Batman Begins was a delightful breath of fresh air filling the sails of what one could have only hoped would be the beginning of a new era of Batman movies. Tim Burton's two films Batman and Batman Returns were very entertaining. Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever was fair at best, and Schumacher's Batman and Robin was absolutely atrocious (think the TV series).
The Dark Knight is so head and shoulders above what Burton did that it makes the Schumacher movies look like a bad 60s TV show. The Dark Knight even outdoes Batman Begins, and that's saying a lot!
Just as the title of Batman Begins was the best description of that movie, so is the title The Dark Knight for this one. In Batman Begins we saw exactly why and how Batman became Batman. In The Dark Knight we see a superhero with a seriously darker personality than his alter ego Bruce Wayne. And the Dark Knight must battle with some seriously dark, conflicting moral issues as well as dealing with a seriously dark villain.
Heath Ledger will get big awards for his portrayal of The Joker...mark my words. And not because he died and to honor him. No. He'll get awards because every aspect of the role was delivered perfectly. Creepy. Genius. Crazy. Brilliant. From his vocal inflictions to that eerie way he kept licking his scars when he talked. Ledger will be sorely missed going forward.
Both Christian Bale and Heath Ledger make you believe that Batman and The Joker are real. The rest of the cast is perfect too. All of the familiar faces are back from Batman Begins with the exception of Katie Holmes (replaced quite un-noticeably by Maggie Gyllenhaal...and I meant that as kind of a back-handed compliment).
The special effects, cool devices and toys are back too...including an updated Tumbler (in keeping with Batman Begins, out are the stupid nicknames Batmobile, Batcycle, Batcave, Bat-etcetera).
The Dark Knight is suspenseful, scary at times, very emotional at times and most importantly well-acted. The entire cast took their roles very serious and it made the movie that much more believable, real and...well...just awesome. This movie is a classic and I will watch it again and again on Blu Ray.
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Showing posts with label Batman The Dark Knight. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Batman Geeks And Batman The Dark Knight
For all the Batman geeks out there, how many will stand in line for the midnight showing of Batman: The Dark Knight? I'm sure most theaters will sell out. Here is a bit about the movie..
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
As most of you may know The Joker played by Heath Ledger killed himself. This was a sad day in my book as I always liked his acting and believe he will be the main reason The Dark Knight succeeds.
Now I hear that Warner Bros has done something incredible. Despite the fact that we are in mid-July, I read that The Dark Knight will open on over 9,200 screens, an all-time record for the studio. This is no small feat given that mega-hits Hancock (Sony) and Pixar’s Wall-e (Disney) are doing huge business and both Mamma Mia (Universal) and Space Chimps (Fox) open wide this weekend. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) arrives in theatres Thursday at midnight, and one of the major concerns has been the availability of screens at this point in the summer. I am making a distinction here between the number of locations and the number of screens. Sources at competing studios tell me that the long-awaited Batman sequel from Christopher Nolan has a real shot at breaking the all-time record for most playdates, surpassing the 4,362 locations that opened last May’s Pirates of the Caribbean
So Get there early Batman geeks as The Dark Knight is going to be big. Our 20 Movie theater plex is showing it on all screens. This is just crazy money they will be making. And if you think this is bad you should see the rush on Batman collectibles right now. I was at comicbooksearch.net and couldn't believe what some of the prices were up too. But I guess you will get that from just about any good superhero movie. Well see you all at the midnight showing of Batman: The Dark Knight.
By: Rich Syndram
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Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
As most of you may know The Joker played by Heath Ledger killed himself. This was a sad day in my book as I always liked his acting and believe he will be the main reason The Dark Knight succeeds.
Now I hear that Warner Bros has done something incredible. Despite the fact that we are in mid-July, I read that The Dark Knight will open on over 9,200 screens, an all-time record for the studio. This is no small feat given that mega-hits Hancock (Sony) and Pixar’s Wall-e (Disney) are doing huge business and both Mamma Mia (Universal) and Space Chimps (Fox) open wide this weekend. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros) arrives in theatres Thursday at midnight, and one of the major concerns has been the availability of screens at this point in the summer. I am making a distinction here between the number of locations and the number of screens. Sources at competing studios tell me that the long-awaited Batman sequel from Christopher Nolan has a real shot at breaking the all-time record for most playdates, surpassing the 4,362 locations that opened last May’s Pirates of the Caribbean
So Get there early Batman geeks as The Dark Knight is going to be big. Our 20 Movie theater plex is showing it on all screens. This is just crazy money they will be making. And if you think this is bad you should see the rush on Batman collectibles right now. I was at comicbooksearch.net and couldn't believe what some of the prices were up too. But I guess you will get that from just about any good superhero movie. Well see you all at the midnight showing of Batman: The Dark Knight.
By: Rich Syndram
Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com
crankdatbatman.shoptheemall.com/ comicbooksearch.net shoptheemall.com
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