...was awesome.
G'night. :)
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...was awesome.
G'night. :)
I have no clue what this is about. A book, a movie?
The Dark Knight is the new Batman movie that just came out yesterday. I plan on seeing it today, but from the people that went to the midnight show it was incredible.
Just saw it earlier.
All of those Tim Burton movies with various Bruce Waynes - what a waste of time and money. This is what Batman is supposed to look like.
I won't spoil the movie, but i will say this: right now, jack nicholson is sitting at home, after having seen the film, bawling his eyes out because he knows that he will henceforth be remebered as "that other, crappy Joker"
one of the best films I have seen in years. one of the best plots i have seen in a movie, EVER. this one's not all fight scenes like the last one, there is some pretty thoughtful stuff going on.
I've been a Batman fan for over 35 years so I quite liked it myself. Heath's Joker is truly frightening, a quality I have never actually seen in him except for a few graphic novels. I give it the thumbs up.
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Haha, funny because it's true, Heath Ledger did an amazing job with the Joker. And this movie is awesome... go see it. Now.Quote:
Originally Posted by jockeys
While I do agree that Heath did a great job, I kinda pretended that Jack was playing the role. And you know what, it worked. If Jack was younger, that could very well have been him. I'm trying to say this without giving anything away...but if you watched the movie, there was no way to know it wasn't Jack (or that it was Heath).
I disagree. Jack's brand of insanity is very different from what Heath showed us. I much prefer Heath's version of the Joker.Quote:
Originally Posted by holli4pirating
I did not enjoy the movie. Still not fully sure why, but I think it was too long and i left the theater exhausted. could have been 30 min shorter. Joker was good, but I wish they would have given the back story, also he sounded like Nixon at times. I enjoy the charachter two face, I just hated the CGI face, i think it would have been better with like third degree burns. Batmans voice has bothered me since the batman begins. I mean why does he have to change his voice? It is not like he is a radio anouncer and everyone knows his voice. He sounded like he was trying to poop but had a brick blocking him.
I thought the same thing, why does he also have to put on his "Batman" voice when changing into his suit? I thought Heath Ledger did a really good job. Was it good because it was Heath Ledger? Or was it more to do with the vision of the director/producers had for the actor? I dare say that Jack Nickelsons version of the joker STRONGLY inspired the version Heath Ledger played (ie voice).
The movie was really good, much better than "Batman Begins." Stronger story, better acting, better supporting cast.
btw.. the Tim Burton versions didn't have different actors playing batman... Micheal Keaton played only in the 2 that he directed.. the other Batmen were by different directors.
I enjoyed The Dark Night so much that I actually saw it twice over the weekend, something I haven't done since The Matrix.
well, he does it in the comics... Batman Begins was largely informed by Frank Miller's Batman:Year One, both in plot elements and in style, and in that comic, Bruce describes Batman's voice as being different, "a rasp from the pit of hell" or something equally poetic, can't remember off the top of my head.Quote:
Originally Posted by marklar
at any rate, they were only trying to be faithful to the comics, and that is one thing I will never fault movie makers for doing. also note that Kevin Conroy did the same thing when voicing Batman/Bruce Wayne: switching from a menacing growl to a foppish jackass.
I think there was too much crammed into the 2 and a half hour long movie, which ended up detracting from it. But I must admit, Heath did an amazing job on The Joker - the lip smacking was particularly disturbing...
At first I was a little turned off by his "Batman voice", but then I thought about it. His regular voice is too smooth and nice. He's typically going after thugs, so yeah he's going to drop in looking scary and using a scary voice.
I loved the movie, though it was a bit of a journey. Heath was so perfect though...I wish he was like Tupac- not really dead:w
I hear Robin is supposed to be in the next one. Any ideas on who they'll tap and what kind of a role he'll play?
Oh no, I feel another "Batman & Robin" coming... complete with rubber nipples!Quote:
Originally Posted by Quick Orange
Batfink was the best.
"My wings are like a shield of steel."
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Originally Posted by Nicky B
Turns out I was quite wrong. There have been several statements made by the director saying Robin will not be in any of his movies. Hmm...I guess that just leaves villain speculation.
I'm hoping for Bane. The real Bane from the comics, not that grunting ape in the 5th movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quick Orange
Saw this the Saturday after introduction. It is an amazing movie. Being a child of the 80's (born in 85) I will forever remember Michael Keaton as Batman and Nicholson as the Joker..
I think the new movies are MUCH better done, more believable, etc. I like that they've actually used the character Bruce Wayne... Burton's batman rarely delved into Bruce's character.
As far as changing his voice... as the "prince of Gotham", uber billionaire, it stands to reason that he might have a fairly recognizable voice to those in the city. Plus he continues to talk about "Batman" being basically a separate entity from himself.
Personally, I was hoping for Jim Carrey as the Riddler or Danny DeVito as the Penguin.Quote:
Originally Posted by jockeys
Definitely a good movie, more sinister than the Tim Burton versions.
I'd like to see a new villain for the next film, maybe the Scarecrow or the Mad Hatter.
But Scarecrow wouldn't be "new" as he was in the first of the new versions - Batman Begins. He was the psychiatrist who came up with the weaponized aerosol poison used by "Raz Agul."Quote:
Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge
I want Catwoman, and I want her hot!!!
In all seriousness though, I'm not sure who they should do for the next villain. A lot of the villains aren't as dark and sinister as they would need to be. I'm no Batman scholar though, so maybe there's someone really cool and sinister just waiting to come to the silver screen.
Doh!Quote:
Originally Posted by ByronTodd
Completely slipped my mind!
heck, i'd settle for a film where they said his name right!Quote:
Originally Posted by ByronTodd
The Dark Night always wins!!!
Tis but a scratch!
He'll bite yer legs off!
Its just a flesh wound! :D
Yeah, I agree Lilith. Even on my pirate DVD, I was still able to tell it was def not Jack Nicholson.
Heath's Joker was awesome and I aint just saying that cos he's dead. Have noticed The Dark Knight is now #1 on IMDB top 250. Even though I rate it as a top movie, there;s no way for me that it's in my top 10. And no chance it is better than Godfather II or Gladiator. I think a lot of votes have been cast by the sheep who are jumping the bandwagon.
Yeah, I expect it to be dethroned from the top position sooner or later... I think this is kind of like what happened with No Country for Old Men on IMDB when that first came out.
NCFOM was such a slow movie wasn't it? I liked it but man, it took a while to heat up.
:OT