Batman carries on beginning in ... The Dark Knight

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haha only 3 more years left to talk about tdk guys

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2812/riddlerpostercopycopyys0.jpg

Edward III, Thursday, 14 August 2008 18:03 (fifteen years ago) link

The other way to look at this is "every action has an equal and opposite reaction", a reading bolstered by the ending of Batman Begins.
Good point. I can see that, but I wonder: don't the basic assumptions of the genre presuppose that some kind of action is necessary? If we assume, instead, that the city is fundamentally healthy and exists in a balanced state absent heroic action, then yeah, Batman is guilty of rocking an otherwise seaworthy boat. But I'm not sure I buy that. Not denying it either, mind...

I like your suggestion, as it subverts not only Batman's heroism, but the entire superhero premise (Peter Parker was right in the first place to let the robber go, and probably should have continued in his wrestling career).

And yeah, entertainment, woo.

contenderizer, Thursday, 14 August 2008 18:04 (fifteen years ago) link

hahahah so fake (xp)

ledge, Thursday, 14 August 2008 18:04 (fifteen years ago) link

damn burned by the internet again

Edward III, Thursday, 14 August 2008 18:08 (fifteen years ago) link

"experts still have no answers to spate of mysterious letters"

da croupier, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link

Dudes the threequel is saved -- BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN has expressed interest in playing the Riddler!!!

David R., Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link

haha waht

HI DERE, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:24 (fifteen years ago) link

hope he raps all his riddles over Slim Kid Tre tracks

Granny Dainger, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:25 (fifteen years ago) link

^^^make it so

Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 14 August 2008 20:25 (fifteen years ago) link

Robert Downey Jr:

"I loved The Prestige but didn't understand The Dark Knight. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I'm like, 'I get it. This is so highbrow and so fucking smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.' You know what? Fuck DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."

http://www.moviehole.net/200814729-interview-robert-downey-jr-2

Dr Morbius, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:03 (fifteen years ago) link

hi welcome to Daver's post from 5 days ago that's still on the screen

HI DERE, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link

too far up to check

Dr Morbius, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link

dr moebius

Edward III, Monday, 18 August 2008 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link

watch out Ledger fans the Notorious B.A.G. is gonna surprise us all

latebloomer, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:03 (fifteen years ago) link

riddle me this:

http://www.teenidols4you.com/thumb/Actors/brianagreen/BrianAustinGreen1.jpg

latebloomer, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:06 (fifteen years ago) link

So yesterday shortly before I headed back down south I stumbled across five or so minutes of Batman Forever. It seems like something from another universe.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:07 (fifteen years ago) link

a supremely nipply universe

latebloomer, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link

I would like to officially express my interest in playing the riddler

Edward III, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link

a supremely nipply universe

That was the Batman and Robin universe, which I believe existed only in the realms of theoretical physics.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link

forever had the nips too!

latebloomer, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link

but yeah, b&r multiplied n by millions

latebloomer, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link

forever kinda depresses me - kilmer would've been an A++ Batman in an actually good Batman movie.

Roz, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link

^^^^cosign

HI DERE, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link

That film made me hate Tommy Lee Jones for several years.

HI DERE, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link

The bit I saw had full-on Tommy Lee as Harvey Dent action and I just shook my head.

Then there was Jim Carrey.

Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link

Jim Carrey was actually the second-most tolerable thing in the movie! At least his take on The Riddler had something of a precedent; Two-Face was never a gurning, giggling idiot EVER.

HI DERE, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link

drew barrymore/debi mazar. :/

Roz, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link

all that talk about brian austin green upthread, has anyone actually seen him on The Sarah Connor Chronicles? is he any good?

Roz, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link

i mean i know, lol right, still wonder why he's getting asked about this at all.

Roz, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link

He's qualified to play a supervillain:

- He has a 6-pack.
- He looks like a douchebag.

SORTED LADIES AND GENTS YR NEW RIDDLER

HI DERE, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:36 (fifteen years ago) link

getting asked vs. expressing interest

Edward III, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link

Brian Austin Green Would Make a Terrific Riddler, Claims Brian Austin Green

Edward III, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link

"I'd really like to play The Riddler."
"So you wanna be Bat-mite, huh? Seems like a perfect fit!"
"...No, I said The Rid-"
"Sharon! Brian's on board as Bat-mite! Send me script 34b, please."
"WTF, I am not gonna fucking be Bat-mite, I only came here because of The Riddler."
"Let me bring out you to the actor playing The Riddler; I think you've worked with Ian Ziering before, haha?"
"WAHT"

</custos>

HI DERE, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:43 (fifteen years ago) link

Here's his demo tape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQU7HRJWS1s

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 18 August 2008 16:55 (fifteen years ago) link

haaaaa.

lol ziering voiced a character on Batman Beyond.

Roz, Monday, 18 August 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Bale learned acting from horses.

I kinda love him, cuz he's so wacky.

Dr. Superman, Thursday, 21 August 2008 03:38 (fifteen years ago) link

all that talk about brian austin green upthread, has anyone actually seen him on The Sarah Connor Chronicles? is he any good?

He sucks on that show, but I just sort of hate his character (Kyle Reese's previously-unmentioned moody brother), which doesn't give him a lot of different notes to play. "In the FUTURE, we would have killed those cops to get inside that building!!"

Doctor Casino, Thursday, 21 August 2008 13:26 (fifteen years ago) link

He sucks on that show

FITE

David R., Thursday, 21 August 2008 13:32 (fifteen years ago) link

Hahaha.

TDK has now overtaken Indiana Jones to be the biggest worldwide hit of the year, and is about $20 million plus off from breaking $500 million here.

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 August 2008 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link

drew barrymore/debi mazar. :/

-- Roz, Monday, August 18, 2008 4:26 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Link

drew barrymore was my favorite ting about forever but then again i was 13

BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 21 August 2008 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link

finally saw this last night. 30 minutes too long at least. this wasn't helped by the theater mysteriously turning off the air or turning on the heat about half way through the movie which made me struggle to stay awake. but still: the very first shot when batman drops off the top of a building made my stomach leap. there are shots like this in EVERY superhero movie but something about the colors and the way it was composed made it very immersive and realistic.

akm, Sunday, 24 August 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link

If Ledger wasn't dead would people still like this movie as much?

Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:02 (fifteen years ago) link

I would.

HI DERE, Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:05 (fifteen years ago) link

Same here.

Ned Raggett, Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link

His death adds nothing to the brilliance of his performance that I could detect.

Oilyrags, Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:14 (fifteen years ago) link

love this movie

wtf @ all the haters

deej, Saturday, 30 August 2008 00:05 (fifteen years ago) link

i cant understand how anyone can get all mad doggie about this film's approach to moral/ethical issues. it wasn't '300' or something

deej, Saturday, 30 August 2008 00:06 (fifteen years ago) link

you have to understand, 6 days ago it was actually fashionable to hate on this movie

deeznuts, Saturday, 30 August 2008 00:06 (fifteen years ago) link

three weeks pass...

KEEP BRETT RATNER AWAY

Alba, Wednesday, 24 September 2008 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link

Excellent work Ratner, we kill the entire greatness of the Joker having no particular back-story by making a feature film to dismantle one of the better scripting decisions of TDK.

mh, Wednesday, 24 September 2008 14:03 (fifteen years ago) link


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