When you think of comic book movies, you generally think of kid-friendly popcorn flicks with superheroes in colourful costumes. What harm could such movies possibly do to children?! Well, there are actually some scenes in the comic book movie genre – and indeed some entire movies – that are totally unsuitable for the younger generation.

And we’re not talking about adult movie parodies of comic book offerings – although they do exist – we’re talking about the every day comic book movies that so many people know and love.

In this article, we’ll go through ten comic book movies with moments that are actually completely unsuitable for kids…

The Punisher Movies

There have actually been three movies based on the Marvel anti-hero known as the Punisher and they’ve all been completely unsuitable for children.

1989’s The Punisher, starring Dolph Lundgren, 2004’s The Punisher, starring Thomas Jane, and 2008’s Punisher: War Zone, starring Ray Stevenson (who now famously plays the plump Asgardian Volstagg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), were all violent, brutal and gory with extremely strong language – essentially like the comic books in which the character appears.

Example: There are many, but this brief passage from 2004’s The Punisher is a prime example…

Accountant #1: You know whose money this is? You know whose building this is?
The Punisher: Howard Saint’s.
Accountant #2: He’s gonna f**k your life up.
The Punisher: He already f**ked my life up.