Friday, July 18, 2008

The Dark Knight

It is 6 am. I just got out of the Dark Knight. 3 am IMAX showing, yeah!!!



Bale was amazing! Eckhart was awesome! Ledger was extraordinary!



The movie is LEGENDARY!!!!

I have more but I'm tired right now so I'll update this later.

UPDATE: 7/20
And here.....we.....GO

Just saw the movie again.
It is flawless!

The Joker steals the show. There are all these talks about Heath Ledger getting an Oscar for his performance. I disagree. I think that will only tarnish this amazing performance of the Joker. More would center around his death than the fact that he brought his scary sociopathic character to life. As soon as you see the Joker in the scene your eyes lock in on him to try to see the actor. There is none. You see only the Joker. Brilliant!!!

The Joker may steal the movie but it is not all about him. This is how a origin story is meant to be done. By that I mean the origin of Two Face. Many would like to see the the origin of the Joker, but that would just ruin the Batman world Nolan has created. Anyways if you're a fan of comics you already know that there are multiple versions of the Joker's origin. I prefer "The Killing Joke"......read it!

Back to Two Face. This story being the rise and fall of Harvey Dent couldn't have been done better. Unlike in Batman Forever....which was awful to look back on now. Nolan brought realism to the Batman world. This could happen to people. He makes you believe. Plus Aaron Eckhart was great! His transformation into the villian was dead on.

And we can't forget about Christian Bale. Again he proves to be the best Batman ever!I think what makes him good is how he plays Bruce Wayne. Others made Bruce to be alittle standoff-ish and eccentric. Bale plays three different Bruce Waynes. The playboy selfish billionaire for the world to see. The truthful caring man for his "girl" friend. And the reckless still needing guidance "youngman" for Alfred. Man, talk about awards. He should get four for playing four characters.

Other brilliant's go out to Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman. They all did great jobs in their roles, especially Oldman. Another guy that can make the role into something more, something real. (Side note: I love how everyone calls him "the" Batman with reference to Frank Miller's Return of the Dark Knight and Batman: Year One) Maggie Gyllenhaal...eh....not much there. I really didn't feel her, but she probably did better than Katie Holmes.....HA!

Finally a movie of this summer goes all the way to the top. Dark Knight gets L- Lengendary. It will go down in history as not only the best Batman movie, but it might even push Superman the Movie (original) off the top as best comic book movie. If you haven't seen it yet.......quit your job, email will keep, skip the gym, whatever you are doing stop it and go see this movie. NOW!!!


Up next.......I have no idea

p.s. How about the Watchmen trailer?! How geeked out are you? If you don't have any idea what Watchmen is about, go pick up the graphic novel at your local book store.

Update #2: 7/21 Spoiler Alert do not read any further if you have not yet watched the movie!

For open discussion. As for the very end of the movie, what do you think of it? What do you think is the fate of Two Face? I've had some discussions amongst friends. They believe that it is the end. I think different

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

HELLBOY II

The Golden Army is Golden Awesome!!!







Way better than the first movie. Hellboy is a great comic, but nobody in the general public had any idea how great a movie will be. Well now we all know it is as super a cool as the original comic series.

Hellboy II is action packed and has a way more creatures than the first. Ron Pearlman is Hellboy! He was great! Only he will ever play Hellboy which is the best part. No one else could ever pull it off as good as he does. The way he delivers subtle one liners and his comic dialogue is brilliant.

If you were a fan of the first film, then you'll definitely like HB II. Out of the way is the back story, leaving much more time for HB fighting. With the addition of some great new characters that I'm sure will continue throughout more Hellboy movies.

Speaking of that. If you're excited to see more Hellboy adventures....well you're going to have to wait. The amazing director/writer of Hellboy and HB II, Guillermo del Toro, will be busy for at least the next four years with the Hobbit. Which means Hellboy III won't come out (if at all) for six or seven years. BOOO! I'm sure the Hobbit movies will be great!

Hellboy II: The Golden Army gets an A - Awesome. I wasn't expecting much more than the first film. In fact I don't think I really like the first one. This movie may have changed my mind. HB II totally worth a second viewing

UP NEXT THE DARK KNIGHT

Monday, July 7, 2008

Hancock, Wall-E, and wrap-ups

Ok so I got a little behind. So sue me!

This post should get things all ready for the next few weeks.



First up Hancock

If you watched the trailer for this new Will Smith movie, you most likely already know the story. Will plays a superhero with amazing powers. Only problem he is a drunk and an asshole to everyone he meets. Then he decides to change his public image. He goes to jail. He sobers up. Then he becomes a real super hero.

So what is the catch? Well that is the twist, which comes out of nowhere and is a bit too easy. There are no giant monster or evil super-villians for Hancock to fight. He only needs to fight himself.

Hancock is funny and entertaining. Probably the most un-believeable part is the fact that regular criminals actually believe that they can take out an invincible superhero. These men don't know anything about Hancock. They don't discover his weakness and use it against him. I merely are at the right place at the right time. It is actually stupid. I'll say it right now. The only one who can kill Hancock is Hancock.

It gets a E - Entertained because Will Smith is funny like always. It was worth the movie ticket but don't spend extra on popcorn


WALL-E

The best part about watching a Pixar movie is that you forget that you are watching a catroon. Wall-E is great. It is silly, fun, and exactly what you would expect from Disney and Pixar. Hey they can make a faceless robot look mean and evil. You try to do that!

Not much to say here other than I liked it. It wasn't the best of the Pixar movies, but then again they have alot to live up to. I say go see Wall-E if you just want to fill like a kid for two hours.
Hey, I like cartoons. I don't think that you need to stop watching them as you get older. Animation is a great art form and deserves to be respected. Sometimes I wish I followed my boyhood dreams of drawing comics or cartoons. Wall-E was the best movie experience of the summer. I even forgot to take notes while I watched it. So this review sucks. You know it, and I know it, so let's move one.

It gets an E- Entertained. Although it was funny, I wanted more. Then again it was a cartoon.

Others

My co-authors went to see these movies, but they haven't decided to write anything yet. So I'm just going to summerize their comments......so we can get moving.

The Happening - is Crappening. Not worth talking about. It gets a w- WEAK want my money back!

Get Smart - is alright but not "Smart" enough. I still want to see this because I am a fan of the old TV series, but I fear for the same faith that the remake of the Pink Pather brought to us. Please stop screwing up greatness. It gets an E - Entertained

Wanted - is awful. According to Bowser, he should have walked out. Plus the projectist stopped the film half way through the credits. This is a NO NO. Of course we have no clue who these people are, but that is all they get to prove they are actually making something. It gets a l - lame. I might go back to see the credits, and hopefully Jolie naked.

So that should get us up to speed. I may go see those other movies and bring you a real review later, but I doubt it. The big boy movies are coming out soon.

Up next HELLBOY II