tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post5429490970814797547..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: The Dark KnightSQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-67121902887237597212008-07-26T11:38:00.000-07:002008-07-26T11:38:00.000-07:00AnonFair enough. The Dent transformation was sudde...Anon<BR/><BR/>Fair enough. The Dent transformation was sudden but I think they were trying to show that the trauma of losing Rachel, his disfigurement and the Joker's prodding all made his mind snap. It's virtually impossible in a 2 1/2 hour movie to cover all the plot lines and get into more depth than they did.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-66991618170328052712008-07-26T04:57:00.000-07:002008-07-26T04:57:00.000-07:00ehh... I thought it was OK. The Dent metamorphosi...ehh... I thought it was OK. The Dent metamorphosis was *very* hard to swallow (I don't know the comic at all, it was unexpected). Good action scenes, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-40285997053034744372008-07-24T13:08:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:08:00.000-07:00Gah..I don't know when I am going to get to see th...Gah..I don't know when I am going to get to see this movie...<BR/><BR/>eeeeeehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-9384158156236934982008-07-22T11:10:00.001-07:002008-07-22T11:10:00.001-07:00DK is a comic book movie. Star Wars is not.DK is a comic book movie. Star Wars is not.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-84676686926635340222008-07-22T11:10:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:10:00.000-07:00ChaunceyI didn't say better than Star Wars, but no...Chauncey<BR/><BR/>I didn't say better than Star Wars, but now that you mention it.... <BR/><BR/>What I meant was that it will be remembered long-term like Star Wars.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-36058007970403153052008-07-22T02:24:00.000-07:002008-07-22T02:24:00.000-07:00As good as Star Wars..hmmmm. In fact, I will be do...As good as Star Wars..hmmmm. In fact, I will be doing a post on why Dark Knight is not Empire next week...or when I get over my love affair with DK.<BR/><BR/>I was there at midnight opening night but I will have to think about that one! And I mean that nicely.<BR/><BR/>Do you think it can be followed up on? Part of me says lets end it here because it cannot likely be surpassed, the other part of me knows that business dictates a 3rd...and Nolan has said this is it. Will it be the Riddler or Catwoman? Of do we go in the future to DK returns?<BR/><BR/>Chauncey DevegaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-53222194699306360832008-07-20T23:12:00.000-07:002008-07-20T23:12:00.000-07:00Thanks Charles. I really wanted people to know the...Thanks Charles. I really wanted people to know they should see the film without giving away too much. Kind of hard to walk that line.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-72251817192783350322008-07-20T21:36:00.000-07:002008-07-20T21:36:00.000-07:00That's a great review. Sounds like the advent of ...That's a great review. Sounds like the advent of CGI and the ability of talented actors and directors to take comic books seriously has led to some fine new movies. Spider man first, then iron man and the Bat mans. I'll definitely see it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-6344422839736614212008-07-20T21:29:00.000-07:002008-07-20T21:29:00.000-07:00WilsonYeah, that looked interesting. I don't know ...Wilson<BR/><BR/>Yeah, that looked interesting. I don't know enough about the story but it looks cool. <BR/><BR/>Steve<BR/><BR/>Doesn't it open soon over there? I hope so. It's really great.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-65614160939340705912008-07-20T18:34:00.000-07:002008-07-20T18:34:00.000-07:00I remain, until the movie opens in New Zealand, ho...I remain, until the movie opens in New Zealand, hopelessly, hopelessly jealous...<BR/><BR/>ALso, peeing-my-pants excited!Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-911089847617807562008-07-20T16:46:00.000-07:002008-07-20T16:46:00.000-07:00Best superhero movie. Period. Though watchmen will...Best superhero movie. Period. Though watchmen will be close contender...we'll have to see...Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661125821290748285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-48081511205151249172008-07-20T12:16:00.000-07:002008-07-20T12:16:00.000-07:00StuThe hardest part about writing a post about thi...Stu<BR/><BR/>The hardest part about writing a post about this movie is deciding which part to focus on. There are so many themes that run through the film that narrowing the focus is tough. <BR/><BR/>I don't think they had time to fully develop Dent's character. I never got the sense that the Joker was his nemesis. I just felt like he was a pawn in a game the Joker was playing. When the Joker said to Batman, "I could see us doing this forever" I think he was saying how much he liked the game. Testing Batman's ethics and what he's willing to do to accomplish what is right. Dent wasn't even on the Joker's radar other than as a means to get under Batman's skin.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-6878733722660238742008-07-20T11:12:00.000-07:002008-07-20T11:12:00.000-07:00happy 500th post!and I am so looking forward to Th...happy 500th post!<BR/><BR/>and I am so looking forward to The Dark Knight here, but I fear it will be a while before they'll release it here.Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727490011876675399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-31043729029206830422008-07-20T11:03:00.000-07:002008-07-20T11:03:00.000-07:00I have seen this twice already. First on the IMAX,...I have seen this twice already. First on the IMAX, then in a regular theater, sitting back to be able to take in the composition of the action scenes. <BR/><BR/>I won't mention anything about the film's plot here, to avoid spoilers, but I will mention one thematic issue which drew me in.<BR/><BR/>The hero is too often portrayed as the White Knight, the heroic person taking a stand against the odds. However, there is another side, a less absolute, the idea that there is another sort of hero, one that works in the darkness and behinds the scenes, one that receives little credit, and little adoration. This hero acts in a manner that the other hero would never follow, but stays true to a conviction based on an ultimate concept of good.<BR/><BR/>The White Knight, The Dark Knight. I refrain from using the phrase antihero. That is something entirely different. The antihero is usually self-serving and tends to stay true to a personal code, but not to a philosophical one that deals with more profound issues.<BR/><BR/>The fascinating thing is that The White Knight has no villain against which to test himself in this film. Don't think for a second that the Joker is the White Knight's nemesis. The Joker isn't evil. The Joker instead is chaos. The Joker is a twisted reflection of the Dark Knight and is therefore that icon's ultimate foe.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-20024931568592737252008-07-20T09:30:00.000-07:002008-07-20T09:30:00.000-07:00It sounds a movie to remember.It sounds a movie to remember.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-15307825116769118342008-07-20T00:39:00.000-07:002008-07-20T00:39:00.000-07:00Yes, I am planning on seeing it after the crazines...Yes, I am planning on seeing it after the craziness dies down -- I don't relish standing in line for hours just to get in :D Of course, they were also saying that on the first 24 hours of its release it grossed more than Spiderman III did during its theatrical release. Truly amazing.Nephariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463279143745492731noreply@blogger.com