Off to see the Wizard

Hey guys,

Still flipping through Wizard #207 Gold. The latest article I've read is about the 50 greatest comic movies of all time... I'm gonna go ahead and list those for you and maybe insert some opinions like I did in the last post...

AND HEY!!! Even if you're not into the whole comic book thing, you might wanna take a look through these if you like movies. I can't count how many times someone was talking about a movie and I said, "Yeah, the comic that that film was based on was excellent." And they'd say, "WHAT?! Really? I didn't know that came from a comic book!!!"

Anyway, you might be surprised about how many of today's movies DO come from the medium of comic books. Take a peek...

Here goes:

50. Constantine (2005) -Saw it in the theaters. It was okay...
49. Timecop (1994)
48. Fantastic Four (2005)
47. Swamp Thing (1982)
46. Shogun Assassin (1980)
45. Superman Returns (2006)
44. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
43. Ghost in the Shell (1995) -I've got the DVD... It's so-so...
42. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
41. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) -An animated feature...
40. Mystery Men (1999)
39. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
38. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) -Some of the casting is great. The film's just okay for me...
37. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
36. Batman Returns (1992)
35. TMNT (2007)
34. Riki-Oh: The Story of Riki (1991)
33. 30 Days of Night (2007) -This one's okay... It comes close to doing the comic justice...
32. The Mask (1994) -Jim Carrey's always great... Never read the comic...
31. Blade II (2002)
30. Death Note (2008) -Read some of the manga... Wasn't aware until now that there was a movie...
29. Heavy Metal (1981)
28. Oldboy (2003)
27. Akira (1988)
26. Men in Black (1997) -Okay, if you're in the mood for it, but kinda goofy...
25. V for Vendetta (2005) -A decent film... The comic's WAY better...
24. American Splendor (2003) -Comic movie or no, this one's great...
23. The Crow (1994) -A classic...
22. The Rocketeer (1991)
21. Blade (1998)
20. Road to Perdition (2002)
19. Wanted (2008) -Saw it in the theater and it's great, but the comic's WAY better again...
18. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
17. Hellboy (2004)
16. Superman: The Movie (1978)
15. Batman (1989)
14. X-Men (2000) -I waited 10 years for this when I saw it... Some good parts if you're in the mood for the mutants...
13. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
12. A History of Violence (2005) -One of the worst movies I've ever seen...
11. Spider-Man (2002)
10. Persepolis (2007)
9. Superman II (1981)
8. Sin City (2005) -Now THIS is a film in a league of its own. Almost verbatim to the comic that spawned it...
7. Ghost World (2001)
6. 300 (2007) -Again, in a league all its own... If you haven't, see this.
5. Batman Begins (2005) -I didn't really care for this one...
4. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
3. X2: X-Men United (2003)
2. The Dark Knight (2008) -You know what I'm gonna say... Heath Ledger as the Joker is legendary... Go see this if you haven't...
1. Iron Man (2008) -I'm surprised that this beat out "The Dark Knight". Then again, I haven't seen it, so...



Well, gang, there they are...

I want to thank Wizard Magazine again and give them props for doing things like this... I really dig this type of thing.

If you want to comment on any of this or get my in-depth opinions, hit me with a comment.

Until next time, guys...

Peace...