Thursday, May 3, 2012

The Six Lamest Comic Book Movie Villains, Part 2

Welcome to the second part of my three part series. Without further ado, I present you...

The Six Lamest Comic Book Movie Villains, Part 2

4. Spiderman 3 - Extreme Sports Harry
Ok so Spiderman 3 was definitely the weakest of the Spiderman movies, especially after the cinematic bliss that was Spiderman 2. Director Sam Raimi decided the best way to improve upon the previous film was to pile on the villains. I personally felt that Sandman was, for the most part, well done. Venom should have never been attempted but I appreciate the effort. And then we come to Extreme Sports Harry.
Of course that's not his official name. He's known as just plain old Harry Osbourne, angry over his fathers death and imbued with some new powers like, umm, fast reflexes and the ability to throw temper tantrums. At the end of Spiderman 2, Harry stumbles upon his fathers lab and armory. Instead of freaking out, he of course goes through the same gas chamber sequence and dons a body suit to take his revenge on Spidey.
"Do a barrel roll!"
If you look at the picture, you can see why I've dubbed him Extreme Sports Harry. His powers include riding a flying snowboard and wearing a ski mask. Seriously, the only way he could look less intimidating is if he were wearing a Mickey Mouse Club shirt. James Franco made a better villain in Pineapple Express, and he actually played a stoner protagonist.
He looks like he dipped into his gigantic trust fund to buy the most awesome snowboard on the planet, but used it for revenge instead of totally sweet half-pipe tricks. And then when he inevitably takes a spill, he loses his memory and ends up coming to Spidermans aid. The big flaw in Harrys plan, besides the entire thing, is that he's a rank amateur going up against a professional super-hero. And he tries it without a totally gnarly backside rodeo.

3. Superman 4: The Quest For Peace - Nuclear Man
Well well, we have our first DC Comics villain. You may ask why it took so long. Well the answer is simple: there have been fewer movies based on DC characters. DC has only had two successful film franchises, and Superman 4 is the worst of one of them. To give you the breakdown on Nuclear Man, he was created when a nuclear bomb carrying a piece of Supermans hair was thrown into the sun by Superman. Yeah, great origin story.
So what were Nuclear Mans powers you ask? He was as strong as Superman and could fly like him. But the similarities end there. Nuclear Man had, for some reason, powers of electricity and telekinesis apparently. But his best power was his super sharp and manicured nails. Seriously. He injured Superman very badly when he scratched him. That's right, he has the nails of a bag lady, only electrified.
This picture has not been altered in any way. I swear.
You may be wondering where you've seen that actor before. The answer is nowhere. The part of Nuclear Man was so awful that the actor who played him never acted again. Nuclear Man's greatest power it turns out, was destroying the dreams of the actor who played him.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the top 2 Lamest Comic Book Movie Villains!

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