[quote]AngryVader wrote:
I just got back from seeing it on IMAX. LOVED IT! I honestly have zero complaints about the movie right now. Maybe after I see it again and have more time to think about it, I might have some criticisms about it, but right now I can’t think of anything.
Heath Ledger was awesome and deserves all the Oscar buzz he’s getting. However, I think we’re forgetting the Oscar talk that I think Christopher Nolan should be getting for directing and writing this masterpiece. Hell, best picture, too! I think it’s dismissive to consider this just a comic book movie. It’s just a good movie on it’s own that happens to be about a comic book character.
One minor thing I loved was that the Mayor was played by Nestor Carbonell, who played Batmanuel on The Tick. [/quote]
Maybe I’m being presumptuous, but I imagine enjoying it more next time I see it, if that’s possible. I totally agree on the Nolan oscar nod. Others have expressed concern over the direction the series will take after this one, which is admittedly a hard act to follow. I’m pretty much on board with whatever Nolan does from here on out, no questions asked. This really might be one of the best movies I’ve ever seen, and I’ll definitely see it at least once more before it leaves the theater. How often is it that a sequel is better than the first film, taking into consideration how good the first was?
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
I just got back from seeing it on IMAX. LOVED IT! I honestly have zero complaints about the movie right now. Maybe after I see it again and have more time to think about it, I might have some criticisms about it, but right now I can’t think of anything.
Heath Ledger was awesome and deserves all the Oscar buzz he’s getting. However, I think we’re forgetting the Oscar talk that I think Christopher Nolan should be getting for directing and writing this masterpiece. Hell, best picture, too! I think it’s dismissive to consider this just a comic book movie. It’s just a good movie on it’s own that happens to be about a comic book character.
One minor thing I loved was that the Mayor was played by Nestor Carbonell, who played Batmanuel on The Tick.
Maybe I’m being presumptuous, but I imagine enjoying it more next time I see it, if that’s possible. I totally agree on the Nolan oscar nod. Others have expressed concern over the direction the series will take after this one, which is admittedly a hard act to follow. I’m pretty much on board with whatever Nolan does from here on out, no questions asked. This really might be one of the best movies I’ve ever seen, and I’ll definitely see it at least once more before it leaves the theater. How often is it that a sequel is better than the first film, taking into consideration how good the first was? [/quote]
I got to the IMAX 2 hours early, and was first in line in what ended up being 200 people behind me. I either rule, or am a huge loser. I’m going with the former.
Anyway, I can’t really add anything that hasn’t already been said somewhere within the previous 8 pages, so I’ll pose a question instead:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie?
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
I got to the IMAX 2 hours early, and was first in line in what ended up being 200 people behind me. I either rule, or am a huge loser. I’m going with the former.
Anyway, I can’t really add anything that hasn’t already been said somewhere within the previous 8 pages, so I’ll pose a question instead:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie?
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No. I’m not saying that out of respect or fairness to him for being dead. He was fucking amazing, and I’m pretty sure it was one of the best showcases of acting I’ve ever had the privelage of witnessing in my life.
I’m late to the party, saw the movie yesterday but haven’t had a chance to get on the computer until I got to work today.
This movie ROCKED. I loved the twists, it reflected in a way the Jokers twisted mind. The ferry part was awesome I was so sure that the ferry of civilians were going to go nuts and detonate the other ferry. I loved how that prisoner (Zeus/Debo…other roles) took the control and threw it out of the window. I could sit here all day long and list things I loved about this movie. The Dark Knight got right what Spiderman 3 got so wrong. They were able to fit all this stuff into 1 movie and not fuck it all up!
The Joker was awesome but I hope the studio never makes the mistake of trying to bring him back with a different actor.
I also saw yesterday. Even on a Sunday morning the Theater was PACKED. I cant beilive how Keither Hegers performance kicked so much ass. Jack Nicholson be damned.
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie?[/quote]
I think Ledger’s Joker is the best (scariest and most unsettling) villain since Anthony Hopkins took on the role of Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.
Both Heath Ledger and Nolan should get Oscar nods. Yes this is a comic book movie but, Return of the King won best picture and it was about Hobbits, Orks and elves fighting over a ring (it was a great movie though). Also wasn’t Babe, the movie about a talking pig get nominated for an oscar?
If those movies got a nomination Dark Knight deserves one.
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
I got to the IMAX 2 hours early, and was first in line in what ended up being 200 people behind me. I either rule, or am a huge loser. I’m going with the former.
Anyway, I can’t really add anything that hasn’t already been said somewhere within the previous 8 pages, so I’ll pose a question instead:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie?
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He made the joker REAL. After watching that movie, I could actually see someone being that messed up.
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
I got to the IMAX 2 hours early, and was first in line in what ended up being 200 people behind me. I either rule, or am a huge loser. I’m going with the former.
Anyway, I can’t really add anything that hasn’t already been said somewhere within the previous 8 pages, so I’ll pose a question instead:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie?
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The guy from no country for old men. That was also such a performance, you walked out believing such a man exist in this world and it scared the shit outa you.
[quote]Digity wrote:
I thought it was a great performance by Ledger, but I don’t think anyone would be talking about an Oscar had he not passed away.[/quote]
I think the only reason he would not have gotten one is that they tend to overlook “superhero movies” completely when it comes to those awards…but you can’t overlook this. He did that damned well that his character stole the whole damn movie.
They actually didn’t even need Harvey Dent in this one even though he did great as well.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Digity wrote:
I thought it was a great performance by Ledger, but I don’t think anyone would be talking about an Oscar had he not passed away.
I think the only reason he would not have gotten one is that they tend to overlook “superhero movies” completely when it comes to those awards…but you can’t overlook this. He did that damned well that his character stole the whole damn movie.
They actually didn’t even need Harvey Dent in this one even though he did great as well.[/quote]
[quote]Bauer97 wrote:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie? [/quote]
Not necessarily better, but comparable: Vincent D’Onofrio in Full Metal Jacket. He was in less-than-half of the film, but you can’t mention “Full Metal Jacket” without thinking of his portrayal of the character.
[quote]Digity wrote:
I thought it was a great performance by Ledger, but I don’t think anyone would be talking about an Oscar had he not passed away.[/quote]
I keep going back and forth on this, but if they can justify giving Denzel an Oscar for Training Day (not a spectacular performance), then they can justify giving Ledger a posthumous Oscar.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Digity wrote:
I thought it was a great performance by Ledger, but I don’t think anyone would be talking about an Oscar had he not passed away.
I think the only reason he would not have gotten one is that they tend to overlook “superhero movies” completely when it comes to those awards…but you can’t overlook this. He did that damned well that his character stole the whole damn movie.
They actually didn’t even need Harvey Dent in this one even though he did great as well.[/quote]
There was no other performance really competing against him in this movie. I do think he played an excellent Joker…but he’s a psychotic clown…it’s hard to compete against that when it comes to on screen performances. I mean, Batman isn’t going to make a psychotic rant or put a pen through someone’s head. The Joker himself lends himself to being the big show…it was just a matter of whether Ledger would screw it up or not and he definitely didn’t.
[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
Digity wrote:
I thought it was a great performance by Ledger, but I don’t think anyone would be talking about an Oscar had he not passed away.
I keep going back and forth on this, but if they can justify giving Denzel an Oscar for Training Day (not a spectacular performance), then they can justify giving Ledger a posthumous Oscar.[/quote]
I’m sick of seeing pretentious movies get Oscars. Frankly, I wouldn’t mind if he got it, but I’m just saying that there wouldn’t be nearly as much talk had he not died. That being said, I’m sure there would have been a few rumbles if he was still alive.
[quote]Wimpy wrote:
Bauer97 wrote:
Can anyone think of a better acting performance, as far as completely encompassing a character as your own and playing it perfectly, than Heath Ledger as The Joker in this movie?
I think Ledger’s Joker is the best (scariest and most unsettling) villain since Anthony Hopkins took on the role of Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. [/quote]
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Question, does anyone wonder whether the technology in the movie with the cell phones is possible in any way? With every phone in the country containing a built in camera, is it possible that someone could use this for information retrieval without any of us knowing the difference?[/quote]
This part of the movie was annoying to me. Cell phones operate by sending and receiving signals, just like sonar. The difference is they operate in different frequency ranges. Cell phones operate in the upper 100 MHZ to GHZ range, while sonar is low MHZ and below.
One would need to install new hardware into every cell phone to pull that off, and maybe that’s what they intended us to think, but I didn’t feel there was time for the majority of the population to cycle through a phone (1-2 yrs?). It seemed like he wanted us to think he reprogrammed the phones or something, IDK. I chalked it up to ‘its just a movie’ and tried to ignore it.
So don’t worry this probably won’t be happening any time soon, but Nolan just gave the bastards the idea.
[quote]skaklight wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Question, does anyone wonder whether the technology in the movie with the cell phones is possible in any way? With every phone in the country containing a built in camera, is it possible that someone could use this for information retrieval without any of us knowing the difference?
This part of the movie was annoying to me. Cell phones operate by sending and receiving signals, just like sonar. The difference is they operate in different frequency ranges. Cell phones operate in the upper 100 MHZ to GHZ range, while sonar is low MHZ and below. One would need to install new hardware into every cell phone to pull that off, and maybe that’s what they intended us to think, but I didn’t feel there was time for the majority of the population to cycle through a phone (1-2 yrs?). It seemed like he wanted us to think he reprogrammed the phones or something, IDK. I chalked it up to ‘its just a movie’ and tried to ignore it.
So don’t worry this probably won’t be happening any time soon, but Nolan just gave the bastards the idea.
Great movie though.[/quote]
You seem like you know something about this, so don’t you think the upper ranges could be filtered without added hardware?