Top 10 Worst Superhero Movies of the 1990s

Superhero films are everywhere. With the MCU, X-Men, DCEU, so many superhero films, franchises and universes are coming out. However, in the 1990s these films were dying. So many terrible films, some remembered as some of the worse in the genre, decade or even movies as a whole. 2000's 'X-Men' had come and breathed new life, and 'Batman Begins' also helped very much.
The Top Ten
1 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

I have been waiting to talk about this movie. It is so underrated in every sense of the word. I just think it is so lazy and awful that it deserves the gold place. But why is it just so lazy, awful, and one of the worst superhero films I have ever had the horror of seeing?

First of all, the villains. The female villain is one of the most oversexualized females in cinema I have ever seen. Also, she is a terrible villain, on par with the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Movie villain.

Now, we have Mr. Pink Guy. Mr. Pink Guy is my favorite character. Why? Because he smiles at everything, grins, and nods even when his arm is getting ripped off. It is really that amazing. I mean, it was pretty hilarious.

Also, we have these pink things. They are kind of like Ewoks, but pink and not looking like teddy bears. I mean, these things have pretty atrocious character design.

Now, the special effects. One of these effects, and the people were so lazy. I'm pretty sure they said Africa, and it looks like it landed in Africa, but it was maybe meant to be Kenya. But the issue with that is that it looked like it landed smack in the middle of Asia and Africa. Yep, they reached that level of laziness. That could have taken seconds, but nope, too long for this lazy crap.

Also, some shots look like the same sets. It is very boring and uninteresting.

Next, we have this annoying boy called Justin, whom I want to be killed by the villains. I wondered that if he was in the blue costume, how is he the same height? Again, super lazy work from almost everyone.

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

2 Batman and Robin

This is remembered as a failure, and goddam does it deserve it so much.

First of all, George Clooney does a horrible job, and I mean a horrible job, as Batman. Next, they manage to ruin the character of Batman himself, which is impressive in its own right, and contributes to the failure of this movie. Robin is a horrendous character whose motivation for leaving Batman makes very little sense.

Bane is not the character from the comic and almost insults the original character so much, as he is basically stupid in this movie. Poison Ivy is also a horrendous villain and one of those so-bad-it's-good villains. Mr. Freeze might be the worst of the bunch. I hate this character, and Arnold does not suit the role at all, and all his ice puns get very annoying. Batgirl is very badly introduced, and her forced romance with Robin is also pretty horrendous.

In fact, the only plus is that it looks nice. Also, there is a so-bad-it's-good scene where Poison Ivy pushes one cop over, and they fall, no joke, like dominos. That is a legendary scene in cinema. This is one of the worst films I have ever had the displeasure of seeing.

3 Steel (1997)

Steel is a terrible movie. Let's talk about why it is a terrible movie and deserving of no praise.

My first issue is that Shaquille O'Neal is Steel (yes, that really happened). To no surprise, Shaquille O'Neal is a terrible actor in the movie. In fact, when he is running, the music has to slow down because he is a slow runner. This makes the pacing atrocious on so many levels in this pile of dumpster leftovers.

May I mention that this and Supergirl were meant to set up the first Superhero Cinematic Universe? It was so laughable, as both of those movies were 100% undeniably terrible. Some of the worst in the genre of superhero, the decade, and maybe of all time.

The writing is embarrassing. It is an attempt to write a movie, but not on a proper level, as the writing almost feels like it's running and then fell flat on its face, but off a cliff. The action is very poorly filmed and not well-paced. This makes it neither exciting nor fun. Give this movie a skip.

4 Captain America (1990)

This movie is remembered as one of the worst. In fact, it shows that Marvel only really got into the game around the time 'Blade' was released, and even more so with 'X-Men.' However, this movie was just horrible to sit through. I mean, I hate this movie so much.

The special effects have aged horribly. I was expecting it to be "so bad it's good," but it was just so bad it was horrible. That was disappointing, as I thought it would at least be funny.

There is a fight scene where the camera shakes constantly, cutting to people really quickly. If you're prone to headaches from shaky cam, then I feel sorry for you. Also, the plot is mind-bogglingly stupid. The Red Skull plans to give the president a brain implant, and Captain America has to save him. That is one of the stupidest plots I have ever seen - and I've seen Baby Geniuses 2: Superbabies.

In the end sequence, we have Captain America almost looking at the audience and smiling. A more fitting line would have been something like, "Hopefully, nothing like this ever happens again," considering the horrible experience the audience had to sit through.

5 Spawn

Spawn is a great character, but not a great movie. Somehow, no remake has come for 'Spawn,' which is criminal because this movie was awful. The fact that this movie went so wrong on so many levels, considering just how awesome the character is in his own right, is baffling.

The last 10 minutes of this movie's effects looked like they ran out of money or had about a penny left, resulting in the worst effects possible. The horror used wouldn't scare a three-year-old. The story seems to be told by someone who was seven. Actually, a seven-year-old would have done a better job than this imbecile who was clueless and must have put in no effort whatsoever.

The character of Spawn himself is not very interesting, and that is a crime in its own right. This movie was as bad as it was, a failure that should be remembered as a terrible movie and another superhero movie that sucked.

6 Batman Forever

I hate this movie so much. Some people like this movie. It is fine if you like it, but in my point of view, I hate it so much. It was such a downgrade from 'Batman' and 'Batman Returns,' and Burton was fired for breathing in the wrong direction. In my eyes, there is nothing good.

They ruin the character of Two-Face and tried to almost make him a 'funny' villain, with Tommy Lee Jones overacting the character completely and making him more child-friendly by making him pink, for no reason. They don't even show us the transformation of Two-Face. We have to wait about 13 years until 2008.

The Riddler is Jim Carrey. He is just Jim Carrey overacting, and as a villain, that really does not work at all. He is not menacing in any sense of the word. Val Kilmer is a bad Batman. For me, he does not suit the character.

My problems do not end here. We get introduced to Chris O'Donnell, one of the worst actors in history. A drama teacher teaching 5-year-olds would throw him out and never allow him to act again. Robin is a terrible character, and I want the 'Nightwing' movie to be great.

Nicole Kidman is very bad in this movie, and Joel Schumacher did not seem to care. The movie is for no one, except people who like it strangely. Anyways, I hate this movie.

7 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

The first 'Power Rangers' movie declined into 'Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie' to 'Power Rangers' (a kind of OK movie). However, this movie is really kind of forgotten in time. Good. I am happy barely any people have heard about this movie.

The villain is my favorite character, mainly because he is again, so-bad-it's-good quality. A recurring theme in this remix for some movies. The villain is very funny, has multiple funny scenes, and his motivation is terrible and awful.

The CGI is awful. The CGI for the Power Rangers robot combined looks so bad, right up there with some of the worst Star Wars Prequel CGI. Heck, even up there with the last 10 minutes of 'Spawn' CGI. Some of the worst used in filmmaking.

The Pink Ranger reminds me of Mary Jane from the 'Spider-Man' movies, almost just a damsel in distress, and being a very cliché and uninteresting character as a whole.

Most of the movie is incredibly boring. Very tedious, and it is not even stupid. I cannot even make fun of it half the time. That kind of worsens the movie in how awful, tedious, boring, and unintentionally hilarious it is.

8 The Fantastic Four (1994)

A movie so bad that it was never meant to be seen by human eyes.

9 Nick Fury: Agent of Shield

I think this is another staple in terrible forgotten 90s superhero movies. Before we got Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, we had this utterly terrible actor who hopefully has never been made to act again, as he has no ability. Oh, it's David Hasselhoff. That explains it then.

The movie is also so-bad-it's-good, but it is not as bad as other movies on the list. There were a lot to choose from in the 1990s in terms of terrible superhero movies. It is truly awful. The special effects, like many others on the list, do not hold up whatsoever.

Some scenes are boring. It is 2 hours long. Someone put effort into this? Ok, that is false. The action scenes are terrible, even for the quality of superhero movies back then. Remember, I do not know if I can even name 10 good ones. These awful movies outnumber them. This movie is a disaster and should not be seen.

10 Judge Dredd

The 2012 'Dredd' movie is a great movie, and I will always see it as such. However, some of the lines in the 1995 'Judge Dredd' movie had me laughing. It's so bad it's good, like the pink guy from 'Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie,' which, by the way, is a very good quality.

Judge Dredd is seen as an atrocious film. You deserve a penny for saying atrocious and this movie in the same sentence. The main issue is that it feels like it's almost for kids. It is kind of like a Saturday Morning Cartoon but should be more serious.

The remake 'Dredd' should get a sequel (I loved it). There are so many misfires in the 1995 movie, with a predictable story that goes nowhere, some moments that had me laughing, and a terrible villain. None of the villains on this list are even remotely good. The visuals can range from good to terrible. They really go all over the place. The movie is pretty atrocious in my eyes.

The Contenders
11 The Phantom

Look at how stupid this movie is. And I kind of love it because it is so funny. A man in purple tights fighting people. I'm laughing already at the thought of that. It's so bad it's good quality all over again.

The movie itself is terrible. It is a failure in every single sense of the word. The costume for the main character is just trash. By the image beside this comment, you can see how stupid and dumb it is. At least it's so bad it's good quality. The acting is pretty bad too. Some of the lines are so bad they are good, and I cannot stop laughing at them. The action is pretty bad, but then again, I am entertained because it's a man in purple tights. Pretty funny in my opinion.

12 Blankman
13 Justice League of America (1997)
14 Robocop
15 The Crow
16 Robocop 3
17 Robocop 2
18 The Meteor Man
19 Darkman
20 Darkman II: The Return of Durant
21 The Flash (1990)
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