Top Ten Comic Book Movies Part 3

Last week, we knocked out the first half of our Top Ten List.  So, this week we will be finishing it up.  Stay tuned to next week when we do the Top Ten Worst Comic Book Movies.  Let the games begin:

• 5) Superman 2 - the original Superman was too slow and the whole "turn back time by flying around the Earth really fast" thing was pretty stupid, the third Superman movie wasn't even technically a Superman movie but a Richard Pryor movie with Superman in it, the fourth should never be mentioned, and the most recent reboot isn't really worth anyone's time.  This one was just right.
• 4) The Dark Knight Rises - I know a couple of you are saying, "How could you rank this one above The Dark Knight?".  Well, it's simple.  I thought it was better.  Sure, Heath Ledger's Joker was a better villain than Bane, but in terms of a better match against Batman, Bane was pretty terrifying.  On top of that, both plots were fairly ridiculous, but at least this one wasn't nearly as far-fetched as what The Joker had to do just to pull his off.  In the end, it really did come down to me hating Maggie Gyllenhaal that much.
• 3) Iron Man - the first chapter in the Iron Man series was perfect.  You had a superhero who was easy to identify with (other than the being super rich part and having a super suit that could fly), the movie followed the comic book origin story fairly accurately, and it didn't have a super long run-time like some comic book movies.  This movie proved that all comic book movies didn't have to be gritty and I think that set the stage for the current crop of movies coming out now.
• 2) Batman Begins - out of the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight Trilogy, this is the only one that I always find myself re-watching the most.  I thought Nolan's ability to show the origin in a non-linear format made for great pacing and when it actually came down to Batman being Batman, he nailed it.  You could say that the villains were not as good as the next two movies, but the overall movie was better and that is why I picked it this high.
• 1) Spider-Man 2 - while this movie will not go down as one of the greatest movies of all-time, it definitely was the best comic book movie of all-time.  We didn't have to go through Peter Parker's awkward high school faze in this movie and that made it more tolerable to see Tobey Maguire's weird face.  And Doctor Octopus was incredible in this movie and it is a shame that Alfred Molina hasn't gotten more work because of this role.  As a whole, this film was perfect when it comes to making a comic book movie and that is why it won the top spot.

"Is it just me or has Joel McHale grown a lot of hair since his part in Spider-Man 2?"