Topic: The Movie Thread

The Dark Knight is my all-time favorite superhero movie. It's so well-paced. Ledger's acting is so compelling. And Nolan maintains a feverish intensity throughout. I also enjoy the morality play aspects of the second half, and the way their solution for finding the Joker tapped into public anxieties about our government's habit of casually eroding freedoms in the name of "security" and protecting us from madmen. The movie might take itself a TAD too seriously, but it's still amazing. One of the few blockbusters I can rewatch pretty much any time, any where.

Of course, Batman Begins was also great and did a fantastic job of reinventing the character and mythology for a modern audience.

The Dark Knight Rises is a mess. What a horrible way to end the trilogy.

I'll always enjoy the first two Nolan Batman films more than anything Marvel/Disney churn out.

@FullbringIchigo The problem with using Joker or an unknown person is that they needed someone who was free, powerful, and well-known to the public to be the scapegoat for Harvey's crimes so that public discontent could be channeled toward them. Having some random person commit those crimes would just make the already unstable city angrier at the incompetence of the police.

@Frigate Katie Holmes was in 'Thank You For Smoking' with Aaron Eckhart and the two had a sex scene together. There were rumours at the time that Tom Cruise got a bit jealous, and kicked off when it was announced that Holmes and Eckhart would be acting together again.

Like I say, it was a rumour at the time, but it's a rainy Saturday and I've got nothing better to do than stir up some Hollywood gossip.

@kyleforrester87 Dredd was a top film.

@Ralizah true but i still think it didn't need to be Batman but that could be because i really don't like "Hero is made out to be the villain stories" because it's never really believable and is then sorted out in the next movie anyway with little to no impact on anything

it's also the one thing i hate about the Spider-Man Far from Home movie

@Ralizah Yeah me too on TDK, so much better than the trash that has come out from DC since then.

Still The Lego Batman Movie for me.

Batman sucks 😂

@RogerRoger @Ralizah @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy @Frigate you know there is one Batman movie i never see anyone bring up but i LOVE it and that is

Batman the Movie from 1966

yes it's campy, it's cheesy and it's story is kinda dumb BUT it's SO much fun plus how many other Batman films have The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin and Catwoman team up in the same film

not to mention giving birth to one of the best memes so good that even Wallace and Gromit do it

i bloody LOVE this movie

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy yeah it's about as effective as Robins mask or Clark's glasses

@FullbringIchigo Oh, come on! You mention the 1966 Batman movie and don't specifically call attention to the fact that Batman maces a shark with "shark repellent batspray?"

Which also, I might add, somehow causes the shark to explode.

@Ralizah i know, i'm so ashamed

i apologise

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy

Batman is also a groovy dancer.

@FullbringIchigo I also love how Robin takes his sweet time slowly climbing down the ladder as Batman is actively punching and kicking a shark that just refuses to let go of him.

@Ralizah well it's probably because he didn't want to rip his tights

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy honestly if you have never watched the 1966 Batman series and film your missing out

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy @FullbringIchigo @Ralizah Omg, those videos are the very definition of cringe. Where can I even begin? Notation made about Robin’s rather lackluster decent down the ladder, but why does he take the time to slowly secure his footing so he can hand the repellent to him upside-down like some kind of circus trapeze artist? The shark actually looks fairy realistic compared to most of the art design and effects in these clips, but still pretty cheesy. Then... Batman dancing? Ugh. I can’t unsee that now, you know? Thank you for that. 😑
And I like how the guy walks in wearing a mask, tights, and cape says “No thanks, I’ll just stand at the bar. I don’t want to draw any attention to myself.” Uh, Batman — too late for that. There’s no way you’re not being noticed in that getup, buddy.
Then at the end — “I fooled you! I was able to keep my reason by reciting the multiplication table backwards!” 😂
Oh mercy, make it stop! 🤣

@Th3solution hey it was the 60's, what can i say the producers were probably high on something

@RogerRoger i have it on blu-ray too, i love that show even if it did falter in it's last season a bit

also did you get the animated follow up films, the even got Adam West and Burt ward back to voice their characters and they were pretty good too

@RogerRoger yeah i would have loved a third film but after Adam West's passing it wouldn't have been right to do a third

@RogerRoger Oh... I didn’t realize the Adam West stuff was parody. It makes more sense now. I thought it was coming off as goofy because of the limits of storytelling in the 60’s. I was watching the clips through the lens of the 2000’s Dark Knight super serious and tragic Batman. If it’s supposed to be campy, then I can respect that. I remember vague images of the TV show as a little kid when my dad would watch it, but I don’t remember ever really paying attention.

I watched No One Lives this weekend. It is a little known slasher flick from 2012. I can't remember how it got reccomended to me but it has been on my list for a couple of years now and I kept moving it down.

I'm not usually a fan of slasher films as I think I have seen all they can offer, but this one had enough interesting twists to the formula for me to recommend it. The only real star is Luke Evans, I'm not a huge fan of his but I thought he was really good in this. I've watched a few films recently that have taken soooooo long to set everything up, I've almost lost interest. But No One Lives it was all set up in about 15 minutes which I appreciated. The special effects were mostly physical too which I prefer to the over reliance on cgi blood in recent times.

The only negatives i found was that the acting was a bit stiff at times and the was almost no character development or back story. One character there is hardly any explanation to why she is turned out like she has.

Finally watched Spider-Man: Far From Home. Another genuinely fun and charming Spider-Man movie that, incredibly tired genre trappings aside, managed to deliver a surprisingly down-to-earth and character-driven narrative. The mundane manner in which people are coping with spectacular supernatural events such as 'the snap,' Peter feeling overwhelmed by all the responsibilities being piled at his feet, his yearning for a normal life with a girl he's almost scared to talk to, the manner in which his yearning for a father figure in his life allowed him to be taken advantage of by a man whose only superpower appears to be the almost complete lack of a conscience... it's a refreshing approach after the dramatic group poses on the battlefield, DBZ-esque fights where characters ramp up their power levels to absurd heights, and the tedious lack of self-awareness in Avengers: Endgame. There was certainly a lot of humor here, but, unlike many Marvel films, it didn't feel like a crutch to support a mediocre story.