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Quizzical - July 2008

Holy Batman!.....Batman!

July 28th 2008 11:50

How could i go by without mentioning that i saw The Dark Knight last night? This sequel to Batman Begins is trampling the box office to the point where it is probably going to overtake Titanic as the highest grossing film ever. I was fortunate to have a couple of La Premiere tickets given to me as a Christmas present. I know it seems like a long time to hold on to them, but i was waiting for Indiana Jones. But on hearing the reviews for it, i decided to wait a little longer for something more anticipated and hopefully better publicised than Indy. Thank god i waited, for i was not disappointed.

Before i saw this i re-armed my memory with Batman Begins, which is a rollicking adventure in itself, but i don't think it was a requirement to enjoy the sequel. There was a new Katie Holmes and the Wayne Mansion was nowhere to be seen! As soon as the lights dimmed my level of excitement automatically increased. I'm not sure why, perhaps it was the expectations set upon Heath Ledger's well lauded performance. Then again it could just be the impending enjoyment of another Batman film, someone i had grown up with and always loved. I'm talking about first seeing Adam West and Burt Ward, Thwap! Boof! and Kerrang! their way through a plethora of highly camp villains. I was also a big fan of Michael Keaton playing Batman and even to a lesser extent Val Kilmer. I'm afraid though, George Clooney in Batman & Robin was quite disappointing, although i don't attribute that solely to George (I'm looking at you Arnie!)

When it came down to it, i must admit that the most impressive character was the Joker. I'm not sure if i would have had a different impression if Heath was still alive, but the movie really came alive with his presence. This was a much darker Batman and the Jokers lack of identification and morals suited the sinister nature of the movie to a 'T'. The fact that i couldn't see any of his real persona on screen told me that he was fully immersed in a character which became him, as opposed to, while a fine actor, Morgan Freeman who you can see in every character he has played. For Christian Bale, he was a competent Batman/Bruce Wayne he wasn't altogether likeable. But then he allegedly is like that in real life, just ask his mother and sister! Michael Caine was again in top form as Alfred the Butler and i'm sure an actor of his long standing and calibre, has had a butler to learn from for a long time. As for Maggie Gyllenhaal, the new Katie Holmes, she doesn't really spin my wheels and i'm not sure why she was in such demand by the men in her life. Different strokes for different folks, i guess.

The other standout besides the always dependable Gary Oldman, was Aaron Eckhart, playing the D.A Harvey Dent. It was really his story and he sold it like it was ice in Africa and his transformation into two-face, was truly effective (sorry Tommy Lee). Although it was a long film, i never felt bored and i only wish they tied up the few loose ends with a little more finality. I suppose they are planning a Part 3 which i and millions of others are surely hoping for. If you're one of the handful of people who haven't seen it yet, don't wait for dvd, make the effort to see it on the big screen, you won't regret it.

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Comment by Johnny Come Lately

August 1st 2008 05:05

Jack's Back

I hear there was a new Katie Holmes because her nutcase husband prevented her from taking the role as it wasn't a lead. She must hate good ol' Tom for that one.

Comment by Jason Egan

August 1st 2008 05:56

Quizzical

Hey Johnny,
I hadn't heard why Katie wasn't in this one, and it wouldn't surprise me that Tom had something to do with it. Maybe it's because the producers of Dark Knight wouldn't give the scientologists a percentage of its profits.

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