The terribly adapted version of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 is one of the most talked about misfires in comic book movie history. In the build-up to the movie, we saw clips with Ben Kingsley portraying a character fairly reminiscent of the comic book Mandarin (albeit clearly not Chinese), in grand robes and big, bulky rings on each finger. He looked fantastic and expectations for a great and somewhat faithful portrayal were high. But that didn't happen. What actually happened was that Kingsley was portraying an actor within the movie - an actor playing a character to hide the fact that the real Mandarin was Guy Pearce's Aldrich Killian, a man with Extremis powers who ran a rival company to Stark Industries called A.I.M. There has never been a more disappointing comic book movie villain and, after the build-up showed him with so much promise, it was a real kick in the face for expectant fans. So there you have it - ten comic book movie villains who looked great (but sucked anyway). Did you enjoy this article? Do you agree with the entries on this list? Which other comic book movies sucked in spite of their solid appearances? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. And please feel free to follow me on Twitter!
