The 20 Worst Comic-Book Movies Ever?

By Andrew Riley • Apr 23rd, 2008 • 278 Views

EW.com has published it’s list of the 20 worst comic-book movies ever. Here are their picks…

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Ghost Rider (2007)
The Shadow (1994)
Barb Wire (1996)
Catwoman (2004)
Brenda Starr (1992)
The Phantom (1996)
Daredevil (2003) / Elektra (2005)
Tank Girl (1995)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Sheena (1984)
The Punisher (2004)
Supergirl (1984)
Barbarella (1968)
Howard The Duck (1986)
Steel (1987)
Swamp Thing (1982)
Batman & Robin (1997)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Superman IV: Quest For Peace (1987)
Judge Dredd (1995)

First of all, that’s 21 movies. Second of all, not all of these were comic books. Third of all, whoever wrote this list is retarded.

Sure, Howard the Duck was a movie that never should have been made. Batman & Robin wasn’t the greatest… but one of the worst? Batsuit nipples aside, it was an entertaining flick. Not worthy of being on this list.

The real mind-number, for me at least, is The Punisher. The Punisher was really a pretty bad-ass movie. I have read a good number of Punisher Comics, and I thought it captured the feel of the comics pretty well. It was a good movie in it’s own right as well. My only guess is that they somehow confused the Tom Jane Punisher with the 1989 Dolph Lundgren Punisher - a cinematic abortion.

Noticeably absent from this list was the early 1990’s Captain America snoozer. Where was Spawn on this list? What about the 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, Richie Rich, and Josie and the Pussycats?

So now you have an idea of the corrected list, let’s hear your opinion. What would you pick as the five worst comic book movies of all time? Feel free to chime in with your five favorites too.
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