The Dark Knight - [spoilers ahead, ye be warned]

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 07-21-2008, 07:51 PM

Yeah - it's said that Stan Lee wanted the universe to be in his hometown of New York where the artists can look out thier windows and draw the landscape. Marvel was always grounded in "reality" (Hulk, X-Men, Spiderman) while DC was always more "cosmic" (Green Lanter, Batman, Superman, WonderWoman, Flash) - IMHO.

Tref · 07-21-2008, 10:07 PM

I saw TDK on Saturday at the Americana and enjoyed the film quite a bit, though it was far from the masterpiece the critics have made it out to be, or, perhaps, my expectations were just too high. Either way, the film is a bit too flawed for me to claim it the best for all times, as some reviews have done. Some of the acting was pretty shaky (especially, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Anthony Michael Hall, who had the most meaningless role in the film) and a few of the good ones were given practically nothing to do (poor, Michael Caine!). I enjoyed seeing Dr. Jonathan Crane, even if it was brief, William Fichtner as the seriously pissed off Bank Manager was terrific, and Eric Roberts was as good as he has been in anything since Runaway Train. The story was a little convoluted but I dug the ride, though I think the film could have easily ended after the big-rig chase through ~~Chicago~~, I mean, Gotham City and it would have been just as satisfying.

Gemini Cricket · 07-27-2008, 08:38 PM

Wow.

Do I have this straight?

TDK is at $314,245,000.00 at this moment.

Indiana Jones 4 is at $313,626,000.00 at this moment.

TDK came out last week!
ID4 came out on May 22nd!!!

Indy just got his a$s kicked! And Iron Man is next it seems!

ETA: Okay, TDK didn't exactly come out last week. More like July 18....

07-21-2008, 07:51 PM	#1
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Yeah - it's said that Stan Lee wanted the universe to be in his hometown of New York where the artists can look out thier windows and draw the landscape. Marvel was always grounded in "reality" (Hulk, X-Men, Spiderman) while DC was always more "cosmic" (Green Lanter, Batman, Superman, WonderWoman, Flash) - IMHO.
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07-21-2008, 10:07 PM	#2
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	I saw TDK on Saturday at the Americana and enjoyed the film quite a bit, though it was far from the masterpiece the critics have made it out to be, or, perhaps, my expectations were just too high. Either way, the film is a bit too flawed for me to claim it the best for all times, as some reviews have done. Some of the acting was pretty shaky (especially, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Anthony Michael Hall, who had the most meaningless role in the film) and a few of the good ones were given practically nothing to do (poor, Michael Caine!). I enjoyed seeing Dr. Jonathan Crane, even if it was brief, William Fichtner as the seriously pissed off Bank Manager was terrific, and Eric Roberts was as good as he has been in anything since Runaway Train. The story was a little convoluted but I dug the ride, though I think the film could have easily ended after the big-rig chase through ~~Chicago~~, I mean, Gotham City and it would have been just as satisfying. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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07-27-2008, 08:38 PM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Wow. Do I have this straight? TDK is at $314,245,000.00 at this moment. Indiana Jones 4 is at $313,626,000.00 at this moment. TDK came out last week! ID4 came out on May 22nd!!! Indy just got his a$s kicked! And Iron Man is next it seems! ETA: Okay, TDK didn't exactly come out last week. More like July 18....
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