Best superhero movie of all time? (Nominations thread)

[Arilyn]

Mask of the Phantasm. Kevin Conroy had the perfect Batman and Bruce Wayne voice. The story is very strong with superhero action and a compelling character driven arc. It's moody, humorous and engaging.

 

[Reynard]

Mask of the Phantasm. Kevin Conroy had the perfect Batman and Bruce Wayne voice. The story is very strong with superhero action and a compelling character driven arc. It's moody, humorous and engaging.

Great pick.

 

[Arilyn]

Off topic. When I was teaching kindergarten, I had a student obsessed with Batman. He'd print Bruce Wayne on all his work, and of course on Halloween, he came as Batman. He spent the entire day floating about, rarely talking. Oh my God, it was hilarious!

 

[Tonguez]

If you make a television series set in the Marvel universe but it has no superheroes (or even regular heroes, to make this really clear) is it still a superhero show?

Did anyone ever see Powerless? Its bad so dont worry if you didnt, but its about an insurance company in the DC universe trying to keep normal people protected against superhero collateral damage

 

[payn]

Mask of the Phantasm. Kevin Conroy had the perfect Batman and Bruce Wayne voice. The story is very strong with superhero action and a compelling character driven arc. It's moody, humorous and engaging.

Ohhh nice! I havent seen this in ages.

 

[Tonguez]

Mask of the Phantasm. Kevin Conroy had the perfect Batman and Bruce Wayne voice. The story is very strong with superhero action and a compelling character driven arc. It's moody, humorous and engaging.

Ironically when answering the OP I entirely forgot about animated movies! Mask of the Phantasm is indeed excellent

 

[Mallus]

Best? That's easy: Superman (1978). R.I..P Gene Hackman.

Trying to pick the Top 5 would be like a superpowered knife-fight in my mind.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Trying to pick the Top 5 would be like a superpowered knife-fight in my mind.

That seems like it would be a crowded fight.

But that's also the next thread, once this one slows to a halt.

 

[Mannahnin]

Mystery Men.
Even though I like more powerful supers in the genre itself, that movie was one of the few that had heart and characters that didn't feel like they were made in a corporate boardroom, nor a plot that felt 'big studio sanitized').

Since the genre became big, everything that's come out has had that 'blockbuster' feel of being full of flash and low on substance.

Mystery Men first appeared in Flaming Carrot and carried the same kind of absurdist underdog energy.

 

[Mannahnin]

So would James Gunn's 2000 movie "The Specials" be a superhero movie? Am I the only one here who saw it?

You are not.

I rented and saw this with friends when it was pretty new. The lack of budget for special effects is a significant limiter, and the script shows what a rushed job it was, but the casting is pretty awesome and we still laughed a lot.

It is fun looking back at it in retrospect given what Gunn's done since. Still casting his brother as silly characters, too.