Jul 19, 2008
Blockbuster
| The second movie in the re-vamped Batman series. I tried to get tickets for the midnight screening, no go, they sold out. Tried to follow that up with tickets for Friday night, sold out, right in front of me no less. So instead of meeting the same rejection again, tickets were purchased for tonight. And was it worth it. It was worth every penny and every second. I'll try not to give shit away on my review, but no promises. The movie was about predictability, organization and chaos. The status quo and what it would take to bring about change. I guess I'm foaming at the mouth on this bit huh? Well, it's well worth it. This is going to mean a purchase come DVD release time. The only thing that I wasn't too fond of, was telling a bit more origin to the Joker, yes he told his story before slicing and dicing, but he changed the story after and it makes me even more curious as to how Christopher Nolan wanted to take that direction if he could've piled it into an almost 3 hour movie. But don't get me wrong, it was long, but I barely noticed. It was enticing the whole way. I fear that they may start to cram again, like they did with the original sequels. They firmly develop one nemesis but under-develop the other. They kind of did that with this one, but Heath Ledger's performance had me jump a couple times. When he pulled his disappearing trick and also had me laughing. I was laughing at a building being blown up, but hey, that's good fucking entertainment right there. Heath Ledger played the part to perfection I tell you. Cut throat to the point where you believed he was loony, but then smart enough to think he's a genius, but then ravenous enough, even in non-violent scenes (which are quickly turned violent) to have you enthralled, petrified and in love with the character. The only part that sort of got me a little crabby, was the ending. You met and saw the development of Harvey Dent, his downfall and his transformation into the monster Two-Face that Tommy Lee Jones did a shit job with. Aaron Eckhart did an amazing job though, as he does with all his roles (even when the movie is as crappy as "The Core"). But what irks me is that Dent dies in the end. A very unfitting end at that. But the Nolans kept the Joker alive. I don't know why the movie wasn't edited for the extenuating circumstance of losing the actor that portrayed the Joker to a T. I mean, this movie puts Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson to shame and Jack even has stated so. I shudder at the notion that someone else might portray the Joker in the next movie. I think and hope that the next movie moves on to a different villain, maybe Riddler or I'd love to see Clayface brought in for the next movie. Clayface would work the most considering that the story has not been touched on in any movie. Not to mention the guy eats humans to stay alive, that sounds like more of a pandemic than a guy playing Clue the real life game. Besides, the Riddler is sort of a Joker ripoff. I hope they go with Clayface and maybe bring R'az Al Gul back, hey, in the comics and cartoons the guy's immortal, but I doubt Nolan will take it to that level of fantasy. So please, leave the Joker out of the next movie and bring in a new Joker for a 4th installation. |
posted by Mike at 11:57 PM
