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Post by -Lithium- on Jul 18, 2008 16:56:12 GMT -5
They did Two Face perfect. After seeing him flip the coin all those times, it really got me thinking that I wouldnt like to watch 2 hours of that.
Some people are saying he didnt die, but he did. If he didnt then Batman taking the blame for everything is pointless. Harvey would just show up and ruin the perception of him. But then again that could be the third movie. I really hope not though. That would be a real cop-out.
The movie was good at not letting whats gonna happen next be obvious. The only thing I can remember calling was that the Joker was gonna use the broken glass in the interrogation room. And I think they wanted you to know, cause it was just RIGHT there in frame.
Oh and my new favorite part after I got thinking, was The Joker asking Batman if he wanted to know how he got the scars near the end. Just the time he picked to ask that was great. And yeah that was cool that he kept changing the story...
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jul 18, 2008 17:05:37 GMT -5
I.......still can't believe how awesome this film is....
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Post by PSJ on Jul 18, 2008 17:20:47 GMT -5
Saw it at 12. Ive been a huge mark since I was kid. Liked the film a TON. Great cast, and they all did VERY well. Its not the best film ive ever seen (things seemed too rushed for me, and there was a bit more focus on the "action"/ not enough focus on the characters.... I know) buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut it was enjoyable.
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Post by MiLo Duck on Jul 18, 2008 17:27:34 GMT -5
I don't even know how to begin with how much I enjoyed this movie, especially every single moment of Heath Ledger's Joker. He went out at the top of his game. Bravo Mr. Ledger.
It wasn't the biggest thing, or what I liked best about this superb film, but it was also nice to see Scarecrow again for a little bit.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 18, 2008 17:34:10 GMT -5
I don't even know how to begin with how much I enjoyed this movie, especially every single moment of Heath Ledger's Joker. He went out at the top of his game. Bravo Mr. Ledger. It wasn't the biggest thing, or what I liked best about this superb film, but it was also nice to see Scarecrow again for a little bit. The thing I like about that cameo is it shows us these guys don't just disapear. They are still out there doing lord knows what and just because the movie doesn't focus on them doesn't mean they are off Bats radar or vice versa.
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Post by RoloSolo IV on Jul 18, 2008 17:45:25 GMT -5
Aaron Eckhart > Health Ledger
He did the better acting job. Ledger was over the top. Kinda like Carrey was with the Riddler. Eckhart was PERFECT as Dent.
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Post by theflyinhawaiian on Jul 18, 2008 17:47:11 GMT -5
my favorite line........(minor spoiler that won't even reveal anything):
"know how i got these scars...?" "no...but i know how you got these."
dang near standing ovation for that in my theater......
by the way...we saw the following trailers with audience response following in parentheses:
bolt (indifference...although i thought it kinda actually looked ok) body of lies (yawn) watchmen (brought the house down) tropic thunder (a couple of people yelling "allright!"...but that's it) quantum of solace (amazingly great response to this with a lot of applause) terminator salvation (a lot of wtf!? followed by MUCH applause when it is revealed that christian bale is john connor)
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 18, 2008 17:51:49 GMT -5
Ledger was over the top. Kinda like Carrey was with the Riddler. I have to disagree. Joker is an over-the-top character as is. We are talking about a clown that find murder and mayhem funny and cackles with glee while doing so. I feel Ledger brought a perfect amount of reality to what can easily be a role that hams up the place. Ledger was no where near Jim Carrey levels of over acting in my opinion. Jim Carrey was hoping around, striking ridiculous poses and... well... being Jim Carrey.
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Post by The QC Loser on Jul 18, 2008 17:56:37 GMT -5
I just saw this and honestly can't think of one thing wrong with it. I just know I will go see it again.
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Post by RoloSolo IV on Jul 18, 2008 18:05:01 GMT -5
Ledger was over the top. Kinda like Carrey was with the Riddler. I have to disagree. Joker is an over-the-top character as is. We are talking about a clown that find murder and mayhem funny and cackles with glee while doing so. Yes, someways your right. There were scenes which reminded me of the Joker in the comics. Then there were others which I kept thinking Ledger was trying too hard. I just dont feel the performance was the greatest like some people have said. I liked Harvey Dent/Two Face better than the Joker in the film.
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Post by Jam on Jul 18, 2008 18:09:11 GMT -5
I have to disagree. Joker is an over-the-top character as is. We are talking about a clown that find murder and mayhem funny and cackles with glee while doing so. Yes, someways your right. There were scenes which reminded me of the Joker in the comics. Then there were others which I kept thinking Ledger was trying too hard. I just dont feel the performance was the greatest like some people have said. I liked Harvey Dent/Two Face better than the Joker in the film. I knew going into this that The Joker was there to steal the show, but honestly, I enjoyed the Harvey Two-Face part of the story just alittle bit more.
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Post by PSJ on Jul 18, 2008 18:11:08 GMT -5
Eckhart did VERY well here. Hell, EVERYONE with name value did VERY well here. Who is "THE" villian in the next film? ?!!!??
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Post by Jam on Jul 18, 2008 18:15:22 GMT -5
I hope it's The Riddler. From what Nolan has done with Scarecrow, Ras, Joker, and Two-Face I just know his version on Riddler would rule all.
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Post by The QC Loser on Jul 18, 2008 18:36:22 GMT -5
SPOILER
I loved that Batman also chose saving Dent over Rachel. Just fits with the giving up his own happiness for the people of Gotham
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Post by Jam on Jul 18, 2008 18:37:25 GMT -5
SPOILER I loved that Batman also chose saving Dent over Rachel. Just fits with the giving up his own happiness for the people of Gotham More spoilers Didn't he think he was going to save Rachel?
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Post by knightrider01 on Jul 18, 2008 18:40:27 GMT -5
Yeah he thought he was going to save Rachel, Joker knew who he would choose and gave a little misinformation.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jul 18, 2008 18:45:21 GMT -5
I saw it today, and man, I really loved the part at the end where the Penguin came down in the UFO. OK, I haven't seen it but didn't want to be left out of the conversation
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Jul 18, 2008 18:46:51 GMT -5
Yeah he thought he was going to save Rachel, Joker knew who he would choose and gave a little misinformation. Yeah, Gordon and all them heard Joker telling Batman the addresses and Batman told Gordon he was going for Rachel, so Joker switched them up. Why would Batman tell Gordon he was going for one and go for the other when Gordon heard it too? Then they would both end up at the same place.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 18, 2008 18:51:29 GMT -5
I have to disagree. Joker is an over-the-top character as is. We are talking about a clown that find murder and mayhem funny and cackles with glee while doing so. Yes, someways your right. There were scenes which reminded me of the Joker in the comics. Then there were others which I kept thinking Ledger was trying too hard. I just dont feel the performance was the greatest like some people have said. I liked Harvey Dent/Two Face better than the Joker in the film. I don't disagree with you at all about Eckhart. I feel he did an amazing job, and after the movie was over me and a couple of friends were talking about you rarely see a villain have a begining, middle and end to their story developed so well. I joked around and said "They could have called this movie 'Two-Face Begins.'" Yeah he thought he was going to save Rachel, Joker knew who he would choose and gave a little misinformation. Yeah, Gordon and all them heard Joker telling Batman the addresses and Batman told Gordon he was going for Rachel, so Joker switched them up. Why would Batman tell Gordon he was going for one and go for the other when Gordon heard it too? Then they would both end up at the same place. Exactly, this was all part of Joker's plan of the fall of Harvey Dent. I hope it's The Riddler. From what Nolan has done with Scarecrow, Ras, Joker, and Two-Face I just know his version on Riddler would rule all. I would also like to see Penguin as a mob-boss type guy. He can hire Bane as the muscle and they can make Bane a serious threat.
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Post by The QC Loser on Jul 18, 2008 18:51:59 GMT -5
Yeah he thought he was going to save Rachel, Joker knew who he would choose and gave a little misinformation. Yeah, Gordon and all them heard Joker telling Batman the addresses and Batman told Gordon he was going for Rachel, so Joker switched them up. Why would Batman tell Gordon he was going for one and go for the other when Gordon heard it too? Then they would both end up at the same place. Damn I must of misheard then. I know in my theatre there were some parts that you could hardly hear what was being said over the music
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