Um...I'll see what I can come up with. But it probably won't be ten.
1. Batman: The Movie
This is the funniest movie ever made, and anyone who says otherwise is dumb.
2. Robocop
SHUT UP! IT COUNTS! HE'S IN A ZARKING ROBOT-SUIT! HE'S A SUPERHERO!
3. The Incredibles
Its funny that after we have this subtle parody of superheroes, and we see such a unique take on them....we're still swamped with bland superhero movies.
4. Superman 2
Superman is as dull as ever, but I love this film simply because it has General Zod. Any scene with him in it is just gold.
5. Batman 1989
Its weird that despite Tim Burton not 'getting' Batman at all, he made a film that 'got' Batman perfectly. Oh, Batman Returns sucks. But this...somehow works.
Maybe its because this film helped inspire The Animated Series - which I really like.
6. The DC Villans Movie
I didn't like The Avengers because I had literally no idea who the villans were (I don't think even the characters in the movie knew) and the superheroes were all ridiculously overpowered. There was no reason for them to team-up when just one of these characters could take on whoever the hell they were fighting.
So thank Christ that instead of lazily re-hashing The Avengers and having all the dull DC people meet, or arranging for a pointless conflict between two superheroes who have no reason to fight each-other and both have the personality of a black rock with a sad-face drawn on it - they instead went for a much edgier, unique movie. Because the DC universe has the best villans. The Joker, General Zod, Catwoman, Lex Luthor, Two-Face - the list goes on. All these personalites are interesting, and they all work great off-of each-other.
The film is also really morally ambigious, as none of these characters are 'good', but quite a lot of them aren't 'bad' either. Its really interesting watching these people all fight each-other and the world spirals into conflict until inevitably Batman and Superman come along to put a stop to all this. But its not an 'AMERICA F**K YEAH' moment when the two heroes beat everyone up. Its actually quite brutal, and you wonder if Batman and Superman are really heroic in their actions as they're both from the ruling class whilst the villans have been pushed to the edge of society. Is it their fault, or societies fault that they even exist?
OH WAIT! THIS MOVIE DOESN'T EXIST! WHY DOESN'T IT EXIST, HOLLYWOOD?!
I'll put V For Vendetta as a runner-up, because I have a love/hate relationship with it. I loved the graphic novel back when I was a Marxist teenager who didn't actually know what Marxist meant - and as an adult I still appreciate its artistry and political themes. The film, predictably, completely misses the point of the novel because Hollywood.
This being said, some of the profoundness of the source material shines through, and the cast is amazing. This could have been a great movie, but its not. Nevertheless, I can still appreciate something for what it could be rather than for what it is. I think thats why I'm so fascinated by Doctor Who...
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