AOL has compiled a list of the best and worst superhero films, by their estimation.
On a few, they are right on, but on several, they miss the mark.
Hard to argue with “Catwoman” as the all-time worst, but “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” also makes the worst list, while 1990’s “Captain America” escapes criticism? “FF2″ is miles more enjoyable than the “Cap” film. (And I say that with Captain America as my favorite character.) For that matter, both recent Jessica Alba-starring “Fantastic Four” films are listed in the worst 10, while the 1994 “Fantastic Four” film escapes criticism? (Maybe because it was never officially released, but, it is listed on IMDB.) I realize I’m one of a minority who like “Ghost Rider” and “Daredevil,” but I enjoyed each of those more than 1993’s “Meteor Man.” If you think that maybe AOL’s staff just took the 1990s off from watching superhero movies, well, what about 2007’s “Underdog,” a movie that begs for inclusion on any “worst superhero film” list?
It’s a little harder to argue with their top 10, with “Spider-Man 2″ atop the list, but I’d probably reorder much of their top 10, and give a higher placing to “Superman: The Movie.”
– Matt Price
July 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
The worst list is pretty hard, because there are so many begging for inclusion. I, like you, didn’t think Daredevil was THAT bad. (Though I never saw either Ghost Rider, FF2 or Elektra, just to avoid the pain.)
Where does the 1960s Batman movie rank? Or that crappy spoof Superhero Movie?
Do they count Unbreakable as a superhero flick? And if so, how is it not in the top 10?
More to the point, can any of these sites ever make a list that you don’t have to click through? I think it’s high time we put together our lists in that new-fangled “just read it” format.
- Greg