Comments on: SUPERHERO/COMIC BOOK/ZOMBIE MOVIES http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com A little bit of BK in VA Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:15:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clay Evans http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-59194 Clay Evans Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:54:27 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-59194 I remember The Omega Man from when I was young, and held out some hope for the remake (despite Will Smith being the lead). The best thing to come from the remake was the fact they re-released Richard Matheson's novel. If you haven't read it, you should. I remember The Omega Man from when I was young, and held out some hope for the remake (despite Will Smith being the lead). The best thing to come from the remake was the fact they re-released Richard Matheson’s novel. If you haven’t read it, you should.

]]> By: Gram http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-57189 Gram Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:58:29 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-57189 Saying, 28 days/weeks etc is not a zombie film is really splitting hairs, they look like zombies and they act like zombies, just really fast :P. You could argue that a lot of the classic Zombie film plots kind of insinuated the zombie outbreak was an infection or disease, whether space or radiation born or whatever - 28 days is more Zombie-ish than Romero's'The crazies' though both are quite similar in concept I reckon. If you want to be real stupid about it you could say the idea of Zombies actually came from voodoo and witchcraft, so hardly any of the classics are valid, eh? I for one enjoyed the list and am really keen to check out FIDO, which I hadn't heard of before. For the lower tier superhero stuff i'll throw "Condorman" into the mix. I have very vague childhood memories of it. Don't know if it got much of a stateside release or had the same title. But to see it now would be retro as fuck. I just remember thinking as a kid that it was quite, as we say in Australia, PISSWEAK! haha Saying, 28 days/weeks etc is not a zombie film is really splitting hairs, they look like zombies and they act like zombies, just really fast :P .
You could argue that a lot of the classic Zombie film plots kind of insinuated the zombie outbreak was an infection or disease, whether space or radiation born or whatever – 28 days is more Zombie-ish than Romero’s'The crazies’ though both are quite similar in concept I reckon.

If you want to be real stupid about it you could say the idea of Zombies actually came from voodoo and witchcraft, so hardly any of the classics are valid, eh?
I for one enjoyed the list and am really keen to check out FIDO, which I hadn’t heard of before.

For the lower tier superhero stuff i’ll throw “Condorman” into the mix. I have very vague childhood memories of it. Don’t know if it got much of a stateside release or had the same title. But to see it now would be retro as fuck. I just remember thinking as a kid that it was quite, as we say in Australia, PISSWEAK! haha

]]> By: ekko http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-56573 ekko Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:35:29 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-56573 Generally agree with you, except I can't say Wolvie, SM3 or X3 were the worst ever. There are so many far worse movies out there. Generally agree with you, except I can’t say Wolvie, SM3 or X3 were the worst ever. There are so many far worse movies out there.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-56389 Shaun Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:30:10 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-56389 One last comment... Superman II in your top 10? Yeesh... Those first two are mostly watchable, I guess, but neither of them has aged well. I liked them as a little kid, when they were new movies, but I can barely sit through the 1978 movie now, and I can't watch much of Supes II at all. One last comment… Superman II in your top 10? Yeesh… Those first two are mostly watchable, I guess, but neither of them has aged well. I liked them as a little kid, when they were new movies, but I can barely sit through the 1978 movie now, and I can’t watch much of Supes II at all.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-56386 Shaun Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:27:05 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-56386 Oh, and I decided to skip Green Lantern since all the trailers looked like ass, and the reviews were terrible. I'm curious to know where it would end up on a revised list. if you were to make one. Oh, and I decided to skip Green Lantern since all the trailers looked like ass, and the reviews were terrible. I’m curious to know where it would end up on a revised list. if you were to make one.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-56384 Shaun Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:25:10 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-56384 Batman Begins and The Dark Knight should be the top two films on the list -- in either order. Actually, put them both at #1 since they should really go together as a piece (not unlike the LOTR trilogy, for instance). Then the first Iron Man should probably come right after that (so, #2 or #3). Other than that, your list is fine really... Although I'd rate V For Vendetta and the 2008 Incredible Hulk higher, and I'd put Wolverine on the WORST EVER list, along with Spider-Man 3 and X-Men 3. And Superman Returns DEFINITELY belongs on the "worst" list too. Iron Man 2 belongs on the lower tier... Not a "worst" pick, but a huge disappointment after that first movie. This list is old, I know, but I'd give both Thor and X-Men: First Class pretty high marks. Not the best ever, but pretty damned fun. I have high hopes for Captain America in a couple of weeks too! Batman Begins and The Dark Knight should be the top two films on the list — in either order. Actually, put them both at #1 since they should really go together as a piece (not unlike the LOTR trilogy, for instance).

Then the first Iron Man should probably come right after that (so, #2 or #3). Other than that, your list is fine really… Although I’d rate V For Vendetta and the 2008 Incredible Hulk higher, and I’d put Wolverine on the WORST EVER list, along with Spider-Man 3 and X-Men 3.

And Superman Returns DEFINITELY belongs on the “worst” list too. Iron Man 2 belongs on the lower tier… Not a “worst” pick, but a huge disappointment after that first movie.

This list is old, I know, but I’d give both Thor and X-Men: First Class pretty high marks. Not the best ever, but pretty damned fun. I have high hopes for Captain America in a couple of weeks too!

]]> By: ekko http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-56240 ekko Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:01:56 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-56240 Never saw "undead"....but i should re-visit white zombie, you're right. Never saw “undead”….but i should re-visit white zombie, you’re right.

]]> By: Gram http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-56131 Gram Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:47:54 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-56131 I'd be interested to see what you think of the Aussie Zombie film "Undead", and where you might place that in the quality spectrum? Maybe you've already seen it, and place it right out of the spectrum altogether:p Without giving too much away.. I can say "Undead" has a plot device that probably harkens back to one of the more classic Zomibie films you mentioned. Also.. what of 'White Zombie', possibly the first ever zombie film. No dice?? I’d be interested to see what you think of the Aussie Zombie film “Undead”, and where you might place that in the quality spectrum?
Maybe you’ve already seen it, and place it right out of the spectrum altogether:p
Without giving too much away.. I can say “Undead” has a plot device that probably harkens back to one of the more classic Zomibie films you mentioned.
Also.. what of ‘White Zombie’, possibly the first ever zombie film. No dice??

]]> By: Lex10 http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-48108 Lex10 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:55 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-48108 American Zombie American Zombie

]]> By: LaMont http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com/the-best-superhero-films-ever-the-worst/comment-page-1/#comment-23216 LaMont Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:56:22 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/?page_id=855#comment-23216 In order for you to think that The Last Air Bender was even slightly likable makes me question all of your rankings now. As a true fan of the series and now an avid plotter against M. night, to even think this movie was ok is a travesty and should be highly reconsidered....or your gay. In order for you to think that The Last Air Bender was even slightly likable makes me question all of your rankings now. As a true fan of the series and now an avid plotter against M. night, to even think this movie was ok is a travesty and should be highly reconsidered….or your gay.

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