@KALofKRYPTON I enjoyed Daredevil in a "bad movie" sort of way, but... yeah.
Ditto for Batman Forever.
Speaking of Tigger, I watched Christopher Robin this weekend. It was fun, but too uneven. It's incredibly melancholy in the first half, and I was digging the approach (using the world of Winnie the Pooh to reflect on the sadness and moral confusion of adult life), but it abruptly shifts gears, hijinks ensure, and turns into yet another rote Disney film about the value of family. There's also this weird deconstructive aspect where other people can see the animals talking and freak out, which unfortunately opens up the film to speculation about the metaphysical nature of these eternal, ageless entities).
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I quite like DD. The director's cut especially.
I also like Batman Forever quite a bit. It was the beginning of the end for franchise at the time, but it's a solid film - better than Batman Returns in a lot of ways.
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@RogerRoger I gotta ask: what do you esteem so highly about Batman and Robin? I respect your viewpoints, but this is bordering on Armond White levels of contrariness.
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@RogerRoger Great insights! There is absolutely something to be said for enjoying different films in different ways and in different states of mind. Other than sharing similar source material, a film like The Dark Knight has nothing in common with a film like Batman and Robin. I imagine the campiness, puns, gags, and "bad movie charm" throughout just add to the fun of it, yeah?
I noticed you were very rough on The Killing Joke. Do you feel similarly about the graphic novel, or is that more of a reaction to the changes made in the cinematic adaptation?
And, I've gotta say, 47 is a fascinatingly specific score for Batman v Superman.
@Ralizah I’m regards to Christopher Robin shifting gears, I think the fact that he started be happy again fighting the Woozle things, but then went back to the same problems in the real world, not having fully changed yet, balanced it out. It showed it to be a gradual process. I think the movie had a gradual tone shift too. If you noticed, the color pallets gradually changed throughout the movie as the tone became more positive. I also think the fact that getting the important paper back to him at the end actually helping set it apart and put importance on work while keeping the balance and importance of family.
If you noticed, the color pallets gradually changed throughout the movie as the tone became more positive.
I noticed the big shifts, of course, but nothing gradual. It'd be an interesting aspect of the visual design to pay more attention to upon rewatching. Playing with the color pallet in parallel with hidden truths about the characters and world coming out can be used to great effect, as it was in the fantastic "Pleasantville."
I also think the fact that getting the important paper back to him at the end actually helping set it apart and put importance on work while keeping the balance and importance of family.
The paper ends up being pretty useless, though, doesn't it? All the work he invests into find small areas to make cuts is thrown to the wayside when he gets his zero hour 'give everyone PTO to save your company' idea.
One thing I did really like: the film does a great job of capturing the mannerisms and likeness of the Winnie the Pooh characters and transferring them into a real-world setting.
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@RalizahIf she hadn’t brought the paper, he woundn’t have come up with the idea, and therefore lost his job along with everyone else. So what she and the Pooh Bear gang did was important. It didn’t comptlely throw it away like most movies would.
Batman Begins - 8
The Dark Knight - 9.5
The Dark Knight Rises - 6
*Couple of small gripes about Knolan's Batman. Would've preferred a voice modulator over that boogie man voice that Bale did. Also not a big fan of the Batsuits in his movies either.
DC Movies:
Batman - 8
Batman Forever - 5
Batman and Robin - 2.5
Daredevil - 3.5
Green Lantern - 3.5
Catwoman - 1
@KALofKRYPTON Is Joe Manganiello still attached to reprised his role as Deathstroke?
I generally like or love majority of DC's animated stuff except for The Killing Joke. I especially love Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. One of the things I loved was how they always introduced B-list heroes in the latter and made them somewhat cool. Best Batman animated movie for me was Batman: Under the Red Hood.
@RogerRoger maaate... The Batman will be a recast I think. My money is on Jake Gyllenahaal.
If it stays stagnating as it is, there's every chance Flashpoint could act as a soft reset for the World's of DC. After that, who knows what could happen.
As poor as I think Miller is in Flash role and how thoughtless the effects are - just the remote possibility that Jeffrey Dean Morgan could actually be Flashpoint Batman...
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