Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[BarTopDancer]

I suppose I should see Batman Begins.

When Ledger died Jack Nicholson said that to get into the character of Joker you had to go to a dark place. I found that intriguing. I think Jim Carrey could be a good Joker, but I don't think he'd be good in that dark place. Then again it didn't work out so well for Ledger either.

I think Ledgers death will bring a very haunting aura to the film. I don't like the marketing they are doing for it, I'd like to see a good mix. But it is what it is.

[LashStoat]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I think Jim Carrey could be a good Joker, but I don't think he'd be good in that dark place. Then again it didn't work out so well for Ledger either.

I have a dark place for Jim Carrey - a peat bog in the north of Ireland.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'll give him Earth Girls Are Easy, Eternal Sunshine, maybe Truman. I'll even throw in the Grinch (in the "given the abomination he was given to work with he did an admirable job" kinda way) and, yes, even Once Bitten. Still doesn't make up for his overall volume of crapitude.

I have a feeling this is going to be like Returns, very polarizing. People will either love it or hate it.




ETA: Oh yeah, I actually liked Forever. But it came out during an uncharacteristic run of being a functionally social human being during high school where I was making an effort to get off my butt and hang out with people, so my good mood surely has colored my judgment.

[BarTopDancer]

Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman Begins

What other ones have come out in recent years?

[innerSpaceman]

Batman and Robin was the really rat turd one with the Governator as Mr. Freeze (though it did have the hysterical clip of The Cold Meiser song from the weird Rankin-Bass Christmas special ... it's one of my favorite musical numbers ever.)



So what marketing am I missing for The Dark Knight since I don't watch TV? Because the print ads and posters about town seem to be 1/3 about the Joker, and 2/3 about Batman. I don't see how that's inappropriate.

They simply scrapped the entire early promo campaign which was supposed to be ALL JOKER.


I think the studio is being very tasteful. They have a lot to gain by this being Ledger's final appearance, and in a decidely macabre role. You can't expect them to just throw that away, or refuse to promote one of the film's main characters.

[CoasterMatt]

I really enjoy Dumb and Dumber, other than that, I really don't care much for Jim Carrey.

[BarTopDancer]

Batman Begins is on FX. Since I probably won't get around to renting it anytime soon, I'm going to watch the televised version and hope it's not cut to much.

iSm, I think the oversaturation I'm seeing is on MySpace. It's all Joker, all the time.

[mousepod]

What do you think NSFNA means?

[flippyshark]

last nights' rental - The Bucket List. (Comments not particularly spoiler-y unless you are completely unfamiliar with the premise of the film.)

It was pure enjoyment seeing Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson paired up and playing essentially their own public personas. (Wise everyman sage, cynical (but aging) party animal) and, I'm all about the movies main message - don't put off the things that bring you joy. However, it was a bit depressing to note that nearly all of the "living it up" that these characters do is made possible by one of them being filthy rich. So, the real moral seemed to be, do whatever it takes to make stinking potloads of money, and eventually, you'll be able to really live.

The movie was nothing if not predictable, but in a pleasing way. It's success is all in the casting, though.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Just saw Indy IV. As long as one can suspend any thought of realism, it's a fun movie. I liked the chases, and there was enough humor to keep me laughing.