On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 8:10 PM, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i thought the worst one (probably among the worst films, ever...) was the
joel schumacer one with george clooney and arnold schwarzenegger ...
'batman
and robin' ... ?
But Kim Basinger was dishy as Vicky Vale :-)
Ooh la
Burton invented a background for the Joker (Jack Napier the small time
gangster falls into vat of chemicals and emerges as disfigured, insane, and
somehow more powerful villain, the Joker.) which has no basis in any of the
comics
*The Killing Joke* (Alan Moore, Brian Bolland) tells the
Wrong movie, though. Kim Basinger was Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's *Batman*.
Clooney, Arnie and co. were disastrous in *Batman and Robin*, and not even
Uma Thurman and Alicia Silverstone could save that mess.
But Kim Basinger was dishy as Vicky Vale :-)
Ooh la la...
--
Sumant Srivathsan
What's with Batman's voice? He's all normal when he's Bruce Wayne but
once he's in the mask his hissing voice is just so crappy!
It's part of the 'Batman rules'. The weird voice is to make sure nobody can
use it to find out that he's Bruce Wayne. That said, it's a bloody awful
voice. But
No explicit spoilers, but...
Chris Nolan's Joker is a nihilist! Which was pretty damn cool. In a scary and
horrifying way.
Heath Ledger was good enough to erase the Jack Nicholson Joker trauma, but am I
the only one wishing Gary Oldman was playing a bad guy rather than the
sea-green
Chris Nolan's Joker is a nihilist! Which was pretty damn cool. In a scary
and horrifying way.
I just thought he was a sociopath. Or am I just splitting hairs? :)
Heath Ledger was good enough to erase the Jack Nicholson Joker trauma, but
am I the only one wishing Gary Oldman was playing a
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Divya Sampath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No explicit spoilers, but...
Chris Nolan's Joker is a nihilist! Which was pretty damn cool. In a scary and
horrifying way.
What's scary and horrifying? The concept of nihilism, or its portrayal?
Cheeni
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Divya Sampath wrote:
Heath Ledger was good enough to erase the Jack Nicholson Joker trauma,
haven't seen this one yet, but i thought jack nicholson was excellent
as the joker,
given the entirely different style of direction and the period...
though i still
--- On Tue, 7/22/08, Sumant Srivathsan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris Nolan's Joker is a nihilist! Which was
pretty damn cool. In a scary
and horrifying way.
I just thought he was a sociopath. Or am I just splitting
hairs? :)
A sociopathic nihilist, sure :D
Don't want to spoil the
--- On Tue, 7/22/08, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What's scary and horrifying? The concept of nihilism,
or its portrayal?
The fact that the Joker makes the practical application of his brand of
nihilism look cool.
I can't say more without ruining the plot.
cheers,
Divya
I beg to differ. Burton's Batman universe was far less comic-book influnced
than Chris Nolan's is. All of Burton's characters and even the universe were
significantly different from the comic book.
They weren't, really. If you dig into the early Batman comics, you'll find
that both Bruce
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Divya Sampath wrote:
Jim Carrey playing the Riddler... Gah.
I thought he was adequate. The movie was bloody awful,
though. Traumatic.
It really was, wasn't it? Though Val Kilmer wasn't bad as the Batman.
i thought the worst one (probably among the worst
1970s and early 80s - from stories like 'The Secret of
the Waiting Graves', which came out in 1970,
introducing Ra's Al Ghul, to visual elements like the
long flowing cape and thin pointy ears on the hood.
Bit of a mistake there - didn't mean to suggest that Ra's Al Ghul was
introduced in
Divya Sampath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No explicit spoilers, but...
I was disappointed by the film. Of course, I saw it with several
disadvantages; I went to the theater hoping to view Mama Mia! with
friends, but it was sold out and Dark Knight was the available
alternative -- not
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Divya Sampath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Chris Nolan's Joker is a nihilist! Which was pretty damn cool. In a scary and
horrifying
way.
Heath Ledger was good enough to erase the Jack Nicholson Joker trauma, but am
I
the only one wishing Gary Oldman was
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:51:52AM -0700, Thaths wrote:
I wonder if _Dark Knight_ will age well. We are viewing Nicholson's
Joker with 20-year hindsight while Ledger's death is still fresh in
many people's mind.
It's interesting how strongly the medium resonates with some people
here. I've
Bruce Metcalf [22/07/08 13:38 -0400]:
Unlike some of the earlier films, the art direction lacked style. Gotham
City looked like it was shot in the same urban neighborhoods as Streets
of San Francisco? without the hills. It seemed a city without substance,
and even the seedy docks were neat and
Two reactions completely unrelated to the subject of the thread, one
possibly a typo (thinko?) and the other a free association:
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on Wednesday 23 July 2008 08:22 AM]:
Christian Bale isnt my first choice for Batman. Michael Caine is always a
pleasure to watch,
Udhay Shankar N [23/07/08 10:10 +0530]:
How does one lick one's tongue? This sounds most intriguing.
My mistake. Lips. And darting his tongue out. Seen a snake?
But those are all - if I dont miss my guess - fairly classic symptoms of
some nervous disorder, parkinsons, tourettes .. forgot
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 02:27, Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's interesting how strongly the medium resonates with some people
here. I've only been exposed after the age of 14, and I found them
beyond cheesy, and unrealistic (physics completely wrong, situations
completely
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 10:52, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Batman was way too wooden (or maybe titanium dipped carbon fiber) to react
humanly to it. Strong silent figures can be overdone, and Christian Bale's
batman does suffer from that, a lot.
What's with Batman's voice?
What's with Batman's voice? He's all normal when he's Bruce Wayne but
once he's in the mask his hissing voice is just so crappy!
Why so serious? :P
Actually, it bugged the living hell out of me. I guess he's no Kevin
Conroy, the living embodiment of Batman's voice.
The movie needed to
On 7/23/08 1:33 PM, Ashwin N [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The only Batman I knew was from the TV series too. This must be 10
years ago or earlier, I had nothing better to watch at that time slot
and so I must've seen every single episode, a few times over. (Star
Plus in India used to air it daily
Madhu Menon [23/07/08 11:11 +0530]:
Actually, it bugged the living hell out of me. I guess he's no Kevin
Conroy, the living embodiment of Batman's voice.
Justice League of America is the definitive. I wish we had Conroy doing
voiceover for Bale.
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