Sim1What doesn't kill you makes you stranger
June 5th 2009 05:31
So last night, once again, I found myself at the cinema, complete with overly salty popcorn, boysenberry choc top ice cream and fizzy drink. I went to see- The Dark Knight.
Batman movies, like Indiana Jones, Bond, Spiderman and general superhero movies seem to be all the rage at the moment and so this one was just another good old fashioned 2 and a half hours of blowing shit up. I have no idea what was going on in the film half the time. I mean, what was with that dude from Hong Kong? And how come Commissioner Gordon is dead one minute and alive the next? Answers on a postcard, please! Mind you, Christian Bale was his delectable chiselled self, the car chases and explosions were ace (how good was Gotham City General Hospital blowing up!) and Heath Ledger was just outstandingly deranged. Beautiful. Especially in his nurses outfit as he stumbles away from the hospital after blowing it up in the aforementioned scene. Sadly, I was unable to suspend my disbelief enough to buy the whole Harvey Two-Face storyline. So half his face burns off and he becomes evil? Mind you, I guess any man with a stupid-looking face will eventually turn out evil. We've learnt that in Event Horizon, didn't we.
But anyone who's seen this latest Batman instalment, riddle me this: Doesn't Harvey Twoface die in this movie? And if so, doesn't Tommy Lee Jones play Harvey Twoface in a later movie? And if Twoface didn't die in this movie, well why the hell not? (see note on Commissioner Gordon above!)
And why was there no discernible soundtrack? Like, the Batman theme song? Holy Batcave, the mind boggles.
Batman movies, like Indiana Jones, Bond, Spiderman and general superhero movies seem to be all the rage at the moment and so this one was just another good old fashioned 2 and a half hours of blowing shit up. I have no idea what was going on in the film half the time. I mean, what was with that dude from Hong Kong? And how come Commissioner Gordon is dead one minute and alive the next? Answers on a postcard, please! Mind you, Christian Bale was his delectable chiselled self, the car chases and explosions were ace (how good was Gotham City General Hospital blowing up!) and Heath Ledger was just outstandingly deranged. Beautiful. Especially in his nurses outfit as he stumbles away from the hospital after blowing it up in the aforementioned scene. Sadly, I was unable to suspend my disbelief enough to buy the whole Harvey Two-Face storyline. So half his face burns off and he becomes evil? Mind you, I guess any man with a stupid-looking face will eventually turn out evil. We've learnt that in Event Horizon, didn't we.
And why was there no discernible soundtrack? Like, the Batman theme song? Holy Batcave, the mind boggles.
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