HDC Chooses: Best Superhero Performance Of This Decade

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This could either turn out to be a one-horse race, but still it might turn out to be interesting...in a comparative way.

So, which one was it?

[Ferox13]

Need to add Ray Stevenson's version of Frank Castle..

[ferretchucker]

Voted for Norton. He just sums up Banner for me, I think he got it perfect. I don't think Bale gives Wayne any emotion or feeling. He's just a blank canvas. And then there's that god awful voice when he dons the mask. I'm starting to miss...Val Kilmer.

[newb]

Need to add Ray Stevenson's version of Frank Castle..

agree

I voted for Downey......a very memorable performance and looking forward to the next one.

[missmacabre]

I went with Hellboy, but seriously Jackie Earl Haley as Rorshach should count as a super hero.

[massacre man]

Christian Bale. He had so many parts to play, young Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne the prisoner, Bruce Wayne in public, Bruce Wayne with Alfred, Lucius, and Rachel, and Batman. He did them all wonderfully and there wasn't a damn thing wrong with the voice.

[ChronoGrl]

I went with Hellboy, but seriously Jackie Earl Haley as Rorshach should count as a super hero.

I have to agree with the latter there, though I went with Ironman. It was a tough decision between Ron Pearlman and Downy Jr., but I have to give credit to Mr. Downy on this one... I'm just loving his comeback with every blockbuster he makes.

Not to insult Pearlman... He just... never left the eye of the cult.

So in a way I guess I'm siding more with the "deserved" award here, which generally bothers me, but that's OK.

And as Newb said, YES I am really psyched for the next one. Looking forward to a good blockbuster.

[Elvis_Christ]

All of those suck. No Watchmen characters? Mehhh

[roshiq]

I went with Hellboy, but seriously Jackie Earl Haley as Rorshach should count as a super hero.

Agree, except I'm voting Tony Downy Jr. Stark - Iron Man.

[neverending]

Anyone EXCEPT Bale. Sorry massacre- he just makes me laugh.

[cheebacheeba]

Haha, I know...his "scary" voice has the same kind of effect on me that Chris Kleins "cool" voice did in Chun Li...

but seriously Jackie Earl Haley as Rorshach should count as a super hero.
This was the first thing I thought when I entered the thread.

I chose "Logan" though RPs Hellboy would've been a close second out of that lot...I can see a lot of people went with RDJ for IronMan...which was a good movie and all, though in all honesty having read the various comics over the years in which the Tony Stark character has appeared, I hate to say this but he didn't hit all THAT close to the mark.

[Ferox13]

I can see a lot of people went with RDJ for IronMan...which was a good movie and all, though in all honesty having read the various comics over the years in which the Tony Stark character has appeared, I hate to say this but he didn't hit all THAT close to the mark.

But hes not based on 'various comics over the years in which the Tony Stark character has appeared' - he based on THE ULTIMATES version of the character. This way it will fit in with the others in the series...

This is why Nick Fury looks like:

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctmovies/upload/2009/02/nickfury.jpg

not

http://geekwars.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/42109-nick_fury.jpg

[Elvis_Christ]

Anyone EXCEPT Bale. Sorry massacre- he just makes me laugh.

Yeh him and Tom Cruise are pretty much peas in the pod when it comes to taking them seriously. Especially the dumb faces they pull "hmmm I'm being serious now... are you listening.witnessing the greatness of this next sentence" motherfuckers probably forgot their line in their cocaine/religious fueled haze.

American Psycho (the film) is a crock and should be redone sometime soon seeing as remakes are a popular genre. No shit a lot of the book wouldn't be filmable but you could hint at it effectively not to mention Henry was released earlier you'd think they'd actually try to improve the serial killer subgenre a bit. Lionsgate released that cut to fuck version of Murder-Set-Pieces on the back of that lackluster and weak flick.

Cruise was way to much of a prude (sucks how he bullied his way into the role) to play Lestat (sp?) too "Don't worry Oprah this motion picture has no faggot shit in it".

Urge was right on saying the 70s had some real villainy/grit that would chill you to the bone the majority of actors today are fronting as fuck.

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Need to add Ray Stevenson's version of Frank Castle..

The movie kicked a lot of ass, but somehow I couldnt relate to Ray's version of Castle. Jane looked more promising and looked the part in bits, although he failed to nail the character fully, and that film was pretty disappointing too. WZ was the better movie, Jane was the better Castle.

I went with Hellboy, but seriously Jackie Earl Haley as Rorshach should count as a super hero.

All of those suck. No Watchmen characters? Mehhh

Slip-up. I knew I was forgetting someone important, and the max number of options are 10. Well, consider him the 11th Option, like Spaulding in the Villains thread.

I can see a lot of people went with RDJ for IronMan...which was a good movie and all, though in all honesty having read the various comics over the years in which the Tony Stark character has appeared, I hate to say this but he didn't hit all THAT close to the mark.

But hes not based on 'various comics over the years in which the Tony Stark character has appeared' - he based on THE ULTIMATES version of the character. This way it will fit in with the others in the series...

Well they are preluding the films as an eventual Ultimates Avengers movie, so I can see where they went with it. But considering the fact that Iron Man has been a recurring character of many decades for Marvel, they should have made the character more closer to the vintage Stark. I have a lot of his 80s stuff (plenty of Annuals in those), and the character was slightly distant for me too.

My choice - Perlman's Hellboy. I think he was closest to nailing HB than anybody else, although Jackman's Logan and Downey Jr's Stark would be a close second for me.

[Elvis_Christ]

Whats the definition of superhero? Out of all the comic book adaptions I've seen not much tops:

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2005/07/07/sincity_wideweb__430x329.jpg

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/dimension_films/sin_city/_group_photos/mickey_rourke34.jpg

So dope Hauer and Rourke got to share a scene too.

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Whats the definition of superhero? Out of all the comic book adaptions I've seen not much tops:

So dope Hauer and Rourke got to share a scene too.

No doubt the best comic-to-film adaptation of this decade so far. I don't think Marv qualifies as a superhero however, same as V.

[cheebacheeba]

I dunno...if the punisher is on there, I don't see why not.
Mentally unstable. Protects the innocent. No "powers". Scares the shit out of bad guys. Deals with them in nasty ways. Uses guns. Big. Driven.

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I dunno...if the punisher is on there, I don't see why not.
Mentally unstable. Protects the innocent. No "powers". Scares the shit out of bad guys. Deals with them in nasty ways. Uses guns. Big. Driven.

ala Batman? Hmm...

I have actually been intrigued by Elvis's question in the past. Where do we draw the line for a character's "super" part in his being a "superhero"?

Wiki says - "a fictional character of "extraordinary or superhuman powers" dedicated to protecting the public. Characters do not need actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although terms such as costumed crime fighters are sometimes used to refer to those such as Batman and Green Arrow without such powers who share other common superhero traits."

[newb]

ala Batman? Hmm...

I have actually been intrigued by Elvis's question in the past. Where do we draw the line for a character's "super" part in his being a "superhero"?

Wiki says - "a fictional character of "extraordinary or superhuman powers" dedicated to protecting the public. Characters do not need actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although terms such as costumed crime fighters are sometimes used to refer to those such as Batman and Green Arrow without such powers who share other common superhero traits."

then perhaps David Dunn should be included

http://wonderreviews.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/unbreakable.jpg

The Everyman's Superhero

[cheebacheeba]

But hes not based on 'various comics over the years in which the Tony Stark character has appeared' - he based on THE ULTIMATES version of the character. This way it will fit in with the others in the series...

You're half right...in terms of Fury and how the general "tying in" seems to be going, but in terms of Iron-Man and the respective origins of the "standard" Marvel universe and the Ultimate universe, the movie was based without a shadow of a doubt on the original Marvel U's Iron-Man/Stark.
(Read the "Ultimate Iron Man" mini for confirmation of their HUGE differences)

[Ferox13]

You're half right...in terms of Fury and how the general "tying in" seems to be going, but in terms of Iron-Man and the respective origins of the "standard" Marvel universe and the Ultimate universe, the movie was based without a shadow of a doubt on the original Marvel U's Iron-Man/Stark.
(Read the "Ultimate Iron Man" mini for confirmation of their HUGE differences)

You're right - I stand corrected....

[cheebacheeba]

Ha, s'all good...probably just means I've got my head in comics too much eh?
But yeah, personality-wise the two Starks are largely the same...I just felt as though not all of that was encompassed in RDJs performance, elements were, just not the entirety...though that could have a lot to do with the storyline/timing of the first tale. To me it seemed like RDJ embraced the "eccentric/over the top" parts of the character and little more.
My point of view there again, is probably on account of reading too damn many comics...

[Bloodbytes]

Has to be Hugh Jackman as Wolferine. Nothing short but awsomeness :)