Post by The Curmudgeon on Jun 22, 2008 2:33:44 GMT 2
God knows, we comic book fans have had some bitter medicine to swallow when it comes to seeing our heroes transported from page to screen. Important histories removed or altered, characters changed or acting not-to-type.. it's an often heartbreaking process.
But what are the moments that have you reaching for your copy of Catcher in the Rye so you can go gun down whoever is responsible? It's pretty safe to bet there's always going to be some inconsistency in even the best comic book adaptations, but what are the very worst?
I'll start the ball rolling with two..
1. The portrayal of Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Surfer.
When you see what a decent job they had representing the characters of the FF (Latino Sue Storm notwithstanding) and even the Silver Surfer, it's beyond frustrating when you see what a piss-poor effort they made on Doctor Doom. I don't think it's a stretch (pardon the pun) to accept the fact that Doctor Doom is Marvel's greatest ever villain. Yet it seems the writers of these two films don't have a clue who he actually is. The first film seems to think he's Magneto, and the second? Well, I don't think I'm going to get the sight of a camp, not in a million years intimidating Doom flying around on the Silver Surfer's board removed from my tortured mind. OK, reducing Galactus to, like, a big cloud was a sore point, but every single thing about the way they handled Doctor Doom was Grade-A W-R-O-N-G.
2. Judge Dredd - taking off his helmet.
For thirty one years he has never been seen on the page without his helmet. If he's having a bath or he's injured or whatever, you see the helmet taken off but you don't see the face. That is (again, pardon the pun) The Law. That is the tradition.
30 SECONDS into Stallone's 1995 belly-flop and not only is the helmet removed (for the duration of the entire film) but he also comes complete with "I knew you were gonna say that", the single worst catchphrase in history.
So that's two. We know there are plenty more. Let's exorcise some demons and name them.
But what are the moments that have you reaching for your copy of Catcher in the Rye so you can go gun down whoever is responsible? It's pretty safe to bet there's always going to be some inconsistency in even the best comic book adaptations, but what are the very worst?
I'll start the ball rolling with two..
1. The portrayal of Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and Rise of the Silver Surfer.
When you see what a decent job they had representing the characters of the FF (Latino Sue Storm notwithstanding) and even the Silver Surfer, it's beyond frustrating when you see what a piss-poor effort they made on Doctor Doom. I don't think it's a stretch (pardon the pun) to accept the fact that Doctor Doom is Marvel's greatest ever villain. Yet it seems the writers of these two films don't have a clue who he actually is. The first film seems to think he's Magneto, and the second? Well, I don't think I'm going to get the sight of a camp, not in a million years intimidating Doom flying around on the Silver Surfer's board removed from my tortured mind. OK, reducing Galactus to, like, a big cloud was a sore point, but every single thing about the way they handled Doctor Doom was Grade-A W-R-O-N-G.
2. Judge Dredd - taking off his helmet.
For thirty one years he has never been seen on the page without his helmet. If he's having a bath or he's injured or whatever, you see the helmet taken off but you don't see the face. That is (again, pardon the pun) The Law. That is the tradition.
30 SECONDS into Stallone's 1995 belly-flop and not only is the helmet removed (for the duration of the entire film) but he also comes complete with "I knew you were gonna say that", the single worst catchphrase in history.
So that's two. We know there are plenty more. Let's exorcise some demons and name them.
