Friday, August 15, 2008
Spider-Man Presents: Gwen Stacy or a Hostess Fruit Pie?
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Review: Batman Begins
I started avoiding the new wave of super hero movies (mainly the marvel onces) since Spider-Man 3. I don't have time for such perpetual disappointment. That's not to say I won't watch anything based on a comic but I do avoid most of them.
Normally, I'd avoid Batman movies as well since they too have all the makings of a bad super hero movie: a huge budget, several big name actors, merchandising out the ears, a ton of promotion, limitless cg based special effects, and or course it's a summer blockbuster. All of these things make me want stay home.
Batman is different from the others somehow. For starters, I'm a huge fan of Christian Bale since American Psycho. His portrayal was very refreshing since the last few Bat movies which have ranked from bad to utterly horrible.
Watching the Dark Knight gave me the impression that the story had been lifted directly from an issue of Detective Comics. In that sense the movie really kicked ass above and beyond any of the other Batman movies. (I still think the 1989 Batman movie was the best overall.) Heath Ledger's take on the Joker was superb and refreshing as well. They dared to be different and it worked while still maintaining the spirit of the comics.
In short this movie was great. I'd really like to have a look at it in IMAX. I'm less than optimistic about the next movie though. It seems they're falling to that old trap where they're picking their villains before they even write the script.
Normally, I'd avoid Batman movies as well since they too have all the makings of a bad super hero movie: a huge budget, several big name actors, merchandising out the ears, a ton of promotion, limitless cg based special effects, and or course it's a summer blockbuster. All of these things make me want stay home.
Batman is different from the others somehow. For starters, I'm a huge fan of Christian Bale since American Psycho. His portrayal was very refreshing since the last few Bat movies which have ranked from bad to utterly horrible.
Watching the Dark Knight gave me the impression that the story had been lifted directly from an issue of Detective Comics. In that sense the movie really kicked ass above and beyond any of the other Batman movies. (I still think the 1989 Batman movie was the best overall.) Heath Ledger's take on the Joker was superb and refreshing as well. They dared to be different and it worked while still maintaining the spirit of the comics.
In short this movie was great. I'd really like to have a look at it in IMAX. I'm less than optimistic about the next movie though. It seems they're falling to that old trap where they're picking their villains before they even write the script.
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