30 Truly Awful Lines That Ruined Comic Book Movies

28. "Never rub another man's rhubarb!" - Batman (1989)

Though it is considered an iconic line, the Joker's equally baffling, but slightly more relatable "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" almost made this list, thanks to the false poetic importance heaped on it, but it's wrong not to acknowledge the fact that that line has transcended the usual limits of simple film dialogue, and become a cultural hot-point in itself. But "never rub another man's rhubarb" is dumb and just plain silly. The inference of course is to stay away from another man's woman, but there's nothing feminine about rhubard, which, if anything, is phallic, giving the impression that Vicki Vale has some sort of secret surprise for Batman.

27. "You really are quite bright, despite what people say." - Batman Forever

For apparently no reason, Alfred - dutiful life-long devotee to the Wayne family, and beloved protector of Bruce Wayne throughout his life, including a dedication to preserving his secrets that goes beyond mere duty - trolls Batman. The sequence comes as Batman, the World's Greatest Detective makes one of The Riddler's curiously childish riddles (seriously, that's all he could come up with?) look like complex quantum mathemathics, despite the fact that it's plainly obvious in the party scene that Nigma and Two Face are in cahoots.