Dark Knight

[Popeye_Card]

Let's get serious people.

Fantastic Four has Jessica Alba in her undergarments for a few glorious seconds.

Does Dark Knight have anything like that? No.

If you're keeping score at home, that's Fantastic Four 1, Dark Knight eleventy billion.

You need some [expletive].

I'm not going to disagree.

[ghostrunner]

Why on earth can't people just go see a movie alone?

Bingo.

It's not like seeing a movie is something that requires social interaction. In fact, it's discouraged. If you're talking during a movie, you're a turd.

All true. I used to go by myself all the time, and just saw Batman alone. My wife can't handle horror/violence anymore.

[clement]

What's your favorite movie, clement?

Ever? That's really hard to answer, but I'm not an action movie junkie, nor am I into this whole comic book hero fad. But I watch a lot of movies. I'm inclined to say my favorites are things like La Strada, Blue Velvet, Mystery Train, Chinatown, A Woman Under the Influence, Tokyo Story, the 400 Blows, Crimes and Misdemeanors... too many to list.

[Michael]

clement, 300 bashing , now this?

(For the record I hated 300)

[JL21]

In the words of the Joker, "Why...So...Serious" Clement?

Well, I just don't think it was *that* good. To be honest, I was really enthralled but it lost me a bit toward the end. I don't they handled the transformation of two-face all that well and the final showdown was a mess. So... good, not great. The rant is because of all the over-hyping of it and the lack of any critical judgment of the movie at all on this board. I mean, this was also the board that went haywire for '300' when it first came out. And this is a rant.

But I agree with you guys... a good movie if it's really a good movie, it shouldn't matter what genre it comes from. And I actually agree that this movie is better than Star Wars (but I never thought Star Wars was a great movie to begin with).

Part of me is disappointed because I think this could have been a movie that transcends its genre, but I think ultimately it fell a little bit short of that.

Ok, ok, ok..... see, when have you ever known me to watch a movie without being stupidly critical about it? I'd hate to lump this thing together with 300. I thought 300 was awful. As entertainment, it was fine- look at all the pretty special effects!- but as a film, it was crap.

Please read this spoiler, if you've seen the movie.

[SHOW]

So what about the perfect juxtaposition scene, mid-movie? The first 1/3 or 1/2 of the movie, they've been painting Dent as the "face" of what Wayne has been trying to accomplish in the suit. And there in the middle is Dent, gun to the mob guy's head (in the police uniform). And it jumps back and forth from that, to Wayne/Batman mercilessly beating the crap out of the mob boss (Eric Roberts). Both sides of the coin- the vigilante, and the public defender, both alleged "heroes"- checking their morals at the door, and put side by side. Very purposely, and excellently, done, IMO.

[ThatGuy]

What's your favorite movie, clement?

Ever? That's really hard to answer, but I'm not an action movie junkie, nor am I into this whole comic book hero fad. But I watch a lot of movies. I'm inclined to say my favorites are things like La Strada, Blue Velvet, Mystery Train, Chinatown, A Woman Under the Influence, Tokyo Story, the 400 Blows, Crimes and Misdemeanors... too many to list.

Sad to say I haven't seen any of those. I've got a lot of catching up to do.

But I guess it's safe to say you're a movie junkie? I'll probably be seeing Dark Knight tonight, so I want to make sure I don't get my hopes up.

[JL21]

Location: Where orange is fashionable and pigskin reigns supreme.

Is that pigskin thing a reference to football? Or Pat Summit?

(ducks)

[Cronos]

Why on earth can't people just go see a movie alone?

++

I love seeing films alone. It lets me really enjoy it and get into whatever I'm watching.

I've never understood why people always looked at me weird when I said I went by myself to a movie.

[ThatGuy]

Location: Where orange is fashionable and pigskin reigns supreme.

Is that pigskin thing a reference to football? Or Pat Summit?

(ducks)

I don't know what this "football" is that you speak of.

It's all Lady Vols down here in Knoxville...

[AdmiralKird]

Why on earth can't people just go see a movie alone?

Bingo.

It's not like seeing a movie is something that requires social interaction. In fact, it's discouraged. If you're talking during a movie, you're a turd.

I usually center myself around a select group of friends. Since college, I usually only hang out with about six other people in my hometown and since I am young and vain and most other people that go to the theaters are with friends, I can't go to the theater alone for fear people will think I'm an undesirable person.