Which movies based upon comics are the most true to the comics?

Originally posted by Bardock42
What comics would that be? To me, the Burton movies are in a Burton Universe...the Nolan ones are in a DC-esque one.

Now, I disagree with Parker, I liked the movies, I don't need panel to panel transition. And I think the movies were good, by themselves, I like Burton's style and that was present throughout them, but true to the comics, I don't think they are, none of the comics I know.

I judge movies as movies by themselves and then as a comicbook movie secondly.And I still find the Burton Batman movies disgraceful to the name of Batman with him killing his arch enemy The Joker and all the other villains of Burtons Batman movies in cowardly ways.

That would have been perfect for a Punisher movie but not Batman.Burtons Batman movies are "BATMAN" in name only as are Schumachers. Burtons Batman movies ESPECIALLY Batman 89,are boring snoozefests.God the first time I saw Batman 89, I was so bored I practically fell asleep as I do anytime I watch that film.Practically through out the whole Batman 89 movie,they were just sitting around talking the whole dam time with just a few brief action scenes here and there mixed in.Thats nuts!!!.

A Batman film should have tons of action in it like Batman Begins did.Batman Returns wasnt near as boring,more action but even a far worse script. The ONLY thing that keeps me awake is looking at the hot looking Kim Basinger and Michelle Phieffer. 😄 Thats ONE thing I always give Burton credit for.He did cast much better hotter looking women than Nolan did. 😄 Thats the only good thing about his Batman films. May Burton die a slow painful death for his disgraceful films.

You have really strong opinions about this, haven't you? 😛

I'm wondering, do you think Spider - Man 1 or Batman 89 is worse?

Originally posted by Bardock42
You have really strong opinions about this, haven't you? 😛

I'm wondering, do you think Spider - Man 1 or Batman 89 is worse?

Got to go with Spider-Man one I guess. I did not think it would be possible,but that script is even worse than Batman 89 was and Batman 89 at least had Kim Basinger to look at.No hotties in Spider-Man.Mary Jane was okay looking in the FIRST one,she got ugly after that,but she pales in comparison to Basinger back then.LOL.

As I have said before in the past,hollywood finally redeemed themselves with Batman my second favorite comicbook character.Thank god for my man Nolan for that.That gives me hope for the future that they will someday in a couple decades or so,restart Spider-Man over again and redeem it as well.

someone else made a good movie list also with Dick Tracy.Dont know how I forgot that one as being most faithful to the comic.

Originally posted by Bardock42
The Joker's background story is hazy at best. Alan Moore's Killing Joke is one of the more famous ideas, but Joker himself stated something like him himself not knowing what actually happend. You are right about him not having a chelsea smile in the comics though. Minor adjustment, really. The Ra's Al Ghul thing, I agree...partly, though, again, it doesn't really change the character, it just gives it a more relatable story...and we don't exactly know what Wayne did before he met Ra's, we only know that Ra's was his last teacher, he probably had quite a few before (seeing how he knows Kung Fu already).

The point though is, to me, that the characters behaviour, is in line with what they might do in the comics. It's very close to certain portrayals of the character, and though the backstory might be updated, or made more "realistic", the characters themself are close to what they are conceived as in the Comics. As such I'd say that Nolan's Batman, is an adaptation of the comics, while Burton feels more like a gritty, dark, Burtonesque version of the 60s cartoon. If you know what I mean.

I hear ya! I kind of like the more dark side Batman than the lighter version of him. The Batman comics were always up in sales when Batman was darker.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
simple.Nolan cared about what the fans wanted.He didnt cast a guy who was a pudgy gut,receding hairline,half bald, short runt for tall,muscular,handsome full set of hair Bruce Wayne and Batman never killed people in cowardly ways like he did in those disgraceful pathetic Burton films among many other things that I could go on and on about.And Batman Begins did what Batman 89 did,have the movie be mostly about Batman instead of The Joker with Batman having just a supporting role in them.Batman 89 is a boring, disgraceful snoozefest.

Show me a Batman issue where Bruce Wayne is a pudgy gut,receding hairline,half bald, short runt.You wont find one.Clooney was the only worst casting choice for that part than Keaton was.That guy is one ugly looking dude.Just look at the ALL RIGHT TIM BURTON IS A MORON WHEN IT COMES TO BATMAN thread in the Batman section.Its like on page three or four there and myself and many others there listed those kinds of complaints there.

What you said about Keaton's look is true but we are basing our choice off of the way the actor protrayed the character. If you are only going to go by looks than I can only think of three movies in which the actors actually did justice to the way the character looked in the comics.

Superman, Conan, and He-Man!

No look at your thread of- which actor played Batman the best thread.on page two is where I made my post WHY I maintain Bale is the one and only true Bruce Wayne/Batman to have played the role and all the others are phony imposters.I gave my reasons there.go back and look at them again.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
No look at your thread of- which actor played Batman the best thread.on page two is where I made my post WHY I maintain Bale is the one and only true Bruce Wayne/Batman to have played the role and all the others are phony imposters.I gave my reasons there.go back and look at them again.

I know what you said. Your reasons for not liking Keaton seems to be with his looks and a script that you did not agree with.

Originally posted by Kotor3
If you are only going to go by looks than I can only think of three movies in which the actors actually did justice to the way the character looked in the comics.

and He-Man!

I agree with that

But i would'nt say its true to the comics, did'nt they end up in the real world with that movie ??......i don't remember that happening with the comics or cartoon.

As for conan being mentioned i hope its the Babarian one.

Originally posted by Kotor3
Superman

Reeves and Routhe both were weenies when they played Superman, hell, Reeves was kinda chubby.

Thats not what they were saying back in the 70's, Back then they pretty much said Reeves is Superman.

Originally posted by Kazenji
I agree with that

But i would'nt say its true to the comics, did'nt they end up in the real world with that movie ??......i don't remember that happening with the comics or cartoon.

As for conan being mentioned i hope its the Babarian one.

Not to sure myself if that happen in the comics or cartoons. As for Reeves I throught he was great as superman especially in terms of his physical build.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Thats not what they were saying back in the 70's, Back then they pretty much said Reeves is Superman.

Superman, is not a weeny in build, nor is he chubby.

Well then i don't care what you just said just then 🙂

Because it is true?

Routhe is a weeny, more-so than Reeves but not by alot.

Reeves was somewhat chubby.

Now, I will say the Reeve Superman movies were pretty good, I am just saying, he is certainly not the closest to looking like his character.

Originally posted by Kotor3
I know what you said. Your reasons for not liking Keaton seems to be with his looks and a script that you did not agree with.

well that and also because he acted nothing like bruce wayne.thats why i always preferred kilmer over keaton cause he at least llooked the part and acted like bruce wayne.

Sin City, 300 as many have already said.

To a lesser extent, Batman Begin, the old Superman and that's it.

Originally posted by Scythe

To a lesser extent, Batman Begin, the old Superman and that's it.

Not even Iron Man ? 😕

Originally posted by ThunderGodEneru
I don't care what they said in the 70s. 😐

Superman, is not a weeny in build, nor is he chubby.

Aside from build, Reeves was very reminiscent of Supermans character. Atleast Superman fans got an actor who closely represented the characters personality. Unlike the Spiderman fans. They got, well they got...,Tobey Maguire 🙁

As for Routh, i wouldn't blame anything on Routh. For being a first time actor he did a fine job. I really don't understand why Singer would cast Routh when he obviously wasn't confident in his abilities. The only time Routh had any lines on screen was when he was quoting Reeves lines from past Superman films. Singer took a chance in making Superman a father but he played it safe in not giving us a different Superman character than we saw in the Reeves movies. That is just dumb shit. I do give Routh credit though. With a bit more mass and better direction i think he could have made a great Superman.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Not even Iron Man ? 😕

Well, the thing about Iron Man, is that it was modernized. This thread asks for movies that stay true to the comics, Iron Man did not. Tony Stark was wounded by shrapnel in Vietnam, and was taken prisoner by The Mandarin. That never happened in the movie. Something around those lines did though, so although it wasn't exactly true to the comics it did pay an homage to it.

The original TMNT movie was pretty close to the original graphic novel.

(Not that I think it'd take the title.)

Clive Barker's Nightbreed comic was turned into a really good screen translation. (I think it was that way round.)