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Post by lycoris on Jul 24, 2008 15:11:52 GMT
So I noticed you silly people didn't have a thread on one of the biggest films of the year.
SILLY PEOPLE.
I got back from watching it this morning and I have to say, I feel the age rating is too low. There is no way parents should be allowed to take little kids into something that creepy. If the library episode of Doctor Who gave kids nightmares, this will screw them up for life.
I absolutely loved it but I rarely get creeped out by films. The only previous version of The Joker I have liked is the Mark Hamill version because he does such a brilliant laugh. This beats him hands down in creepiness.
I have to say, the ending is a little unexpected. Really sad actually, I refuse to give away the ending but the more I think about, the more depressing it becomes.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Jul 24, 2008 17:11:09 GMT
Kee hee, I'm surprised you didn't create one already. No doubt I'll see this eventually. Christopher Nolan is f**king immense, and yet the only film of his that I've seen was Batman Begins. ... >____> No, that's a lie! I saw The Prestige a couple of times as well. But anyway, yes, I've heard nothing but freaking awesome things about this film, but I'm still hating all the hype about Heath Ledger. I know his performance is supposed to be 'phenomenal' as my brother might say, and I'm not questioning that, I just hate that the film has become all about him, just because he died. Yeah, it's a sad thing, and it shouldn't have happened, but as I've already written before (for Brown Paper, though unfortunately the issue never made it to publication), we shouldn't make this film about Heath Ledger. Still, I'll see it when I get the chance. I barely remember Batman Begins, but I know it was good, and from what I've heard, this film tops that in so many more ways than were imaginable.
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Post by lycoris on Jul 24, 2008 18:22:23 GMT
I haven't noticed loads of hype but that may be because I've stayed away from most stuff about Ledger. Still, you quickly forget it's him that you're watching because he's so good. It's very easy to get caught up in the film.
I watched Batman Begins a couple of days ago with Rosie and you wouldn't have thought it possible that they could make a better Batman film than that when it first came out. Christopher Nolan is f***ing awesome to pull this off.
I so badly want to watch it again already.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Jul 25, 2008 11:47:22 GMT
Admittedly, it's mostly film-world news, so I guess you won't have been exposed to it as much as I have. Frankly, I don't think the studio executives needed to worry about half the publicising they did, because his death alone has whipped up enough of a maelstrom to alert everyone to its presence.
This film has broken the world records for highest grossing weekend opening, taking in just over $155m in its weekend opening in America alone, and is also the quickest film to reach $200m gross. The only problem is, the huge success of the film, and its general excellence are going to make it very very difficult for a third film to top it. However, considering what Nolan has already achieved, if anyone can do it, it's him.
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Post by Richard El Britannia on Jul 26, 2008 16:03:13 GMT
I wanna see this. It actually looks quite interesting. Haven't actually seen the previous one though ... Main reason I'm posting though is to bring up Mock The Week. Did anyone watch the last episode? In the final, stand-up quickfire-type round, Frankie Boyle (who I usually find hilarious) made quite a ... harsh joke about the Joker and the actor who played him ... whose name has disappeared from my head right now ... I believe you can find it here. He also makes quite another controversial joke about the Twin Towers. >_>; youtube.com/watch?v=qMEgIBL4UyQ
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Jul 26, 2008 16:19:14 GMT
Did you not read the other posts? I mentioned Heath Ledger up above.
Anyway, it seems I will get the chance to see this quite soon, as my mum has decided she will actually go and see it in one of the commercial cinemas, rather than wait for it to come to our local one, so she, my brother and I will likely see it within the next few weeks.
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Post by Richard El Britannia on Jul 26, 2008 17:54:58 GMT
Did you not read the other posts? I mentioned Heath Ledger up above. Yeah, I did a couple of days ago, but only decided to reply today.
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Post by lycoris on Jul 26, 2008 22:53:53 GMT
Ah yes, I watched that. I loved the one about Spider-Man, since we have a joke about that.
But I digress:
"To the Bat-caravan!"
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Jul 28, 2008 10:18:40 GMT
The film broke another world record. I found out about it just a few minutes ago, whilst doing my daily check-up on various news sites, including IMDb: The Dark Knight has set another record at the U.S. box office by becoming the first film to pass the $300m in just 10 days, having racked up around $314m since its release. It took previous record holder Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 16 days to pass the $300 million mark in 2006. Also, here are my comments from The Outcasts Guild, regarding the possibility of another film in the franchise: Aaron Eckhart (who played Two-face in this one) has said that he will gladly sign up for a third film in the franchise if Nolan is still directing, so it's all possible. But you're right, they would need a decent, chilling, and iconic enough villain. Batman Begins had Cillian Murphy's The Scarecrow, who isn't exactly an A-list character, but that film was more about the caped crusader himself, rather than the villains. That's why it's going to prove very hard for this second film to be topped, I think; considering the whole furore surrounding Heath Ledger and his portrayal of The Joker, and the fact that The Joker is arguably the most recognisable and deadly of Batman's nemeses, finding a suitable villain for a third film could prove extremely difficult. EDIT: Since posting this, I have discovered that EMPIRE did their own round-up of which Batman villains they think could appear in the next film, and potential actors to portray them. Check it out here - it's quite interesting.
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Post by lycoris on Jul 28, 2008 16:53:07 GMT
There's something I want to say about the last post but cannot for spoiler reasons.
I would sat that Scarecrow was really only a secondary villain to Raz. After all, he was the one setting it up and he had such a hilarious finish.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Jul 28, 2008 20:45:42 GMT
I think I know what you're referring to but shan't ask because even though I have a theory, I don't want it to be proved or disproved by any method other than watching the film, which I will quite possibly be doing some time this week.
I would also class The Scarecrow as the secondary villain in Batman Begins, although I really remember so little of that film. I think I should watch it again soon.
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Post by lycoris on Jul 31, 2008 21:36:22 GMT
Watched it again today and I still jumped at all the parts I knew were coming and was rather upset by the ending again. But I also have a few new lines I like. A lot of these require the right tone of voice to be funny though.
"Move over, I wanna drive." "Ohh, I like this truck!"
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Jul 31, 2008 22:29:50 GMT
Oh dear, I can see myself getting easily scared by this. My brother's going into Cambridge tomorrow to see it with a friend. I don't think my mum has decided yet when she and I are going to see it.
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Post by lycoris on Aug 1, 2008 20:04:43 GMT
You wouldn't be the only one, I heard so many people jump in the cinema.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Aug 1, 2008 21:50:43 GMT
Ahhh, shizzle ¬___¬. Well, Alec came back very impressed by this. He didn't say much, because we wouldn't let him spoil it for us, but he thinks it might be one of his top ten films (and considering how obsessed with films my brother is, that's high praise indeed). As for me, mum thinks she and I will probably go see it some day next week, after she has finished work.
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