Just saw the new batman flick...
 

It is badass!!! Well... up to about the last 3/4. They really should have cut about an hour out. All kinds of redundant plot devices, shallow moral relativity nonsense, pseudo philosophical bullshit and straight up preaching to the audience. Really let down by the ending.

Anyway, up until that last unnecessary hour, it's AMAZING. Best movie of the summer by far. Fantastic action, great writing, hilarious acting by heath ledger (the pencil scene and the hospital scene are the best), awesome gadgetry (MV Augusta and lambo reventon) the bat bike is sick, cell phone transmitter concept, air pick up balloon is sick and the eye candy at bruce waynes side is not bad either.
Oh and I'm guessing it's the biggest hit of the summer. The Brandon Lee effect is in full swing. I'm in allentown PA and the local movie place had 7 huge screens almost full seeing it at a midnight showing.

The previews made the new terminator looks badass as does the watchmen.

I NEVER go to movies but I might for the Watchmen!!! I was a huge comic book fan growing up and that was one of my favs!

Or local theatre had 7 screens open too. People started camping out on Wednesday morning. I can't believe that, even the day after Thanksgiving, I mean come on.... My ass is staying in bed, you couldn't even pay me to go out with those......
But yeah, I just found it funny that even in Fargo, ND people were camped out to get tickets..

that wasnt a revention, more like an lp640 i think

Yeah I want to see it for sure!

you see it in imax?

so does heath ledger deserve the oscar for his joker portrayal? interested in seeing what the average movie-goer thinks, instead of all the critics.

im gonna go see it tonight.

yes definately, he nailed it

Nah, just a newer really big screen with great sound.

It was a really good performance but if he gets the oscar nod it's because he died. He was creepy and awesome but I'm not sure if it's the performance of the year.

Def a bad ass flick. Many local movie spots near me sold out showing it on MANY screens. Lowes showed it on ALL 17 SCREENS and sold out. Place dave and I went sold out 4.


I honestly think it was the best joker yet. Im sorry to say it, and you cant say Im too young to appreciate jack, Im 27 and I am a HUGE bat man fan. I just think Ledger nailed it. Lots of play on the voice and using the scars. Perfect.

I do however have to admit towards the middle there was some stuff that I felt couldve been cut. I had to work this morning and for like a half hour of the movie I was def thinkin it should end so I could go to bed for work.

Dude if your sig is sitting at your house,I'd be THERE making movies NOT going to see them!!!:drool:

hahaha, There is currently no tail sitting at my house:idk:

My ex (is there a thread on here to show off half naked exs? lol) had quite the behind. We just broke up the 25th, and I kicked her out. New girl Im talking to is lackin in the rump but Modded up top, and WHOA is all I can say.:drool: Ask dave, lol

OH I WISH THERE WAS A NAKED EX THREAD!!!! I have a few "choice" pics I'd post!!!

we do have a dark alley section

It definitely was a fuckin great movie. I was very impressed with it and I think Ledger did a perfect job as the joker. It did seem a little bit drawn out but nothing too bad IMO. All in all I absolutely recommend going to see it.

Ha I love the internet! I'm downloading copy right now!

Good call. Great movie and dont have to deal with the crowds.

Thanks but it didn't work right! I'll have to wait for another posting/version. Oh well,I dl'd Hellboy and Hancock instead...(oh and Wall E,but don't tell anyone..)

I wont tell if you dont, I saw it with one of my best friends who even though she is 27 is a huge fan of disney/pixar movies.

shusshss

i saw wall-e and gasp!!!

i liked it, yes its true, dont tell ebbs he might think he has a chance

<<<<<Yea I've an affinity for Disney as well.....vvvvv

Haha, thats great. But yeah it was a good movie. It was no toy story but good none the less.

I haven't watched it yet but I hear it's hilarious!!! Hellboy was better than the first,less serious,more comic book-ish.

Wall-E was funny, I enjoyed it. And I have to agree about the hellboy comment.

where and how

wow, movie was every bit worth the 2 1/2 hours and being crammed in the theatre like a sardine.

I liked the whole movie and I thought that story ran well all the way to the end. I am not impressed with that Maggie Gyllenhal chick though. I just didn't buy her character. I wish that Katie Holmes was playing that character. I did like the transformation of Two Face.

Jack Nicholson and Tommy Lee Jones were great as The Joker and Two Face but they were rather comical (based heavily on the original comics and TV show), and nothing wrong with it. But this new Batman series with the more noir aspect, I like the new Joker and Two Face a lot better.

thats one of the reasons i like these new movies yet, they're actually set up realistically, which is the trend with comic movie remakes lately. even this movie stepped away from the previous movies gotham city "ultra gothic" look with the looming rail cars and dark futuristic atmosphere. The old movies were more like broadway shows than actual movies, kind of teetering on the edge of a bad dream and a made for TV movie.

I agree about katie holmes, i didn't like Gyllenhal as much. Luckily she... er. never mind.


i loved the part in hong kong that was a great sequence. also thought the introduction of the bat cycle was perfect. This sequel has brought the batman series to a whole new level, wonder where they're gonna go with the next one.

Im with you on everything. I really wish it woulda been Katie Holmes too, but still a great movie.

Fuck that, the whole movie was sick. Best movie of the year.

agreed.it was like 2 iron mans put together.

i hate to say it but damn it heth ledger was a a great joker, the scars and pencil trick were some of the better scenes

The pencil thing was bad ass and the whole play on the scars was perfect from the way he spoke, and mouth manorisms.... he realy played a good physco.

yeah, did he commit suicide,was that the ruling?

:iagree: I re-watched the pencil thing like 5 times!

He went to jail, that was the ruling. He'll team up with somebody else proly. The Joker will now be part of his legacy. No one will remember him as the guy in Brokeback. He's the fucking Joker, man.

so since batman wears armour but no helmet, does that make him a squid?

His headgear is made from some composite,maybe Dynema?, so that absolves him from squidliness....

lmao, good luck getting that approved through the dot :P

Have you NOT seen some of the skull caps that Harley guys wear?:whistle: Dot approved baby!

hmm true true

just saw it at IMAX, it was fucking epic!!

and i'm going to see it again on wednesday night... WOO!!! (my company rocks.)

I have watched it a few times now and ready to give my decision on the movie. I do not do a review til I have seen the movie twice. Hype, not grasping all the plot twists, and other things get in the way of making an accruate assestment.

My thoughts, the movie was decent. It wasn't epic or great, it was just plain decent. Compared to the crap hollywood has been churning out lately, it's great because the rest of the movies are shit, but in the grand scheme of things it was ok. Heath Ledger as the Joker was above average. He did a good job, definitely not oscar worthy though. The plot twists and reversals were a bit much. They really over thought that and put too much emphasis on the characters one uping each other. The bat bike was gay, plain and simple. It is probably tied for my second favorite batman movie tied with the original michael keaton Batman. I thought Batman Begins was better because of the league of shadows/bruce wayne to batman origin story was a pretty good change of pace. The ending of the Joker battle was too abrupt, it just lacked finality to it. After all the crazy plot twist and turns, it kinda just said boom we're done that's it off to a really shitty quick story about Two Face. Too much hype because Brokeback "accidentally" overdosed...

I loved it. Then again, I own all previous Batman movies, including the 1966 epic with Adam West.

It was a bit long but fuck it. It's Batman and it rules.

Still the king:

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