The 7 Least-Faithful Comic Book Movies

[RoninFox]

I still don't understand why people are so down on Ang Lee's Hulk movie.  I think it's one of the better comic book movies out there.  And it seems like this guy's main complaint about the Hulk movie is that it made him have to think!  Well, what's wrong with that? 

I didn't mind The Hulk either.  Its not my favorite movie, but it was worth seeing.  Also Lou Ferigno's cameo makes me laugh every time I think of it.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

I never will forgive the FF movie for just totally butchering doctor doom and his origin so completely.

From what this "biography" on Wikipedia says, I don't blame them.

First...it's only a two hour movie.  And then, witchcraft learned from his mother who made a pact with the devil (I guess) who is holding her in Hell?  The occult? Tibetian monks building him body armor?  What...in between trying to keep China from crushing them like ants?   

The original origin story worked in the '60's - somehow I think it would seen melodramatic, if not ignorant of other cultures.

And I didn't see Doom as being an "evil" corporate guy when the movie first started - just an egomanic.  Those two things aren't always the same.     And then the accident and losing his fortune and Sue drove him mad.

But then, I was never a Marvel reader so I had no nostalgia about these characters going in.

[Junkyard]

I'd like a little more magic in comic book movies. They always try to cut out any magic that was in there to begin with in order to make it more "plausable." Nevermind that only like 3% of all superheroes can even exsist by the laws of physics.

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

I'd like a little more magic in comic book movies. They always try to cut out any magic that was in there to begin with in order to make it more "plausable." Nevermind that only like 3% of all superheroes can even exsist by the laws of physics.

Historically, "magic" was always something that the current level of science knowledge couldn't explain yet anyway.   So for all the stuff about altered DNA and so on, it's stuff they can't explain yet so...."magic".   

Maybe they're afraid these days of little kids seeing this and believing that they can find some "magic", doing these things themselves and dying.  Like when we were told as kids that George Reeves actually died because he started to believe he was really Superman and jumped out a window to fly (those of us who weren't alive at the time to see it in the papers).

[RoninFox]

I'd like a little more magic in comic book movies. They always try to cut out any magic that was in there to begin with in order to make it more "plausable." Nevermind that only like 3% of all superheroes can even exsist by the laws of physics.

I've often thought that DC's Raven could make a kick-ass movie.

[gbeenie]

I still don't understand why people are so down on Ang Lee's Hulk movie.  I think it's one of the better comic book movies out there.  And it seems like this guy's main complaint about the Hulk movie is that it made him have to think!  Well, what's wrong with that? 

I liked Hulk a great deal, too; but, I also wouldn't argue that it's particularly faithful to the comics.

[Tyrant]

  Although I love the movie overall, I always thought The Crow shortchanged the comic in a major way. It's a good example of how something that's fairly deep and profound would go over the heads of the majority of movie-goers, and so must be simplified.

[RoninFox]

I loved the original Crow comics, but I don't know if it would have worked with a more faithful adaptation.  In the comics, the main character isn't actually vulnerable at all once he returns.  While it's fun to watch the movie and see him take out the lesser gang members pretty much effortlessly, but would it have been as good if he didn't have a challenge at the end?

[Tyrant]

I loved the original Crow comics, but I don't know if it would have worked with a more faithful adaptation.  In the comics, the main character isn't actually vulnerable at all once he returns.  While it's fun to watch the movie and see him take out the lesser gang members pretty much effortlessly, but would it have been as good if he didn't have a challenge at the end?

  Well, had it been taken in that direction, it would have made for a unique movie. I can't say aye or nay on whether it would make the movie good because it's generally not done at all in Hollywood. A curveball always has to be be thrown at the main character.  I would say that perhaps the movie would have needed to focus more on the deeper meanings of the story and not as much on Eric's revenge had it gone in that direction. Less action, yes. But more drama.

[RoninFox]

Perhaps, and who knows if the making of the movie hadn't been cut short by tragedy what could have been done.  For what it was I thought Brandon was phenomenal in the part, and if the script had taken things deeper instead of focusing as much as it did on the action I think he could have been up to the task.

[Tyrant]

I know that a university theater group made a direct-from-the-comic version of the movie. I forget the specific details but they tried to sell the video on Ebay and, understandably, got in a load of trouble for it and had it pulled. It's generally accepted amongst Crow fans that it was better than the official movie, but it's impossible to find now. Assuming it really is better than the official movie (I choose not to judge until I've actually seen it myself), it's proof that Hollywood can't break out of its mold.

[RoninFox]

If only I had the cash lying around, I'd make my own fan-movie adaptation of "Mad Love" just because Harley Quinn rocks.  One more reason I play the powerball.   

[Cibernético II]

Maybe they're afraid these days of little kids seeing this and believing that they can find some "magic", doing these things themselves and dying.  Like when we were told as kids that George Reeves actually died because he started to believe he was really Superman and jumped out a window to fly (those of us who weren't alive at the time to see it in the papers).

say wha? who told us that?

[Plastic Self-Cleaning Duck]

Maybe they're afraid these days of little kids seeing this and believing that they can find some "magic", doing these things themselves and dying.  Like when we were told as kids that George Reeves actually died because he started to believe he was really Superman and jumped out a window to fly (those of us who weren't alive at the time to see it in the papers).

say wha? who told us that?

People in my generation were told that about him.  To the point it was an Urban Legend for awhile.

[RoninFox]

Maybe they're afraid these days of little kids seeing this and believing that they can find some "magic", doing these things themselves and dying.  Like when we were told as kids that George Reeves actually died because he started to believe he was really Superman and jumped out a window to fly (those of us who weren't alive at the time to see it in the papers).

say wha? who told us that?

People in my generation were told that about him.  To the point it was an Urban Legend for awhile.

I heard it different, that there was a fan who believed he was really Superman and shot him so he could see the bullet bounce off his chest.