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So after much thought and discussion, I've decided that movies derived from comic books pretty much suck . My complaint surfaced during a conversation I had with Jacob and Will this evening. Will's comparing one comic book movie to another made me realize: movies with superheros are usually worse if the super hero was in a comic book that is well-known.

I wasn't a huge comic book reader, but at one point I had a box of them. On the other hand, I had a substantial collection of Marvel and X-men cards, so I'm pretty familiar with the movies that keep coming out. Before I dig into these movies, I must state that I no longer collect trading cards, nor am I a comic book enthusiast.

Whenever I hear a new comic book movie is coming out, I always have a hard time putting my finger on what my hopes are, but I know my hopes are big. It's hard to really describe how great a character is without saying "Ghost Rider is just damn cool". When I heard Ghost Rider was being turned into a movie, I cringed. I have not seen the movie, nor do I know if it's out yet. But since we are in this phase where comic book movies come out every summer, my gut feeling is that Ghost Rider will suck.

The X-men movies were alright, but in my opinion, failed to replicate the superheros (and villians) in the way that I had envisioned them. There are tangible aspects that can be replicated, the facts - such as the bald head of Professor X, Wolverine's claws, Beast's blue fur - but reading a comic is also about letting the reader put the artwork into motion. Movies, by definition, take this away.

After Spiderman, Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-men, Punisher, and now Ghost Rider, no one has stopped to cap the bottle. I do find it noteworthy that such movies that fall into the good category - at least in my opinion - tend to be the classics (Superman and Batman for example), or those based around superheros/villains that are less known to common folk: Blade, Kill Bill, and Sin City.

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