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jducoeur ([personal profile] jducoeur) wrote2008-07-16 03:24 pm
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Which comic book *should* be made into a movie?

It was occurring to me this morning, as I reflected on the rash of (mostly surprisingly good) comic-book movies coming out this summer, that there were some I've always wanted to see. And that seems like a good topic for a conversation.

So: what comic book(s) do *you* think would make a good movie? Feel free to assume that it's a competent adaptation, not a hatchet job, but assume that it has to fit into the usual constraints of a movie: about two hours, and has to be able to make enough money to be worth its budget. (If it doesn't require as many special-effects, it doesn't have to make as much money.) Obscure is fine -- some great blockbusters have been made from little-known comics.

I've got a couple of favorites, but I'll provide my own answers in comments, so as not to bias things too much upfront...

Re: Do overs?

[identity profile] cristovau.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed: Punisher, Captain America, Daredevil... all worthy of another look.

Nick Fury, Wolverine, Thor, Doctor Strange and (done well) Power Man and Iron Fist all could handle their own movies. I'm imagining Power Man and Iron Fist more as a Rush Hour with super powers - high humor, good stunts, low angst.

Re: Do overs?

[identity profile] new-man.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I had blocked Daredevil and its sequel. Ugh.