tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post6748980342601304506..comments2024-03-28T12:51:56.946+00:00Comments on This is what I did.: Batman, The Dark Knight: I didn't like itDarraghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07043841842862846070noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-72705705802133750532008-07-26T09:28:00.000+01:002008-07-26T09:28:00.000+01:00Thanks for all the comments folks. Much appreciate...Thanks for all the comments folks. Much appreciated!<BR/><BR/>@Gav - You're right about Eckhart. Thank You For Smoking, though dark, was a great movie. As for your choices - Go Dark Knight, Wall-E and then save yourself for Hellboy2 perhaps?<BR/><BR/>@David - what you talking about, maybury? <BR/><BR/>Sinéad - thanks my dear :) Ah there'll be plenty of other occasions!<BR/><BR/>@Rosie - ah rosie, <A HREF="http://spanishexposition.blogspot.com/2008/07/review-batman.html" REL="nofollow">as you now know</A>, I could have posted the entire script up here and you still wouldn't get a sense of the movie, its epic scale and the variety of twists and turns it takes.<BR/><BR/>@dardardrinks - I reckon it's luck, having your profile up to date and even more luck!<BR/><BR/>@B - I quite liked Neeson in Begins - an odd choice certainly, but he is a jedi master after all! Cillian was his usual self, and as for the Prestige? Well, I'll leave that judging to you ;-)<BR/><BR/>@Darren - wrong is such a temperamental word.<BR/><BR/>@Bock - thanks indeed sir! Hope you thoroughly enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>@Nay - thank you too. If you're stuck for company, I suppose I could sit through it again :-P<BR/><BR/>@richie fitz - thanks for the visit, the comment and the link Richie! Appreciated :) Can you imagine a batman figure in London?<BR/><BR/>@Le Craic - thanks AJ. You have an uncanny ability to find great links. I'll see that article and raise you <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7519246.stm" REL="nofollow">a BBC review</A>. Hope you get to see (and enjoy) it. Looking forward to the back of a box scribble...<BR/><BR/>@Jen - lovely to meet you too Jen! Thanks for the comment - hope you enjoy the movie!<BR/><BR/>@Lyndar - ah hello to you! Yes, as I said in my post, I think this one, like Batman Begins, has set the scene for an even better sequel. I look forward to enjoying them both when it's out on DVD. I have no patience ;o)Darraghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043841842862846070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-18451893188837291202008-07-25T13:49:00.000+01:002008-07-25T13:49:00.000+01:00Oh have been looking forward to this almost since ...Oh have been looking forward to this almost since before I left <I>Batman Begins</I>!<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed will get to see it this weekend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385060922919973064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-69591064513882750402008-07-25T13:26:00.000+01:002008-07-25T13:26:00.000+01:00Lovely to meet you the other day.A very interestin...Lovely to meet you the other day.<BR/><BR/>A very interesting review. I'm hoping to hop along at the weekend to see The Dark Knight, so I'll be back with thoughts/ramblings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-41447957830090598982008-07-25T10:56:00.000+01:002008-07-25T10:56:00.000+01:00"So close that it's difficult to say why not"The N..."So close that it's difficult to say why not"<BR/><BR/>The New Yorker has a review that (I think) puts the finger on the why not...<BR/><BR/>http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2008/07/21/080721crci_cinema_denbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-11611666389047070942008-07-24T18:37:00.000+01:002008-07-24T18:37:00.000+01:00Nice review. Linked here: http://fitzyscloud.blogs...Nice review. Linked here: http://fitzyscloud.blogspot.com/ Batman should be an inspriation to all you billionaires. Roman Abramovic, how much do you love London!?Richie Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530559686473987537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-82593911480306829092008-07-24T10:37:00.000+01:002008-07-24T10:37:00.000+01:00Oooh, pretty much what Bock said. I wouldn't have ...Oooh, pretty much what Bock said. I wouldn't have bothered checking it out - Joel Schumacher perpetrated serious crimes against cinematography - but now I think I will! Any movie that leaves such a thirst is something special. Cheers :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-39004430035564124892008-07-24T01:07:00.000+01:002008-07-24T01:07:00.000+01:00Thanks for that review, Darragh. I wasn't going t...Thanks for that review, Darragh. I wasn't going to bother but now that I've read this,I'll certainly go and see it in the cinema.<BR/><BR/>Excellent. Well done.Bock the Robberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670303189589399025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-15786125379365254722008-07-23T17:34:00.000+01:002008-07-23T17:34:00.000+01:00Excellent review, D! You're wrong, of course, but ...Excellent review, D! You're wrong, of course, but it's an excellent review. ;)Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738337397318550770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-21483812142463748742008-07-23T17:29:00.000+01:002008-07-23T17:29:00.000+01:00Eckhart's even great in The Core!I never read the ...Eckhart's even great in The Core!<BR/><BR/>I never read the comics or anything, but I though Neeson was the major weak link of Begins. Cillian Murphy, on the other hand, was absof*ckinglutely amazing.<BR/><BR/>The Dark Knight will have to be amazing to beat the Prestige, which I rewatched last night cos everyone else was rewatching Begins.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261762141073371095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-1330560209783888012008-07-23T14:22:00.000+01:002008-07-23T14:22:00.000+01:00I didn't win tickets.... again. Grumble!I didn't win tickets.... again. Grumble!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-84671622464048267922008-07-23T14:20:00.000+01:002008-07-23T14:20:00.000+01:00super, thanks Darragh. no need to go see it now.super, thanks Darragh. no need to go see it now.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180283117498339278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-16613477316173432732008-07-23T12:02:00.000+01:002008-07-23T12:02:00.000+01:00I loved Aaron Eckhart in this movie. It IS a pity ...I loved Aaron Eckhart in this movie. It IS a pity that he was so under-used, because Twoface is such a fantastic villian. <BR/><BR/>Great post Darragh. Good to see you last night. Sorry I didn't stick around.Sinéadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364893012065907322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-15593641339650273562008-07-23T11:13:00.000+01:002008-07-23T11:13:00.000+01:00"it may not be the "best movie ever", but it's so ..."it may not be the "best movie ever", but it's so close that it's difficult to say why it's not." - Best line about the movie I've read yet. <BR/><BR/>Still. Disappointed that Gary Coleman didn't make an appearance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-38491842026801842322008-07-23T10:52:00.000+01:002008-07-23T10:52:00.000+01:00Excellent review, very thorough, as always.I've al...Excellent review, very thorough, as always.<BR/><BR/>I've always thought that Aaron Eckhart was a criminally underrated actor and, if he <I>is</I> as good as you say, I hope he gets some recognition from the entertainment establishment for it. While <I>No Reservations</I> was a crime against cinema, his role in <I>Thank You For Smoking</I> was so brilliantly performed that even thinking back on the film after two years or more, you still always think of 'Nick Naylor' as a self-serving entity, and not of 'Aaron Eckhart playing Nick Naylor'.<BR/><BR/>Argh! <I>Wall-E</I>, <I>The Dark Knight</I>, even <I>Kung-Fu Panda</I>... so many to see at the moment. I might just duck out of all of them and go with <I>Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging</I>. :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com