Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 340

BarTopDancer · 06-26-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The Joker was in the original Burton Batman, not Returns. Just to be nitpicky.

I know nothing about Batman.

There.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-26-2008, 03:08 PM

To steal my favorite GC-ism: There ya' go not knowing things again.

Riddler was in Forever. Returns was Penguin and Catwoman.

Gemini Cricket · 06-26-2008, 03:12 PM

As much as I liked Nicholson as the Joker, I sometimes wonder what Jim Carrey would have done with the part. He's got all the wacky faces down and we know he can do drama... combining the two, zipping back and forth between them would have been neat to watch. I thought his Riddler was Joker-eque... at least the way the Joker seems in the comic books...

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-26-2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I sometimes wonder what Jim Carrey would have done with the part.

Oh, blech! THERE YOU GO NOT KNOWING THINGS AGAIN. In most cases, Carrey is a blight on our celluloid. Unfunny, devoid of cleverness or smarts... and proved so in his Riddler role. (What a stinker of a film that was.) At this point, I consider only one of his films good (Eternal Sunshine) and one passable but shallow (Truman Show) and one amusing if your brain is turned off (Liar, Liar)

BarTopDancer · 06-26-2008, 03:30 PM

Blah blah blah.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 06-26-2008, 03:43 PM

There have been so many interpitations of the Joker both in comics and on screen now, its tough to know what the real character is. The 60's Batman et al. really skewed the image originated in the comic books to the point that people think that's all it ever was. I think Ledger and his death is going to put a damper on this the more I see of it. I really liked Batman Begins, but I think they should have moved on (in the script stage) to another villian and situation.

IMHO.

JWBear · 06-26-2008, 05:12 PM

Truman Show is one of the only things I could stand him in. The other was a made for TV movie, made before he became famous, called Doing Time on Maple Drive.

JWBear · 06-26-2008, 05:13 PM

I almost forgot... He was good as the Grinch.

innerSpaceman · 06-26-2008, 05:24 PM

You are dead to me.

Ok, he was good as the Grinch, but that was among the most ill-conceived movie projects ever greenlit.

I live some of his doofy comedies. He was great in Eternal Sunshine. Um, that's it, I think.

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-26-2008, 05:35 PM

Ditto that ill-conceived. Fie on all after-the-fact invented backstories for delightfully-evil-for-no-purpose villains (Michael Myers, I'm also talking to you.)

06-26-2008, 03:08 PM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	To steal my favorite GC-ism: There ya' go not knowing things again. Riddler was in Forever. Returns was Penguin and Catwoman. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-26-2008, 03:12 PM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	As much as I liked Nicholson as the Joker, I sometimes wonder what Jim Carrey would have done with the part. He's got all the wacky faces down and we know he can do drama... combining the two, zipping back and forth between them would have been neat to watch. I thought his Riddler was Joker-eque... at least the way the Joker seems in the comic books...
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06-26-2008, 03:43 PM	#6
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	There have been so many interpitations of the Joker both in comics and on screen now, its tough to know what the real character is. The 60's Batman et al. really skewed the image originated in the comic books to the point that people think that's all it ever was. I think Ledger and his death is going to put a damper on this the more I see of it. I really liked Batman Begins, but I think they should have moved on (in the script stage) to another villian and situation. IMHO.
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06-26-2008, 05:12 PM	#7
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Truman Show is one of the only things I could stand him in. The other was a made for TV movie, made before he became famous, called Doing Time on Maple Drive. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I almost forgot... He was good as the Grinch. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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06-26-2008, 05:24 PM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	You are dead to me. Ok, he was good as the Grinch, but that was among the most ill-conceived movie projects ever greenlit. I live some of his doofy comedies. He was great in Eternal Sunshine. Um, that's it, I think.
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06-26-2008, 05:35 PM	#10
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Ditto that ill-conceived. Fie on all after-the-fact invented backstories for delightfully-evil-for-no-purpose villains (Michael Myers, I'm also talking to you.)
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