies that just missed making the Top Ten and next week we will delve into the list itself.  So, who's ready to party:

Honorable Mention

• Iron Man 2 - I had to throw this one in there because it was a solid movie.  It kind of shied away from the "Have to have multiple villains in the sequel" concept by only making Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer a minor bad guy, plus anything with Robert Downey Jr. in it nowadays is money in the bank.
• Watchmen - a lot of people will complain that this movie was too long and there was way too much blue dong in it, but if you had read the graphic novel it was based on, then you would know that the director did a damn good job of sticking true to the story (other than one small detail at the end).  Plus they cast the perfect actor to play Rorschach.
• Red - I've read that some people didn't like this movie, but I thought the Bruce Willis/John Malkovich combo was great and even though he does a lot of terrible movies, Karl Urban might have played the best character in the whole movie.  Overall, I think this flick was a lot better than people think, let's see if they don't screw that up with the sequel.
• Sin City - frankly, I just think this movie came out before people were ready for it.  It was released a year before 300 and that movie seemed to pave the way for the artistic liberties that Sin City took in its production.  On top of that, this movie had an insane cast - Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Benicio Del Toro, and Clive Owen to name a few.  Let's hope the sequel is just as good.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - a staple of my youth and because I loved this movie so much when I was a kid, it is making the Honorable Mention list.  Also, did you know that Corey Feldman did the voice of Donatello?
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - I thought this movie was great, it's only problem was that the best possible actor to play the title role was Michael Cera and I can't stand that guy.  Otherwise, I liked how the movie was portrayed with its video game-style and it had a great cast.

"Come on, it was the only movie I ever sat in a long line in order to see, that has to count for something."