The Best CBM Ever: Round 2 - The Final 32 Films Face Off

The Best CBM Ever: Round 2 - The Final 32 Films Face Off

The users of this site voted, and we have our final 32 films! Some difficult decisions in Round 1, but Round 2 gets really tough - can you make the tough choice?

Editorial Opinion
By ossie85 - Feb 08, 2017 03:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

Thanks for voting in the last couple of articles! We are down to the final 16 films (see Round 1 here).

The Battle

Pick one film from each battle (copy and paste into comments), or leave it blank if you can't choose. You can still vote if you haven't seen a particular film in any particular battle. I'll count the votes, and the winning film goes to the next round, the losing film is eliminated.

1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier v Deadpool
2 Ghost World v Men In Black
 
3 American Splendor v Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Captain America: Civil War v Spider-Man
 
5 300 v The Wolverine
6 Kingsman: The Secret Service v The Avengers
 
7 X-Men: Days of Future Past v Watchmen
8 Blade II v Doctor Strange
 
9 Spider-Man 2 v Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Superman II v Hellboy II: The Golden Army
 
11 Superman v The Amazing Spider-Man
12 X-Men: First Class v Man of Steel
 
13 Blade v Iron Man
14 Batman Begins v X2
 
15 The Dark Knight v Kick-Ass
16 Captain America: The First Avenger v X-Men

Results From Round 1

1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (23) defeated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (0)
And that's what you'd expect from one of the favourites against a film from a long time ago. A 23-0 thrashing, and I don't think anyone is arguing.

2 Ghost World (9) defeated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (8)
This was a thriller, as the cult classic Ghost World pipped last year's most controversial film by 1 vote.

3 The Crow (8) lost to Men In Black (13)
I expected this to go the other way, as comedic Men In Black took down cult classic The Crow by 5 votes.
 
4 Deadpool (16) defeated Persepolis (4)
Persepolis is a great film, but perhaps hasn't been seen by that many people, though this is a well deserved victory to Deadpool.
 
5 American Splendor (8) tied with X-Men: The Last Stand (8)
American Splendor JUST survied, and in the event of a tie, we go to Rotten Tomatoes scores, which American Splendor won easily. Again, not many people have seen American Splendor, and it counted against it, but the X-Men's worst received group film almost came through!
 
6 Captain America: Civil War (22) defeated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (0)
Again, no surprise here, 22-0 to Civil War, while the sequel of reboot was never going to challenge.

7 Spider-Man (19) defeated The Mask (4)
Again no surprises here, but The Mask does have its share of fans.
 
8 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (12) defeated V for Vendetta (11)
This one is heart breaking for me, as I love V for Vendetta (and like Phantasm also). What a thriller, a 1 vote win to the underrated Phantasm.
 
9 300 (18) defeated Suicide Squad (5)
Snyder's big break, and probably best received film, took a big victory over last year's Suicide Squad.
 
10 Kingsman: The Secret Service (14) defeated Sin City (7)
Sin City was a fantastic film, but perhaps hasn't aged that well, and the surprise hit Kingsman is a well deserved 7 point winner
 
11 The Avengers (21) defeated Ghost in the Shell (1996) (1)
A little known film called The Avengers had a strong victory over Ghost in the Shell
 
12 Flash Gordon (4) lost to The Wolverine (17)
I don't think Flash Gordon was ever going to do well, and the underrated The Wolverine proved too strong!

13 X-Men: Days of Future Past (13) defeated Batman (1989) (10)
A very tough opening round match, with a 3 point win to X-Men's big crossover against Michael Keaton's first film in the cape and cowl.
 
14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) (1) lost to Blade II (17)
Blade II is well loved, and the turtles have had a tough run.
 
15 TMNT (3) lost to Doctor Strange (19)
The Sorcerer Supreme reigns supreme, and the turtles go 0-4 in Round 1.
 
16 Watchmen (13) defeated Hellboy (9)
Another tough opening battle, as two films with strong followings went head to head, in the end is Snyder's controversial Watchmen that took the day.
 
17 Spider-Man 2 (20) defeated Metropolis (1)
The beautifully animated film Metropolis was no match for our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man's most well received outing.
 
18 Superman II (19) defeated X-Men: Apocalypse (1)
The classic Superman film easily accounted for X-Men's disappointing most recent release.
 
19 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (12) defeated The Dark Knight Rises (10)
This is a little bit of surprise! The Dark Knight Rises went down by 2 points to Hellboy's much loved sequel.
 
20 Guardians of the Galaxy  (23) defeated The Green Hornet (0)
No contest! Sorry Seth Rogen.
 
21 Superman (15) defeated Ant-Man (8)
The fact that Ant-Man was even in the equation is amazing, but Superman is Superman after all.
 
22 X-Men: First Class (17) defeated Akira (5)
Another well loved film that perhaps suffered from lack of viewership, but X-Men: First Class is the favourite of many, and Akira never stood a chance.
 
23 Man of Steel  (12) defeated Oldboy (11)
Now that was close! I shudder to think what would have happened if no DCEU films made it through to the 2nd round, as Man of Steel wins by 1 point.
 
24 Wanted (8) lost to The Amazing Spider-Man (14)
I think people struggled with this one, but The Amazing Spider-Man took it out comfortably.
 
25 Big Hero 6 (10) lost to Blade (11)
Another thriller! As one of the few Oscar winning Comic Book films fell to the film that some say started off the moden CBM renaissance by 1 point.
 
26 Batman Begins (22)  defeated Barbarella (0)
Yeah, that's not surprising.
 
27 X2 (20) defeated Oblivion (0)
The X-Men have had a mixed bag this week, but this was never in doubt.
 
28 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (8) lost to Iron Man (15)
Poor Scott :( I loved this film, and no matter how these things are seeded, you're always going to get tough choices like this. But Iron Man, that started the MCU, was never going to lose this one.
 
29 The Dark Knight (19) defeated Dredd (4)
Dredd has a lot of followers, and it ran into The Dark Knight in the first round, unlucky. But The Dark Knight is the film that we need!
 
30 The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (1) lost to Captain America: The First Avenger (21)
No real surprises here, as Tintin wasn't the best received film, but still a big margin to The First Avenger as Cap goes 3/3 in round 1.
 
31 Cowboys & Aliens (0) lost to X-Men (20)
X-Men, along with Blade and Spider-Man, started the modern Comic Book Movies franchise. Cowboys & Aliens, despite being Jon Favreu directed, was kinda boring. No surprise here.
 
32 Kick-Ass (16) defeated Batman Returns (7)
Matthew Vaughan had a good round, going 3/3 in this round, as this quirky film defeated one of the most succesful films of all CBMs.
 

 

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ossie85
ossie85 - 2/8/2017, 4:56 PM
Thanks for voting before guys!

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TheDayman
TheDayman - 2/8/2017, 5:09 PM
1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black

3 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Captain America: Civil War

5 The Wolverine
6 The Avengers

7 X-Men: Days of Future Past
8 Doctor Strange

9 Spider-Man 2
10 Superman II

11 Superman
12 X-Men: First Class

13 Iron Man
14 Batman Begins

15 The Dark Knight
16 X-Men
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 2/8/2017, 5:13 PM
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Men In Black

3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4. Captain America: Civil War

5. 300
6. The Avengers

7. Watchmen
8. Blade II

9. Guardians of the Galaxy
10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army

11. Superman
12. Man of Steel

13. Blade
14. Batman Begins

15. The Dark Knight
16. Captain America: The First Avenger

NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 2/8/2017, 5:17 PM
300 isn't his most well recieved film, it's Dawn Of The Dead and Watchmen...
NoMeaning45
NoMeaning45 - 2/8/2017, 5:24 PM
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Men In Black
3. I haven't seen either
4. Sorry Cap, but I have way too many fond memories of Spider-Man.
5. The Wolverine
6. The Avengers
7. Watchmen
8. Doctor Strange
9. This is hard as [frick].....Spider-Man 2
10. Haven't seen either fully
11. The Amazing Spider-Man
12. Man Of Steel
13. Iron Man
14. Batman Begins
15. The Dark Knight
16. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Menks123
Menks123 - 2/8/2017, 5:25 PM
1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black

3 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Captain America: Civil War

5 300
6 The Avengers

7 Watchmen
8 Doctor Strange

9 Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army

11 Superman
12 Man of Steel

13 Iron Man
14 Batman Begins

15 The Dark Knight
16 Captain America: The First Avenger
ossie85
ossie85 - 2/8/2017, 5:36 PM
My picks:

1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black

3 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Captain America: Civil War

5 The Wolverine
6 The Avengers

7 X-Men: Days of Future Past
8 Doctor Strange

9 Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Superman II

11 The Amazing Spider-Man
12 X-Men: First Class

13 Iron Man
14 Batman Begins

15 The Dark Knight
16 X-Men
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 2/8/2017, 5:40 PM
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Men in Black
3. Haven't seen either
4. Captain America: Civil War
5. 300
6. The Avengers
7. Watchmen
8. Doctor Strange
9. Can I do a tie?
10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
11. Superman
12. X-Men: First Class
13. Iron Man
14. Batman Begins
15. The Dark Knight
16. Captain America: The First Avenger
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 2/8/2017, 6:14 PM
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Men in Black

3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4. Captain America: Civil War

5. The Wolverine
6. The Avengers

7. X-men: Days of Future Past
8. Doctor Strange

9. Spider-man 2
10. Superman 2

11. Superman
12. X-men: First Class

13. Iron Man
14. X2

15. The Dark Knight
16. Captain America: The First Avenger
TheDayman
TheDayman - 2/8/2017, 6:28 PM
@TheNewGuy123 - Looks pretty good.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 2/8/2017, 6:30 PM
@Valdez - Accidentily deleted it. My bad.
StarlordsDad
StarlordsDad - 2/8/2017, 6:26 PM
1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black

3 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Captain America: Civil War

5 The Wolverine
6 The Avengers

7 X-Men: Days of Future Past
8 Doctor Strange

9 Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army

11 Superman
12 X-Men: First Class

13 Iron Man
14 Batman Begins

15 The Dark Knight
16 Captain America: The First Avenger
buffbagwell
buffbagwell - 2/8/2017, 7:03 PM
1.Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2.Men In Black
3.Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4.Captain America: Civil War
5.300
6.The Avengers
7.Watchmen
8.Doctor Strange
9.Guardians of the Galaxy
10.Superman II
11.Superman
12.Man of Steel
13.Iron Man
14.Batman Begins
15.The Dark Knight
16.Captain America: The First Avenger
Erik10101
Erik10101 - 2/8/2017, 7:17 PM
1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black
3 American Splendor
4 Captain America: Civil War
5 The Wolverine
6 The Avengers
7 X-Men: Days of Future Past
8 Doctor Strange
9 Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army
11 The Amazing Spider-Man
12 X-Men: First Class
13 Iron Man
14 X2
15 Kick-Ass
16 Captain America: The First Avenger
BRAD3NGUNN
BRAD3NGUNN - 2/8/2017, 7:53 PM
1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black
3 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Spider-Man
5 The Wolverine
6 Kingsman: The Secret Service
7 X-Men: Days of Future Past
8 Doctor Strange
9 Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Superman II (KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!)
11 Superman
12 Man of Steel
13 Iron Man
14 Batman Begins
15 The Dark Knight
16 X-Men
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 2/8/2017, 8:03 PM
Cool idea, hope more people see this and vote!

1. Winter Soldier
2. ?? (Haven't seen Ghost World)

3. ?? (Haven't seen American Splendor)
4. Civil War

5. 300
6. Kingsman

7. X-Men: DOFP
8. ?? (Haven't seen them)

9. GOTG
10. Hellboy II

11. Amazing Spider-Man
12. First Class

13. Iron Man
14. Damn that's a hard one. Gotta go with X2

15. The Dark Knight
16. X-Men
Jaspion
Jaspion - 2/8/2017, 8:08 PM
Damn, that was hard. Coudn't decide between Cap 3 and Spider-Man... Still not sure about my decision.


1 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2 Men In Black

3 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4 Captain America: Civil War

5 300
6 The Avengers

7 Watchmen
8 Doctor Strange

9 Spider-Man 2
10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army

11 The Amazing Spider-Man
12 X-Men: First Class

13 Iron Man
14 Batman Begins

15 The Dark Knight
16 Captain America: The First Avenger
MrMartyMarvel
MrMartyMarvel - 2/8/2017, 8:28 PM
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2. Men In Black

3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
4. Captain America: Civil War

5. The Wolverine
6. The Avengers

7. X-Men: Days of Future Past
8. Doctor Strange

9. ([frick], you're killing me with this one. [frick] it, neither. They're both really good.)
10. Hellboy II: The Golden Army

11. Superman
12. X-Men: First Class

13. Iron Man
14. X2

15. The Dark Knight
16. Captain America: The First Avenger
Doodlee
Doodlee - 2/8/2017, 8:35 PM
1 Deadpool
2 Ghost World

3 American Splendor
4 Captain America: Civil War

5 300
6 The Avengers

7 X-Men: Days of Future Past
8 Doctor Strange

9 Guardians of the Galaxy
10 Hellboy II: The Golden Army

11 Superman
12 Man of Steel

13 Blade
14 X2

15 Kick-Ass
16 X-Men
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