The Best Comic Book Movie Trilogy of all Time is...

The Best Comic Book Movie Trilogy of all Time is...

You really thought I would tell you in the title? Come inside and join the flame war that is sure to come when Batman fans find out it isn't The Dark Knight Trilogy.

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By VIRILEMAN - Dec 20, 2013 06:12 AM EST
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Why didn't The Dark Knight Trilogy win the title of "The Best Comic Book Movie Trilogy of all Time"? Simple, The Dark Knight Rises was a terrible movie full of plot holes, boring narrative that just crawled by, unimaginative action scenes, and a Batman film that Batman and Bruce Wayne was hardly in. As much as people will defend this movie with their lives, many people were extremely disappointed. I can honestly say I've never been more disappointed in a film. Yes, it beat out Spider-Man 3 as the most disappointed I've ever been in a film.

So if Nolan's trilogy isn't the winner who is? Let's take a look at the candidates.

X-Men Trilogy



Spider-Man Trilogy



Iron Man Trilogy



Blade Trilogy



Superman Quadrilogy (yes it counts)




Batman Quadrilogy (still counts)




But first the runner-up


Blade Trilogy




Much like the Dark Knight, a bad third film keeps this from taking the crown.




And the winner for having the best character development, best action, funniest moments, and all around most entertaining film trilogy is...




























































IRON MAN!






With all three films having stories pulled straight from the comics, having loads of laughs and the best action scenes this side of The Avengers the Iron Man Trilogy easily wins the BEST COMIC BOOK TRILOGY OF ALL TIME award. And yes I'm even talking about the third film. I went to go see the third Iron Man in theaters a few days after it came out. After hearing people go on and on about how bad it was and how disappointed they were I went in expecting the worst. I ended up really liking it. So did my wife. It had the best action out of the entire trilogy, it may very well be my favorite Iron Man film. I felt like they wrapped up things pretty well considering they plan on doing more movies with Iron Man. I also think Iron Man 3 was by far the funniest of the trilogy. That was the first time watching it in theaters. I've since sat down and watched my bluray (since I finally got the funds to go out and buy it) and let me tell you...

IT IS EVEN BETTER ON THE SECOND VIEWING!!! I really enjoyed Iron Man 3 the first time, I simply LOVED the movie the second time. Did they ruin the Mandarin? Most certainly. But you know what? I didn't care because it worked in the film. I laughed when he fell asleep, I laughed when Rhodey smacked him in the back of the head, and I was fully entertained the entire time. That's what a movie is suppose to do. And the action! Man the action scenes! Iron Man 3 had the some of the best action in any action movie I've ever seen. Not just for a comic book movie, but ever. The only thing I can think of that compares is Man of Steel and The Avengers when it comes to action. And the writers didn't overlook the characters either (I'm looking at you Man of Steel). Every character was fully fleshed out and appealing. Every character served a purpose in the story. And the dialogue was crisp, witty, and very entertaining. I really don't understand why people didn't like the third movie. Even the second movie was great. Everything I just said in defense of the third film can be applied to the second Iron Man film. The villains in all three films had very clear motives and were given plenty of development. I can say with all confidence that the IRON MAN TRILOGY is to date THE BEST COMIC BOOK TRILOGY we fans have been given.

Before the Iron Man films my friends and I would discuss which actor embodied their comic book counter part the best. To which I would always reply "Christopher Reeve Superman by far." Now, the answer is still Chrisopher Reeve. But as a close second, to Robert Downey's Tony Stark.

WINNER TRIBUTE



Nuff said.

But seriously no flame war. All comments will be deleted that make an attempt to do so.
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Alphadog
Alphadog - 12/20/2013, 7:21 AM
I'm not saying that i agree or disagree with you but this is a mather of opinion not a fact so treat it like that.
MrReese
MrReese - 12/20/2013, 7:40 AM
TDK Trilogy hands the [frick] down!
r3negade
r3negade - 12/20/2013, 7:59 AM
@VIRILEMAN This isn't a bad article, but it is your opinion still, so you should probably put it in editorials.
Nomadic1
Nomadic1 - 12/20/2013, 8:21 AM
All things considered, I agree.
Poolio
Poolio - 12/20/2013, 8:38 AM
QuestiontheAnswer
QuestiontheAnswer - 12/20/2013, 8:49 AM
I lol'd at this.
BaronZemo
BaronZemo - 12/20/2013, 8:52 AM
Iron Man 1 and 2 were great. I would have loved to see more iron man action fighting some villains
WorstUserNameEver
WorstUserNameEver - 12/20/2013, 8:52 AM
TDKR actually isn't terrible... its just not as good (by some distance) as BB and TDK.

At the moment the majority of sane CBM fans would state unequivocally that TDKT is THE best comic book movie trilogy yet produced.

If the subsequent Avengers sequels both improve on the first film and conclude with an epic GOTG (& maybe even the Inhumans) cosmic crossover to deal with Thanos' quest for the infinity gauntlet... well we certainly have a future contender for the throne.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 12/20/2013, 9:10 AM
Your excuse for putting this article in Features is the same excuse a 4 year old would give. Just because other people do it wrong doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it right.
kong
kong - 12/20/2013, 9:10 AM
Lol nope!!!! Out out go these the best trilogy film wise is The Dark Knight Trilogy. If we're talking about bad third films Iron Man 3 is the worste trilogy.
TheLokey1
TheLokey1 - 12/20/2013, 9:16 AM
Whatever, Hulk trilogy is by far the best!

Bana Hulk- thoughtful origin movie

Norton Hulk - fun on the run action packed sequel

Ruffalo Hulk - come to terms with the monster and save the day with the help of the super friends! Character arc complete!

Whoever says it's not a trilogy has no imagination
BrowniesExplode
BrowniesExplode - 12/20/2013, 10:21 AM
All the trilogies had a bad part 3. But also had a great part 1. There are no perfect trilogies. TDK trilogy came close if TDKR was better.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 12/20/2013, 10:31 AM
Do people really need someone to actually say, "Hey this is only my opinion"?

Don't they teach the difference between fact and opinion in like 2nd grade?

If you can't read something and tell that its someone's opinion or a fact, then you seriously have something fundamentally wrong with your brain.

Nice article, Virileman, and I completely agree.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 10:44 AM
@VIRILEMAN, Geez dude you need to chill. People are responding the way they are because you went out of your way to bash The Dark Knight Trilogy rather than focusing on just why you think the Iron Man Trilogy is the best. You could've written the entire article (including your condescending, taunting teaser) without even mentioning it, but it comes across like you hate The Dark Knight Rises more than you love Iron Man, the main point of your article. Which is pretty ridiculous.

Of course all of this is your opinion and that pretty much goes without saying, but it doesn't hurt anyone to throw in a couple "in my opinion" phrases here and there, just so you don't come across as a pompous, "I-know-everything" user. Not trying to start anything here, I'm just saying.
Alphadog
Alphadog - 12/20/2013, 10:46 AM
@CorndogBurglar Normally i would agree but this guy actually talks like his opinio is a fact. Just look at these 2 sentences.
Why didn't The Dark Knight Trilogy win the title of "The Best Comic Book Movie Trilogy of all Time"?
So if Nolan's trilogy isn't the winner who is?
Interestein
Interestein - 12/20/2013, 10:53 AM
My favourite CBM Trilofy/Quadrilogy is Iron Man, Thor, Captain America: TFA, and The Incredible Hulk, that should count.
Interestein
Interestein - 12/20/2013, 10:53 AM
But TDK trilogy is near perfect.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 12/20/2013, 11:03 AM
I think the only way to prevent a fame war is to suggest one.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 11:38 AM
It also helps, when comparing entire trilogies with each other, it helps to actually talk about each movie in the trilogy. If Batman is automatically excluded because you felt TDKR was so awful, then Iron Man should've been excluded too, based on how bad Iron Man 2 (and some may argue, Iron Man 3 as well) was. This article is so biased and so obviously has an agenda, it's almost painful.
MrReese
MrReese - 12/20/2013, 11:52 AM
Bane was more comic accurate then Mandy ur arguement is invalid.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 12:01 PM
@yoss, Right because explicitly going out of his way to scream out that The Dark Knight trilogy isn't even in consideration definitely proves "it isn't about Batman." If you look at other articles and comments VIRILEMAN has made over the past year, he has as obsession with TDKR, and it even leaks over into an article where he's talking about the Iron Man trilogy! Seriously, he spends more time using this article as an excuse to bash the "plot holes" and whatnot in TDKR than he does to talk about how good Iron Man is.

THAT is what I have a problem with. It's the same type of situation with baseball fans in NY. Met fans hate the Yankees even more than they love their own team, and it's ridiculous. That's what's happening here. He's completely free to have his opinions on his favorite and most hated movies. But when you take the extra step to become obsessed and have an obvious agenda about it, then it goes too far. He doesn't have an agenda about Iron Man in this article (which I would've been fine with), he has an agenda against TDKR.

And how would not delving in to details for his reasons for choosing the Iron Man Trilogy not "do any good"? Oh, that's right. Because his reasons are solely because he was so disappointed by TDKR. Got it. The mere fact that yossarian is defending this tells me everything I need to know.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 12/20/2013, 12:17 PM
There's no such thing as a fvcing quadrilogy!!!!
Whoever first put that fvcking word on a DVD boxset has a lot to answer for.
The word is TETRALOGY!!!!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 12:24 PM
Why bother myself? Because maybe by pointing out exactly why everyone was ganging up on him about the whole "opinion" thing and why he's getting grief for excluding Batman, maybe that will clear things up for him. Maybe it'll lead to better editorials from him.

And even if it doesn't, why does that bother you so much? If what I'm doing is in vain, then it's my problem. I don't need you to worry about it. He's stating his opinion just like I am. You're free to do so yourself. And maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like you're the one getting personally annoyed or offended for some reason.

And I didn't give him shit about the whole opinion thing. All I said was including the phrase "in my opinion" here and there wouldn't hurt anyone, while also getting rid of the notion that he thinks he's the final authority on this matter. It's a win-win. That's hardly "giving the author shit for not saying it was his opinion."
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 12:26 PM
Completely agree, AnnoDomini
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 12:37 PM
Once again, I have no problems with him not liking the movie. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and that's his. Do I need to spell this out? My problem is with him going out of his way to make this a platform so he can bash TDKR a little more. He literally could've written this entire article without even mentioning it at all, but he had to plaster it in the condescending teaser, he had to goad Batman fans into a "flame war," he had to devote the entire 1st paragraph to bashing TDKR. See what I mean?

And you obviously are bothered by some degree. Why do you care so much if it's absurd for me to comment here? It's MY problem. Not yours. Mine.

As I said before, including the phrase "IMO" helps readers understand that he's not proclaiming this to be fact. Just because it's called an editorial doesn't mean the writer understands that it's only opinion. PLENTY of users go around spouting their opinions about movies as if it's fact. Using "IMO" makes them seem more down to earth, less pompous, and you'll usually never see comments talking about this subject at all when the writer consistently makes it clear that it's just his opinion. It's a 3 word phrase, for crying out loud. Throwing that in an article once or twice isn't the end of the world. Geez.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 12:45 PM
You obviously can't read. Or choose not to. But go ahead and oversimplify this entire thing into just a hissy-fit over the phrase IMO. When you know full well that's not what is bothering me. I'm not explaining myself to you anymore, I'd end up repeating myself over and over again. Not worth it, buddy.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 1:36 PM
Oh look, someone feels the desperate need to get the last word in! What "questions" are you even talking about? If anything, I've over-explained and repeated myself ad nauseum in order to get my point across when you just don't seem to get it. To imply that I'm not answering direct comments that you had is ridiculous.

And I love how you resort to over-simplifying things, as you just did again, in order to make me look dumb and petty and make yourself feel better. You and everyone else who reads this conversation between us can tell that "opinions" aren't what I'm getting bothered by. But I'll stop myself before going any further. Again, it's just not worth it with you.
WorstUserNameEver
WorstUserNameEver - 12/20/2013, 2:02 PM
Move along please, nothing to see here!
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 2:32 PM
"I stopped reading..."

Based on your inability to understand the basics of what I've been saying this whole time, did you ever start?

And hey, that's a great excuse to use so you don't have to reply to anything I just said. Nice.

...But wait, aren't you trying to get the last word in through your last comment, too? But on the other hand, am I doing the same thing right now too?? We can point fingers and play this game all day, buddy. What a great way to finally end this...in an endless loop of circular logic. Must be fun being you.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/20/2013, 2:52 PM
...Good comeback? But I guess I should thank you. You obviously couldn't think of a reply by yourself, found my own words were eloquent enough (even if most of it doesn't even apply to anything I've just said...? Hint: editing, man. Editing.), perhaps thought you were being "edgy" or making some kind of point by just copy/pasting, but still, thanks, it's very flattering!

Whatever the case you certainly put me in my place! Have a good one, pal.
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