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Ilythia

January 26th, 2008, 01:16 PM

Since Brokeback Mountain displayed the love between two gay cowboys, some people were going to get organized and protest infront of some church where his funeral was going to take place. Why? They blame him for giving them a bad name.

It is amazing how close-minded people can take a role so seriously. It truly is appalling.

Aside from that, I can't wait until the premiere! Not sure about everyone else, but I prefer this Joker. He looks believably insane, specially after watching the trailer.

Agony

January 26th, 2008, 05:10 PM

That would be Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church crew. Look them up on Wikipedia or something. Most famous for their site: www.godhatesfags.com and I have to say that they've done far worse than picket Heath's funeral; and will continue to do worse.

Ilythia

January 26th, 2008, 05:43 PM

Quite the disgusting man. He'd do the world a favour if he "passed" away.

Roxas

January 27th, 2008, 01:37 PM

His death surprised me, I had no idea he was into all that sleeping pill stuff but then again I didn't know the guy personally. It's sad he died because he was a very talented actor and I pretty much liked every film he's been in. They reckon this role of the joker contributed to his death. He really got into the role of not sleeping and he was on the set 'til 5am in the morning at times. But I don't know.

That laugh is fucking awesome. This will definately be the best joker ever. "Lets put a smile on that face." I love it. His voice and everything, so psychotic. What a legend. (: Can't wait for the film. Just to see Heath as the joker.

Shun

January 28th, 2008, 12:06 AM

Can't wait for the film. Just to see Heath as the joker.
Christian Baleee

Ilythia

January 28th, 2008, 12:26 AM

Haha, it seems that you are the only one whose looking forward to seeing the handsome Bale~

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Dark_Knight.jpg

No idea about you guys, but I'm absolutely loving that promotional poster. If anyone finds a bigger version, I whole heartedly appreciate it! Can't wait to see it as a wallpaper.

Edit: It's quite surprising how nobody is looking forward to seeing Aaron Eckhar's portrayal of Harvey Dent/ Two-Face

Shun

January 28th, 2008, 01:00 AM

TWO-FACE IS IN IT?!

I've only heard Ledger's laugh and seen pictures of Bale up to now (Batman-related laugh/pictures), really, to be honest.

<3bale

Kanji

January 28th, 2008, 10:34 AM

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/9755/whysoseriousfk7.jpg

As far as posters go, I'm frothing at the mouth for this one (http://www.movieposter.com/poster/MPW-29829/Dark_Knight.html). I've never had so much as a remote want to own a poster, let alone hang one in my room. Suddenly, for once in my life it seems I absolutely need to throw some cash towards this lovely decoration.

Re: Heath's death, I'm interested to see what kind of evidence the authorities dig up. His demise came so far out of left field that even GOD wouldn't see it coming, seriously. I like how he was found in Mary-Kate Olsen's apartment, of all places. Crazy theories have been terrorizing the internetz for a while, but we all know that Jack Nicholson assassinated Ledger in a futile attempt to snag the Joker role yet again. ::noonelaughs::

Cold jokes aside, my thoughts go out to his family and I hope he rests in peace.

Shun, are you telling me you haven't seen the new trailer (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedarkknight/trailer2/)!? It's good stuff.

Shun

January 28th, 2008, 10:46 AM

I still fail to see Two-Face being part of the movie. I've seen the trailer (I think when it first aired/ended up on YouTube) before, but all I could remember from it was the laughter and the new car.

As for the poster... $125?!? You're really willing to go all-out for that poster, rather than trying to find a cheap rip-off version of it?

Edit: I'm not saying it's not amazing.. I'm just saying a $15 payment for it would be a bit better, IMO.

Solitary Seraph

January 28th, 2008, 10:47 AM

Just dont forget fgts that Jack Nicholson MADE the batman movie.

Just hope that Heath was half as good a joker as he was.

There was a better poster than that, where it's the joker walkin down a street in Gotham with a knife behind his back. I cant find it no mo though. :(

On Ledger's death? I dont care that he died, really, I dont remember him being in any movies other than Dark Knight.

Shun

January 28th, 2008, 10:51 AM

I dont remember him being in any movies other than Dark Knight.
That's probably because you don't like mainstream chick-esque movies. (I do.)

Roxas

January 28th, 2008, 11:06 AM

I kind of...forgot about that tbh. I saw the trailer and was too blown away by Heath's portrayal of the joker to remember anything else. That laugh. Seriously. Ledger > Bale, anyday.

That film poster is good. I've never seen that one. All I keep seeing are this:

http://www.brendanmckillip.com/uploaded_images/TheDarkKnight_teaserPoster-783517.jpg

or the one with just the Joker's face on it.

Kanji

January 28th, 2008, 11:08 AM

O HELL NAW @ the $125 price tag. I swear, it was about $40 cheaper than that when I looked at it last week. I'll most likely try to get my hands on a cheaper version if at all possible, since my wallet's not exactly bursting at the seams with that green stuff. $15 sounds much more attractive, though I have doubts that I'd find it for that cheap... alas. And oh snap, talk of a better poster? I'm definitely holding off until I hear/see moar then.

Yeah, I don't deny that Nicholson made Burton's Batman... The man's badass incarnate, after all. Heck, he'd probably pull off a suitably insane Joker in The Dark Knight even with Nolan's new approach.

Solitary Seraph

January 28th, 2008, 11:31 AM

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4327/jokerposterwk2.jpg

EDIT: Harvey Dent is two face

JAY

February 8th, 2008, 01:09 PM

The fitting thing is batman kills Joker anyway, so, there!
On another, the other note: heard he kicked it in the apartment of one of the Olsen twins.

Crimson

February 8th, 2008, 03:18 PM

This movie is going to be great to watch (besides the fact Heath Ledger passed away and all, so that will be a creepiness factor). I'm looking forward to watching Christian Bale, too. :]

JAY

February 8th, 2008, 03:32 PM

This movie is going to be great to watch (besides the fact Heath Ledger passed away and all, so that will be a creepiness factor). I'm looking forward to watching Christian Bale, too. :]
How is this any different from watching Queen of the Damned (not worth watching) after Aalyah had died before the release.

Roxas

February 9th, 2008, 04:46 AM

On another, the other note: heard he kicked it in the apartment of one of the Olsen twins.
Yeah he was reportedly dating Mary-Kate at the time or something.
And grr, I keep forgetting about two face. I haven't seen any pictures of him. :(

Solitary Seraph

February 9th, 2008, 06:23 AM

He won't be two face in this one.

I'll lay down money that Joker throws acid on him at the end of the movie, and paves the way for Two Face in the third.

Crimson

February 9th, 2008, 07:48 AM

How is this any different from watching Queen of the Damned (not worth watching) after Aalyah had died before the release.

I didn't see that movie, so I wouldn't exactly know, but you've brought up a good point. I completely forgot she had been in that movie.
Hopefully the second will be good enough for there to be a third one.

Solitary Seraph

February 9th, 2008, 08:33 AM

There will be even if there was nobody going to see it, and I'd bet that Dark Knight ends up breaking records on sales just from the hype.

The difference is that Queen of the Damned was an okay movie but it was still really only about Lestat rockin out as a vampire rocker. They took out all the storyline that was from the book.

Agony

February 9th, 2008, 08:39 AM

I would have thought that Brandon Lee in The Crow would be the best example here.

JAY

February 9th, 2008, 12:43 PM

I would have thought that Brandon Lee in The Crow would be the best example here.

well, from these 3 most definitely. Then again, not as good as Bruce Lee. Ironic, eh?

Solitary Seraph

February 9th, 2008, 01:10 PM

"Enter the Dragon would go on to become one of the year's highest grossing films and cemented Lee as a martial arts legend"

Well, that's true.

But Brandon Lee is more fit for my generation, I remember how horrified everyone was that he died.

Especially from a blank bullet. :|

Crimson

February 10th, 2008, 09:55 AM

I would have thought that Brandon Lee in The Crow would be the best example here.

Yeah, I remember reading abnout that. Talk about a freak accident with a supposed blank bullet, jeez.

Shun

February 11th, 2008, 10:02 AM

But Brandon Lee is more fit for my generation, I remember how horrified everyone was that he died.

Especially from a blank bullet. :|Like father, like son.

Kanji

July 12th, 2008, 07:41 PM

So, a little under a week left. I was just watching some shiz on TV and they were saying that this was easily the the best superhero film made thus far, and that the dark and gritty atmosphere is right on par with award-winning films like The Departed.

Quick google says the show was called At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper. Biased guyz rating a blockbuster film highly to improve their reputation? I have no idea.

But my anticipation just shot through the roof.

Ilythia

July 12th, 2008, 10:23 PM

Dude, that just made it worse for me.

God damnit, why can't it almost be Thursday?!

Sam

July 12th, 2008, 11:02 PM

I can't wait to see this film. I thought Batman Begins was amazing, mainly for its dark and gritty feel. Just the way I thought Batman should be. Just as long as this new Batman movie doesn't have Katey Holmes, I'll be fine.

naikou

July 13th, 2008, 04:04 AM

I'm going to watch the imax version tomorrow night. Exactly why I don't hate working in a movie theater.

edit:
Oh, also, watched Batman: Gotham Knight (aka batmanime). The quality went up and down a lot, depending on which studio was animating at the time, but some of the episodes were pretty awesome. Although, lol, bishie Bruce Wayne:
http://kokuun.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/bruce-1.jpg

Kanji

July 13th, 2008, 12:14 PM

Totally wishing I had your job, naikou. Be sure to tell us how awesome it was. lollin' @ batmanime, too.

Oh shit, guys.

http://thedarkknight.warnerbros.com/
Don't know if this happened long ago, but The Joker vandalized everything on the official site. Check out the download links. I've still gotta buy me one of those posters, come to think of it...

Ilythia

July 13th, 2008, 04:16 PM

Mmm, saw the DVD's at Walmart so until the midnight screening, I'm gonna indulge in those. I'm guessing Madhouse is the one with top notch quality. But yes, I second what Vinny said. Do it!

LOL at "Me!" poster.

I checked out wikipedia and thus far I'm surprised that some reviewrs have mentioned Heath Ledger possibly being nominated for the Oscars.

naikou

July 14th, 2008, 04:59 AM

So yeah, not even going to lie to you guys.

That was even better than the previews made it look (and the previews gave away nothing, by the way). The hype surrounding this movie is pretty much 100% deserved. There aren't even minor flaws for me to pick at. Very solid, very awesome movie. I'm going to see it again Tuesday morning. Possibly again Wednesday night.

Now... who can resist the urge to click the spoiler button? :p
Some very quotable lines, especially by the Joker. Freakin loved Ledger's performance. "What doesn't kill you only makes you... stranger." And how he kept changing the story on how he got his scars - I was very glad that the Joker had zero back story. And the pencil magic trick at the beginning, totally did not see that coming, rofl. And the nurse outfit, and the "one man" bank heist, etc etc. Every Joker scene was beyond entertaining.

Basically, he made you laugh, and then feel a little bit awful inside for laughing.

Ilythia

July 14th, 2008, 11:54 PM

Whoo, that's a huge relief! I was worried that the various trailers would ruin the movie (I'm looking at you Beowulf). I'm seriously tempted by that spoiler tag..

To click or not to click? These are the times I truly wished I worked at a movie theater.

Kanji

July 15th, 2008, 09:52 AM

I guess I'm kind of speechless in my joy about it living up to the hype. This film is probably going to be a highlight of my summer.

Shun

July 15th, 2008, 03:06 PM

I'm spreading your words as if they're the words of God and every movie reviewer ever to walk the earth, naikou. Please don't get me killed for lies.

Not that I expect you to be lying. All I now expect is a fucking awesome time at the movies once the movie finally comes out.

naikou

July 16th, 2008, 03:19 AM

I'm spreading your words as if they're the words of God and every movie reviewer ever to walk the earth, naikou. Please don't get me killed for lies.
Let me put it another way...

At the theater I work at, under your name badge, you get to list your favorite movie. Since two days ago, I have made 36 new name badges.

So yeah, seeing it for the third time tomorrow.

Shun

July 16th, 2008, 09:26 AM

Goddamn.

Ilythia

July 18th, 2008, 03:50 PM

Best B-man movie ever. Oh man, that was just awesome. I'm so going to see it again.

I'm gonna go eat some food. <3

I do have to agree with naikou on this one. The Joker joked until the very end, and every seen was spectacular. Oh god, the phone call. I was expecting him to call someone to trigger the bomb in the guy's stomach.. nothave the phone inside the guy. Pencil tricks ftw.

dissonance

July 18th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Why do I not feel the desire to see this movie?

Simply because sometime in the past, a superhero movie came out that began a wave of superhero movies. That movie got very good reviews and I saw it months after it came out, thinking I would see a good movie. Said movie sucked hard. Now, I've learned my lesson and I never expect too much out of a movie. So, when a lot of people tell me a movie is "the best ever", I go see something else.

I saw Hellboy 2 yesterday, by the way.

Iron Octopus

July 19th, 2008, 12:06 AM

I want to see Batman, but what I don't understand is why people get so bothered over Heath Ledger dying during production of this. God, I wanted to see the movie he was working on so much more. I'll take a Terry Gilliam movie over a summer superhero flick any day.

dissonance

July 19th, 2008, 06:27 AM

Iron Octopus

July 19th, 2008, 10:41 AM

And people don't get that he didn't die. He killed HIMSELF. Which basically makes him a loser.I'd agree if my favorite guitarist didn't die that way. Jimmie Hendrix was no loser.

I don't blame Ledger, though. Brokeback Mountain was an absolutely horrid movie and lead to too many slashfics with him and Gyllenhaal. I'd kill myself too.

dissonance

July 19th, 2008, 10:50 AM

I'd agree if my favorite guitarist didn't die that way. Jimmie Hendrix was no loser.

I don't blame Ledger, though. Brokeback Mountain was an absolutely horrid movie and lead to too many slashfics with him and Gyllenhaal. I'd kill myself too.

There's a difference between OD'ing of a drug you became addicted to (not well informed on Jimi Hendrix's death) and swallowing a handful of sleeping pills, with the intent of dying.

Iron Octopus

July 19th, 2008, 10:15 PM

There's a difference between OD'ing of a drug you became addicted to (not well informed on Jimi Hendrix's death) and swallowing a handful of sleeping pills, with the intent of dying.Whether or not Hendrix was intent on dying is under pretty intense speculation, the guy apparently had massive feelings of being used and exploited, which is pretty believable. Not that I exactly see that as justification, but Hendrix's impact is far wider-reaching than Ledger's.

Anyway, I saw Dark Knight. I liked it more or less strictly because of the Joker and Two-Face/Harvey Dent. Though it was surprising at points, Christian Bale's acting got laughable at points. His Batman voice is absolutely absurd. I think once the hype wears off, people will realize this is not the 9.6 IMDb is giving it, it's just something people haven't seen in a long, long time: a generally good movie.

Kanji

July 20th, 2008, 10:47 PM

Man, I absolutely loved this. To be honest, you've gotta lump me in with the new generation of Batman fanboys that didn't give a damn about Gotham until Nolan unveiled Batman Begins. I was largely into this newfangled superhero movie scene at the time, and Begins just blew my mind. It's sat upon the throne as my personal favorite movie for some time now, and I've been anticipating this sequel ever since hearing about it in late '05 (if memory serves).

Was not disappointed in the least. Gotta say that Ledger's Joker is what really makes this movie, though. He really did steal all of his scenes (naikou and Ilythia hit the nail on the head). I've already told a few people that this is my new all-time favorite movie, and while this may hold up for a while yet, it's entirely probable that I might have simply found a favorite film character. It's really not just because Heath had this mysterious shocking suicidal death, either. The guy can act, and he explores this character in a way that really exceeded my expectations. I feel he'd still be getting all this oscar-talk even if he still was alive.

Slaugher is the best medicine.

But yeah, if I have to nitpick: I feel they didn't explore Wayne's character quite as well as they did in the first movie. Harvey Dent was great, though. And as usual, the ending was open to another entry in the series. If they really plan on this, I hope Nolan realizes the bar's been set pretty high.

9.6 on IMDb? That's a shocker. I figured I'd be in a fanboyish minority. Just did a quick check on RottenTomatoes, and the critics are actually eating this film up too. Not sure what's going on.

edit: hay guyz another sexy poster

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3561/darkknightver15hp3.jpg

Also, found a soundtrack (http://www.sendspace.com/file/c60sf7).