Rotten Tomatoes Rates Comics and Manga-based Movies

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The film review archive website Rotten Tomatoes has posted a special feature article that arranges, from worst to best-reviewed, the 94 movies in its database that were adapted from comics or manga. Only movies that received twenty or more reviews were included in the list. Each of the selected films was then given an overall score based on a formula derived from the average of its review scores, the total number of reviews it received, and the average score of all of the qualifying titles.

Ten of the films, five each anime and live action, are adaptations of manga. The remainder are based on a mix of major comics, newspaper cartoon strips, and lesser-known graphic novels.

The highest-ranking anime in the list, at number 10, is Metropolis, which Rotten Tomatoes lauds for a "dazzling, seemingly effortless blend of traditional and computer animation." It is closely followed by Ghost in the Shell (14). The remaining anime among the ninety-four were Akira (21), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (36) and Appleseed (75).

The five live-action adaptations of manga that received enough reviews to qualify are Oldboy (12), Ichi the Killer (38 ), The Princess Blade (45), Uzumaki (47), and Azumi (52).

Source: Anime News Network
 
For those too lazy to look through,

94 - Son of the Mask
93 - Elektra
92 - Catwoman
91 - Garfield the Movie
90 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
89 - Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
88 - Batman & Robin
87 - Pathfinder
86 - Virus
85 - Monkeybone
84 - Judge Dredd
83 - Alien vs. Predator
82 - Bulletproof Monk
81 - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
80 - The Crow: City of Angels
79 - Fantastic Four
78 - Steel
77 - Supergirl
76 - Blade: Trinity
75 - Appleseed
74 - Tales from the Crypt - Bordello of Blood
73 - The Punisher
72 - Ghost Rider
71 - Superman III
70 - Howard the Duck
69 - Spawn
68 - The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green
67 - TMNT
66 - Art School Confidential
65 - Richie Rich
64 - Dennis the Menace
63 - Barb Wire
62 - The Shadow
61 - Men in Black II
60 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Secret of the Ooze
59 - Tank Girl
58 - The Phantom
57 - Casper
56 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie
55 - Daredevil
54 - Batman Forever
53 - Constantine
52 - Azumi
51 - Timecop
50 - Blade
49 - Annie
48 - Josie and the Pussycats
47 - Uzumaki
46 - The Addams Family
45 - The Princess Blade
44 - Blade 2
43 - Popeye
42 - Creepshow
41 - From Hell
40 - Heavy Metal
39 - X-Men: The Last Stand
38 - Ichi the Killer
37 - Mystery Men
36 - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
35 - Spiderman 3
34 - 300
33 - The Rocketeer
32 - Hulk
31 - Dick Tracy
30 - Swamp Thing
29 - Barbarella
28 - Addams Family Values
27 - Batman
26 - The Mask
25 - Flash Gordon
24 - Batman - Mask of the Phantasm
23 - Batman Returns
22 - V For Vendetta
21 - Akira
20 - Over the Hedge
19 - Superman II
18 - The Crow
17 - Superman Returns
16 - X-Men
15 - Sin City
14 - Ghost in the Shell
13 - Hellboy
12 - Oldboy
11 - Road to Perdition
10 - Metropolis
09 - Superman: The Movie
08 - Batman Begins
07 - Men in Black
06 - A History of Violence
05 - X2
04 - Spider-Man
03 - Ghost World
02 - American Splendor
01 - Spider-Man 2
 
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