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#1 S.Bones

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Posted 18 July 2008 - 11:31 AM

Get yer fanboy nerd on here, and go ahead and include spoilers

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Posted 18 July 2008 - 12:18 PM

who would have thought Two Face would make such a quick exit?????

EDIT: Nemo thinks he isn't dead

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Posted 18 July 2008 - 01:11 PM

Heath Ledger was insane. Too bad he's dead.
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Posted 19 July 2008 - 12:54 AM

Ledger wasn't supposed to die. He robbed us of a third movie. I am so thoroughly excited about this film. ::drools::

Heartbreaking, to me, to see the similarities between the absolute chaos of a fantasy world and the realities of Mexico City. </3

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 01:53 AM

maggie gyllanhall is the ugliest most goddawful excuse for a leading woman ever.

other than that I loved the movie.

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 01:55 AM

Wow, that was a lot to digest, especially when combined with the Chipotle burrito I had afterwards.

Quick take: very transgressive, in both it's narrative structure and characterizations. Combined with the first film, they are the smartest and most thoughtful of films addressing our post-9/11 world.

Random thoughts: several thematic parallels with "No Country for Old Men"... I found the obvious Chicago locations distracting - I actually preferred the largely CG Gotham of the previous film... thank God for films that actually try to be about something.

Most distressing moment: the frequent laughter of the audience. Come the Revolution, the camps will be very full.

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 11:29 AM

maggie gyllanhall is the ugliest most goddawful excuse for a leading woman ever.

other than that I loved the movie.


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Posted 19 July 2008 - 11:49 AM

Kick. Ass. Need to go back for a second viewing.
How'd you guys like Joker's magic trick towards the beginning? haha..

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 12:13 PM

i know nobody will agree....but for me....

BEST MOVIE EVAR!!!

combined with

BEST PERFORMANCE EVAR!!!

Heath Ledger is insanely good in this film. & they can never do the Joker again, which is blissful & so sad at the same time. Fucking prescription drugs...ARRRRRGGGH!!!

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 12:41 PM

Quick take: very transgressive, in both it's narrative structure and characterizations. Combined with the first film, they are the smartest and most thoughtful of films addressing our post-9/11 world.


Indeed.

Hollywood has turned to comics in recent years to help digest how we as americans go forward. You can see where they want to go but with all the garbage they put out we've seen just a few gems. As my brother's wife put it, this movie is the 100% opposite of Spiderman. Normally I'm one to shy away from comics. I never saw their value, the way this was done however I start to see why people do like them.
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Posted 19 July 2008 - 07:19 PM

Watching Ledger go nuts, I kept thinking to myself, "What a shame..." Boy was he talented...

I would have rather had Katie Holmes back... Maggie's uuuugggglllyyyy!

MORE TWO-FACE!!!

Is there anything Michael Caine can't do?

SPOILER!!!!






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Posted 19 July 2008 - 11:18 PM

My mind has been jumping all day.

The biggest issue is wondering how they will tie this together with "Lost", now that we know that the Mayor of Gotham is also "Richard" from Lost. A whole lotta possibilities there, since it's entirely possible for the character from lost to be the Mayor of Gotham. Somebody work this out for us.

I'd also be interested to know how Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger worked out how to play the Joker. That characterization was, to use an overused word, unique. He's not a Coyote figure, nor the Fool, and I loved the way the writers refused to give us any handles on him with the differing stories of how he came to be.

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Posted 19 July 2008 - 11:29 PM

My mind has been jumping all day.

The biggest issue is wondering how they will tie this together with "Lost", now that we know that the Mayor of Gotham is also "Richard" from Lost. A whole lotta possibilities there, since it's entirely possible for the character from lost to be the Mayor of Gotham. Somebody work this out for us.


I would take a cheap shot at Dick Cheney here, but that would be inappropriate (impolitic to be political), and I don't think he could pull it off, anyway.

I'd also be interested to know how Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger worked out how to play the Joker. That characterization was, to use an overused word, unique. He's not a Coyote figure, nor the Fool, and I loved the way the writers refused to give us any handles on him with the differing stories of how he came to be.


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Posted 20 July 2008 - 01:25 AM

I'd also be interested to know how Christopher Nolan and Heath Ledger worked out how to play the Joker. That characterization was, to use an overused word, unique. He's not a Coyote figure, nor the Fool, and I loved the way the writers refused to give us any handles on him with the differing stories of how he came to be.

that's how the joker is in the comic books. joker would tell one origin and then go ahead and tell another later on.

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Posted 20 July 2008 - 01:42 AM

that's how the joker is in the comic books. joker would tell one origin and then go ahead and tell another later on.

Director Christopher Nolan has mentioned that "The Killing Joke" served as an influence for the version of the Joker that appeared in The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger, who played the Joker, stated in an interview that he was given a copy of "The Killing Joke" as reference for the role.
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