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New Dark Knight Stills, Article Online!

by Jeff Giles | March 11, 2008

Summary

Just over a decade ago, Warner Bros.' Batman film franchise seemed destined to evaporate in a puff of candy-colored nonsense. Now, on the doorstep of Christopher Nolan's second installment in the revitalized saga, the "Clooney nipple suit" days seem far, far away. Back to Article

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salsacaliente88 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:01 AM

i have not been this excited about a movie since, well, batman begins! seriously though, with the whole viral marketing thing, plus ledger's death, this movie could go from this day to its opening day without any more promotion and would still have huge box office returns. makes my heart smile to think that there still are some great movies being made out there that bring in what they deserve. screw 10,000 BC and the likes of that...

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jeanpaul writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:08 AM

It still aches to remember about Heath Ledger. Can't get beyond hurting for that wonderful actor and (I imagine) person also.
It's so painful, I cant really get interested in all this techincal and unrelating-to-Heath discussion Nolan is talking about above, though I understand that he wouldn't want to discuss that painful issue, but everything else he's talking about seems so akward and impersonal right now.

I don't know, maybe it's just me.

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jeanpaul writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:11 AM

ROTTEN TOMATOES should do something about the part where the words in our comments are being cut in half during mid-sentence. Eh... RottenTomatoes techincal team? Please help. Thanx.

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LordVapor writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:22 AM

I am ready for this movie. Hell I'm ready for a few movies this year, and I rarely go to the movies to see a movie...

This year I'm truly wanting to go and see.

1. TDK
1a. Indy 4
2. Iron Man
3. The Incredible Hulk
4. Speed Racer (I so think this will be a good flick)

probably a couple im forgetting...but this is my hot list....

any thoughts?

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jeanpaul writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:33 AM

I really like Heath Ledger and his loss is terrible. But talking about the Batman universe and franchise, I still think it's extremely lame that from all the "baddies" Batman copes with, WARNER BROS. keeps bringing back the JOKER... It's as if WB aren't imaginative enough or orignal enough to deal with any other of the Batman Universe villians.

That said, Ledger's final performance will be that of the Joker, and as such it would be UNIQUE, especially coming from as talented an Actor as Ledger was.

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:34 AM

I'm assuming that last pick is Eckhardt. Wow. Does *NOT* look like him, what with the hair combed..

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steeminwbeamen writes:
on Mar 11 2008 07:17 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626103)
i think that is Christopher Nolan.

or roger goodell. making sure HGH isn't running rampant on the TDK set.

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salsacaliente88 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 07:42 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626092)
amen

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baz050 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 07:43 AM

Yes the death of Heath Ledger was very tragic and very sad. i just hope that this movie doesn't become a tribute to him. i love Batman and i especially love the direction Christopher Nolan has taken this franchise. But i want the success of The Dark Knight to be about the movie itself and not the death of Heath Ledger.

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Alex Vo writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:08 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626092)
No idea why the comments are acting up, but we've notified the tech team about it.

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Gimy writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:20 AM

still not a fan of the batman big wheel...

and is it just me or, does that one shot of him looking over Ledger make him look like Ashley Simpson...PRE surgery. wow, that beak is huge...

this movie is like doing an ugly chic...CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH...

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arendr writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:26 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626103)
No, the last picture is of Christopher Nolan. He's the director.

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MattBaerFTW writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:29 AM

The More i see and read about this movie the more i cant wait...i believed in harvey dent and got a voice mail from him lol I DO WANT TO SAVE GOTHAM!

1.The Dark Knight
2. Indy 4
3. Iron Man
4. The Incredible Hulk(subject to change haven't seen the trailer)
5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall/Pineapple Express(i think pineapple looks better but aptaow can have one number
6.Speed Racer(international trailer shows a bit more it looks like a hell of a thrill ride)

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deneco4 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:32 AM

Nolan is king. Cant wait for this movie!

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:46 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626146)
Yeah its CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, whos ausome. This movie is gonna be great or even better then BATMAN BEGINS.

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BUCK69 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:51 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626102)
[In response to jeanpaul] - Sorry dude, but this will NOT be Heath Ledger's last performance. "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is currently back in production and Ledger's performance will remain intact. What happened to him is tragic, but you act like you knew him personally. He was an actor.

As to your comment about Warner Bros "bringing back" the Joker and how "lame" it is of them to do so. Keep in mind that this is a re-imagining of the Batman universe. So the Joker's not being brought back - this is his first appearance. Understand? You also have to understand the role that the Joker plays in whole Batman mythology, and I don't think you do.

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Bloody Mathias writes:
on Mar 11 2008 08:59 AM

That line about Bats attracting lunatics to Gotham sent a chill up my spine. :D

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TombstoneLawDog writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:36 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626291)
I've always liked that issue, about 'whether Batman *causes* hyper-criminality in Gotham' and it is raised again in "The Long Holloween." It's a heavy debate but if they do it right, I think it makes for some DAM# fine dramatic cinema, amidst the chaos and flying bodies.

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dahluzz writes:
on Mar 11 2008 10:21 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626283)
yeah word up, jeanpaul's always saying dumb stuff (stuff like everyone who saw 'no country' only liked it because they thought they were supposed to. riiiight...)

I thought it was ballsy enough that they didn't put joker in 'begins.' one of the main complaints about that movie was the lack of a strong villain (let's face it, scarecrow was a decent character, but the main bad guy? c'mon. he got served by Katie Cruise with a tazer. talk about DTMB. and ra's al ghul was fine, but his appearances only bookended the story).

the reason it worked is that people wanted more backstory than adversarial combat, so the lack of a major bad guy wasn't a huge deal. however, to not have had joker in 'dark knight' would have been a total blunder. face it, he's batman's arch nemesis. his number two enemy is penguin, who's just kind of a goofy character.

so joker makes perfect sense, and as far as the man who played him, enough with writing multiple posts to mourn heath ledger. yes, he died young, but you've probably seen 3 or 4 of his movies and only knew him through the mainstream media so why is this affecting you so much?

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I Am Remote writes:
on Mar 11 2008 10:50 AM

I'm a huge Star Wars geek... but I've never looked forward to a film as much as this. Awesome.

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Warheart1188 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 11:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#1626103)
It's Nolan, not Eckhart.

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Dinobot77 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 11:22 AM

The more stills that are released, the more I get excited. I have a felling that this is going to be one of those movies that is talked about for years to come. I know many people are looking forward to Indy 4 more than this, but I think TDK is one notch above.

BRING ON THE NEW TRAILOR!!!!!!!!!!

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ajmk123 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 11:48 AM

Spiderman 3 syndrome all over again, way too much hype to live up to so this has to be the best movie of all time just to meet the hype. Be prepared to be disappointed.

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Paints Hz Shirt Red writes:
on Mar 11 2008 12:28 PM

we all knew what to expect out of the spiderman movies. it was made mostly for children, as we all could see but tdk is more of a darker story. besides them being both comic book movies we cant put them in the same category. nolan wouldnt do that to us. raimi did it 3 times in a row...

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Paints Hz Shirt Red writes:
on Mar 11 2008 01:10 PM

In reply to this comment (#1626563)
u call him dr. jones lady! lol. im excited for both movies but if i was forced to pick it would have to be tdk all the way!

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BATGIRL4EVER writes:
on Mar 11 2008 01:59 PM

I am so anticipating the press tour promo for TDK,although it comes with a certain degree of sadness.I guess it's sort of strange and unbelievable that Heath died so unexpectedly that it took everyone by complete surprise and shock.I was so looking foward to seeing Christian,Heath and Aaron all doing the press junkett thing. It would have been so fun to see them all interacting about working together.The one bright spot in all this,is that both Warner Bros. and Nolan have time on their side,and that hopefully by the time the movie hits theaters,it will have a whole new impact on the fans and best of all,Heath's performance as "The Joker" will forever be immortalized.

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Bloody Mathias writes:
on Mar 11 2008 02:20 PM

Yeah, imagine Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart and Maggie Gylenhal going on press junkets and Leno, Letterman, Conan, Jon Stewart and having to face the 1000 pound elephant of Heath ledger's death.

Imagine how many questions they'll face about Heath..........

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Paints Hz Shirt Red writes:
on Mar 11 2008 02:24 PM

In reply to this comment (#1627000)
thats true but lets all hope that nolan doesnt cut alot of screen time of the joker in respects of heath. r.i.p.(just because some of the stuff joker does isnt very appropriate) i think he should make sure all of heaths scenes go into the movie. everybody knows tdk will draw crowds anyway cause it is heaths last fully finished film.

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tkl0085 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 02:42 PM

In reply to this comment (#1626091)
you are gay

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jeanpaul writes:
on Mar 11 2008 03:49 PM

Many Batman fans, myself included, feel that the JOKER is overexposed in the WARNER BROS. films. Compare, for instance, with Tim Burton's orignal 89 version, where Batman (Micheal Keaton) felt like a "supporting actor" in the movie bearing his own name. Then there were the animated movie pilots, many of them also featuring... again.. who? The Joker.

Same thing happened in "Superman Returns". People were tired of Superman being pitched once again against his "permanant arch-enemy" Lex Luthor.

As a matter of fact, sad as Heath's passing away is, now people (if for no other reason) will be more interested to see "The Dark Knight", because as someone said, Ledger's performance will be immortalized.
I think even people who don't dig comics-related films will also check out "The Dark Knight" only to see Heath's last (full movie) performance.

Because, truth be told, if Ledger were alive, it would be yet another Batman movie, with his "permanant arch-enemy" around once again.

Batman himself is a fascinating character. "Begins" only scrathced the surface about him. I just hope, with all due respect to Ledger (and I really admired him as an actor, especially in his dramatic, powerfull roles), that they do NOT, once again, make Batman the "supporting-role" character in his own movie, like Burton did in 89.

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damvbat writes:
on Mar 11 2008 04:59 PM

this movie is going to be like having a wet dream

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Paints Hz Shirt Red writes:
on Mar 11 2008 05:54 PM

In reply to this comment (#1627019)
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Darth Pepsi writes:
on Mar 11 2008 05:56 PM

I can't wait to see the Dark Knight. The first movie was suburb, and I think that this one is going to equal the first movie. I agree that some people take the loss of an actor way over the top. Perhaps they were touched by performance in Brokeback Mountain and want to hold him like he held that flannel shirt or something. We are all going to die! Yeah you too.......and your kids....my kids...their kids.....and so on. I think that it is a tragic loss for the series in terms of preserving the continuity, but it happens. I do hope that they recast the part. I hated the fact that they killed off the Joker in the original movie, but on second thought.....after watching Jack's performance......it was for the best. Yeah......I said it.....Jack only played himself in Batman. His Joker.....sucks!

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kobe8byrant writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:06 PM

But the question is, how's the Joker's going to be in part 3? I remember reading that the Joker was supposed to have a role in part 3 as well!

Secondly, am I the only one who thinks that the promotional campaign should STILL focus on Ledger and not take us as fools by thinking that shifting the focus to Dent will make us easily forget about the passing of a fine, fine actor in Ledger?

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:15 PM

I swear the expectations are getting so high for this film

that i wonder how willl it meet them? i guess it better be a masterpiece and

the best comic book film ever, not too much to ask, eh? well, i just hope

these next 4 months go quickly or might become too serious and the joker

wouldn't like that;)

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Mar 11 2008 06:37 PM

In reply to this comment (#1627202)
Darth Pepsi, what is your problem with Jack's performance as the

Joker? Please, their are so many delluded bat-fans who keep piling on the

hate on the great Jack's performance. Whether you hate him because he was

stole the show from Batman's silver screen debut or that jack was only

playing himself...it doesn't matter because when all time actor gives you

and me the performance he gave in '89, you don't care if he was perfect to

the character or if he overshadowed keaton's underwhelming bats. Face it, its

no disgrace to have jack showcase your film or when he puts his cool moxy on

an all-time villian. Joker is a complex character that can be played in many

ways and I have this strange theory... how about we show love and respect

to all three legendary interpretations of MR. J : Mark Hamill's on Animated

series; Jack Nicholas in the original series and the late Heath Ledger's in

the upcoming one. There is No Need to hate on any of these actor's brilliant

portrayals, and if you hate on any of them you are no genuine Batman fan.

Now, if we want to talk about two face portrayals, yes by all means criticize

tommy lee jones or hell even former comissioner gordan portrayals, yes i'm

talking about you Pat Hingle.

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Darth Pepsi writes:
on Mar 11 2008 07:02 PM

I think Jack is brilliant in a lot of films, and you can't blame an actor for a hokey script. I guess for the Hokey batman film.....Jack did what he could with what he had! Jack is a fantastic actor, but I cringe when I watch him in parts of that movie.....but it has to do with bad writing, and not so much with Jack himself. We know that the writing didn't get any better with more movies until Christopher Nolen took over the franchise. That is why it was called Batman Begins because Nolen wanted no association with the first movies....and I can't blame him. They did really blow in retrospect.

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ClearlyBlind2568 writes:
on Mar 11 2008 07:45 PM

It would be better if they had Boobies.

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Shadowflare writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:02 PM

"his number two enemy is penguin, who's just kind of a goofy character. "

Actually, Joker, Two-Face and Ras al Ghul are considered to the unholy trinity of Batman villains. I don't see the Penguin as even coming in anywhere near his top ten enemies. Besides those three, I would place Deadshot, Scarecrow, Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Black Mask, and Catwoman if we're counting her as a baddie. Talia al Ghul, Harley Quinn, and Hush are all more formidable as well. Penguin is way down on the list.

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Floor Man writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:15 PM

July 18th is not here, and that is a problem. :(

I can't wait...!!! Gah! It looks amazing in every way that I can tell.

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dsence writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:18 PM

cool article, but why should I care about four stills? ive seen the trailer.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:23 PM

In reply to this comment (#1627347)
well, Darth Pepsi I guess i can agree with your logic but i

still will always believe in my heart that jack did a fine job. Now, don't

get me wrong Heath will probably amaze me to the point that switch over to

your side of the argument and i wouldn't be totally suprised by that either.

Still, until the day the movie oficially open, I am still very happy and

proud to have jack's performance as the definitive Joker. So, all i am

saying is you may not love his performance but I think you still should be

proud. Understand this, DarthPepsi... if you are ashamed by Jack's Joker,

then how low do you feel when watching truely shameful portrayals of Batman

villians like Mr. Freeze(Arnold) or the riddler(jim carrey)? In my opinion,

we have seen Batman hell and it is run by Joel Schumacher and his horrific

movies run nonstop... and let me tell you, Jack's Joker is nowhere near

deserving to be among that inferno of disgrace!

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JettaJameson writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:33 PM

Seriously, I'm getting bored of the "Oh poor Heath Ledger" bandwagon. He died. It was sad. Can we move on now?

So stoked for this movie!!!

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Darth Pepsi writes:
on Mar 11 2008 09:42 PM

You will get no argument from me couch potatoe. I think that Alicia Silverstone and Chris O'donnell look and sound equally foolish....and let's not forget Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy. You know what was even worse.......the people who played the extras just sucked. Seriously overplayed scenes. The one with the vault leeps to my mind.......somebody give me a casting director. People smash George Clooney for his Batman, but I would blame it on a bad script before I would blame him. This is the first real adaption of the comic books and the best of any series. I just wish that they would do the same thing for the X-Men series.

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jpbresnihan writes:
on Mar 11 2008 10:00 PM

i hope that the joker is NOT in the third film. one main villain at a time please. spiderman 3 should have taught us something about that (we all know that is one of the reasons the film suffered so much). if this film has a joker, two-face, scarecrow finale at the end i will scream.

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goldmonkee writes:
on Mar 11 2008 11:30 PM

I feel bad for whoever plays the joker next time - Jack, Heath, ____. Good luck filling those shoes O_O

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Darth Pepsi writes:
on Mar 12 2008 12:21 AM

Jpbresnihan....you are wrong. Spiderman 3 didn't teach us that two villians in a film can't work. This next Batman has Joker and Two Face.....to what degree to be determined. What Spiderman 3 taught us is simple. People who don't have an understanding of their subjects can not do them justice. The guy who made Spiderman didn't understand Venom's character, and has gone the route of the original Batman series. He thought that he had to make the movie campy....and he didn't, but let's face it.....he did it in the other two Spiderman flicks as well. The scene where the New Yorkers rose up against the Green Goblin and Doc Ock were both pathetic. His casting of Kirstin Dunst was totally wrong as was her personality. They did a good job with Peter in the first couple of films, but mutated the story for Spiderman 3. Harry's storyline was totally botched and the ending was hokey and just trash. The biggest problem in the industry is that there are not enough Peter Jackson's or Christopher Nolen's writing scripts. There are not enough smart people running studio's that understand how to make a good movie. They will put out crap if they think it will make them a quick buck. The fact is that most of Hollywood thinks of these movies as trash, and don't respect the stories because they don't really understand them. Christopher Nolen is the first guy who actually get's it! Spiderman was a commercial success and did well at first, but with great success comes great expectations and a lot of compromise. They screwed it up on Spider man 3! It happens. The only other franchise that I have a lot of respect for is Hellboy, but I do have hope for the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. When the hell do we get our first Hulk trailer for pete's sake? Let's go already!

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Matanuki writes:
on Mar 12 2008 03:11 AM

In reply to this comment (#1627892)
Beautifully put, Darth Pepsi. The Force is strong in you.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 12 2008 07:09 AM

This movie will possibly make me cum. Thank you

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Creekboy writes:
on Mar 12 2008 07:24 AM

As I've said along too much hype, too much marketing, big let down...for example see Spiderman 3...

Where is the Incredible Hulk trailer anyway? It should be along by now....

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cahbauer writes:
on Mar 12 2008 08:26 AM

I have been ready for the this movie since June 15, 2005 at around 2:00 (that was after coming out of theater seeing "Batman Begins"). This movie is going to be the movie of the summer, and maybe the movie of the year.

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Matanuki writes:
on Mar 12 2008 08:50 AM

In reply to this comment (#1628095)
Don't be the new Aknddon3, Creekboy. Comparing The Dark Knight to Spider Man 3, on this thread especially, is destined to make a target for animus and ridicule. Fast! There's no indication whatsoever to even suggest that this film, even if it were to be a disappointment, will turn out to be anywhere near as bad as SM3. Quite the contrary, actually.

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BATGIRL4EVER writes:
on Mar 12 2008 12:04 PM

The movie stills are so cool,I can't wait for this movie to come out!!!!!

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Mar 12 2008 12:28 PM

They need to have a scene of batman flying around, eating small insects, saving us from a mosquito epidemic.

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ajmk123 writes:
on Mar 12 2008 06:13 PM

Yet Matanuki he is 100% correct and yet again you are wrong. Go away, let the adults talk. This movie has to be the best movie of all time in order for it to live up to the hype, and the trailers are doing nothing to make it look anything special.

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Matanuki writes:
on Mar 13 2008 03:27 AM

In reply to this comment (#1629279)
Hello, Aknddon3. Oops, I mean ajmk123. Love the new handle, sport.

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mysteriousone writes:
on Mar 14 2008 05:17 PM

movie looks fantastic and i can't wait, but since spider-man 3 sucked, people act like this is the only superhero franchise that matters. the first two spider-man's were great, not perfect, but great and people were in twice as much of a frenzy waiting for spider-man 3 then this, but then spider-man 3 sucked and people started acting like the whole series sucked. batman begins was also great, but at the same time overrated. it was darker and more adult then the spider-man movies, but to me personally the first two spider-man movies were more fun and entertaining, eventhough a little cheesy at times, and an overall more rewarding expereince, especially for a spider-man fan. batman begins was great, but just because it was more "adult" and "darker" some people act like it is the godfather, but honestly the action scenes were blah and as a whole i don't think it was as enetrtaining a spectacle as the first two spider-man movies. the dark knight will probably be great, but if it is not try and remember this and just watch the backlash commence.

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Dark Knight jr. writes:
on Mar 15 2008 06:41 PM

And the anticipation mounts...

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Matanuki writes:
on Mar 16 2008 05:31 AM

In reply to this comment (#1627664)
Well said, Shadow. And correct. Nice mention of Deadshot.

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tabascoman77 writes:
on Mar 17 2008 05:22 PM

Andrew (Aknddon3 AKA akjnimatroll AKA whatever) is just upset because Batman just looks better than anything Marvel has produced in the last few years.

Aw, Andrew, when are you gonna learn nobody likes you because you just continue to enforce your opinions on others and name-call endlessly?

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Matanuki writes:
on Mar 18 2008 02:47 PM

In reply to this comment (#1639126)
You can't part a fool from foolishness, tabasco.

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HarleyQ writes:
on Mar 29 2008 06:35 AM

Finally, as a lot of people say, a movie to look forward to! This film is gonna put me at the egde of my seat!

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timlmaker writes:
on May 02 2008 07:05 AM

why Batman Begins is NOT a good movie

1) Katie Holmes
2) Anemic OST without thrilling main theme like in the first two movie which where composed by Danny Elfman.
3) The general atmosphere is that there is chaos in the movie, and not the kind of chaos you know that batman will handle with but chaose which Christofer Nolan did since he didn't know until the screening if he is doing PG13 movie or a movie for mature audience.
4) The character of Ra's Al Ghul is originally Arab not Asian. the production chose to change his origin because they didn't want to use the Arab typecast from fear it will make someMuslim groups angry. 12 years earlier when Disney studios made Aladdin, they drew the Muslim character almost as Muslim caricatures, and though many complaints where pointed to them from the Arab world they didn't give a F*beep* since to movie was successful. this is another post 9/11 symptom which shows that the movie industry especially in such movies doesn't have balls.
5) Thomas Wayne actor is totally gayish. Thomas Wayne supposed to be an influential character in Bruce Wayne life. That actor that supposed to be Thomas Wayne remindes me more minor abuser than a doctor. how such a poor actor suppose to be Bruce wayne father? I can relate him to the man that his influnce helped Bruce Wayne to decide to dedicate his life for to cause of crime fighting?
6) what the H*beep* is that opera scene? why they didn't just created a giant 3D bat with a pistol that shot Bruce Wayne parents?
7) one step backwards, the kid is not Bruce Wayne. he is a little girl with wealthy family that protects him. He doesn't have rage or anger or brilliance that eventually will be part of Bruce Wayne in the future. His face calling for mommy to come help him.
8) Bruce Wayne travelled for few years and taught himself street fighting but he learns in a far eastern mansion how to be a ninja just in a few months?
9) The scare-crow actor - Cillian Murphy should keep doing movies as "breakfast on Pluto" and maybe he will eventually be a porn star like he should be since he is not an actor. I cant understand how he almost became Bruce Wayne in the final casting. he is too young to be a doctor or the manage an asylum and to metrosexual to be the F*beep*ing scare-crow which originally supposed to be a 40's - 50's years old man with enough reasons to be insane. whats Murphy's Reasons? out of mascara?
10) Katie Holmes
11) whats the story with this ridiculous Bat-tank?
12) The little English kid in the final scenes is so annoying that 3 years later i still hope he is dead.
13) "this is not really who i am"? who the hell wrote that line? who as time to speak so much during crisis anyway?
15) Note about detectives - instead of a detective, the best detective in the world some may say he is a dumbass that keep asking Morgan Freeman questions so the audience can follow and understand futuristic bull*beep* and the only mention to the war in Iraq-Afghanistan with some criticism in it's voice is against US which don't want to provide her soldiers the right protection against the enemy. a soldier life apparently doesn't worth enough.. using their own words.
which side are??
criticism against war is always welcome but criticism against the army and saying that he should invest more in the ammunition industry so they could kill more?
and in the movie the reach ***** apparently more important than any soldier so he take to prototype to himself, to HIS own little crime war game.
16) batman doesn't kill and if he does he never escapes from the scene so he will never have a doubt if he killed the villain or not. any such doubt cost us asaudience in another annoying sequels (Q.V Superman returns) and precious minutes in the movie so the creators can explain us what the hell are the characters are doing in this point of the movie. and so that can write in the length of the movie 2:30 hours.
17) for moments its seems that they really tried to treat the Batman legacy respectfully. in many other moments its just looks like something that you could enjoy only if this is your first batman movie and you are still 8 years old because you can take those things very seriously and maybe have some bad dreams about the scare crow.
18) Katie Holmes

I'm happy that i was honored to watch the first film in a theater when i was 6. and scared to death by the penguin 3 years later.
I hope they will do better this summer since batman deserves more and christian bale can be so much more than that guy whose always has that look - sorry i have constipation that's why i am smiling.

Good things about that movie -

1) Morgan Freeman
2) Liam Neeson
3) Gary Oldman

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timlmaker writes:
on May 02 2008 07:25 AM

i do think Batman begins is a fun movie, but i wish it would be more. because when you combine legendary character as Batman and a great actor like Christian Bale you can only hope that you will see Patrick Bateman craziness in a new rubber batsuit taking over Gotham.
but it's not the case.
this is why i have a great expectations from Dark Knight but as i keep thinking about Batman begins that what i have in my mind -
why Batman Begins is NOT a good movie

1) Katie Holmes
2) Anemic OST without thrilling main theme like in the first two movie which where composed by Danny Elfman.
3) The general atmosphere is that there is chaos in the movie, and not the kind of chaos you know that batman will handle with but chaose which Christofer Nolan did since he didn't know until the screening if he is doing PG13 movie or a movie for mature audience.
4) The character of Ra's Al Ghul is originally Arab not Asian. the production chose to change his origin because they didn't want to use the Arab typecast from fear it will make someMuslim groups angry. 12 years earlier when Disney studios made Aladdin, they drew the Muslim character almost as Muslim caricatures, and though many complaints where pointed to them from the Arab world they didn't give a F*beep* since to movie was successful. this is another post 9/11 symptom which shows that the movie industry especially in such movies doesn't have balls.
5) Thomas Wayne actor is not very convincing. Thomas Wayne supposed to be an influential character in Bruce Wayne life. That actor that supposed to be Thomas Wayne remindes me more minor abuser than a doctor. how such a poor actor suppose to be Bruce wayne father? I can relate him to the man that his influnce helped Bruce Wayne to decide to dedicate his life for to cause of crime fighting?
6) what the H*beep* is that opera scene? why they didn't just created a giant 3D bat with a pistol that shot Bruce Wayne parents?
7) one step backwards, the kid is not Bruce Wayne. he is a little girl with wealthy family that protects him. He doesn't have rage or anger or brilliance that eventually will be part of Bruce Wayne in the future. His face calling for mommy to come help him.
8) Bruce Wayne travelled for few years and taught himself street fighting but he learns in a far eastern mansion how to be a ninja just in a few months?
9) The scare-crow actor - Cillian Murphy should keep doing movies as "breakfast on Pluto" and maybe he will eventually be a porn star like he should be since he is not an actor. I cant understand how he almost became Bruce Wayne in the final casting. he is too young to be a doctor or the manage an asylum and to metrosexual to be the F*beep*ing scare-crow which originally supposed to be a 40's - 50's years old man with enough reasons to be insane. whats Murphy's Reasons? out of mascara?
10) Katie Holmes
11) whats the story with this ridiculous Bat-tank?
12) The little English kid in the final scenes is so annoying that 3 years later i still hope he is dead.
13) "this is not really who i am"? who the hell wrote that line? who as time to speak so much during crisis anyway?
15) Note about detectives - instead of a detective, the best detective in the world some may say he is a dumbass that keep asking Morgan Freeman questions so the audience can follow and understand futuristic bull*beep* and the only mention to the war in Iraq-Afghanistan with some criticism in it's voice is against US which don't want to provide her soldiers the right protection against the enemy. a soldier life apparently doesn't worth enough.. using their own words.
which side are??
criticism against war is always welcome but criticism against the army and saying that he should invest more in the ammunition industry so they could kill more?
and in the movie the reach ***** apparently more important than any soldier so he take to prototype to himself, to HIS own little crime war game.
16) batman doesn't kill and if he does he never escapes from the scene so he will never have a doubt if he killed the villain or not. any such doubt cost us as audience in another annoying sequels (Q.V Superman returns) and precious minutes in the movie so the creators can explain us what the hell are the characters are doing in this point of the movie. and so that can write in the length of the movie 2:30 hours.
17) for moments its seems that they really tried to treat the Batman legacy respectfully. in many other moments its just looks like something that you could enjoy only if this is your first batman movie and you are still 8 years old because you can take those things very seriously and maybe have some bad dreams about the scare crow.
18) Katie Holmes

I'm happy that i was honored to watch the first film in the cinema when i was 6. and scared to death by the penguin 3 years later.
I hope they will do better this summer since batman deserves more and christian bale can be so much more than that guy whose always has that look - sorry i have constipation that's why i am smiling.

Good things about that movie -

1) Morgan Freeman
2) Liam Neeson
3) Gary Oldman

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