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From Page to Screen: 15 Worst Super Villain Movie Costumes
by Paul Young
(16 of 15)
The 15 Worst Super Villain Movie Costumes
Every good super hero film needs a good super villain for the world-saving protagonist to fight - and apparently every super villain needs a good personal wardrobe assistant. After all, who has time to pick out properly contrasting colors and be concerned with how a fabric drapes on their body when there is a maniacal scheme of world domination to plan?
Dozens of improperly-clad super villains have made their way from the comic book page to the big screen, and we've compiled our top 15 worst offenders. To make this list, the movie villain must have had a comic book version first - which unfortunately means no ridiculously-dressed Nuclear Man from Superman IV.
Let's take a look at the 15 Worst Super Villain Movie Costumes...
Dozens of improperly-clad super villains have made their way from the comic book page to the big screen, and we've compiled our top 15 worst offenders. To make this list, the movie villain must have had a comic book version first - which unfortunately means no ridiculously-dressed Nuclear Man from Superman IV.
Let's take a look at the 15 Worst Super Villain Movie Costumes...
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I liked both of the Green Goblins suits.
@Writer – Even though Franco’s was neither “green” nor a “goblin”?
Paul
Everything is horrible!!!(jumps out window)
Yeah, I know and he did have a green face though. Plus James Franco was just plain cool with the flying skate board
@Writer – Hey, there’s nothing wrong with you liking the character at all. I’m glad you enjoyed it. If they hadn’t called him New Green Goblin, he wouldn’t have even made our list.
Seriously though…he needed a full helmet.
Paul
@ Paul Young
Yeah, you do have a good point and I agree with whole full helmet thing too.
Who needs a helmet when you got cool hair.
@digimass
HA HA HA… so true… so true…
I disagree about Sabretooth, I thought Liev Schrieber’s version was much better than Tyler Mane’s and was one of the bright spots of X.O. Wolverine. Could be just me.
@Damon – The character was fleshed out more which made it more enjoyable to watch but it looked nothing like Sabertooth. Kind of what they did to Deadpool and Mutant X imo.
Paul
Tyler Mane’s Sabertooth resembled the later depictions of the character in both appearance and judging by the lack of speaking parts intellect. When they first introduced the character into the X-Men he had shorter blonde hair and was about 6’6-6’7, which is still pretty big. He wasn’t even a mutant when first created, he was just another weirdo mercenary in a costume that fought Iron Fist.
@Damon, I was about to say the same thing.
X-Men 1′s version was beyond campy. Usually I prefer if movies stay as close to the source material as possible, but in the case of Sabertooth, I think they did it right in XMO:W (and it’s pretty much the ONLY thing that movie did right lol).
I agree with
Cobra Commander
Bullseye
Poison Ivy
Two-Face
Mr. Freeze
Sabretooth
Shredder- but liked the helmet from 2nd film
Can’t remember the rest. But liked Riddler’s costume & Bane’s. Bane’s was mcre closer to the comics. Imo, if they use Bane, they don’t keep his mouth covered & possibly have him wear a mask like he does on Batman:TAS.
Oh yeah. I didn’t mind Green Goblin costume. Better than they originally had with the rubber mask that looked awful. New Goblin,wtf? Didn’t look like a goblin, it was hovering snowboarder.
@ WallyWest
I know I don’t get why everybody hated the first Green Goblin… The suit was pretty cool but need a little purple and the mask made the secret identity thing more believable.
@ Writer
Yeah i agree about the mask but adding purple would be a problem as the suit itself was armor. My guess they would have Goblin wear purple vest w/what do you Indy’s purse-like thing? I forget what’s called. They could with idea or just have purple painted on the armor costume itself. Not sure what’s a good way, especially if he was to wear that purple hat thingy.
The batman costumes with nipples should be on this list…
@IOs – Batman isn’t a villain which is all we focused on with this list but check out the Best/Worst Superhero Costumes list
http://screenrant.com/best-worst-superhero-movie-costumes-pauly-54822/
Paul
yeah i know batman is not a villain but you have to admit those costumes with nipples were pretty evil…
I checked out the other list, thanks.
Batman isn’t a villain.
Venom should be added
@Wally – You didn’t like Venom? I thought he looked just like the comics, accept for when they pulled his face “mask” back to let Grace talk.
Paul
@ Paul
Sorry. Maybe because Grace ruined it for me, i dunno. I thought Venom could of been more bulkier with his eyes & face just alittle more grostque. Pluse i hated the screams,grawls? Venom made. Lost for words on what they sounded like.
@Wally – Oh OK I’m with ya now. I can see the point your making. Grace really didn’t fit the character in any way at all. Sandman in human form was the only good thing about that film.
Paul
@ Paul Young
Agreed.
And how he was all webbed and purple………
I have to disagree. I felt that he didn’t look like his comic book counterpart. Venom went from being a large smooth-skinned monster. In the movie, his skin had loads of texture. It actually looked more like the movie adaptation of the Spawn costume. He was small, had small sharp teeth, a small (compared to the real Venom) tongue, and what was with his finger nails and toe nails? Man, I hope they do Venom better the next time around.
At least Batman & Robin’s Bane looks like the comics. The Dark Knight Return’s Bane is so far removed from the original that he’s barely the same character.
I’m assuming you mean The Dark Knight Rises. In my opinion, B&R’s Bane looked ridiculous and corny, whereas TDKR’s Bane looked cool and intimidating. I know some had a problem with Nolan’s version though, he took certain liberties but I think in the end it was the right choice for the universe he created. Bane owned the screen in every scene he was in too, and in a good way. But again, just my opinion.
@ Pharaoh
I agree with you on pretty much everything. I mean his acting was good, his style was good (including his mask) and his fighting was good. However I though his voice was pretty bad. I didn’t have trouble understanding it but I think it was the pitch and the tone of the voice that messed me up. After watching about half of the movie though the voice doesn’t make you cringe and it becomes better but it needed almost a Darth Vader voice instead of a bad imitation of Sean Connery.
@ Pharaoh
The thing about Bane in TDKR was he didn’t speak like a moron & fought Batman like anyone would expect him to fight without him growling especially. But Bane in Batman & Robin looked more closely to his comic book counter-part. Imo Bane wasn’t intidating enough just as Batman & Robin’s Bane wasn’t. A improvement is all id say.
New version Bane did not look intimidating. Dude looked fat. Fight scene was so slow.
That Juggernaut reminds me of Rihanna’s S&M music video now.
Seriously, this is the worst list I have seen this site use since I started using it just today. I see this as… Lets nit pick at everything because I’m not a director or costume designer. thats how I read it. Most of the costumes looked ok, I hate the Batman and Robin movies but I liked the mister freeze suit. cant stand Arnold, but I dont judge sh*t by whos in it, and I think you are. thats my two and a half cent.
@moronicmisfit – You’re entitled to your opinion though nowhere in this article did I talk about the performance of the actors. I actually liked Arnold’s performance (a view not many people share mind you) but his outfit was horrible.
Thanks for reading though.
Paul
Should have been called the 10 worst batman villain movie costumes.
@Lex – The last two Batman films were hilariously over-camped but I liked Nicholson’s Joker, Devito’s Penguin and Pfeiffer’s Catwoman.
Paul
yes!
@ Paul Young
I agree. Burton made all 3 villains looked good in his films. Though i thought Riddler’s was fine as Carrey fit the role. I read Burton would of gone for a riddler simliar to the one on Batman:TAS which i too would like to see next time. Even though it wasn’t acid that scarred him, Nolan nailed Two-Face.
Pfeiffer’s Catwoman is still my favourite Catwoman (I try to erase the Halle Berry version from my mind), but I admit that the new Hathaway version was not bad either.
Still, Michelle was wild, chaotic and feline and not just some sexy cat burglar in a cat suit (lol so many cats). So yeah, that’s why she’s my favourite version.
Loved how she fought Batman one on one. the look on Batman’s face that first time,lol. Hathaway was good, but wasn’t as good as a fight as Phieffer was imo.
I didn’t mind Green Goblin’s suit at all.
New Goblin’s, however, is a different story. If he wasn’t labeled as New Goblin, I could understand the look: Harry was out to kill Peter for “killing” his father.
Great list Paul. It reminded me of so many movie memories that, frankly, I wish I could forget
(Don’t agree with Sabertooth though, as mentioned in one of the comments above)
@The Avenger – HAH! Thanks bud. Glad you enjoyed it.
I don’t see what you guys do regarding XO:W Sabertooth though.
Paul
hmmm are you guys going to do the 10 best supervillian movie outfits next?
also, sure it was campy, but I have always enjoyed Batman and Robin. Say, we have a couple of heroes confirmed, or speculated coming up, why dont you do the 10 superheroes who could hit it big with the costume, or become a complete disaster?
@mando – Actually, I’m working on a “Best of” list right now.
I kind of like your idea about “what could be” regarding upcoming villains. I’ll put that on the research to-do list.
Thanks,
Paul
I actualy meant heroes, but you could do a combo list, I mean there is a good amount of both. Heck, Henry pym has had as many costumes in the comics as most of the other heroes have had in movies, having been Ant-man, Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket(and a couple version of all of them) he may be one of my favorite heroes, but they could mess him up pretty badly. And what about Doctor Strange, just look at his outfits. But I dont think they could mess up Doctor Doom or Galactus anymore than Fox already has
You have all missed the worst by far of all time: Cloud Galactus
@Matt – I actually considered him and Parallax from Green Lantern but neither of those “characters” really had a movie costume. Regardless, a giant space cloud as an all-consuming enemy was ridiculous.
Paul
that was a huge mistake, I mean his normal outfit is so awesome, and he could cause those with weak hearts a heart attack. not to menton all the devices and the giantship. cloud, not as intimidating
Oddly, perhaps, I thought cloud Galactus was cool in and of itself, not having read the source material with the original look. That movie was not so good overall, though. And Green Lantern, don’t get me started.
You should read the source material
This is how Galactus should look: http://cinergetica.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/silver_surfer_and_galactus_by_logicfun-d3do5ay.jpg
(Note, he’s the bad@$$ planet eater behind Silver Surfer)
Character preconceptions aside, doesn’t a giant space cloud make perfect sense as an all-consuming vision? I think so.
It would’ve been better if the giant space cloud was somehow shielding Galactus/Parallax within. Sorta like “here’s your warning, destruction’sw gonna be here real soon”.
Paul, I see. I was thinking – worst costume ,deviation from the comics. That’d have to be cloud Galactus
I thought Nolan could let uf forget about all the other crap before him….
Sabertooth was really cool in XO. One of the good things about that movie
What About Galaxus FF2? & Parallax Green Lantern?
Paul, just a clarifying comment. I don’t think Cobra Commander is burned or scarred. If I remember correctly from the comics he hides his face because who he was simply doesn’t exist anymore and it’s more symbolic than anything else. But I am pulling it from the Devil’s Due take on GI Joe.
All in all a good list which I am sure was hard to dwindle down.
….Bane IS supposed to look like a luchadore wrestler hopped up on human growth hormone. That’s what he is! But it’s still a sh*tty costume
Nuclear Man was in Superman IV, not in Superman VI. But he should never have existed in the first place.
Ezra
Imo i thought Nuclear Man was pretty bada$$ & came close to killing Superman before Doomsday was even created in the comics. I know im in the minority. Despite the effects,etc. i enjoyed Superman 4 more than i did Superman 3 which im in the minority in too. Thinkin now, Mark Pillow maybe would of been a good Superman if the franchise didn’t die. He had muscles, Superman look to himself. Just needed to dye his hair black. But not sure what his voice sounded like since Gene Hackman was the voice of Nuclear Man.
I liked the Green Goblin. No, the mask doesn’t really make sense, but it’s an awesome, very evocative piece of stylized art.
Poison Ivy disappointed me greatly. She and Mr. Freeze could make fantastic serious characters. Still waiting for that.
Are far as The Russian goes, his ‘silly striped shirt’ is a Telnnyashka that Soviet paratroopers, Marines etc have worn for decades. It’s a symbol of confidence and pride in their circles so I guess they were just being authentic having him wear one.
What about Whiplash? He looked completely different from the comics.And the Iron Patriot-themed armor needs to be on one of these worst lists. The movies not even out yet and I’m pissed.
Also, as much as I love Jennifer Lawrence, Mystique totally needed her white dress and boots.
This list is for the “worst super villain movie costumes”, not the “most comic-book-inaccurate movie costumes”
Yes, in IM2 Whiplash looked different from the comics, but the costume was still pretty good, well designed and very intimidating (I’m talking about the one he was wearing in Monaco, not the generic iron suit from the boss battle).
As for the “Iron Patriot armor” (I doubt they’ll even call it that in the movie), I think it looks fantastic, visually. I assume your beef doesn’t really lie with how it looks, but more with how Rodey wasn’t the one who wore it in the comics?
Paul!! U missed victor van doom!!
@Freddie – LOL I wanted him on there but was overruled
Paul
Note on Sabretooth: I thought Liev Schreiber in the Wolverine movie did a great job. Hairstyle isn’t everything – playing the character right is. Let’s contrast this with the terrible depiction of Sabretooth in the first X-Men movie; He had the costume and the hair, and stood out as the most ridiculous depiction of Sabretooth I can imagine.
More importantly, Victor Creed was only occasionally drawn with long blond hair. In other instances, the long hair is attached to his costume.
I know a villain that had a horrible costume. He was on the Green Hornet movie his name was Benjamin Chudnofsky I think. I know you already made the list of villains but I think this guy should be listed too.
Great job going deep into some unique titles Paul! (Shredder & Cobra). When I first read the title – my mind instantly went to Burton’s Batman films. Other than the Green Goblin resembling a power ranger with his body language – I though it fit the role. I think Singers’ adaptations of his villains fit perfectly. I think starting fresh and making them a little more realistic was a smart move. Sometimes – making the characters resemble their comic book persona makes it unrealistic & awkward. (The Thing in F4 1 & 2) I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the reboot. Thanks for posting though! I’m looking forward to the best hero costumes!!
“WWC wrestler Robert “Jeep” Swenson”…
You mean the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico? Because I’m sure Swenson worked for World Championship Wrestling based in the US.
Also, Kevin Nash looked intimidating in The Punisher, I think you just selected a goofy picture of him almost smiling and looking jolly for the article. Plus Nash is 6’11 in real life. If you were gonna put Nash on this list, you should’ve had his Super Shredder thing from Turtles 2.
I also thought Bane in the comics was meant to look like a luchador? Either way, I hated his look in B&R. At least Nolan’s version looked intimidating and not goofy.
If they reboot Batman and have Riddler as a villain, I hope Michael Fassbender is dressed in the green suit and bowler hat instead of the goofy unitard that Carrey wore.
@Dazz – Thanks, that was a simple slip up. I did indeed mean WCW. I didn’t just pick a goofy picture of Nash though. Go search for images of The Russian from the movie and they ALL look goofy. Nash is actually a pretty bad-ass dude but he looked silly imo.
I agree with you about Bane and I don’t think Super Shredder ever existed in the comics did he? That’s why I left him off.
Paul