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Post by Smurf on Jul 19, 2008 19:19:05 GMT 7
Absolutely stunner, powerful epic blockbuster.... Been anticipating for this movie for a long time and with great expectation, but it still manage to overpower my expectations. Every aspect of the movie are just brilliant, just to mention a few, styles, visual, deep emotional, good cast consist of Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, which all play their role well, not to mention Heath Ledger, yes, he deserve at least an Oscar nomination next year! Christopher Nolan directing and the Nolan's brother screenplay really rocks. The character study, mental and emotional struggles, disturbing mood, 2 and a half hours of engrossing storytelling and editing. Various subplot and mainplot evolves around Gotham City, James Gordon-the jurisdicator, Rachel-The lover caught in between, The Joker-who himself describe near the end of the movie as why he is the archenemy of Batman, Harvey Dent-The white knight D.A of Gotham City who evolves and became TwoFace, and Batman- The Dark Knight.... My rating: A
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Post by jinhan on Jul 29, 2008 9:23:12 GMT 7
I d**n like the opening with a bank robbery that's brazen and bloody and brilliantly executed; followed by an introduction for the mastermind behind the story, The Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger as sociopath.
Agree with Keng, not only is Ledger's performance worthy of Oscar consideration (although I think another "actor" does equally strong but less showy supporting work in the film), but it also instantly erases the memories of Jack Nicholson as the character in previous Tim Burtub's Batman (the FATTY-Bum Bum Joker).
Ledger, though, is an entirely different case of Joker; whipcord-gaunt, pale and smeared as a dead man walking (as like a Zombie..Im wondering is he paralyzed or just act tat way), oozing physical threats and, more importantly, twitching with the will to execute them.
Im also thinking... will the director produce another film that especially illustrates the story of Joker??
Im so curious with him, especially the root of the scar above his chin...
My rate is: A
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Post by Smurf on Jul 30, 2008 16:59:32 GMT 7
No need to hope for another story on Joker, he is not finished in this movie, if there is a next episod (which i think there will), he will be back and still one of the main plot, only thing is that they have to find a replacement for Heath....
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Post by jinhan on Jul 30, 2008 22:43:32 GMT 7
Looking forward to a Joker Prequel... haha~!
Perhaps Jake Gyllenhaal would be a good option to replace Ledger...
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Post by GundamGai on Aug 1, 2008 15:35:42 GMT 7
if there is A Plus Plus for this movie I would not hesitate to vote it. SUPERB is the word i commented for this movie. Since BEGINS i knew that the Batman will go into a different direction as compare to the previous Batman series. will go deep into emotion, characters and discuss about people, thinking, relations and thoughts. in BEGINS it still not that nice yet, although its already very good but in THE DARK KNIGHT, it become superb. a more "human" batman, he's not a perfect super hero that willing to sacrifice for all people, he will not so perfect , that serve the people without thinking about himself, he still have some bit of selfishness in himself, driven by his own emotion, a very "human" batman. and because of this, almost all of his action was predicted by Joker, for instant, the misleading information about the whereabout of Rachel and Harvey that given by Joker... totally fooled by Joker, and the outcome was, losing the game, losing the "White Knight" of GC... and let it become the "two face" as for Joker... I dunno what to say... cause there are no words i can use to descibe him already... its totally superb, stunning... I never know that a person can be so... crazy, so "bian tai" it make me feel creepy when he appears, every single word of him cannot be trusted one... if you believe in one of his word... be prepare to lost something. from the beginning of "no shot left in the shot gun" and the pen trick, till the end, can't really trust each of his word. and i like his reason of his scar on his face, every time different, make it more mysterious, more creepy, and frightenning. luckily batman made him shutup at his third time... or else dunno what crap he is going to tell us... this movie really very great, because i can feel each characters in the movie, every characters are well told... batman, joker, two face, Gordon, Rachel.... the first time when i watched this movie i was not in good mood, but still very enjoying, I am planning to watch the second time now. gwahahahaha it will be my best movie that i watched so far... anyway, now its the first ranking movie in IMDB, surpass the God father and other "classic movie" and I really like Nolan's brother movie... but the problem is... everytime also very depressing lah! why the world so grey one...... may be its because of this is reality? well anyone watch memento before? i dam like that movie also... mind twisting leh...... I think Nolan's brother are not human, they must be aliens leh... their mind can think until that level one... must not be normal human... ;D
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Post by Smurf on Aug 7, 2008 12:10:33 GMT 7
I had watched this movie for the second time, still enjoy every bit of it. I had recommend "Momento" before in proboards if not mistaken last year, last year CNY when i watch "ϲÂíÀÑÅÖ®ÐÇ" only i found out ÎâÕòÓî character was based on "Momento", very funny. Nolan's brother movies include "Momento, Imsomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight", anyone hadnt watch, recommend go watch it.
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Post by Smurf on Aug 7, 2008 12:12:39 GMT 7
Whats facinating with Batman characters is that all of them are psychotics, just the different of level, even Batman himself, as you see from Batman Begins why he became Batman.
Batman Begins actually just a prologue, the story start now. Rumors said that The Joker will not play a main role anymore in the 3rd installment because of Heath's death. Rumors is that The Riddle and Penguin will show up in the 3rd installment, Johnny Depp will cast as The Riddle and Oscar winner Philip Seymour as Penguin.
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Post by jinhan on Aug 8, 2008 10:40:40 GMT 7
Well well well, the movie ends with everyone against batman, The joker apprehended, and two-face dead.
Thus, everybody will be guessing that the movie will push its limits and center around 3 villains. Clayface, Riddler and Black Mask (I guess cant ran away from the 3 casts).
I cut something from internet for extra reading, quit interesting!!
Roman Sionis (Black Mask) owns a cosmetic company on the verge of discovering a regenerative product that could help millions of burn victims. On the verge of bankruptcy however Roman Sionis attempts to crack a deal with Bruce Wayne a life long friend. After meeting with Roman and the creator of the new product Edward Nygma (a genius), Bruce decides against helping them financially after seeing several test subjects who have been disfigured by the product.
Naturally Edward Nygma is furious that Bruce deems him incompetent and Roman is financially devastated.
Cut to Clayface, an actor who gets in a car accident because of batman's crusade against crime (being caused by Black Mask) resulting in a disfigured face (further reason for the public to hate batman). His career ruined by Batman, he bumps into Edward Nygma, who is now trying to perfect the product on his own, referring to it as his life long puzzle (which he loves to do) which he is close to completing. Clayface volunteers to be a test subject for the product which is now working for brief periods of time, but the product continually wares off resulting in a "melting face" so to speak, thus it's very addictive having to be reapplied consistantly.
Roman has now resorted to crime and become the Black Mask to try to regain his fortune. Incredibly pissed at Bruce he begin to use the "old" product, coating them to the inside of masks and placing them on Bruce's Friends and Boardmembers. All the while trying to deal with batman disrupting his crime spree.
Nygma, running out of money to finance his research cuts a deal with the Black Mask to deal with the Batman problem. Clayface addicted to the product and already having a hatred for Batman is easily manipulated by Nygma to be his lackey.
Nygma (who has adopted a domnio mask as part of Black Masks crime gang) devises plans that are put into action by Clayface that put a large number of people in danger. Batman must figure out riddles/puzzles in time (much like how Nygma couldn't before Bruce pulled the plug on his research) or they die.
Each puzzle has a riddle, each situation becomming increasingly difficult, and for the sake of revenge against Bruce including many of his friends/family/etc.
Nygma getting sick pleasure from watching these unfold discovers that Batman is Bruce Wayne. Leaving a riddle claiming that he knows who he is, and "failing" this time means he reveals him to the police.
Clayface hates batman. Nygma hates Bruce, and learns he is batman. Black Mask hates bruce and batman.
Story needs more development but it'd be cool.
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Post by vickieling on Aug 27, 2008 12:52:46 GMT 7
thumbs up!! : )
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Post by GundamGai on Sept 3, 2008 12:01:31 GMT 7
I think i are crazly in love in it...
going to watch for the forth time afterward, muahahahahahahaha
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Post by Smurf on Sept 7, 2008 18:25:19 GMT 7
Ya, because of guys like u now "the Dark Knight" is 2nd in the ALL-TIME US box office list, just behind "Titanic"
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