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Post by NIXON on Jul 26, 2008 19:12:10 GMT -5
See I enjoy the part where Maggie can act, and Katie can't, unless it is with the Dawson. And I find Maggie more attractive anyway, but for a movie role like this, looks not so important. Believing she is a ADA, very important. Never bought Homes as a legal type. Gotham really wasn't very Gothic this time, and I do think it hurt. I actually like Maggie G in terms of acting talent, but I disagree on the looks being not so important. Only because we are to believe that Gotham's richest man and one of Gotham's most powerful men are both pining for her. I had a bit of trouble buying that they would be so into someone who was so rough on the eyes. It's weird too, because I always found her fairly attractive, but some of those close ups in TDK were kinda rough. Kinda really rough. You are right about her being a superior actress to Katie Holmes, but nothing about this role really required alot of acting talent IMO.
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Post by Rorschach on Jul 26, 2008 19:15:37 GMT -5
I wonder if the shooting schedule is what made Maggie look so tired, or if it was her pregnancy?
Either way, I agree with Nixon. Some of those closeups did her NO favors at all.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 26, 2008 19:16:19 GMT -5
I'm I the only one that doesn't think Maggie is hidious or something? She has a more real world look to her, and not that supermodel type of thing. Which I think works better. I mean this is a character Bruce grew up with, which explains why he actually cares for her, not just sees her as another model to help public persona stay in character.
As far as Harvey, he probably sees a woman that is after his own heart. Someone that wants to seek out true justice for the people of Gotham. Not hard to see why he'd fall in love.
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Post by NIXON on Jul 26, 2008 19:23:49 GMT -5
I'm I the only one that doesn't think Maggie is hidious or something? She has a more real world look to her, and not that supermodel type of thing. Which I think works better. I mean this is a character Bruce grew up with, which explains why he actually cares for her, not just sees her as another model to help public persona stay in character. As far as Harvey, he probably sees a woman that is after his own heart. Someone that wants to seek out true justice for the people of Gotham. Not hard to see why he'd fall in love. Like I said, I have found her attractive before. Stranger Than Fiction sticks out in my mind as a film where I really thought she looked good, but I think it's because she was sort of quirky in the movie, and that look suited her, where as the business casual D.A./damsel in distress was not a good look for her. I mean, she looked flat out awful in some of those shots.
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Post by Rorschach on Jul 26, 2008 19:26:14 GMT -5
I'm I the only one that doesn't think Maggie is hidious or something? She has a more real world look to her, and not that supermodel type of thing. Which I think works better. I mean this is a character Bruce grew up with, which explains why he actually cares for her, not just sees her as another model to help public persona stay in character. As far as Harvey, he probably sees a woman that is after his own heart. Someone that wants to seek out true justice for the people of Gotham. Not hard to see why he'd fall in love. Hey, I said SOME of the shots made her look bad. Never said that she was a hideous CHUD.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 26, 2008 19:27:40 GMT -5
I'm talking about this movie only, none of her previous movies. Only other thing I ever watched her in was Secutary.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jul 26, 2008 19:56:42 GMT -5
I'm I the only one that doesn't think Maggie is hidious or something? She has a more real world look to her, and not that supermodel type of thing. Which I think works better. I mean this is a character Bruce grew up with, which explains why he actually cares for her, not just sees her as another model to help public persona stay in character. As far as Harvey, he probably sees a woman that is after his own heart. Someone that wants to seek out true justice for the people of Gotham. Not hard to see why he'd fall in love. I thought she looked good too, I find her more attractive that Holmes. ANd I can readily see two high powered guys pining for her, she is in their world, crime fighting, it makes perfect sense.
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Post by Brother Coyote on Jul 26, 2008 19:57:19 GMT -5
I think she has the look of an attractive woman who worries a whole lot. Which fits the part I guess.
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Post by Da (No Sold) 7-1-3 Itch on Jul 26, 2008 20:06:30 GMT -5
I still don't get the whole scene where Joker has two the guys[I'm assuming cops] killed that leads to Batman doing CSI work which leads to Wayne finding the cops tied up which leads to Gordon "killed" and Dent almost losing it with that creepy guy.
Can someone explain it?
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jul 26, 2008 20:14:05 GMT -5
From what I picked up, what he did was lead Batman/Bruce to that place on purpose. If you notice the blinds were on a timer went off, opened the blinds the lens flare from the telescope made the police sharpshooters think it was a gunman, if Bruce had been dressed as bats, he'd be implicated in the murder of the mayor.
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Post by tap on Jul 26, 2008 20:15:04 GMT -5
I still don't get the whole scene where Joker has two the guys[I'm assuming cops] killed that leads to Batman doing CSI work which leads to Wayne finding the cops tied up which leads to Gordon "killed" and Dent almost losing it with that creepy guy. Can someone explain it? The two cops had the surnames "Harvey" and "Dent." That much I know. I think the wall where he found the bullet at the crime scene was the wall of the building where the Joker had the tied-up cops so he could steal their clothes, and he rigged the curtain to open for the snipers to not be paying attention to the crowd. That I'm not sure on though. It seemed like an overly complicated ballistics set-up that even left me lost, but that's what I gathered out of it. Maybe.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jul 26, 2008 20:18:32 GMT -5
The funniest part is all of it just goes to show that Joker was the biggest schemer and planner of them all. Every move he made had a purpose, almost comes off more like the Riddler in that respect.
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Post by tap on Jul 26, 2008 20:25:07 GMT -5
I still don't get why he had to go after Lau when he already planned to off the criminals anyway (Gamble, Maroni, the Chechen). Other than tying up a loose end, but that's quite an overly complicated way to do so! The fact that Gordon used Dent to lure out the Joker and the Joker allowed himself to be captured (maybe?) while rigging a psychiatric patient with an explosive and getting him arrested and at the same precinct just so he can kidnap Lau and toy with Batman at the same time.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jul 26, 2008 20:26:08 GMT -5
I find Maggie Gyllenhall attractive in that she has a pretty, 'real' quality.
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Post by Rorschach on Jul 26, 2008 20:26:31 GMT -5
I know it's been said already, but DAMN I loved Joker mocking the henchman that got zapped. Twas great.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 26, 2008 20:41:29 GMT -5
I find Maggie Gyllenhall attractive in that she has a pretty, 'real' quality. Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
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Post by Rorschach on Jul 26, 2008 20:46:58 GMT -5
Now, having said what I DID...I much prefer Maggie's "realness" to the overplasticized Nicole Kidman and Meg Ryan.
YEEEEEEERRRRGH. Talk about BOTCHED plastic surgery.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Jul 26, 2008 20:53:09 GMT -5
I love Maggie, as an actress and stuff. She's a classical type of beauty about her, which isn't saying she's ugly, but isn't looking like a ditzy child like Katie Holmes or whatever. And she rocks when doing interviews.
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Post by Annette on Jul 26, 2008 21:08:50 GMT -5
SO glad I can post in here finally... saw it tonight! Loved 99.9% of it!
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Post by Dangery Scubba on Jul 26, 2008 21:12:10 GMT -5
SO glad I can post in here finally... saw it tonight! Loved 99.9% of it! Same. It was quite fantastic.
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