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RunDTC
RunDTC - 9/4/2012, 7:05 PM
disagree about Maguire. I thought he did very well in SM 1 & 2.

you forgot Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes, Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, and Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern.

AnungUnRama
AnungUnRama - 9/5/2012, 1:26 AM
"I think you're blaming the actors for being in bad movies, and that isn't fair."

That's exactly what I thought. Most of the criticism isn't about the specific actors but the movies they were in.
CoolantTech
CoolantTech - 9/5/2012, 2:35 AM
Good writeup I totally agree with Tobey Maguire sucking ass as Peter Parker, and the completely lifeless Emma Frost character, I guess I agree with all your choices, just not the order they're put in
Yodawars
Yodawars - 9/5/2012, 7:09 AM
I can't say that I agree with this list. Maguire was fine as Spider Man even if the movies are not my favorite. and I thought Terrence Howard was great as Rhodey. He entered a financial dispute with Marvel for Iron Man 2 which is why Don Cheadle was cast as his replacement, not because Marvel thought Howard did a bad job.

Nobody Messes with the Cage...Nobody
Newbus
Newbus - 9/5/2012, 7:10 AM
If the director cant' the character right in the first place I wouldn't say it was a miscast. Doesn't matter who plays the character its wrong from the get-go.
Maximus101
Maximus101 - 9/5/2012, 7:11 AM
Tobey is terrrrrrible lol I hated him and always will. I disagree with Terrence Howard though, I was not happy when I heard they recasted that role.
IronSpider101
IronSpider101 - 9/5/2012, 7:14 AM
Some I agree with, some I don't.

You lost me with your number one. You couldn't be more wrong, I'm sorry.
InFamouslyCool
InFamouslyCool - 9/5/2012, 7:16 AM
Kate Bosworth.
SuperPickle
SuperPickle - 9/5/2012, 7:17 AM
Good call on most of them. I'm glad somebody finally had the cajones to call MacGuire out on Spider-Man.
bsgbumpersticker
bsgbumpersticker - 9/5/2012, 7:19 AM
I'm more interested in the #1 misspelling of this article - High Jackman... FTW! Right below the title no less.
ekrolo2
ekrolo2 - 9/5/2012, 7:19 AM
I dont like the Raimi Spider-Man movies and I despise Toby as Spidey, im not saying it has to be 100% like the comics but even as a 8 year old I knew yeah..... this guy is a shitty Spider-Man and this is a boring and soul less movie series based on Spider-Man.
jondoe297
jondoe297 - 9/5/2012, 7:20 AM
I have to strongly disagree with aylor Mane I thought he was a way better sabertooth he l ooked more like the comic then anything just wish they gave him more lines and brought him back for sequels and Jennifer Garner as Elektra I didn't have a problem with its just they needed w better story that's all
Astro
Astro - 9/5/2012, 7:21 AM
High Jackman awesome
AxlKomix
AxlKomix - 9/5/2012, 7:21 AM
I completely agree with Tobey Maguire being miscast, but those defenders are going to come out like rapid wolves as soon as they scroll down and see him at number one.
silverdog
silverdog - 9/5/2012, 7:23 AM
Agree with most, but in some cases the writting for those movies wasso bad that not even meryl streep or daniel day lewis could have given a good performance..

you forgot ryan reynolds as hal jordan, deadpool, and hannibal king, kristen dunst as mj, bryce dallas as gwen, keanu reeves as john constantine, gyllenhall as reachel dawes, the mute windmaker and the flying stripper from first class (much worse than jones), shaquille o´neal as steel,kate bossworth as lois lane, malin akerman as silk spectre, josh brolin as jonah hex. vinnie jones as jugernnaut.. just to name a few.

maguire the worst? dont think so... not even close.
Intothepoop
Intothepoop - 9/5/2012, 7:23 AM
Lol Terrence Howard makes the list but don cheadle doesn't?

some of these strike me as ok casting in terrible movies. Uma probably was solid casting, the movie was just bad.
EtriganTheDemon
EtriganTheDemon - 9/5/2012, 7:24 AM
This list sucks, you're either really whiny or you realized that twenty-five choices were way to much maybe subtract ten or so choices and it would be more realistic. Plus, you seem to be more-so pointing out flaws in the way the character was written, than the way the character was portrayed.

Plus, Andrew Garfield sucked as Parker, why isn't he on this this rather than Maguire, who nailed the role.
SWelch
SWelch - 9/5/2012, 7:25 AM
Ok Brian first off the first true comic book movie was The Adventures of Captain Marvel serial(1941). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033317/

Doesn't matter when it was made or how corny it may be by today standards. It is and always will be the first comic book movie.

Tom Tyler was great as Captain marvel. Even looked a lot like the comic book version. And for an actor who started out as a stuntman it was all the terrible an actor. By no means the best but not the worst. He was also great in the Phantom serial(1942).

Now Captain Marvel in one chapter he grab a machine gun and shot a bunch of bad guys in the back and in another chapter he tossed one of the top of a building. So he was rough on some of the bad guys.

And Frank Coghlan Jr was pretty good as Billy Baston. He was older in the movie compared to the comics but still did a good job.

Now if you want to say that Superman was first true MODERN comic book movie then I would agree with that.

And as for Ben Affleck I say he captured Matt Murdock/Daredevil perfectly. I wouldn't have chosen Garner as Elecktra but other than that I thought it was a great movie. Both theatrical and director's cut.
DC4everLantern
DC4everLantern - 9/5/2012, 7:26 AM
At least Green Lantern is not in the List. because he was a awesome Hal Jordan. Great choice for GL. Haters gonna Hate.
plasticman
plasticman - 9/5/2012, 7:30 AM
Does anyone remember Halle Berry's line from an interview on why she chose to do the role of storm? This is the first reason I can't stand her in this role with the second being her performance.

The reason she said she took the role was not because she was a fan of comics. In fact, she did not read them or would have done that type of role but at that time there were not a lot of parts in Hollywood for black actresses. Like said, that is why she would like to do the role again. For $$$$.

Angela Basset at the time would have been a better Storm.
RobLiefeldFan
RobLiefeldFan - 9/5/2012, 7:30 AM
@Brian Van Hooker Thank You for this article and Yes Tobey Maguire is the Worst In History.. He Killed the Image I had of him as a child growing up watching the 1994 cartoon.. Thank God for the Reboot.. And Please could we get you 25 Best
Shadowmaster35
Shadowmaster35 - 9/5/2012, 7:31 AM
This sounds like a lot of reaching and whining. Not the actor's fault if the writers can't write the character properly.
gleetana
gleetana - 9/5/2012, 7:32 AM
high jackman was the hugh point of the x-men movies.

Maguire worse than Schwarzenegger? yeah right.......
Grimm
Grimm - 9/5/2012, 7:35 AM
I woulda just wrote Nic Cage down 25 times......
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 9/5/2012, 7:36 AM
Ridiculous. Even if you agree that Tobey Maguire wasn't as jokey as his comic book counterpart, you can't seriously believe that anybody in those Shumacher films were more accurate to their source material.

Just another list trying to get a rise out of people.
Wingding
Wingding - 9/5/2012, 7:37 AM
I agree with most of these. But Tobey being #1? Come on man! Yeah, he DID get really annoying, and I laugh sooo hard every time I see this:


But he certainly does not deserve the #1 spot. He did pretty well otherwise, and it's not like HE completely ruined the whole Raimi trilogy. Aside from some cheesiness in parts (like the dialog with him and Mary Jane), I still enjoy the first two Spiderman movies. The third one....well. That was awfull. And Tobey is to blame for a good part of that one. But, he himself wasnt a half-bad Spiderman/Peter Parker in the first two.

@RunDTC
I agree with all of those except Paltrow and Reynolds. Reynolds was NOT to blame for how terrible GL was. He was actually a pretty good Hal Jordan. And why is Paltrow even in your list man? She is a good Pepper, and I've liked her performance in all the Marvel movies she has been in. I honestly don't see anything wrong with her in the role.

But, yeah, Maggie Gylenhaal. Oh my word. I know Katie Holmes wasn't that great, but I would've SO much rather had her for TDK. I HATED Maggie in TDK. That casting choice honestly is one of the only things I despised about the movie. She was so annoying, and her face...ugggh.

Plus, her character's death would've made much more of an impact if it were Katie Holmes because we have already seen her and Bruce's connection.
jessepostal
jessepostal - 9/5/2012, 7:38 AM
Dolph in my eyes was the perfect punisher, he looked the part and was dark mysterious,vengeful, and numb from his pain.
ballstothewall
ballstothewall - 9/5/2012, 7:39 AM
I wouldn't put Taylor Kitsch and Val Kilmer in there. Kitsch was alright for the most of the part. He looks the role and I accepted that. Val Kilmer was my favorite Batman before Bale took over in Begins,so... yeah.
Rhino4508
Rhino4508 - 9/5/2012, 7:41 AM
I can't help, but agree...completely agree.... BRAVO!
EarOne
EarOne - 9/5/2012, 8:01 AM
for me o'donnell as robin was okay. uma, tommy lee j are both too campy (but i blame the director for that). bane..it's just the wrong interpretation of the character, not the actor..again i blame the director.

i agree on arnold and halle as storm (the halle as catwoman, though, i blame the power that be who green lit the whole project).

as tobey..i disagree regarding his first spidey movie, the second one..yeah, i think this is where he began seeming to mopey, but still okay. the third one...well, everything went wrong on that one, BUT, at least all the action stuff still look 1000x better than any single one in The Amazing Spider-Man. if only they gave Sam Raimi one more chance to redeem himself by rebooting his own spidey series, but without any interference, this time round..i'm sure, he'll more than make up for all the wrong moves he made in the first trilogy.
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