The Best of the Best CBMs

The best CBM's movies of all time.

Editorial Opinion
By havoc9987 - Dec 26, 2011 07:12 AM EST
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Here is my personel picks for the best movies of the genre



THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)
Regarded by many as the best Comic Book Movie of all time and one of the best movies ever made. TDK is the most successful movie of the genre and brought us a legendary Joker performance by the late Heath Ledger. The Dark Knight Rises really is going to have a hard time topping this one.



IRON MAN (2008)
This is one of MARVEL's finest moments, Robert Downey Jr was just perfect for the part of Tony Stark.



300 (2006)
I really loved this film and Zack Synder really delivered on this one and being a history buff it was cool to see this legendary battle come to life on the big screen.



BATMAN (1989)
For all the faults this film has it made people take Batman serious again and for that Tim Burton has my thanks.



BATMAN BEGINS (2005)
Chris Nolan restored Batman in all his glory with this film and WB should be comended for giving Nolan a shot at this legendary character.



BLADE (1998)
The movie that really kicked the CBM genre into high gear, Wesley Snipes was perfect for the part and was better than his comic book counterpart.



BLADE 2 (2002)
The sequel was even better than the first Del Toro took this franchise to even greater heights.



CAPTAIN AMERICA : THE FIRST AVENGER (2011)
It's a shame it took this long for CAP to get a movie that was worthy of his name but he finally got one.



THE CROW (1994)
Brandon Lee gave his life for this film and his performance is a testament to the talent that was lost.



X-MEN : FIRST CLASS (2011)
I went into this film not expecting much but left totally surprised by how good it turned out to be.



HELLBOY (2004)
Del Toro and Perlman delivered on this one big time.



HELLBOY 2 THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008)
Even better than the first.



KICK-ASS (2010)
I really thought this was going to be crap but I was wrong.



SUPERMAN THE MOVIE (1978)
The grandaddy of all comic book movies and still to this day one of the best.



THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008)
The most underrated film of the genre and one of my absolute favorite films in the genre too.



THOR (2011)
The scenes on Asgard are breathtaking and Hemsworth is worthy of holding the mighty Mjolnir.



V FOR VENDETTA (2006)
I don't know how faithful this film is to the comic but I loved this fim.



WATCHMEN (2009)
Zack Snyder did a fantastic job. Loved it.



X-MEN 2 (2003)
Singer made an awesome sequel to what was a lackluster first film in my opinion.
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er101
er101 - 12/26/2011, 7:32 AM
Good list but where's Spider-man 2?
Viltrumite
Viltrumite - 12/26/2011, 7:40 AM
Great list. I'd personally remove Batman '89. I absolutely loved that movie as a kid, but rewatching it the other day, I just didn't like it at all. It's not bad, it just isn't good. Chris Nolan brought us the first truly great Batman film, (although his vision obviously isn't the be all end all of the character).
And yeah, where's Spider-Man 2?
obiclayshinobi
obiclayshinobi - 12/26/2011, 7:52 AM
where's sin city?????
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 12/26/2011, 9:10 AM
Fantastic Four didn't make the cut?
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 12/26/2011, 9:11 AM
I kid.
darknlight
darknlight - 12/26/2011, 10:53 AM
great list but spider man 2 should be there,I don't understand why people keep forgeting about it.
headlopper
headlopper - 12/26/2011, 2:07 PM
SM #2 is #1 for me.
Joker11
Joker11 - 12/26/2011, 2:42 PM
Which is your number 1 X2 or TDK?
Gerrit
Gerrit - 12/26/2011, 3:15 PM
I can't tell wich one is the best, but my list would be the following:
The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Superman (1978)
Spider-Man 2
X-Men 2
Hellboy
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/26/2011, 5:38 PM
marvel

1.iron man
2.spider-man 2
3.captain america the first avenger
4.thor
5.the incredible hulk

dc

1.watchmen
2.superman the movie
3.v for vendetta
4.batman returns
5.the dark knight

non marvel or dc

1.sin city
2.300
3.the crow
4.kick ass
5.scott pilgrim vs the world
darknlight
darknlight - 12/26/2011, 7:37 PM
My list is:
1. Dark knight
2. Spider man 2
3. Batman begins
4. Iron man
5. X2
6. Watchmen
7. Batman
8. Batman returns
9. Sin city
10. Superman returns (i liked it, it wasn't great but i wasn't bad either)
havn't seen any CBM this year, had a busy year, watch em all on new year's eve.
MoonDoggyX
MoonDoggyX - 12/27/2011, 5:18 AM
I'd remove thore and cap from the list. They are the worst movies marvel studios released thus far. Not that they were bad, just kinda bland. They had no coolness or style when it came to action... they should be replaced by spiderman 2 and scott pilgrim vs the world...
RunDTC
RunDTC - 12/27/2011, 9:44 AM
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Iron Man
Thor
Incredible Hulk
Captain America
Road to Perdition
RED
Watchmen
Unbreakable
The Incredibles
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: First Class
V for Vendetta
marvelguy
marvelguy - 12/27/2011, 4:57 PM
Neither of the first two Spider-Man movies? "Superman II?"
MercMatt
MercMatt - 12/27/2011, 5:33 PM
Watchmen
X-Man: First Class/Spider-Man 2
Iron Man/Incredible Hulk
The Dark Knight
Kick-Ass
Batman Begins
X-Men 2
The Crow
Thor/Captain America
Blade 2
The Losers (Yes, I love that movie.)
Scott Pilgrim
Punisher Warzone (Oh yea!!! I went there.)
MercMatt
MercMatt - 12/27/2011, 5:33 PM
Shit! Forgot Sin City.
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 12/27/2011, 8:47 PM
This is a pretty solid list but where are Spider-man 1 and 2 those are two of my favorites. I agree with the rest especially the crow which I think is one of the greatest vengeance films ever.
Joker11
Joker11 - 12/28/2011, 1:57 AM
1. The Dark Knight

2. Iron Man

3. Spider Man 2(Extended Cut)

4. Spider man

5. Batman Begins

6. Watchmen

7. Xmen First Class

8. Kick-Ass

9.The Incredible Hulk

10. Thor/Captain America: The First Avenger
Joker11
Joker11 - 12/28/2011, 1:58 AM
4 is meant to be BB and 5 is Spider Man 2.
buttercup
buttercup - 12/29/2011, 1:34 AM
5. Iron Man

4. Superman 2 (KNEEL TO ZOD)

3. X2

2. Batman Returns

1. Hellboy

Hon. mention: not a superhero movie, but based on a graphic novel, Ghost World would tie with #1 on this list if it counted. Great movie.
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