http://www.gothamcityrail.com/
Least explicable viral promo site yet.
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.gvafoundation.org/ http://www.gothampolice.com/ http://www.gothamcab.com/ http://www.gpdmcu.com/
― BLACK BEYONCE, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Those aren't much more explicable, but thanks.
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:28 (fifteen years ago) link
GET TO WORK HOOS
― BLACK BEYONCE, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:31 (fifteen years ago) link
got about 20 more of these if people want them
― BLACK BEYONCE, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
*crickets*
― white celine, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:35 (fifteen years ago) link
travers: 3.5 stars
― Simon H., Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, seriously. It almost makes me (a giant Batfanboy) feel bad about being so apathetic to the huge amt of work that must have gone into making all these websites for an imaginary city. But not quite.
― Oilyrags, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:38 (fifteen years ago) link
No, they all kind of look like each took about 45 minutes in Microsoft FrontPage.
― Abbott, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.gothampolice.com/imgs/home_05.jpg
Oh man, Gotham is apparently safer than the Boise and El Paso airports!
― Abbott, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
the look of this makes me think they at least have the vibe right: http://www.thehahahatimes.com/
― BLACK BEYONCE, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.thegothamtimes.com/page2.htm
take action. fight back. eat pizza.
haha.
― mark e, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 23:44 (fifteen years ago) link
"No More Unwanted Pets"
― Abbott, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 23:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Dark Knight theatrical release will supposedly include Watchmen teaser trailer. Excellent if true!
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 26 June 2008 00:04 (fifteen years ago) link
To their credit, most municipal websites all kind of look like each took about 45 minutes in Microsoft FrontPage, so kudos on that front.
The GCN reports are pretty great (tho I had to watch them in IE, not Firefox).
― David R., Thursday, 26 June 2008 00:28 (fifteen years ago) link
http://gcferries.com/
THERE IS A NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Thursday, 26 June 2008 01:06 (fifteen years ago) link
http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2008/06/oscar_is_ledger.php
...and so it begins.
― caek, Friday, 27 June 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Most exciting trailer yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_-NEBvaJHM
― chap, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Peter Travers sez that Ledger deserves a posthumous Oscar nomination.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Most exciting trailer yet.
Nah. First trailer beats it by a mile, for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that most of the good lines in the new trailer are recycled from the first trailer (tho I'll grant you the greatness of the "This town is mine now" line when The Joker and Batman are face-to-face, which appears in the new trailer for the first time).
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 1 July 2008 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
When did the rules on posthumous Oscar noms change? (I guess that's directed to you, jaymc.) I know Peter Finch had to die between being nominated and awarded to do it for Network.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 1 July 2008 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Nah. First trailer beats it by a mile
I admit I'm heavily influenced by the manipulative use of DRAMATIC MUSIC.
― chap, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
I think Finch died just so he could get the Oscar.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I think its pretty cool that, other than the final shot of the last movie, there hasn't been a lot of "That's the JOKER." "I'm the JOKER." or "My name's The JOKER."
Kind of like a meeting b/t Batsy and an inevitability that doesn't need to be named explicitly.
I am SO f-ing excited for this flick.
― B.L.A.M., Tuesday, 1 July 2008 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah this still looks absolutely astounding to me
― deeznuts, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link
If it's anything like the previous one, I'm anticipating a juicy ILE debate about it.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Very true. I appreciate how comics engender such fervent discussions here. Means we all had at least a modicum of fun as kids.
― B.L.A.M., Tuesday, 1 July 2008 20:28 (fifteen years ago) link
I can't wait until Morbius sees it.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 20:49 (fifteen years ago) link
I hope Tim Burton sees it and gets Johnny Depp to cut his throat for him.
― Rock Hardy, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 21:04 (fifteen years ago) link
...that might be a little harsh.
Means we all had at least a modicum of fun as kids.
Haha, but probably not much as teenagers.
― chap, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Morbius won't watch this, who are you kiddin Alfred. (Unless Morbz has secret mancrush on Ledger that I don't know about)
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 23:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Naw. Jack Twist owns his "heart."
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 23:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm really excited for it, etc. but am I also the only person who gets disheartened with people's fervid enthusiasm for seeing yet another actor playing the flamboyant psychopath role? The fact Ledger admitted the Malcolm McDowell/Alex influence makes it harder for me to hear people go on about it and wonder how much of this isn't based on typical "live-vicariously-through-the-hip-murderer" fantasy.
― Cunga, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 05:05 (fifteen years ago) link
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2008/07/dark-knight-the.html
first 5 minutes. amaze!!
― piscesx, Thursday, 3 July 2008 00:04 (fifteen years ago) link
old news. Catch up!!
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Thursday, 3 July 2008 02:11 (fifteen years ago) link
was Two Face in the comic and supposed to be in the movie or am I thinking of the other Batman graphic novel with Joker and Batman coming back from retirement?
― CaptainLorax, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
This new movie != an adaptation of the Miller comic. (But Two-Face was in The Dark Knight Returns, yes.)
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:09 (fifteen years ago) link
In this movie Aaron Eckhart plays the prosecutor Harvey Dent, who will become Two-Face, though I'm not sure how prominently Two-Face will be featured in the movie. He was quite prominent in The Long Halloween, which I think this movie is partially based on.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
My guess is Dark Knight will only give us Two-Face's origin story (since in the trailers Eckhart is only shown as Dent, not as Two-Face), and he will be a more prominent villain in the possible future Batman movies.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link
I seem to recall speculation that Joker was more of a supporting character in this flick and Two-Face was the surprise for opening day. I expect that if that was true say, at new years, a re-edit made for a big difference.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:25 (fifteen years ago) link
iirc, in trad comics lore the Joker instrumental in Dent becoming Two-Face, so it makes sense that this second one would give the spotlight to the Joker and set-up Two-Face for the next movie.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Was Two-Face a marquee villian in the Batman comics? My impression was always that the A-List villians for Batman were, in order, The Joker, Penguin, and The Riddler. After that, my impression was that everyone was B-List or below.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, that's my recollection of the relationship between Joker and Dent too. Maybe some bigger Batman buff can confirm if this is true?
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― Tuomas, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:28 (fifteen years ago) link
The Riddler didn't become a prominent villain before the 60s TV series, and I don't think he's been very popular in the comics ever since. Two-Face is certainly more of a A List villain.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
More than The Riddler? I'm completely out-of-the-loop, apparently.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I think it was originally some random jerk who acid-faced Harvey, but later it got retconned to Joker.
edit - yeah, way more than Riddler. Two Face's gimmick is you can never tell what he's going to do, cause of that damn coin. Riddler's gimmick is that he tells you what he's going to do with some mildly clever word play. you tell me which is more resonant.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone know if Scarecrow will make an appearance? He was never caught in Begins, and i wouldn't mind seeing Cillian Murphy again.
― Roz, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
The problem with The Riddler I think is that he's too close to The Joker. Two-Face is a more interesting villain, because he's basically a good guy turned bad due to the trauma of having his face disfigured, and this good/bad duality in him can be used to a good effect if done by a proper writer.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, he's an obvious Joker ripoff, only totally defanged.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 3 July 2008 20:40 (fifteen years ago) link