Poll: Movies based on comix Good or Bad?

[apmpnmdslkbk]

This is too vague a question to answer truthfully, but I am pretty sure that there aren't many people who hate every comic book movie or like every comic book movie. Some comix movies were bad, some were good, like every other genre of any media form ever invented. That said, I think Iron Man, Hellboy, Batman Begins (including the Dark Knight) and 300 were good comix movies, but in my opinion, there is more bad or mediocre than good, unfortunately.

Well then let me refraise the question.

We all know that there are good movies based on comics and bad movies based on comics. So far it seems that there are allot more crappy movies then good.
So heres the new question Do you think that they should keep making movies based on comics even though more than half of them may turn out to be crap?

 

[zari]

We all know that there are good movies based on comix and bad movies based on comix. So far it seems that there are allot more crappy movies then good.
So heres the new question Do you think that they should keep making movies based on comix even though more than half of them may turn out to be crap?

How about letting me rephrase.
Do you think they should keep making (movies|TV series|comics*|books) even though more than half of them may turn out to be crap from someone's perspective?

Honestly this seems like one big excuse to have an argument with comic book nerds (and I use the term with affection) over which movie adaptions have been good or bad. Any form of entertainment is hit (and|or) miss. This is why people like Adam Sandler and Jim Carey have careers rather than permanent pillories in major intersections ;P

* Note spelling. Don't be lazy.

 

[Lord Krunk]

I'm going to be brutally honest for a moment. The word "comix" is more annoying, even typed, then someone saying "lawl" out loud.

Oh, god.
You're right, there.

 

[Random Argument Man]

I hate comic movies. The only exception was V for Vendetta. I hate them, because it's so easy to predict, it's usually big huge fights that takes a hell of alot of time, the story tends to suck, it starts career of some crappy actors, etc.

FOR ONCE, I wish hollywood would stop this, it's another super hero movie after another. Put a break into this.
But it's true at this point an original story is near-impossible these days, because everyone just copy the other guy...

 

[cleverlymadeup]

Hellboy2, is just amazing. If you have not seen it yet, Guiellmo (sp?) DelToro will change your mind on the entire industry. It's EPIC! No, it's above that. The first one was epic, this would have to be like, casting epic spells at will epic.

yeah just got back from hellboy 2 it was really awesome, just waiting to have ppl say "omg it sucked they changed so much"

i will say this in advance Mike Mignola helped write the two movies, he had a lot of input into both of them, he's the writer and creator he can do what ever he wants with his character

i just hope Marvel keeps up the good work, i also hope Warner Brothers gets their act together and does something with the DC universe. i'm at least glad they didn't make the Green Lantern movie they were thinking of making, Jack Black is NOT good for the green lantern

 

[eggdog14]

Marvel-

TV Show= bad
Comic= good
Movie= Gold
Game= can't go wrong, mostly.


DC-

TV Show= bad
Comic= Really good or just ok.
Moive= Mostly sucky.
Game= Just plain wrong, mostly.

My rebuddle--

Marval: Spiderman's 1, 2, and 3

DC: Batman Begins, (and most assuredly) The Dark Knight

 

[apmpnmdslkbk]

We all know that there are good movies based on comix and bad movies based on comix. So far it seems that there are allot more crappy movies then good.
So heres the new question Do you think that they should keep making movies based on comix even though more than half of them may turn out to be crap?

How about letting me rephrase.
Do you think they should keep making (movies|TV series|comics*|books) even though more than half of them may turn out to be crap from someone's perspective?

Honestly this seems like one big excuse to have an argument with comic book nerds (and I use the term with affection) over which movie adaptions have been good or bad. Any form of entertainment is hit (and|or) miss. This is why people like Adam Sandler and Jim Carey have careers rather than permanent pillories in major intersections ;P

* Note spelling. Don't be lazy.

Thanks for restating the question (correctly oh and I am not being sarcastic) but I didnt start this forum to start arguments (I am a pretty passive person) I just wanted to know if other people thought that these new waves of movies based on comics were good or bad.

 

[Zaireekoid]

I have to say no to this, because Watchmen, the legendary book by Alan Moore, literally made me cry manly tears in places. And I've heard the writer for the movie adaptation has changed the ending quite a bit, as I've heard the writer did for Alan Moore's other masterpiece V For Vendetta.

Though I would like to see Hellboy and Batman.

 

[nickkcin]

most of the marvel ones have been up to scratch, so yes, it is a good idea, if a bit unintuative

 

[FangsFirst]

Where's the option for "gross generalization"?

 

[jezz8me]

I tend to love movies based on "graphic novels" ( V for Vendetta, Sin City) but based on comics i find them quite unimaginative and shallow stories.

I have never been a reader of graphic narratives.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Comix, now there's a phrase I haven't heard since about 1998...

Anyway, it depends greatly on the screenplay. It doesn't have to necessarily be faithful to the comic's plot. It does have to capture a similar atmosphere though. As for what would make a good movie, Leviathan, The Ten Seconders, Dead Signal or Savage would make pretty good movies.

Although I'm holding my breath for Watchmen, if they give that a Hollywood ending I am going to commit murder...

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Well, there is a possible Hollywood ending there...

Night Owl and Sally walk off into the Sunset, Ozymandias learns of the error of his ways, The two 'bad men' die and the serial monogamist leaves alone...

You do have to squint a bit though...

 

[fix-the-spade]

Night Owl and Sally walk off into the Sunset, Ozymandias learns of the error of his ways, The two 'bad men' die and the serial monogamist leaves alone...

Squint and ignore a few million 'minor details'...

#rephrased.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Night Owl and Sally walk off into the Sunset, Ozymandias learns of the error of his ways, The two 'bad men' die and the serial monogamist leaves alone...

Squint and ignore the few million reasons why Hollywood wouldn't accept the proper ending...

Well, that is the proper ending...Just missing out a minor detail...

 

[cleverlymadeup]

Though I would like to see Hellboy and Batman.

i don't think that Hellboy follows the comic 100% but the scripts were written with a lot of input from Mike Mignola

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

i don't think that Hellboy follows the comic 100% but the scripts were written with a lot of input from Mike Mignola

Hellboy takes the basic premise from the comic and then changes alot. The comics were very light on Character Development and the movie tries to fill that in by, for example, making Abraham Sapien more like Hellboy's academic foil or straight man than his silent and reserved partner like in the comics. They also (my least favorite change) make Liz Sherman and Hellboy's relationship a romantic one rather than the sort of mentorly father figure he is in the comics. Hellboy himself is also less of the polite, somber investigator with a bad temper and more of a wise cracking pulp hero, this is a decent change though.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

ack double!

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

...or triple.