Why.......so.......serious?

by Preston 3 Replies latest social entertainment

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  Preston

  My partner and I saw "The Dark Knight" this afternoon and I think it left a lasting impression on us. I think, in a way, 9-11 has kind of made comic book hero movies... well, obsolete, because few of them have truly shown the effects of a hero's nemesis, if someone that powerful were to operate in today's world. This is a "batman" movie, but the comparison to the others is so far far away since I haven't since another hero/villain comic book movie to truly tackle the no rules, pro-anarchy, cult-of-personality, of a real movie villain. Its also an excellent analysis of what people are truly like when they are desperate or.... need to sacrifice themselves, or their reputation, for the good of the many.

  It's probably the best pro-American film I've seen in quite some time. There's also some fairly stunning action sequences in it.

  Heath Ledger is really that good in this film. You could kind of tell there was a buzz in the air in the theater whenever he shows up on screen. He doesn't have a lot of screen time but his lines are memorable, and he has this difficult job of trying to make people do his bidding in the film when he has proven how bad a of person he is.

  Spoilers: For those who have seen it, did anyone see a reference to the use of wiretapping in this film to stop terrorists? Tell me what do you think.

  - Preston
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  misanthropic

  I caught the 6:45 screening here tonight. It was a great movie I thought, although it wasn't exactly what I expected. I need to stop watching spoilers online before the movie. I think I play the movie up in my head and sometimes it isn't all I expected it to be. It was a great flick though. Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart were awesome in their roles. Of course Christian Bale- it was worth watching it for him alone. I won't throw any spoilers out there but I do think it's probably the best super hero/villain movie out there so far.
  I don't know what the lines were like where you were at but they were insane here. I waited inline over an hour before the movie in a line that had several people waiting in it before I got there. Good thing for being able to purchase tickets in advance.
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  Preston

  I caught the 6:45 screening here tonight. It was a great movie I thought, although it wasn't exactly what I expected. I need to stop watching spoilers online before the movie. I think I play the movie up in my head and sometimes it isn't all I expected it to be. It was a great flick though. Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart were awesome in their roles. Of course Christian Bale- it was worth watching it for him alone. I won't throw any spoilers out there but I do think it's probably the best super hero/villain movie out there so far.
  I don't know what the lines were like where you were at but they were insane here. I waited inline over an hour before the movie in a line that had several people waiting in it before I got there. Good thing for being able to purchase tickets in advance.

  Misanthropic,

  I caught a morning show on friday, so the theater was semi-busy. Like you I was impressed with the film, its certainly the best super hero/villain movie I've seen in quite some time. And I know you like Christian Bale.... for his acting alone ;-)

  - Preston
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  Burger Time

  When Joker said the line, "you complete me" was it a homage to Brokeback Mountain? I know that was from some famous movie but I couldn't remember!

  I thought the wire tapping reference was a bit silly almost like the **SPOILER**(highlight to read)convict throwing the detonation switch out of the boat/Gordon coming back from the dead with ZERO explanation as to how it was pulled off. Your telling me Fox is willing to help **ANOTHER SPOILER**kidnap a man, but not listen in to a few phone calls??. Please give me a break. I know they were trying to imply that even good people have to do "evil" things, it was just a little goofy to me that they had to make it some morale thing.

  **EDIT**

  Just looked up the "You complete me" bit and it was from Jerry McGuire! I knew I had seen it somewhere!