Watching every superhero/comic movie ever made

I know it's a little early but I was thinking about a project I wanted to do as a sort of new year's resolution. I'd like to watch and review every superhero/comic book movie ever made. This is a big project so I'd like some help and I thought what better place to ask for help than here. I've been thinking about this for a while, and was inspired to post after seeing the list of 80's movies that Frietag has never seen. On the flipside, I've probably seen most superhero movies out there.

First, I'd like to mention that this is really in the early stages of planning for me. I'd like to have everything figured out by the new year. I'd appreciate ideas on any parts of the concept. Is it something other people would actually be interested in? Should I do it via a blog like Wordpress.com or something similar? Should I do it as more of a video review series on YouTube? (note: this would require me getting a webcam, and I'm not up for the task of editing together a professional looking video with movie clips like the Nostalgia Critic and others, it would just be me talking to the camera, and my 5 year old daughter as well for the age-appropriate movies)

And of course the second part would be a list of movies. I'm open to anything at the moment. But I would prefer to at least start with typical superhero-comic book movies, and comic book style movies like Sin City and 300. Also, I'd prefer to limit it to American theatrically released movies, not TV movies or straight-to-DVD movies. I might change my mind on those though, depends how big the list ends up getting.

To do list:

Get a list of movies: done
Narrow down the list of movies to around 100: done
Make the list of movies into a schedule

Decide what format to do the reviews: leaning towards text, maybe text and podcast?
Decide where to host the reviews: done
Pick a name for the project: done - Flights, Tights, and Movie Nights

Original list copied from wikipedia and IMDB.

+ = own

1951 Superman and the Mole Men (DC)
1978 Superman
1980 Superman II
1983 Superman III
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1984 Supergirl
2006 Superman Returns +

1966 Batman
1989 Batman
1992 Batman Returns
1995 Batman Forever
1997 Batman & Robin
2005 Batman Begins +
2008 The Dark Knight +
2012 The Dark Knight Rises

1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
2007 TMNT

2000 X-Men +
2003 X2: X-Men United +
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand +
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine +
2011 X-Men: First Class

1998 Blade
2002 Blade II
2004 Blade: Trinity

2002 Spider-Man +
2004 Spider-Man 2 +
2007 Spider-Man 3
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man

Classic Noir heroes/comics:
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1994 The Shadow
1990 Dick Tracy
2005 Sin City +
2008 The Spirit
2011 The Green Hornet

Various DC/Marvel:
1982 Swamp Thing
1986 Howard the Duck
1989 The Punisher
1989 Return of the Swamp Thing
1990 Captain America
1996 The Phantom
1996 Black Mask
1997 Steel
2003 Daredevil: Director's Cut +
2003 Hulk +
2004 The Punisher +
2004 Catwoman
2005 Elektra +
2005 Fantastic Four +
2005 Constantine
2006 V for Vendetta
2007 Ghost Rider
2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer +
2009 Watchmen
2008 Iron Man
2008 The Incredible Hulk
2008 Punisher: War Zone
2010 Iron Man 2
2010 Jonah Hex
2011 Thor
2011 Green Lantern
2010 Kick-***
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger
2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2012 The Avengers

Various Independent:
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1980 Flash Gordon
1991 The Rocketeer
1994 The Crow +
1995 Judge Dredd
1995 Tank Girl
1996 Barb Wire
1996 The Crow: City of Angels
1997 Spawn
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2004 Hellboy +
2006 300 +
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army +
2008 Wanted +

Comedy:
1980 Hero at Large
1980 Super Fuzz
1981 Condorman
1993 The Meteor Man
1994 The Mask +
1994 Blankman
1999 Mystery Men
2000 The Specials
2005 Sky High
2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006 Zoom
2009 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009 Super Capers
2010 Defendor - hulu
2010 Super +
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Non-comic Superheroes
1990 Darkman
2000 Unbreakable +
2004 The Incredibles +
2008 Hancock
2009 Push
2010 Megamind +
2011 Vs

Non-"heroic" comics (excluded)
Road to Perdition
30 Days of Night
From Hell
Ghost World
Adventures of Tintin
Cowboys & Aliens
A History of Violence
Men in Black
Men in Black 2

Other exluded:
2005 Man-Thing (home video)
1995 Darkman II: The Return of Durant (Home Video)
1996 Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die (Home Video)
2005 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (heroes, no comic tie-in, awful movie)
2007 Underdog (hero, no comic tie-in, awful movie)
2008 Superhero Movie (bad parody of other films on this list) ?
Jumper (based on a novel)?
Despicable Me (original, more sci-fi than comic style)
I am Number Four (based on a novel)
Priest (based on a Korean comic)
Casshern (based on an anime)
Dr. Strange ? (TV Movie)
Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (TV Movie)

Bubbawheat, just 2 weeks ago I had begun compiling a list of theatrical comicbook & pulp style films (excluding TV movies & DVD releases).

I’m just going to copy/paste the list below, I hope it helps.



Batman (1966)
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
Superman (1978)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Hero at Large (1980)
Super Fuzz (1980)
Superman II (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Condorman (1981)
Swamp Thing (1982)
Superman III (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Supergirl (1984)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Jake Speed (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Batman (1989)
The Punisher (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Dick Tracy (1990)
Darkman (1990)
Captain America (1990)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Batman Returns (1992)
The Meteor Man (1993)
The Shadow (1994)
The Mask (1994)
Blankman (1994)
Judge Dredd (1995)
Batman Forever (1995)
Tank Girl (1995)
The Phantom (1996)
Black Mask (1996)
Barb Wire (1996)
Spawn (1997)
Batman & Robin (1997)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Blade (1998)
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
Mystery Men (1999)
X-Men (2000)
Unbreakable (2000)
The Specials (2000)
Spider-Man (2002)
Blade II (2002)
X2 (2003)
Hulk (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
The Medallion (2003)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Incredibles (2004)
Hellboy (2004)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
The Punisher (2004)
Silver Hawk (2004)
Catwoman (2004)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Constantine (2005)
Elektra (2005)
Sky High (2005)
Superman Returns (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
V for Vendetta (2006)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Ghost Rider (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Transformers (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Hancock (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
The Spirit (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Jumper (2008)
Superhero Movie (2008)
Watchmen (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Push (2009)
Defendor (2009)
Super Capers (2009)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Kick-*** (2010)
Jonah Hex (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Super (2010)
Despicable Me (2010)
Megamind (2010)
Thor (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Green Lantern (2011)
The Green Hornet (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
I Am Number Four (2011)
Vs (2011)

Wanted is a comic movie...

Please don't watch Fantastic Four (1994). Just...don't.

I suggest starting with a very narrow focus, like "Movies featuring licensed versions of Marvel and DC Super Heroes", otherwise you will get into endless debates about movies you 'missed' because they were 'in the superhero style'.

For instance, movies like 'Push' and 'Nightbreed' might be debatable.

You might also go as far as to define 'superhero'.

For instance, does Ash from Army of Darkness or James Bond qualify?

I'd like you to review the movies as far as talk about what you liked and disliked about it both as a piece of cinema and a representation of a superhero.

I've thought about doing something similar to this. But with the strict adherence to movies that were based on actual comic books. I might expand to manga, but I thought that might get too unwieldly especially when dealing with animated features.

But I wanted to take it a step further, and make video reviews critiquing the films, via persona called the Masked Movie Man. Considering that I don't have any background in actual film so as to have some education into what went into the production of the films, really I'd only be reviewing them as a regular movie watcher so while my tastes for whats in a film might still be the same, I'd be able to mention some of the behind the seens stuff that was done either wrong or right as well.

Also, to consider adding to your list:

The Crow (1994)
The Crow City of Angels (1996)

There are other Crow films but they were direct to dvd release.

Priest (2011) is based on a Korean comic. Sort of.

I don't think anybody has listed the 1978 Dr. Strange film. It was funkadelic!

Casshern

@Redcap

I can't believe you haven't seen the new Captain America. Stop playing on the forums and go watch it!

Someone mentioned The Crow, but was Mystery Men forgotten?

It already been on his list with the -seen it tag next to it.

Edit: nvm.

I think I added all the suggestions so far to the list on the second post and numbered them. Now I'd like to hear what I should start cutting out of the list. I'd rather not cut out a lot of the ones I own as they will be very easy to watch. There's a lot on Hero of Steel's list I'd never heard of before. I plan on coming back later on and mark the movies I think are more iffy like the Indiana Jones series and Tarzan and Zorro. It might also be good to have more variety than several very similar movies. It might be a good idea to only watch one movie from sequalized franchises like Superman and the X-men. Still lots to think about.

This could become a very big project if you start including movies like "Ghost World" or "American Splendor".

Ghost World featured a set of amazing talents with Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson. By "talents" I mean breasts.

Bubba, I'd say that if its your intent to review superhero comic book movies, you make a priority list.

Start off with something like this:

Tier 1: Live-Action Films made after the comic (North Western American)
This would remove such films as Indiana Jones.
Zorro was first novelized. It had film, and a comic that was around the same time if I'm not too mistaken. So, if you want, you may have to decide if strict adherance to the historical timeline is necessary. For example, Zorro films prior to the comic aren't reviewed, while those after are. Then again, it may be even more necessary to research the comics and films to see if any films made after the publication of a comic used a story based on that comic, which does meet the criteria.

Tier 2: Live-Action Films of superhero theme not based on a previously published comic.

Tier 3: Animated Films based on a comic.

Tier 3: Animated Films not based on a previously published comic.

Tier 4: Live action films based on a Manga.

Tier 5: Animated Films based on a Manga.

Tier 6: Films that spawned the creation of a comic.
This would end up including such things as Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Serenity (Firefly), etc...

This would end up encompassing everything that spans films and comic cross overs, giving them a priority. This way, say you've completed Tier 1 and have moved onto Tier 2, but another film that belongs in Teir 1 comes out. You can then review it and go back to Teir 2.

Road to Perdition