Comic Movie Collection: Hulk (2003)

By Jason Haskins

No comic film has gotten the flack that the original Hulk movie did. Sure, you have your Daredevils and what have you's, but when Hulk came out in 2003 everyone was expecting a SMASH hit. I mean, there was a fresh new face with Eric Bana, fantastic-looking special effects, and a director who had proven himself with some outstanding movies in the past.

Comic Movie Collection: Batman Returns (1992)

By Jason Haskins

1992 was a different time. Tim Burton had revitalized the faltering image of Batman to the general public by making a colossal motion picture starring Jack Nicholson as the Joker with Michael Keaton as the big cheese: Bruce/Bats. But in 1992 things changed drastically. While the original Batman was much darker in tone than the television show starring Burt Ward and Adam West as well as the hokier stories in the comics from the seventies and mid-eighties,Batman Returns upped things a notch...well...several notches.

Comic Movie Collection: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)

By Jason Haskins

Edgar Wright is the esteemed filmmaker behind the epic Shaun of the Dead feature as well as the fantastic Spaced television show. As a Brit, he made his American debut recently with the Michael Cera-helmed Scott Pilgrim vs. The World based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley to mostly positive reviews, but little box office return. The audience he was trying for virtually did not swarm to see this, however. Why did this movie not perform well? Is this movie worth the watch? What the hell is it all about?

Comic Movie Collection: Batman (1989)

By Jason Haskins

1989’s Batman film stars Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson and was directed by Tim Burton as his third feature behind the successful Pee Wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice. This also happens to be one of my favorite movies in the franchise revolving around the caped crusader who battles evil in the to fight for what was taken from him so long ago with the murders of his parents.

Comic Movie Collection: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

By Jason Haskins

Hugh Jackman's first break was replacing Dougray Scott in the original X-Men film while becoming a household name in recent years with some top notch movies like The Fountain and The Prestige and others like Australia and Van Helsing. He was the proponent who most wanted an X-Men spin-off film around his character, Wolverine, in order to fill in some of the back story that was mostly left vacant from the trilogy. Then again we all wanted this--and with Jackman in the producer's seat I figured this would be a golden opportunity.

For the longest time I looked forward to this movie as Wolverine's a great character and I had a solid trust in Hugh Jackman's ability, but as the credits rolled after my most recent viewing I couldn't help but think that he had forsaken himself as the big cheese. This is a big stubbed toe in the comic book movie world and I can't help but question why the filmmakers chose to go about it this way. This, of course, is 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Rendition).

Comic Movie Collection: The Punisher (2004)

By Jason Haskins

Those who do evil to others-- the killers, the rapists, psychos, sadists--you will come to know me well. Frank Castle is dead. Call me...The Punisher.

Poor Punisher. Right out the gates back in 1989, at one of the heights of the Punisher's popularities in the comic books, they made a film adaptation starring Dolph Lundgren that didn't do so well (I might be one of the few people on Planet Earth who actually dug it). Fifteen years later after the colossal success of the comics again due to Garth Ennis' treatment of the character they decided to go ahead and give it another go--Marvel actually responsible for making another R-rated comic book offering? Yes, please.

Comic Movie Collection: X-Men: First Class (2011)

By Jason Haskins


X-Men: First Class is the newest X-Men movie since 2009's disastrous X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which also happened to be the worst since 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. On a positive note, this movie is the best X-Men flick since X2: X-Men United, but is it related to any of these above-mentioned films? Well, kind of.