My Favorite Superhero Movies

With "The Amazing Spider-Man" being released on July 3, 

now's the best time to blog about: 

My Favorite 
Superhero Movies

  
 

I know. Two of those are cartoons. Cartoon enthusiasts prefer the phrase: Animated feature.

Just like comic book aficionados prefer the phrases: Graphic novel. Or sequential art.

Regardless of how good Batman Begins is, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the best Batman origin movie. I admit The Batman Superman Movie might be a wee bit silly. But I still like it. My favorite part? When Batman weakens Superman with a tiny chunk of Kryptonite and says: "Doesn't take much, does it?" (Kevin Conroy's got a great Batman voice.) Mark Hamill (a.k.a. Luke Skywalker) plays the voice of the Joker in both! Batman: Year One's a lot of fun too. Although quite similar, the graphic novel's better than the movie.

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As far as the non-animated features go, Spider-Man 2's my favorite so far*, because so much happened! He gets unmasked. The film explores the themes of sacrifice and what it means to be a hero. The scene where his unconscious body's carried by the subway passengers is quite moving. "He's just a kid." "We won't tell nobody." Tremendous action scenes. Spidey at his best! Until the new movie* comes out, which looks even better: The Amazing Spider-Man! Be sure to check out my blog Heaven-Bent on July 2nd for a special look at Spidey.

The Avengers? Awesome! A super dee duper superhero movie! The scene where Black Widow breaks free from her "captors" is worth the price of admission. The whole movie is great. The character interactions. The action. The dialogue. Lots of fun moments. Explores the need for teamwork and sacrifice. Might be the best superhero movie, but I still say Spider-Man 2's my favorite because that's the best Spidey movie so far.*

Published on Apr 4, 2012 by MARVEL

I don't recall being much of an Iron Man fan. But both of the Iron Man movies are awesome.

Batman Begins is great for a non-animated Batman origin story. Bruce Wayne didn't get the luxury of being bitten by a radioactive spider, he trained himself, pushed himself beyond his own limits to become a superhero. Great look at the importance of focus and determination to conquer one's goals. 


I'm not the only one who thinks these superhero movies are the best, since most of these films each made hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. 


Until next time, search for what's super inside you; and do all you can to make the world a better place. 

Blessings & Joy,

Dean

*Although I haven't seen it yet, 

something tells me this will soon be my favorite superhero movie: 

Published on May 14, 2012 by spidermanmovie

For more Spidey/Superhero fun, be sure to read my blog posts: 
The Superhero with the Most TV Shows, 
What Makes Spider-Man So Amazing?, 
and The Amazing Spider-Man Is Spectacular!.

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COMING JULY 13: My Favorite TV Theme Songs

COMING JULY 20: My Favorite Commercials*

* For my Favorite Favorite Commercial, see: My Favorite Commercial