Top 5: Worst Superhero Films

Originally Published 10/05/10 in Student Direct: The Mancunion and 4/05/10 on http://www.cookiefilmfilm.blogspot.com/

With Iron Man 2 gearing up to be a big box office hit, we sort the Ken Dolls from the Kick Asses. Instead of inspiring a wave of wannabe vigilantes, all these films inspired was the urge to change the channel, showing that unfortunately, in Superhero maths, an awesome character doesn’t always equal an awesome film.

5. Ghost Rider – Flaming hell.

 Nick Cage transforms hard-drinking badass Johnny Blaze, into a wry, bumbling and deep, lifeless drip. Not even Eva Mendes could stop this one from fading into superhero obscurity.

4. Elektra – The only real casualty was the audience.  Mythologically speaking, Elektra was the daughter of Agamemnon, and a popular figure in Greek tragedies. Unfortunately, despite reasonable casting and interesting villains, that’s what this film is; a tragedy.

3. Spiderman 3 – "With great power, comes great-" "Oh will you just shut up already?" As if the first two weren’t bad enough, Marvel Studios decided to give us yet another two and a half hours of Peter Parker being a bit of a prick, Harry being a little bit evil, and Mary Jane? Well her hair is yet, another shade of red, (is it that hard to find the same hair dye in Hollywood?).

2. The Spirit – Anything but spirited.

 Shocking that anyone would hire Eva Mendes for another hero flick, I know. A star-studded cast and an almost successful attempt at arty, comic book style shooting don’t quite make up for the ridiculous, cringe-inducing voice overs and mind numbingly boring storyline.

1. Superhero Movie – Just, why?

 If you paid to go and see this film then you deserved the hour and a half of bad jokes, terrible acting, and character assassination .Oh, and they’re making a sequel. Seriously, who keeps funding these things?