7. Hulk (2003) - Snazzy Editing
It's not just strong performances that can help improve poor comic book adaptations. Marvel's first attempt at a solo Hulk movie may have featured giant mutated dogs and terrible CGI, but Taiwanese director Ang Lee did an admirable job of elevating the material with his accomplished directing. The announcement that Lee, director of the hugely successful crossover hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, would be directing Hulk was initially met with surprise and when audiences finally saw the film, critics were vocal in their disappointment. The negative reception forced the studio to abandon the film as canon and led to the release of a reboot just five years later. The key issue many had with Lee's version of the Hulk was that it was just not what the fans had expected. Is this really such a bad thing though? Despite paying homage to the source material with stunning comic book panel style editing, Lee actually subverted many of the tropes commonly found in the majority of superhero blockbusters. By re-imagining the origin of the Hulk, Lee admirably tried to put his own spin on the classic hero, but this combined with the gloomy tone ultimately put off many fans. For all the film's faults, respect must be given to Lee for trying something different and while Hulk may not be a particularly good film, it is still far more interesting than the popular yet generic reboot.