10 Worst Modern Comic Book Character Adaptations

10. Dr Doom (Fantastic Four 2005, 2007 And 2015)

Dr Doom of the comics has stolen the power of the Gods, made the all powerful Galactus his herald and even taken on Mephisto using science. He is second only to Dr Strange when it comes to magical ability, he is the King of Latveria and his genius knows literally no bounds. The Dr Dooms in both film iterations can manipulate energy and are constantly outwitted and outshone by nearly all on screen characters in those movies.

Portrayed as a disgruntled executive in the first two Fantastic Four movies then an egotistical shut in in the following movie, it's safe to say that Dr Doom is in serious need of some character rehabilitation.

For the sake of scaling him down to a reasonable threat for Marvel's first family, he is depowered to a laughable degree. Losing all of his magical abilities, his ability to communicate with technology and his beyond genius level intellect, he is left a shell of his comic book self. There is no doubt that in order to make the stakes believable for the big screen that depowering a character is sometimes necessary, what wasn't necessary is also taking away motivations and any idea that such an enduring character is not a long term threat.

From his motivations to his power, all big screen adaptations of Victor Von Doom have been horrible, all we can hope for is that the boffins over at Marvel Studios can rehabilitate him and give him the outing that he deserves.