Comicscape: Character Contrast in the Dark Knight - Jul 23, 2008 - 07:38am
I re-read The Dark Knight Returns before the movie and saw some comparisons, however, after my second viewing of the movie, I re-read the Long Holloween and the Killing Joke and found many shot for shot, line for line adaptations from the latter two. Nolan really did his comic book homework, which is smart for any director.As for Batman as a character, in this film as opposed to Begins, I think he has made a concious decision, Not to Kill, or even let be Killed, like the reviewer states, this was a huge theme in this movie. Besides, Ra's came back acting like a real dick. Also, I think Batman secretly would like to fight the Joker forever.
Batmania! Rise and Shine with The Dark Night - Jul 18, 2008 - 01:21pm
Saw this last night at Midnight and will probably go again tonight with a few friends who aren't as hardcore.
While in the shower not too long ago, I came up with a gripe that I would like to share on this wonderful site. Where is the "For Heath" tribute in the beginning or end of this film. Whenever I watch the Crow and the "For Brandon" comes up it always takes me to a new level, I was a little upset that Heath didn't get a similar tribute.
Of course, I know that it's not absolutely necessary considering how much hype and drama already surrounds the actor's death and maybe Nolan didn't want an acknowledgement to take away from his performance or from the movie as a whole, but, come on man.
Anyway, this movie is gonna make some serious bank.
THE DARK KNIGHT: The Joker's Wild! - Jul 18, 2008 - 11:41am
Hanso, you still haven't seen this shit yet?
I had to drive all over Long Island Last night to get a ticket, and everywhere I went was packed out with several midnihgtt showings. I couldn't believe how many people were insane over this movie. I'd say over 50 people had the Joker face paint on, about 20 had the Joker Henchmen masks, and there were at least 10 people in their own cheesy batman costumes. It was awesome.
And Hanso, if you haven't seen this thing yet, take a deep breath before the plunge and go in clear headed.
Also let me add this note, last night I had a dream that Barack Obama was Batman. What the hell?
If you use the word "gay" one more time as a negative adjective on this site, I'm going to make it my mission to have you banned. I have no tolerance for that crap. Some of my best friends are gay, and that kind of bigoted nonsense is unacceptable in a public forum. If you don't have a good enough command of the English language to express yourself without coming off as a backwater redneck, maybe you should just keep your opinions to yourself, or find a thesaurus. Saying something is "gay" to indicate you don't like it is no better than calling a person who's homosexual a "fag", or referring to a person of another race with a racial slur. Unless you're an inbred clan member you should really consider your words more carefully.
I re-read The Dark Knight Returns before the movie and saw some comparisons, however, after my second viewing of the movie, I re-read the Long Holloween and the Killing Joke and found many shot for shot, line for line adaptations from the latter two. Nolan really did his comic book homework, which is smart for any director.As for Batman as a character, in this film as opposed to Begins, I think he has made a concious decision, Not to Kill, or even let be Killed, like the reviewer states, this was a huge theme in this movie. Besides, Ra's came back acting like a real dick. Also, I think Batman secretly would like to fight the Joker forever.