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[VulcanRaven]

Which one is the best one? I love all 3 but I have to go with Spider-Man. Batman and Superman just don't have the strongest scripts. They are mostly carried by the great actors.

 

[tkminus]

Spider-Man

Because that shit was rocket. You just had to be there.

 

[Liopleurodon]

1 Batman
2 Superman
3 Spider-Man

Still, Spider-Man felt like a revolution when it comes to superhero movie visuals.

 

[nush]

If it wasn't for Superman, none of this would have existed.

 

[CGNoire]

Superman hands down.

With a close second for Batman. Burtons Gotham was so tangible.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Spider-Man 2002 I don't know if there's a better Spider-Man movie, Peter losing his nerve from his uncle dying, they've got the epic goblin performance giving Spider-Man hell, to me MJ was fine.

 

[Bernardougf]

Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson?

I love all of them but Its even a contest?

 

[epicurius-seven]

Christopher Reeve is still -the- Superman, so I'd have to give it for that alone.

 

[Loomy]

Superman 78 for sure. Still the template for a lot of superhero movies today.

But then Spiderman 2002 set up Iron Man in 2008 to change superhero movies for the 2010s.

 

[AJUMP23]

The original Superman. Then spidey. Then Batman.

Mainly because I like Superman and his ideals a lot.

Spidey was great and put Ramey in the mainstream.

 

[TheAtomicPile]

Christopher Reeve is still -the- Superman, so I'd have to give it for that alone.

The title character casting and soundtrack push it over the top of everything else in the genre.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

1 Superman
2 Batman
3 Spider-Man

 

[jason10mm]

We are missing a contestant....

 

[The Cockatrice]

Spider-Man by miles. Batman movies were never really great. Batman shined with the cartoons and with the Arkham trilogy, but aside from The Dark Knight which got carried by the Joker, Batman in movies has not been very well done. Superman was also just ok until Henry Cavill made him even greater, but thats history now. The Spider-Man movi, Tobey, gave a massive life to hero movies.

 

[Gp1]

Batman 2005/2008

 

[Rockondevil]

Batman and it's not even close.

 

[Ozzie666]

Batman 1989, the crowds were going wild. The hype was unreal. Superman paved the way, but this was a huge event and it has been over a decade since a Superhero movie like this had been released.

Prince involved? Keaton? Jack? Kim? the tone and director was just spot on a great take, a mix of comic and grit.

 

[ssringo]

Batman = Superman > Spiderman but I like all 3.

Tobey is a mediocre Peter/Spiderman and Kirsten is a terrible Mary Jane. JK Simmons is the best casting ever though.

 

[Lord Panda]

Batman 1989 was a goddamn event. Great cast, designs, story, atmosphere, effects, score ... had everything.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Never understod the Batman hype, that film gets corny. Probably worked back then, but it's dated now.

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Spider-man

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Spider-Man is probably the most straight forwardly good one, but I've always loved Batman's crazy level of ambition, I really, really miss when blockbusters would have that kind of pop surrealism.

Superman paved the way and Reeve was the best cast, there's a difference between a good actor cast in the role and a guy who truly feels like he simply embodies the character, but there's some odd aspects the script, making the world go backwards reverses time? But it works in a child fantasy logic sort of way.

It's a tough choice, but I would pick Spider-Man.

 

[Fake]

Spider-man is by far the best hero movie of all time.

 

[GateofD]

Spider-man
Superman
Batman

Spider-man was the start of an era.
Superman also really good.
Batman the only one I felt wasn't even that good and was just more awkward. When I think of Batman during that time, I think of Batman Returns, which was also its own style of insanity

 

[Revolutionary]

Batman.

I love Superman but the turning back time thing was always dumb.

As for Spider-Man, it was a decent start but the sequel is the masterpiece that superhero films still emulate to this day.

 

[Xellos]

Superman because Reeve gives a perfect performance as Superman/Clark Kent. Whenever I think of Superman, I think of Christopher Reeve.

Dafoe is the best villain though.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Spider-man, but I wonder how much of that is because I was an impressionable youth when it first came out. Superman and Batman were before my time.

 

[GateofD]

The first time you see Spider-man swinging chasing that car in the theater as a kid just looked magical.
Feel like even Tom Holland's swinging in the marvel/sony movies doesn't match it

 

[Pagusas]

Spider-Man

Because that shit was rocket. You just had to be there.

i assume you werent around in 1989? Batman was EVERYTHING

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Mystery Men

 

[Bernardougf]

Spider man 2002 its not even the best movie in its own franchise, the second one was much better.

 

[666]

1 Spider-Man
2 Batman
3 Superman

The visuals are stunning and Sam Raimi is a legend.

Compare the fight between Goblin and Spider-Man to any fight scene from MCU films. No contest.

Despite being much older than the MCU, his movies look the most real and have the most visual pop thanks to all his awesome camera work.

 

[Dr Bass]

Superman.

Christopher Reeve is a legend.

The Superman theme is timeless and unforgettable.

That movie is iconic will likely never be beaten in that sense. Batman was made by a guy who said he would never even read a comic, and Tobey Maguire is weak.

 

[kunonabi]

Superman is the only that actually gets the character right. Batman is the better pure popcorn flick since Superman Iikes to take its time. Spider-Man has always been painfully overrated and is really only salvaged by Dafoe and Jameson.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Definitely not Batman. I caught it a few years ago and had to turn it off, terrible. A real surprise as I thought it'd be good.

Ranking :
Spiderman
Superman
Batman.

Peak neogaf thread btw - trying to crown one of three decades old movies as the best.

 

[Alx]

In no specific order :
Superman as best super-hero movie.
Spider-Man as best movie all-around.
Batman as most stylish movie.

 

[nush]

i assume you werent around in 1989? Batman was EVERYTHING

It was a pre release marketing event than had not been seen before. In most peoples view Batman was "just a comic for kids" and that campy 60's show. Just the Batman logo everywhere and the Prince soundtrack getting a lot of radio play.

 

[VulcanRaven]

The first time you see Spider-man swinging chasing that car in the theater as a kid just looked magical.
Feel like even Tom Holland's swinging in the marvel/sony movies doesn't match it

I think that might be my favorite web-swinging scene. It looks almost practical in some shots because darkness hides the cgi pretty well.