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am sure most of you must be reading into comics. Comics have been very
popular through the ages and most of the good ones were by Marvel and DC
Comics. Most of the comics were turned into motion pictures and this
particular discusses ten of the most loved movies based on such comics.
If we are missing a movie let us know. The movie synopses are provided
for your convenience. I am sure you have watched all the movies
mentioned below but do let us know which deserved to be in the list and
which does not. Enjoy the read!
10. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
The explosive X-Men motion picture trilogy officially draws to a
close with this release that finds Rush Hour director Brett Ratner
stepping in for Bryan Singer to tell the tale of a newly discovered
mutant “cure,” and the polarizing effect it has on mutant/man relations.
With the pressure on mutants to give up their powers and pledge
alliance with the human race reaching a critical turning point,
Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) urges tolerance and
understanding as his nemesis Magneto (Ian McKellen) gathers a powerful
resistance in preparation for the ultimate war against humankind.
9. MEN IN BLACK
Will Smith stars as James Darrel Edwards, a New York City cop with an
athletic physique and a flippant, anti-authoritarian attitude toward
law enforcement. After chasing down a mysterious perpetrator one night
who turns out to be an alien, James is recruited by “K” (Tommy Lee
Jones), a veteran of a clandestine government agency secretly policing
the comings and goings of aliens on planet Earth. Nicknamed the “men in
black” for their nondescript uniform of black suit, shoes, tie, and
sunglasses, the agents are assigned to recover a bauble that’s been
stolen by an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D’Onofrio). It seems the
item is none other than the galaxy itself, and its theft has plunged
humanity into the center of what’s shaping up to become an interstellar
war, unless K and his new wisecracking partner, now renamed “J,” can
stop the bad guy.
8. BATMAN
Behind the black cowl, Gotham City superhero Batman is really
millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton), who turned to
crimefighting after his parents were brutally murdered before his eyes.
The only person to share Wayne’s secret is faithful butler Alfred
(Michael Gough). The principal villain in Batman is The Joker (Jack
Nicholson) who’d been mob torpedo Jack Napier before he was horribly
disfigured in a vat of acid. The Joker’s plan to destroy Batman and gain
control of Gotham City is manifold. First he distributes a line of
booby-trapped cosmetics, then he goes on a destruction spree in the
Gotham Art Museum while the music of Prince blasts away in the
background, and finally he orchestrates an all-out campaign to win the
hearts and minds of the Gothamites, hoping to turn them against the
Cowled One.
7. X-MEN 2
When a failed assassination attempt occurs on the President’s (Cotter
Smith) life by the teleporting mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), it’s
Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his School for Gifted Youngsters
who are targeted for the crime. While Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) and
Storm (Halle Berry) try and locate the assassin, Cyclops (James Marsden)
and Xavier (also known as ‘Professor X’) seek answers from their old
foe Magneto (Ian McKellan) in his glass cell…Little do they know they’re
walking into a trap set by the villainous William Stryker (Brian Cox), a
mysterious governmental figure that figures into Wolverine’s (Hugh
Jackman) secretive past, along with information about the X-Men’s
operation, supplied by Magneto through a mind-controlling agent.
6. IRON MAN
Iron Man, an action-packed take on the tale of wealthy philanthropist
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who develops an invulnerable robotic
suit to fight the throes of evil. In addition to being filthy rich,
billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is also a genius inventor. When
Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a diabolical weapon, he instead
uses his intelligence and ingenuity to construct an indestructible suit
of armor and escape his captors. Once free, Stark discovers a deadly
conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his
powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world.
5. SPIDER MAN 3
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco return to reprise
their roles from the previous two installments, with Thomas Haden
Church, Topher Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard making their first
appearances in the series as Flint Marko (aka Sandman), Eddie Brock (aka
Venom), and Gwen Stacy, respectively. Peter Parker (Maguire) has
finally leaned to walk the middle ground between being the superhero
that his city needs and the man that Mary Jane (Dunst) loves. All is
well in New York City until one night, as Peter and M.J. sit gazing at
the stars, a falling comet streams across the sky and crashes into the
ground close by. But this isn’t any ordinary shooting star, and upon
impact the mysterious space rock is split open to reveal a
shape-shifting symbiote with the power to overtake anything that it
comes into contact with.
4. SPIDER MAN 2
Parker is struggling to hold on to his relationship with Mary Jane
Watson (Kirsten Dunst), who is beginning to enjoy success as a model and
actress, and both Mary Jane and Peter have noticed he’s beginning to
buckle under the strain. Parker’s friendship with Harry Osborn (James
Franco) is also beginning to fray due to Peter’s seeming alliance with
Spider-Man, whom Harry blames for the death of his father, the nefarious
Norman Osborn. As Parker weighs his responsibilities to himself and
those around him against the obligations that come with his special
powers, Spider-Man is faced with a new nemesis — Dr. Otto Octavius
(Alfred Molina), a deranged scientist whose latest project has turned
him into the near-invincible cyborg Doctor Octopus.
3. THE AVENGERS
Marvel Studios delivers the ultimate comic-book film, which ties
together such characters as Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain
America (Chris Evans), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Thor (Chris
Hemsworth) for a big-screen franchise team-up like no other. Taking
center stage this time is Nick Fury (played once again by the
note-perfect Samuel L. Jackson), leader of the peacekeeping agency known
as S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury, along with former Russian spy Black Widow
(Scarlett Johansson), recruits a super team to combat Thor’s
ever-deceptive brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) after he brainwashes ace
archer Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) while stealing a cosmic cube from an
underground base. Thus the heroes must learn to work together alongside
outlaw scientist Bruce Banner (Ruffalo), who can track down the
artifact’s gamma signals when he’s not hulking out into a giant green
monster.
2. SPIDER MAN
Spider-Man follows the template of the original Stan Lee/Steve Ditko
source material, with hero Peter Parker an orphaned, intellectual teen
loner living in Queens with his aunt (Rosemary Harris) and uncle (Cliff
Robertson), and dreaming of the girl next door, Mary Jane (Kirsten
Dunst). On a field trip to a Columbia University lab, Peter is bitten by
a genetically altered spider and overnight he gains superhuman
strength, agility, and perception. At first, Peter uses his powers for
material gain, winning a wrestling match with a purportedly lucrative
prize. But when Peter apathetically fails to stop a burglar from robbing
the wrestling arena, a tragedy follows that compels him to devote his
powers to fighting crime — as the superhero Spider-Man.
1. THE DARK KNIGHT
Christopher Nolan steps back into the director’s chair for this
sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face
to face with his greatest nemesis — the dreaded Joker. Christian Bale
returns to the role of Batman, Maggie Gyllenhaal takes over the role of
Rachel Dawes (played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins), and Brokeback
Mountain star Heath Ledger dons the ghoulishly gleeful Joker makeup
previously worn by Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero. Just as it begins to
appear as if Batman, Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and District
Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) are making headway in their
tireless battle against the criminal element, a maniacal, wisecracking
fiend plunges the streets of Gotham City into complete chaos.
source : http://www.smashinglists.com/most-popular-comic-book-movies/
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