12 Ways Comic Book Movies Totally Ripped Each Other Off

7. Sexuality Trumps Intelligence

Despite the fact that superheroes are not all James Bond, in the interest of adding another level to their power, there are a worrying number of moments in comic book movie history where even the most intelligent heroes (like Batman - three times) are willing to entirely give up on their duty for a sniff of femininity.

In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter turns his back on Captain Stacy's dying request to keep his daughter out of harm because he finds her sexually irresistible, in The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne suspends his label of the World's Greatest Detective in order to do a Bond and bed Talia Al Ghul without so much as a whiff of precedent.

And of course, Batman has fallen into that trap before, allowing Vicki Vale to roam the world with his secret because she is pretty, and taking the eye off the ball for Dr Chase; and not to mention Poison Ivy's effect on both he and Robin.