Comic Book Movie Madness: Round 2 Gotham & Xandar Region.
So here we have it the the round 2 match-ups. Stay Tuned for updates (make sure you click the link to vote on both regions).
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Gotham Region
1 The Dark Knight vs 8 Wanted
The Dark Knight was a tremendous movie. A film so good it was so heavily considered for an Oscar the very next year they expanded the Best Picture category from 5 to up to 10. From this opening scene Christopher Nolan was taking superhero movies to a whole new level. The 8 seed Wanted didn't have too tough a time getting past the first round. While director Timur Bekmambetov definitely had a unique style as displayed with this action sequence. This action movie doesn't have what it takes to take down this juggernaut.
5 The Rocketeer vs 4 Iron Man
Some may consider this an easy pick, but The Rocketeer is a legit contender. Yes the effects don't quite hold up especially with how far special effects have come, but the fun still remains. You can't argue that without Iron Man there'd be no Marvel Studios. But I'll go a step further if Iron Man wasn't successful you'd have no Avengers & if you didn't have any Avengers you wouldn't have all these studios creating these shared universes. The Rocketeer may seem over matched by this modern wonder, but don't count the flying man out yet.
11 The Mask of Zorro vs 3 Thor
While Zorro pulled off the upset over the 6 seed Batman can his blade handle the might of Thor's mjolnir? I definitely think Mask of Zorro was under-seeded it's going up against a serious heavyweight in Thor. But Zorro told a sweet origin story with Anthony Hopkins playing the original passing the mantle onto Antonio Banderas. It was a definite surprise to me at how good Thor was, again it's a character I never had a lot of love for, but have definitely been brought over thanks to the cinematic version. Hemsworth a complete unknown hit the scene in a major way with his great portrayal of the God of Thunder.
7 X-Men vs 2 Spider-Man 2
Before Marvel Studios existed Marvel had sold the rights to their most popular titles to other studios. The results Fox's X-Men franchise and Sony's Spider-Man. While there's been good and bad from both. These two got off to strong starts right in the growing age of comic book movies. I haven't even tried to hide my love for Spider-Man 2, this was just one scene that told you this was going to the next level. X-Men brought characters we never thought we'd see on the big screen to life.
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