tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8065094154850128099.post8877464250846031354..comments2023-06-08T12:00:55.059-04:00Comments on Rodgerjames: Movie Review - The Dark KnightRodgerJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09659232108399073053noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8065094154850128099.post-48402583733404613232008-08-19T03:08:00.000-04:002008-08-19T03:08:00.000-04:00Solid review sir... but the Two Face make-up FX we...Solid review sir... but the Two Face make-up FX were in fact, entirely CG. Minus three points.RodgerJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09659232108399073053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8065094154850128099.post-6133794908941484122008-07-24T12:52:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:52:00.000-04:00Maggie hotter than Katie? Maybe. In the fund-raise...Maggie hotter than Katie? Maybe. In the fund-raiser scene where she's all done up in formal dress... I guess she's cute in a wet dog kind of way. Droopy eyes and gangly posture, where do you get off? Katie is way hotter. Way.<BR/><BR/>I'll agree with you that the rest of the movie was dashiznit., as it was juiced-up to be. After hearing everyone and their mother chanting it to be the movie of the summer, getting smothered in promo from billboards, to bus stops to bi-planes, I was expecting to be disappointed on at least some level. C'mon, really. Who advertises with bi-planes anymore? <BR/><BR/>In comparison to Batman Begins however, I found The Dark Knight a bit lacking in plot. There was a point where I realized that I had been wide-eyed and sitting on the edge of my seat for almost an hour. Sure, they had a lot less story to work with than the origins of Bruce and how he became Batman, but there were no breaks from the action that let the audience just sit back and breathe. Which could be an attribute I guess, but eye-candy is quickly forgotten with the next best thing. It's like a first date: If you don't want some good conversation, just buy yourself a blow-up doll.<BR/><BR/>Christian Bale is definitely my favourite Batman. I have no complaints about any acting performance in the movie, but Ledger undeniably brought it up a notch. His character (credit also being due to Nolan and FX) had such a fantastic element of psychotic realism. It carried the movie beyond the rest of the Kraft Dinner super hero movies like the original Hulk, Fantastic Four and borderline on Spiderman. <BR/><BR/>On the topic of realism, I can't agree with the FX on Harvey Dent's face. I thought it was brutally cartoonish, especially the exposed eyeball. Give me a break, that eye would dry up like a raisin. I find it hard to believe the Joker and Two-Face were designed by the same make-up crew.<BR/><BR/>I don't have much of an opinion on Batman's rough, raspy voice, but it's sexy as hell. Heterosexuality also intact, I really go for the whole garburator timbre in a voice, common of those three-dollar an hour 1-900 numbers. Not that I would know.<BR/><BR/>Cool blog though Mr. Beck. Keep it up and you may just make the "Favourites" folder in my bookmarks. High society indeed, you baller you.NateKuehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610757234408234807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8065094154850128099.post-61887096450899543582008-07-21T16:17:00.000-04:002008-07-21T16:17:00.000-04:00Good on ya, Rog! I read a crap load of reviews; it...Good on ya, Rog! I read a crap load of reviews; it's nice to read one that isn't too 'pretentious film student wannabe'. Honest, funny and insightful - without any BS. Keep it up!Dario Fulcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556719461315534720noreply@blogger.com