CLOSED: TDMMC Comic Book Movie Madness: Pre-2000 Group 2

[Spider-Dan]

#7 Batman (1989)



The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.

Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Bob Kane, Sam Hamm
Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger

#10 The Rocketeer (1991)



A young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.

Director: Joe Johnston
Writers: Dave Stevens, Danny Bilson
Stars: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin

#2 Men In Black (1997)



A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers: Lowell Cunningham, Ed Solomon
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino

#15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)



Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.

Director: Steve Barron
Writers: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird
Stars: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais

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Pick two to advance!

[Spider-Dan]

Batman was a lock here for me.  Haven't seen Rocketeer or MIB, but I never liked the first TMNT movie, so I'll go chalk and pick MIB.

[Tenshot13]

TMNT for me, I was a huge Ninja Turtles fan when I was young.  Batman was close.

[CF DolFan]

I loved the first TMNT! It was cutting edge at the time.

[Sunstroke]

I'm the only person to vote for The Rocketeer?  You guys suck.

[Dave Gray]

I have actually never seen the Rocketeer.  ...which is weird, because I'm the right age for it.  I remember it being in theaters, but for some reason, I just missed it.

I chose Batman, which is not a movie I love, but it was a big deal at the time and a lot of the imagery is pretty great.
And I also chose Men in Black, which I still think is a pretty good movie.

Props also to TMNT, though.  It was much more of a real movie than other toy/cartoon cash-ins at the time.  And the practical effects of the suits are pretty good.  I don't think it's a great movie or anything, but compared to how bad that movie should be, it's pretty amazing.

[Sunstroke]

I can honestly say that I have never seen any Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies or cartoons...none of it. It just never appealed to me enough to sit down and watch it.

The Rocketeer, on the other hand, is a very cool period piece from the 1930's about pilots. inventors and nazis, with a healthy amount of Jennifer Connelly in there for yummy aesthetic purposes..

Seriously Yum

[Phishfan]

I was of the age where the first Batman was a big deal.

[Spider-Dan]

Voting has closed!  Men In Black and Batman advance.