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Post by hector on Jun 10, 2005 7:09:43 GMT
As the Bat-Pimp of the forum, it is my duty to, well, pimp this movie. Let's see what the critics are saying: his is is the first Batman movie to get it right...one of the best movies of the year --- Ebert and Roeper. But for Christopher Nolan to turn "Batman Begins" into such a smart, gritty, brooding, visceral experience is astonishing. Truly, Batman does begin again. --- Hollywood Reporter Once in a blue moon, A Hollywood studio makes an interesting decision: e.g., entrusting one of its most valuable franchises to a director best known for an indie film whose story nobody has quite figured out, even after five years.
The result, in the case of Warner Bros., Batman, and Christopher Nolan, is Batman Begins, the best studio film so far this year and candidate for The Best Comic-Book Movie Adaptation Ever. --- LA City BeatIf you accept the premise that comic-book movies have the potential to be the primal, populist tales of our time—the pop operas, as they are sometimes called— you're halfway to understanding why Batman Begins is such a great movie. Director Christopher Nolan weds the best of the blockbuster with the stuff of opera (Nolan quotes Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele for good measure) and Greek tragedy. -- Groucho ReviewsA bold and brilliant superhero movie, Batman Begins is the best outing ever for the Caped Crusader....Influenced by Frank Miller's seminal comic Batman: Year One, this is easily the most engrossing and faithful screen adaptation of his adventures. It is also the most intelligent and entertaining. The franchise is reborn. Embrace the Dark Knight's return -- BBC
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Post by hector on Jun 10, 2005 8:20:56 GMT
Like I did about Sith, here are some thing I know about BB, even though I haven't see it yet (though I read the script...)
1) This movie is about Bruce Wayne. He doesn't put the costume until about an hour into the film. We get to know the man inside the suit and his motives first. What would drive a man to dress like a giant bat? This movie answer it. Let's remember that previously two movies have had the character without the costume for the first part; and they have been the two best superhero movies ever made: Superman and Spider-Man.
2) I know Christopher Nolan, I have seen his two previous films dozens of times. Memento put you in the place of an amnesiac just as Insomnia made you feel the effects of sleep deprivation. This movie is about fear. It will be scary. And it should be. It's the only way Batman works in a realistic setting.
3) Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Liam Neeson are some of the finest actors around, and Bale is not without his talent either. All are perfectly cast, Oldman in particular looks as if he leaped out from a Mazzuchelli's drawing of Year One.
4) Did I mention Batman: Year One? I can almost guarantee that the most striking and memorable moments of that seminal miniseries will appear in the movie.
5) It is a serious movie. Yes, it is about a man dressed as bat jumping through rooftoops that appears in probably the most looked down medium currently. But it is not childish. Christopher Nolan and company respects the character, very much in the same way Richard Donner did almost 30 years ago.
6) Bruce Wayne vs. Ninjas, lots of ninjas! and car chases! Yes, it is serious, but it has to have some kick ass action, too.
7) Let's face it, the only good thing out of The Phantom Menace was Qui-Gon Jinn. Here Liam Neeson plays the mentor part again. But with a director who, you know, actually likes to direct human beings it's bound to be much better.
And last, but not least:
8) The bat-suit has no nipples.
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Post by hector on Jun 10, 2005 9:15:20 GMT
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Post by TheScreamMan on Jun 10, 2005 11:40:07 GMT
A friend of mine saw it, and he is someone very hard to please. he said its sheer brilliance.
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Post by Venom65437 on Jun 10, 2005 15:57:51 GMT
No nipples on the Bat suit is key...
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Post by philster on Jun 10, 2005 22:56:42 GMT
Hector, the Bat-Pimp-Daddy!
Sounds like it's going to be great. I seriously can't wait until the next Friday - this is my most anticipated movie of the year, really.
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Post by Shan on Jun 11, 2005 18:58:14 GMT
OK, if I am suppose to see this movie, I expect some reports from you guys as to what you thought about it. If you really like it and think it is truly great, then i will go see it and let you know what you think. ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) Remember I am not a Batman fan, so it will have to be really good to impress me. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by philster on Jun 11, 2005 22:41:35 GMT
Oh, we promise. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Shan on Jun 12, 2005 15:20:41 GMT
I'm counting on it. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by hector on Jun 14, 2005 1:04:52 GMT
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Post by Terrordar on Jun 14, 2005 1:06:22 GMT
I have no incline to see this movie.
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Post by Shan on Jun 14, 2005 2:41:41 GMT
Hey, not to be into Batman at all, I think I guessed pretty good. ;D Thanks for taking our quiz. You answered 50% of the questions correctly. Fair. You know quite a bit about the Caped Crusader, but there are obviously a lot of comics you have yet to read. What are you waiting for? Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Shan on Jun 14, 2005 2:43:58 GMT
Ah, Terrordar, couldn't you just go see it to join the group? ;D I'm not into Batman either, but I agreed to see it if the guys think it is really good and worth seeing. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by philster on Jun 14, 2005 2:54:20 GMT
I got all but three right. The trick question got me.
I also never saw Superfriends and I didn't think enough on the "The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" question.
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Post by Shan on Jun 14, 2005 2:56:34 GMT
What was the trick question? Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Terrordar on Jun 14, 2005 2:58:58 GMT
Ah, Terrordar, couldn't you just go see it to join the group? ;D I'm not into Batman either, but I agreed to see it if the guys think it is really good and worth seeing. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) THats the thing, from what I've seen/heard, I've beenutterly unimpressed. It takes more then film reviews to make a movie good, and I have not been interested thus far.
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Post by Shan on Jun 14, 2005 3:13:56 GMT
Yeah, you are right about that. I did say I would, so I they say it is good I will see it. No guarantee that I will like it though. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by hector on Jun 14, 2005 3:46:10 GMT
What was the trick question? The first one. Billy Dee Williams played Harvey Dent in the first Batman, but before he became two-face. I can guarantee you all it will be awesome. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by Shan on Jun 14, 2005 4:57:00 GMT
I got it right. I got it right. I got the trick questions right. It was a pure guess, but I got it right. ;D I'm taking your word on this one Hector. This movie better not be disappointing or else........ ;D Shan ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by philster on Jun 14, 2005 5:24:26 GMT
Yeah that first question got me good.
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