Batman-The Dark Knight

[aggieAXO]

Just saw the movie tonight-YAWN...almost fell asleep. Way too long and serious and too all over the place. Bale's voice was annoying-sounded like he smoked a pack of cigs before his Batman scenes.

I'll take my Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson any day over Bale and Ledger. They were at least fun to watch.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

Just saw the movie tonight-YAWN...almost fell asleep. Way too long and serious and too all over the place. Bale's voice was annoying-sounded like he smoked a pack of cigs before his Batman scenes.

LOL. A few reviews said the movie's too long for a summer release. I agree.

I say they could've taken some of Batman's lispy scenes out--they could've definitely taken the substory of the fake Batmen--and made a shorter and more amazing storyline.

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

I'll take my Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson any day over Bale and Ledger. They were at least fun to watch.

I definitely agree about Keaton. I kinda agree about Nicholson because Nicholson was more fun. Ledger was funny at times but it was much more depressing than Nicholson's Joker. That's why Ledger was acclaimed as giving Joker a darker, more sinister twist.

[Tinia2]

just heard an entertainment report that had a rumor of johnny depp in next movie as the riddler. and hoffman as the penguin. p hilton was the reporter.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by superjoe89

this movie better be good once i see it

Don't, if you haven't already. Adequate Blockbuster rental.

[DSTCHAOS]

Johnny Depp as Riddler = Tim Burton's wetdream = Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryesque = eh...maybe won't work

Hopefully the P is for Perez. I think Perez Hilton would make a great reporter.

[epchick]

Please dear Jesus, no Johnny Depp!!!!! Let us not ruin another movie with that craptastic actor.

[MandyPepperidge]

Johnny Depp would be too conventional. Christopher Nolan is known for taking chances on actors who don't appear to make sense, but exceed expectations. Most people/critics were shocked when Heath Ledger was pegged as the Joker, but he was brilliant. (This is coming from my cousin, who works at DC Comics, but I agree with him.)

[DreamfulSpirit]

I think I liked Heath Ledger's joker better than Jack Nicholson's. Jack Nicholson played the joker as a funny character, because that's how it was written. Heath Ledger's Joker character was written to be a more serious role, not really a comedic role. I liked Heath Ledger's version better...he brought more "criminal" to the character.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by epchick

Please dear Jesus, no Johnny Depp!!!!! Let us not ruin another movie with that craptastic actor.

BLASPHEMY!

(love me my JD. don't mess with my JD. signed, big fan since 21 jump street days...)

[luv n tpa]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

BLASPHEMY!

(love me my JD. don't mess with my JD. signed, big fan since 21 jump street days...)

Co-sign. Except I jumped on the JD train at Edward Scissorhands.

[epchick]

I definitely know Chaos would agree to this:

http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/2...779624000.html

But here's the critique most widely held: Why does Batman talk like the offspring of Clint Eastwood and a grizzly bear?

Though much of the voice effect is Bale's own doing, under the guidance of director Christopher Nolan and supervising sound editor Richard King, the frequency of his Batman voice was modulated to exaggerate the effect.

Critics and fans have noticed.

"His Batman rasps his lines in a voice that's deeper and hammier than ever," said NPR's David Edelstein.

Reviewing the film for MSNBC, Alonso Duralde wrote that Bale's Batman in "Batman Begins" "sounded absurdly deep, like a 10-year-old putting on an `adult' voice to make prank phone calls. This time, Bale affects an eerie rasp, somewhat akin to Brenda Vaccaro doing a Miles Davis impression."

[nikki1920]

dayum, that was fast! 20 days before my birthday.

[Trey_P-I_47]

Wow December 9th is a quick release date, especially considering it is still in theaters and raking in cash (atleast thats what I read, about a week ago).

I usually reserve buying Blu-Ray discs for really good movies, and this seems to fall right in line.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Woohoo!

Johnny Depp as The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin. Dayum!