Episode 7: SuperHeros = SuperDollars Posted by: Ric Nimrod 8-7-02 12:01am Well, the summer is winding down and the money had been made. It is official, this is the first year a Star Wars movie has been released and will not end the year as the #1 $$ maker.... no-sir-ee-bob that honor will go to SpiderMan. That cursed webslinger has bested King George in the race to win '02. But was it the best SuperHero film ever? Here is a list of the 10 best SuperHero movies ever (this is NOT comic adaptations or graphic novels come to the screen... it is for SUPERHEROS) 10- Batman Forever: It is true that the same director, Joel (HACK) Schumacher, goes on to destroy the Batman franchise in B&R but this one is a great Batman story. I like its humor and its style. 9- Superman 2: While this one was a favorite as a child, and it still remains solid... it is not nearly as strong as it should be. It is fun, but dated and sloppy. 8- The Mask: Jim Carrey is in 2 of my picks (he is the Riddler in BatMan Returns) and he SHINES in this role. This film is a very nice adaptation of the comic origin story... it keeps its gritty humor and ethics while still making it mainstream palatable. PLUS it introduced us to Camron Diaz.... grrr baby, very grrr. 7- Spiderman: This movie was fun, but I can't help but think that Raimi could have done better. The story is as good as it could be and I have little beef with the movie, but I think it could have been a masterpiece and it just came out OK. 6- Blade: I LOVE THIS MOVIE, the sequel is just OK, but this movie rawked my ass off. The DayWalker is as cool of a hero as could be, the editing it top notch, the story is good, the directing above average... it is a stylish, near-perfect superhero ROMP! 5- Superman: It used to rank higher, but after a few eMails last year pertaining to my top 100 cool movies changed my mind... you readers made me think about this movie and its HUGE flaws. Everything up til the end rocks, but the ending of the movie keeps this from ranking as #1. 4- Unbreakable: It is my belief that this movie is a perfect SuperHero origin story. Shymalan is the PREMIER genre director at this point in time. 3- Darkman: This is ALSO a perfect origin story and it is shot in perfect comic book style. Why couldn't Mr. Raimi do something like this for the web-slinger... that way Spidey would at least merit the money it earned. 2- X-Men: I love this one. It is tight, fast and true to the source. I can't wait for the next one. 1- Batman: Tim Burton had a vision of the DarkNight and I eat it up like candy. This movie holds up well over time and it could be the best cast villain in the history of SuperHero movies.   slacking away the summer, Nimrod