Comic Book/Graphic Novel Movies Tournament

[sshuttari]

so I guess I always wanted to do a tournament but never got around to doing one.

So I'm finally going to go ahead and do it.

so far these are the movies I've came up with before starting the tournament

anyways if I forget any please add them to the list I'm sure I've forgotten more than a few. You can post here and PM me.

Any ideas how the tournament should run and so forth I'm willing to listen because of course this is my first time setting up a tournament :)


30 Days of Night
300
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
American Splendor
Barb Wire
Batman (1966)
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Captain America (1991)
Catwoman (2004)
Constantine (2005)
The Crow (1994)
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
The Crow: Salvation (2000)
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Conan The Destroyer (1984)
Daredevil
Dick Tracy (1990)
Elektra (2005)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
From Hell (2001)
Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
Ghost Rider
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army ( 2008)
Heavy Metal (1981, animated)
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000, animated)
A History of Violence (2005)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Hulk (2003)
The Incredible Hulk(2008)
Iron Man
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Judge Dredd (1995)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The Mask
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black II (2002)
Mystery Men (1999)
The Punisher (1989)
The Punisher (2004)
Red Sonja
Road to Perdition (2002)
The Rocketeer (1991)
Sin City (2005)
Southland Tales
Spawn (1997)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Steel (1997)
Supergirl (1984)
Superman (1978)
Superman II (1981)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman Returns (2006)
Tank Girl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
TMNT (2007)
Time Cop
V for Vendetta (2006)
Virus
Wanted (2008)
When The Wind Blows
X-Men (2000)
X2 (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

on a side note: I added Hellboy 2 and Dark Knight because I have a feeling those movies will be released while this tournament is in progress.

[HaDoKen]

you could add daredevil...didnt see it on the list

[sshuttari]

done :)

[EnderDeschain]

What a great idea for a tournament. I'm shocked that it hasn't been done yet, if it hasn't. Has it? With all the tournaments here, that's very surprising. Let me be the first to predict The Dark Knight as the winner. Yeah, before it even comes out. I have nothing constructive to add, but good idea.

[HaDoKen]

somemore I found that you may want to consider

American Splendor
Barb wire
ghost rider
ghost world
the mask
red sonja
richie rich
Sheena
Swamp Thing
Timecop
Virus
When the Wind Blows

[ZombieMan]

Very awesome!!! I am excited about this battle. :)

[HaDoKen]

also the two conan films that arnie did

[sshuttari]

Alright I'm setting up the tournament...

stay tuned.

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Barb Wire (1996)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NSJ3G73AL.jpg

Based on the Dark Horse comic book, "Barb Wire" takes place in the town of Steel Harbor during the year 2017, after the second Civil War. Steel Harbor is one of the few cities still free from the grip of either government troops or rebel fighters. It is also home to blonde bombshell Barb Wire.

Tomato meter Rating: 30%


VS.

Blade (1998)

http://x9f.xanga.com/4bcd3513d963489517388/b62027543.jpg

Based on the comic book of the same name, BLADE (Snipes) is a half-mortal, half-immortal bent on avenging his mother's death and destined to rid the earth of a race of vampires.

Tomato meter Rating: 55%

[MasterChief117]

Barb Wire pic doesn't work, Blade dominated.


Also forgot Southland Tales!!

[SnoBorderZero]

Blade

[MasterChief117]

You forgot....


Sin City

[Tornado]

Oh, good idea sshuttari!

I thought both of these movies sucked, but I'll vote for Blade.

[sshuttari]

You forgot....


Sin City

dude sin city is in there its the first one in the letter S.

Oh, good idea sshuttari!

I thought both of these movies sucked, but I'll vote for Blade.

yeah I'm going to start out slow before moving on the big hiters that will obviously dominate.

[Sculder]

Blade

[IanTheCool]

balade

[HaDoKen]

blade

[JBond]

What about Tank Girl. ;)

[Ser Ty Of Ross]

Blade 110%

[MasterChief117]

What about Tank Girl. ;)

Beat me to it.

[jbailey84]

Blade


great tourney btw :)

[Matrix_Fan]

Blade

[Diablo23]

Blade

[FranklinTard]

blade, and it didn't suck, not until the sequels at least.

[boydston_14]

Blade

[Tornado]

blade, and it didn't suck, not until the sequels at least.

Not in your opinion. I thought all three of them were part of a larger steaming pile.

[ZombieMan]

Blade

[halo7]

Blade

[sshuttari]

Blade slashes it's way through Barb Wire 14-0

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Heavy Metal (1981)

http://www.gorila.sk/i/imgs_orig/330/6330.jpg

A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Tomato meter Rating: 61%


VS.

Virus (1999)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Virus_ver2.jpg/401px-Virus_ver2.jpg

Seeking refuge from a typhoon, the crew of an American tugboat boards a top secret Russian research vessel and finds it infected by an alien life form which regards humans as a virus which must be destroyed at any cost!

Tomato meter Rating: 10%

My vote: Heavy Metal

[MasterChief117]

Heavy Metal

[FranklinTard]

forgot all about that virus movie...

heavy metal

[ZombieMan]

Heavy Metal

[IanTheCool]

heavy metal

[jbailey84]

Heavy Metal

[Escape]

Virus

[Dhamon22]

Heavy Metal

And I would have voted for Blade, of course.

[TheMagicMan1234]

Heavy Metal

[donny]

Heavy Metal

[Knerys]

Heavy Metal!

[Papa]

Heavy Metal!!!

[sshuttari]

Heavy Metal wins 11-1

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Conan The Barbarian (1982)

http://www.musicman.com/sep/conan1s.jpg

Years after the brutal murder of his parents, Conan the Barbarian sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance on the evil Thulsa Doom.

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, James Earl Jones, Max Von Sydow, Mako

Director: John Milius

Screenwriter: John Milius, Oliver Stone

Story: Robert E. Howard

Producer: Dino De Laurentiis, Buzz Feitshans, Edward R. Pressman

Composer: Basil Poledouris

Tomato meter Rating: 74%


VS.

The Punisher (1989)

http://www.thepunishermerchandise.com/movie/punisher_1989/6789lf.jpg

"The Punisher" details the exploits of the comic book antihero in his first screen outing. After the mafia ices his wife and children, New York cop Frank Castle vanishes into the bowels of the city sewer system, nurturing his vengeance.

Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jeroen Krabbe, Kim Miyori

Director: Mark Goldblatt

Tomato meter Rating: 14%

My vote: Conan

[Tornado]

Conan the Barbarian

[HaDoKen]

conan..I think you could let the battles go on for longer

[Papa]

Conan The Barbarian

[DragnFire22]

Conan

[sabin26]

Conan

[Sculder]

Conan The Barbarian

[Knerys]

Conan

[MasterChief117]

Conan...Dolph Lundgren should be shot.

[Knerys]

Aw what did Dolph do to you?

[MasterChief117]

Ruined The Punnisher for like 15 years. Ever seen the man act? Or ever heard the words...'I'll break you', you wonder why I have issues, thats why.

[SnoBorderZero]

Conan

[Jay Bourne]

Conan

[DragnFire22]

you wonder why I have issues

yes, we do

[jbailey84]

Conan

[MasterChief117]

yes, we do

I said 'K' wonders why I have issues, not you.:rolleyes:

[Bullet Dodger]

Conan

[Matrix_Fan]

I'm going to have to break from the pack and say..............

The Punisher.

I didn't like either film, but at least I got some enjoyment out of Punisher.

[Knerys]

Wha.....Conan is a classic!

[Dhamon22]

Conan

[krushgroove19]

conan

[TheMagicMan1234]

Conan

[sshuttari]

Conan wins 16-1!

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Timecop (1994)

http://www.dvd1081009.com/images/Timecop.jpg

In the year 2004 a corrupt politician is secretly using a time travel device to manipulate history and financial markets and eliminate any who get in his way. When a cop catches on to his scheme he must go back in time and catch him before he and his wife are murdered.





Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara, Bruce McGill, Gloria Reuben

Director: Peter Hyams

Screenwriter: Mark Verheiden

Producer: Moshe Diamant



Tomato meter Rating: 44%


VS.

Judge Dredd (1995)

http://www.impawards.com/1995/posters/judge_dredd_ver1.jpg

It is the 22nd Century, and Mega City One (formerly known as New York City), replete with flying vehicles, armored lawmen and 65 million citizens, has become a violent and anarchic land. As a result, the law enforcement consists of men known as judges, and each one serves as cop, judge, and... It is the 22nd Century, and Mega City One (formerly known as New York City), replete with flying vehicles, armored lawmen and 65 million citizens, has become a violent and anarchic land. As a result, the law enforcement consists of men known as judges, and each one serves as cop, judge, and occasionally executioner, allowed to mete out "justice" as he sees fit.





Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Jürgen Prochnow

Director: Danny Cannon

Producer: Charles M. Lippincott, Beau E.L. Marks, Andrew G. Vajna, Edward R. Pressman

Screenwriter: William Wisher, Steven E. De Souza

Story: Michael De Luca

Composer: Alan Silvestri


Tomato meter Rating: 15%

My vote: Timecop

[Starwars411]

Constantine

[Matrix_Fan]

Constantine

[krushgroove19]

constantine

[HaDoKen]

constantine

[sabin26]

Constantine

[donny]

Constantine

[DragnFire22]

Constantine.

How the hell does Josie and the Pussycats have a higher RT rating than Constantine?

And I thought Jose and the Pussycats was based on a cartoon...?

[FranklinTard]

constantine

[Sculder]

Constantine

[Sculder]

And I thought Jose and the Pussycats was based on a cartoon...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_and_the_Pussycats

[Tornado]

Constantine, definitely.

[DragnFire22]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_and_the_Pussycats

http://hardwarelogic.com/articles/blogs/Website_Reviews_and_You/MoreYouKnow.jpg

[Knerys]

Constantine by a 1000 miles.

[jbailey84]

Constantine

[Escape]

Constantine

[moviebuff801]

Constantine

[MasterChief117]

Constantine

[Dhamon22]

Constantine

[sshuttari]

Constantine wins 17-0

[MasterChief117]

Damn, no contest.

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Timecop (1994)

http://www.dvd1081009.com/images/Timecop.jpg

In the year 2004 a corrupt politician is secretly using a time travel device to manipulate history and financial markets and eliminate any who get in his way. When a cop catches on to his scheme he must go back in time and catch him before he and his wife are murdered.





Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ron Silver, Mia Sara, Bruce McGill, Gloria Reuben

Director: Peter Hyams

Screenwriter: Mark Verheiden

Producer: Moshe Diamant



Tomato meter Rating: 44%


VS.

Judge Dredd (1995)

http://www.impawards.com/1995/posters/judge_dredd_ver1.jpg

It is the 22nd Century, and Mega City One (formerly known as New York City), replete with flying vehicles, armored lawmen and 65 million citizens, has become a violent and anarchic land. As a result, the law enforcement consists of men known as judges, and each one serves as cop, judge, and... It is the 22nd Century, and Mega City One (formerly known as New York City), replete with flying vehicles, armored lawmen and 65 million citizens, has become a violent and anarchic land. As a result, the law enforcement consists of men known as judges, and each one serves as cop, judge, and occasionally executioner, allowed to mete out "justice" as he sees fit.





Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Jürgen Prochnow

Director: Danny Cannon

Producer: Charles M. Lippincott, Beau E.L. Marks, Andrew G. Vajna, Edward R. Pressman

Screenwriter: William Wisher, Steven E. De Souza

Story: Michael De Luca

Composer: Alan Silvestri


Tomato meter Rating: 15%

My vote: Timecop

[HaDoKen]

both lame...Judge Dredd

[krushgroove19]

timecop

[Matrix_Fan]

Judge Dredd

[ShnizMuffin]

Judge Dredd

[sabin26]

Time Cop

[Deexan]

Time Cop

[Dhamon22]

Judge Dredd

Does this mean all the good movies are going to face each other in the first round?

[DragnFire22]

Judge Dredd

It really only has a 15% at RT?

[Tornado]

Timecop

[ZombieMan]

Judge Dredd

[Knerys]

Judge Dredd.

[MasterChief117]

Judge Dredd

[wall jumper]

Time Cop

[MJC1523]

Dredd

[donny]

Judge Dredd

[jbailey84]

Judge Dredd

[Escape]

Time Cop

[Jay Bourne]

Time Cop

[FranklinTard]

judge

[sshuttari]

Dredd Wins 12-8

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Elektra (2005)

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPO/503283~Elektra-Posters.jpg

From the pages of Marvel Comics, creator of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man," comes ELEKTRA, the first action event movie of the year. In the ultimate battle between good and evil stands a warrior who makes the choice that tips the balance.



Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Terence Stamp

Director: Rob Bowman

Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, Raven Metzner

Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad

Composer: Christophe Beck



Tomato meter Rating: 9%


VS.

Catwoman (2005)

http://photos.bravenet.com/272/478/925/3/DEB9A06033.jpg

Patience Philips is a shy, reserved young woman who wants to be an artist but instead is a designer for an advertising company. She is mousy and lacking in self-esteem even when she gets her big break to work on the launch of a major beauty product for her mean-spirited, ruthless boss. But a series of events initiated by a mysterious cat results in her discovering a terrifying secret that leads to her murder. That same cat breathes new life into her, creating a strong, brave woman within her that wrestles with her previous self for control of her mind and body--a body that can now do amazing things.

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone

Director: Pitof

Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris, John Rogers

Story: Theresa Rebeck, John Rogers, Michael Ferris

Producer: Denise Di Novi, Edward L. McDonnell

Composer: Klaus Badelt



Tomato meter Rating: 10%

My vote: Elektra

[Matrix_Fan]

Seriously? They both suck. However, I hated Elektra more, so.....

*Shudder*

Catwoman

[jbailey84]

crap vs crap



elektra because of jennifer garner

[sshuttari]

crap vs crap



elektra because of jennifer garner

haha honestly the only way I could choose between those 2 was which one I found hotter.

And Jennier Garner wins

[GraysGreat]

Catwoman

[EnderDeschain]

Elektra, quite easily. While it was bad, it was at least a little more watchable than Catwoman. I made a vow many years ago that I would never walk out of a movie at the theater until it was over, no matter how bad it was, and the closest I remember ever coming to breaking that vow was when I saw Catwoman. There was not one single redeeming characteristic to that crapfest, not one. I hate the fact that every time I talk to someone about how ****ty Catwoman was, they mention Halle Berry in a cat suit, Halle Berry in a cat suit, blah blah whoop-diddly-****. there's a bunch of hot chicks in every low-rent porno I can get OnDemand late at night, doesn't make them good, or even remotely watchable. At least in those movies the chicks get naked, in this one some stuck-up ***** struts around like she's god's gift to, well, everything, and half the walking hard-ons of the world lap it up like the retards that they are. Sorry, thus concludes my completely unnecessary rant.

[krushgroove19]

elektra

[HaDoKen]

catwoman

[Dhamon22]

Elektra

[DragnFire22]

Catwoman, because Halle Berry is WAAAAY hotter than Jennifer Garner.

[Tornado]

Elektra, quite easily. While it was bad, it was at least a little more watchable than Catwoman.

Agreed.

Elektra

[sabin26]

Elektra

cause at least it didn't blatantly rip off The Crow and call it itself Catwoman

[donny]

Elektra

[Knerys]

Elektra at least tried. I refuse to knowledge that as having anything to do with Catwoman.

Elektra

[Knerys]

I made a vow many years ago that I would never walk out of a movie at the theater until it was over, no matter how bad it was, and the closest I remember ever coming to breaking that vow was when I saw [i]Catwoman
My ex did walk out of Catwoman. And he had a free ticket.

[DragnFire22]

I'd be more likely to walk out a movie I didn't pay for.

[Knerys]

Good point. But he was of the same mind set, sticking it out 'til the end. This was just so bad he couldn't take it.

I watched on HBO or something later. I think I lasted about 20 minutes.

[sabin26]

I couldn't get past the first 20 minutes at least 6 times...after I sat through it once, never again.

[sshuttari]

Elektra wins 9-4!

I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks. I'll continue the competition when I get back.

[Escape]

Catwoman gets my vote so 9-5.

[HaDoKen]

Elektra wins 9-4!

I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks. I'll continue the competition when I get back.

have a great trip...look forward to the tournament when u get back:)

[jbailey84]

couple of weeks? :waa:




unless he's waiting for The Dark Knight to come out to be included in this tourney and win....

[Deexan]

unless he's waiting for The Dark Knight to come out to be included in this tourney and win....

I think that's been his fiendish plan since day 1...we're on to you, sshutari!

[sshuttari]

couple of weeks? :waa:




unless he's waiting for The Dark Knight to come out to be included in this tourney and win....

I think that's been his fiendish plan since day 1...we're on to you, sshutari!

oh trust me The Dark Knight would have been included in the tourney without the fact I was going on vacation. ;)

[jbailey84]

lol ;) enjoy your vacation bro.

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

The Mask (1994)

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg124/catchspider2004/English%20movies/TheMask.jpg

Boring bank account officer Stanley Ipkiss -- your average pushover nice guy -- is tired of kowtowing to his know-nothing boss and being rejected by attractive women. But just before he decides to end it all, Stanley's transformed from spineless accountant to jiving zoot-suited hellion when he discovers the super-human powers of an ancient wooden mask he finds floating in the river. With the mask, Stanley's got the courage to do everything he's ever dreamed





Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck

Director: Chuck Russell

Composer: Randy Edelman

Producer: Bob Engelman

Story: Michael Fallon, Mark Verheiden

Screenwriter: Mike Werb




Tomato meter Rating: 75%


VS.

Daredevil (2004)

http://paisley.presys.com/graphics/daredevil.jpg

The latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen is Daredevil (Ben Affleck), a man blinded by a radioactive chemical accident as a young boy but left with superhuman senses and agile acrobatic ability. Like his Marvel compatriot Spider-Man, Daredevil attempts to lead a normal life by day as Matt Murdock, a Hell's Kitchen defense attorney. By night Matt becomes Daredevil, a brooding superhero fighting for justice in the dark and squalid New York streets overrun with vermin and criminal injustice



Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson

Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad

Composer: Graeme Revell




Tomato meter Rating: 44%

My vote: Daredevil

[EnderDeschain]

Awesome. I vote Daredevil. Yeah, it was seriously flawed, but it had it's merits. The Mask, on the other hand, had none. Except for that "Mambo King" (or whatever) dance scene, that was cool, and is also pretty much the only thing I remember from that crapfest.

[Matrix_Fan]

Daredevil

[HaDoKen]

daredevil

[FranklinTard]

the mask

[Sculder]

Daredevil

[iv3rdawG]

The Mask

[donny]

The Mask

[Tornado]

Daredevil

[DragnFire22]

The Mask

[Escape]

Daredevil

[GraysGreat]

the mask

BTW i just noticed that you post its tomato rating. I might have to use that on my horror movie competition. Hope you don't mind me copying. ;)

[Jay Bourne]

Daredevil

[Papa]

Daredevil

[Necross]

The Mask, at least that movie had the intent of making me laugh instead of doing it on accident. ;)

[therook]

The Mask hands down

[sshuttari]

good tourney so far 9-7

[MasterChief117]

Daredevil-at one time it was one of my favorite superhero movies(at one time).

[TheMagicMan1234]

The Mask

[jbailey84]

The Mask

i had no idea that was based on a comic/graphic novel until now. i was 10 when that came out.

[MJC1523]

The Mask

[ZombieMan]

Daredevil

[Knerys]

The Mask.


Daredevil could have been great and it wasn't. The Mask was more or less exactly what it was supposed to be.

[sabin26]

The Mask

Even though, IMHO, the director's cut of DD was watchable.

[Bullet Dodger]

Daredevil

[sshuttari]

tied 12-12

wow...

great tourney.

I'll keep it going for one more day and I'll cut it off tomorrow evening.

[halo7]

The Mask.

[prongsfan1989]

The Mask without a doubt!

[sshuttari]

It was a tough compeition but The Mask pulls out in the end and wins 14-12.

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Alien Vs. Predator (2004)

http://www.geocities.com/theactionkingsk/AlienVsPredator-newteaserposter.jpg

When audiences caught a glimpse of an alien skull mounted in the trophy cabinet of a Predator in the 1990 film PREDATOR 2, it seemed a franchise was about to be born. Sure enough, comic book artists immediately seized on the possibilities suggested by the brief scene, and a number of skirmishes between the deadly foes were played out on the printed page. Fans have had to endure a lengthy wait for a cinematic match-up, but writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson (EVENT HORIZON) has finally delivered the blood-splattered goods in ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. Set in the near future





Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremmer, Colin Salmon, Tommy

Flanagan Trio

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Screenwriter: Paul W.S. Anderson, Shane Salerno

Producer: John Davis, Walter Halsey Davis, Gordon Carroll

Composer: Harald Kloser




Tomato meter Rating: 22%


VS.

Ghost Rider (2007)

http://www.firstshowing.net/img/posters/ghost_rider-full.jpg

The prophetically named Johnny Blaze and his father perform death-defying stunts in a carnival, but the real danger to his dad's life is the cancer growing within his dying body. To save him, Johnny makes a deal with Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda, EASY RIDER) and sacrifices his soul. When his father is killed mid-stunt, Johnny runs away, leaving behind his grief and a young love named Roxanne. Years later, Johnny (Nicolas Cage, WORLD TRADE CENTER ) is the most famous rider in the country. Despite his daredevil tendencies, Johnny is a different man when he's not riding his bike. Though he wears leather jackets and pants, he prefers jelly beans to Jim Beam while listening to the Carpenters. Years have passed since Johnny has seen the love of his life, but he still carries a torch for Roxanne (Eva Mendes, HITCH). When he sees her after a stunt, he tries to regain her love and trust. But it's time for the devil to take his due as he brings Johnny into an epic battle with Blackheart (Wes Bentley, AMERICAN BEAUTY). In the presence of evil, Johnny transforms into a super-strong skeleton with a flaming skull who has the power to defeat Blackheart and his minions.



Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson

Producer: Avi Arad, Gary Foster, Michael De Luca, Steven Paul, E. Bennett Walsh

Composer: Christopher Young




Tomato meter Rating: 28%

8-3 174

[Matrix_Fan]

Ghost Rider

[therook]

Ghost Rider

[iv3rdawG]

Alien VS Predator

[halo7]

Ghost Rider (though they are both terrible)

[IanTheCool]

ugh, i can't choose

[DragnFire22]

AvP was far more entertaining.

[Dhamon22]

AvP

[ZombieMan]

AvP

(I thought that Ghost Rider was terrible.)

[jbailey84]

Alien Vs. Predator

[GraysGreat]

avp

[Papa]

Alien Vs. Predator

Ghost Rider was a huge dissappointment

[Jay Bourne]

Avp

[HaDoKen]

AvP

[Sculder]

Alien Vs. Predator

[Knerys]

Alien vs. Predator

[Escape]

Avp

[TheMagicMan1234]

Alien Vs Predator.

[sabin26]

Ghost Rider

At least it tried to follow the origin.

[donny]

Alien Vs Predator

[sshuttari]

14-5 AvP wins

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Howard the Duck (1986)

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Howard, a wise-cracking duck from outer space, is brought to earth by a science experiment gone wrong. He attempts to fit in with his new surroundings while romancing a young punk-rock singer, but finds his new-found happiness threatened by the Dark Overlords who were also freed by the ill-fated experiment.





Genre: Comedies
Starring: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Paul Guilfoyle, Ed Gale
Director: Willard Huyck
Composer: John Barry




Tomato meter Rating: 19%


VS.

30 Days of Night (2007)

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Based on the graphic novel by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT works overtime to pump fresh life into the vampire genre. Director David Slade (HARD CANDY) has created a series of pulse-pounding sequences, ripe with carnage, employing few tricks to keep his vision from getting lost in the seemingly tireless undertow of "undead" films. Located in the northernmost part of Alaska, the town of Barrow experiences a complete lack of sunshine for an entire month once a year. The town is populated with tough, hardworking, and generally law-abiding citizens, so there hasn't been much for Sheriff Eben Olesen (Josh Hartnett) to do except brood over his separation from his fire marshall wife, Stella (Melissa George). As darkness descends for its annual 30-day day, though, a series of bizarre discoveries rocks the town--and very soon vampiric Marlow (Danny Huston) and his minions arrive, slaughtering and sucking on everyone they can catch, safe in the knowledge that they have much longer than usual until sunup.



Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone
Director: David Slade
Screenwriter: Steve Niles, Stuart Beattie, Brian Nelson
Producer: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert
Composer: Brian Reitzell




Tomato meter Rating: 49%

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[sabin26]

30 Days of Night

[Knerys]

30 Days of Night

[donny]

30 Days

[DragnFire22]

30DoN

[FranklinTard]

30 days

[ZombieMan]

Howard the Duck

[Dhamon22]

Howard the Duck

[Sculder]

30 Days of Night

[MasterChief117]

30 Days of Night

[Escape]

30 Days of Night

[TheMagicMan1234]

Howard

[krushgroove19]

howard the duck.

[HaDoKen]

howard the duck

[jbailey84]

howard

[Jay Bourne]

30 Days of Night

[wall jumper]

30 Days of Night

[Papa]

30 Days of Night

[jonk]

30 days of night - really liked this film

[sshuttari]

I vote 30 Days

30 Days of Night wins 13-6

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

The Crow (1994)

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Synopsis: Legend goes that crows ferry the dead across to their resting place. However if the death demands revenge then the crows will assist the avenging souls. On the eve of his wedding, Eric Draven and his fiancee are attacked by criminals, she is viciously assaulted and both are murdered. Draven, once a loving man, returns to the nightmarish city. With the crow as Charon, Draven steps out of the night as a killer instead of a victim. Exploiting his undead ability to heal quickly, he delivers murderous justice with both glee and bitterness to each criminal who snuffed out his life on the brink of happiness. [Less]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Jon Polito




Tomato meter Rating: 86%


VS.

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

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Synopsis: BULLETPROOF MONK begins in the 1940s, as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, charged with protecting an ancient scroll, passes on his legacy to his pupil. As the student receives the power to safeguard the scroll, his aging process is halted and he gives up his name, only to be known as the Monk (Chow... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit
Director: Paul Hunter
Screenwriter: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
Producer: Charles Roven, Terence Chang, John Woo
Composer: Eric Serra




Tomato meter Rating: 22%

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[MasterChief117]

The Crow, another good film in which the lead had to die. :(

[donny]

The Crow

[Ashift30]

The Crow

[FranklinTard]

86%??? i think these critics need to re-watch that movie... great soundtrack and all but...

the crow

[ZombieMan]

I liked them both a lot, but...

The Crow

[IanTheCool]

the crow

[Papa]

The Crow

[Sculder]

The Crow

[HaDoKen]

The Crow...thank god you aint put Dark Knight up yet as it only just come out today in Ireland and all the shows were full...had to buy tickets for tomorrow evening...cant wait

[jbailey84]

The Crow

have fun HaDoken :)

[therook]

The Crow

[Dhamon22]

The Crow

[DragnFire22]

The Crow...but 86%?

[sshuttari]

Crow wins 13-0

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle One

Captain America (1991)

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1941, America has entered World War II and Steve Rogers has failed to pass his Army physical. 24-hours later he is chosen to participate in a top secret program. He is injected with a serum that increases his strength and he becomes Captain America. Faster, stronger and smarter than any man alive except his Nazi counterpart, the Red Skull.


Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Matt Salinger, Scott Paulin, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Darren McGavin

Director: Albert Pyun




Tomato meter Rating: 20%


VS.

Hulk (2003)

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After more than four decades of continuing popularity, one of Marvel Comics’ most enduring and compelling comic book creations comes to the big screen, continuing Marvel’s superlative track record of bringing its classic characters to motion picture life: Blade, X-Men, Spider-Man, Daredevil. And now, this summer, The Hulk arrives. Scientist Bruce Banner (ERIC BANA) has, to put it mildly, anger management issues. His quiet life as a brilliant researcher working with cutting edge genetic technology conceals a nearly forgotten and painful past. His ex-girlfriend and equally brilliant fellow researcher, Betty Ross The Hulk – Production Information (Academy Award. winner JENNIFER CONNELLY), has tired of Bruce’s cordoned off emotional terrain and resigns herself to remaining an interested onlooker to his quiet life. Which is exactly where Betty finds herself during one of the early trials in Banner’s groundbreaking research. A simple oversight leads to an explosive situation and Bruce makes a split-second decision; his heroic impulse saves a life and leaves him apparently unscathed—his body absorbing a normally deadly dose of gamma radiation. …And yet, something is happening. Vague morning-after effects. Blackouts. Unexpected fallout from the experiment gone awry. Banner begins to feel some kind of a presence within, a stranger who feels familiar, slightly dangerous and yet darkly attractive. All the while, a massive creature—a rampaging, impossibly strong being who comes to be known as the Hulk—continues its sporadic appearances, cutting a swath of destruction, leaving Banner’s lab in shambles and his house with blown out walls. The military is engaged, led by Betty’s father, General “Thunderbolt” Ross (SAM ELLIOTT), along with rival researcher Glenn Talbot (JOSH LUCAS), and both personal vendettas and familial ties come into play, heightening the danger and raising the stakes in the escalating emergency.



Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Joshua Lucas, Nick Nolte

Director: Ang Lee

Screenwriter: Michael France, John Turman, James Schamus

Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Avi Arad, Larry J. Franco, James Schamus

Composer: Danny Elfman







Tomato meter Rating: 61%

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[HaDoKen]

The Crow

have fun HaDoken :)

thanks

hulk

[DragnFire22]

Hulk

[EnderDeschain]

Captain America. At least it's funny.

[MasterChief117]

Hulk, they both sucked and neither one did what they were suppose to do. But Hulk was a tad better.

[ZombieMan]

Hulk

(Though, I hated it.)

[General Disdain]

Hulk.

[donny]

Hulk

[Jay Bourne]

Captain America

[Sculder]

Hulk

[Dhamon22]

Hulk

[jbailey84]

Hulk

[therook]

Hulk

even though it sucked

[Escape]

Hulk

[DVDAVE]

Hulk

[Tornado]

Hulk

Captain America was terrible.

[sabin26]

Hulk

[Knerys]

Hulk

[Matrix_Fan]

Hulk

[Darth Maul]

Hulk

[Jay Bourne]

Dp

[sshuttari]

Hulk smashes the competition and wins 18-2

[sshuttari]

The Graphic Novel/Comic Book film Competition

Round One Battle Twelve

Supergirl (1984)

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A young woman searching for an orb of immense power travels to Earth, and there instantly acquires super abilities. Standing in her way is an evil and powerful sorceress, who has captured the orb in order to supercharge her black magic.


Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Peter Cook, Mia Farrow

Director: Jeannot Szwarc

Screenwriter: David Odell

Composer: Jerry Goldsmith




Tomato meter Rating: 8%


VS.

V for Vendetta (2005)

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Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as "V." Profoundly complex, V is at once literary, flamboyant, tender and intellectual, a man dedicated to freeing his fellow citizens from those who have terrorized them into compliance. He is also bitter, revenge-seeking, lonely and violent, driven by a personal vendetta. In his quest to free the people of England from the corruption and cruelty that have poisoned their government, V condemns the tyrannical nature of their appointed leaders and invites his fellow citizens to join him in the shadows of Parliament on November the 5th – Guy Fawkes Day.



Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Rupert Graves

Director: James McTeigue

Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski

Producer: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Joel Silver, Grant Hill

Composer: Dario Marianelli

Producer: Joel Silver






Tomato meter Rating: 73%

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[jbailey84]

V for Vendetta

[Necross]

V for Vendetta

[Deexan]

V for Vendetta

[ShnizMuffin]

V For Vendetta

[MasterChief117]

V for Vendetta

[Sculder]

V for Vendetta

[the elmo zombie]

V For Vendetta. great film

[SnoBorderZero]

LOL at 8%! That's like Uwe Boll territory.

V for Vendetta

[Matrix_Fan]

V For Vendetta

[Darth Maul]

V For Vendetta