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Yojimbo
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All I thought was, "Hey, that's the name of
that rabbit Samurai on Ninja Turtles." So I
picked it up and to my amazement I was introduced
to Kurosowa.
Just... fantastic.
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Ninja Assassin
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I was praying this movie was going to be better
then what I heard it was. I mean, c'mon.. ninjas
and fantastic CGI gore? But then I heard they'd
slipped a plot into the movie and I was like,
"Well fuck.. Nevermind then."
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Dragonball Evolution
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I didn't expect anything out of this the moment
they started releasing the cast choices so as far
as being disappointed, I wasn't. In fact I was
kind of anticipating how this movie was going to
come out. With that said, I think it's a dumb
movie you can rent for a good laugh. Something so
awful that you can't help but be entertained to an
extent. I think a good DBZ movie can be done. The
potential is there, it's just going to take a
decent studio who wants to take the chance to
properly back it financially.
Someone
should write a letter to Michael Bay and James
Cameron.
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Funny Games
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I am going to disagree with Mr. Snow's statement,
"There is always a struggle to survive."
Some people, those who have experienced trauma
before, extreme trauma or have been victimized,
can have a sort of freeze-effect where they're no
different than a deer in headlights. In some cases
it's the way the victim copes with the situation,
by freezing up and dissociating. So it's not as
far of a stretch as you might think.
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Let The Right One In
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I saw this maybe two months back, finally after
seeing this review and I have to say it was
everything this review said it was and more. It's
a shame it'll soon join the group of movies
bastardized by making an American version.
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True Blood: Season 1
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In a generational divide where our screens both
small and big are littered with sparkling faggots
pretending to be vampires, this show is a broad
step towards the good ole' days where a vampire
was a primitive, blood-thirsty predator. Not an
idiot who shines in the sun. 10/10
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Killer Klowns From Outer Space
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8/10 just because it holds a special place of my
childhood..
It's in the fucking
closet scared to death when ever the Circus comes
around. Fuck you "Killer Klowns.." But,
I still love you.
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Dead Snow
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Zombies? Your average is probably a 5/5 because
lets face it, you can make a zombie film and you'd
have to be a total fuck-up to ABSOLUTELY ruin it.
Then your average film score including Nazis? Well
I don't know but to make my point, 5/5.
But together? Thats plain insanity, and a
10/10.
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Juno
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I think done differently and possibly with
different actors, this script under normal
circumstances probably would not have held up. Now
with that said these were pretty extraordinary
circumstances as in the casting was spot-on and
every actor in the movie could, gasp, act.
Surprising, I know. I agree with the score, a
solid 10/10.
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Ravenous
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A friend of mind had recommended this to me maybe
a few days ago and now having read this review I
think I'll grab it during the week.
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Splinter
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I think Greg and Ginose are both right to a
certain degree. I think wanting to know the origin
of something might be more on the subjective side.
While Ginose loved it and didn't mind the movie
had went without explaining a few things it got
under Greg's skin. I think it's just the type of
movie viewer you are when it comes down to it.
Like for instance I can agree with both sides
here.
I do find it a tad annoying
that the origins are being neglected but this can
leave room for debate (as seen done beautifully by
the both of you which gave this movie a few more
fans then it had before the conversation took
place) and can also lead to imaginative
discussions back and forth with friends. Come up
with your own origins. Gives you something to
think about. Not to mention that if done correctly
leaves room for a prequel/sequel. So while it's
annoying, I can also see why they would forgo
exploring that route. At least for now anyway.
By the way a thanks is in order. I, like
many others saw this conversation and couldn't
help myself so I found it and watched it. I agree
with the review one hundred percent and the score
as well.
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Wayne's World 2
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What a true sequel should be. Something that adds
on to the first. A compliment to it's predecessor.
9/10.
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The Fifth Element
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I loved this movie, it was a change of pace; I got
to see Sarah Brightman as a blue alien, Milla
Jovovich nude, a ton of ass-kickery. I'd give this
at least an 8/10.
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Alice In Chains: MTV Unplugged
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As "bluemeanie" stated, this band is who
really started the whole "grunge" effect
and to aid his comment I've a theory that if Kurt
Cobain had handled his life a little less
awkwardly and didn't commit suicide, that Nirvana
themselves would not have gotten as much attention
as it originally had. Awful thing to say I know,
I'm not faulting the talent of Cobain nor the band
but I feel if they had stuck around a little
longer, actually received some level of
competition especially from Alice in Chains, they
would not have been seen as the end-all be-all to
the "grunge" movement. I also agree with
"385."
I'd give this a
10/10 simply because it's Alice in Chains
stripped. It does a great deal to highlight Layne
Staley's talent as well as the bands. For anyone
who wanted a course in music I'd hand this to them
among others. (The Beatles Anthology they released
awhile ago which was I think six or seven discs
was incredibly enlightening and very informative.
A must-see for any fan of the band, but a tad too
long for those with fleeting interests.)
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Superman / Doomsday
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I'll take your recommendation and find the source
even though I am not a fan of the majority of the
products DC publishes.
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Superman / Doomsday
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I'd have to say "New Frontier" is by far
my favorite DC animated film so far.
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Superman / Doomsday
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No, I'd give it an 8, but unfortunately I'd lower
the score down to a .5 because like I said, it's a
Superman movie. But I will say that the story
itself combined with the animation does make it a
solid 8. The .5 is just a personal score because I
personally can not stand the Superman franchise.
But my score is not to belittle the decent
animation or to begrudge the terrific story nor is
it there to detract from your well put review.
With that clarified, I still maintain my
subjective score of .5 but still recommend it for
anyone who; A) Enjoys a good animated feature
based on a comic or, B) You're a Superman fan
because while I dislike the franchise, I can't
deny how good this feature was.
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Superman / Doomsday
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I'd give this an 8 based on animation, however I
find myself detracting 7.5 points for the
unfortunate fact it's a Superman movie.
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The Wizard Of Gore
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Fantastic. I've been waiting to see someone review
this so I could determine whether or not I should
just buy it. Excellent job as always.
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Friday The 13th
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I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of
horror films, and in fact counting on both hands I
know there are more than a handful here and among
the opinions I respect Fecal's is definitely up
there and because of this review odds are I will
not even pay out the four bucks to rent it when it
comes out. I think it's a shame that the studios
are merely phoning in pathetic revisions of old
franchises just to make a film with a cognoscible
title and lead. Desperate attempts at digging down
into the pockets of the unsuspecting. To be honest
I'd have probably seen it anyway, but I'd have
been damn pissed when I got out of the
theater.
Guess I won't even waste my
time crossing my fingers and praying that
"The Nightmare on Elm Street" revamp
will be any better.
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Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans
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I'd say a 6/10 is a pretty objective score and
this is a solid review. From a fan's point of view
I'm sure it'll rate something higher but to be
honest because of the excessive CGI and other
little blemishes I don't see this movie anything
higher than a seven and I'm personally a huge
fan.
I think this movie will really
shine when it's on DVD and fans will get a chance
to watch all three back-to-back. As far as your
review goes it's been back and forth, your's isn't
the only positive review but there are nearly as
many negative reviews as there are positive.
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Repo! The Genetic Opera
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To be completely honest I could give a fuck-all as
to who reviews what film. In the whole business of
critiquing movies and this goes for music as well
critics have become less objective and more
subjective which only means your review applies to
those who have the same tastes in either genre as
you. There are of course notable exceptions as
some movies or some music are just so outstanding
that it appeals to just about anyone who sees it.
Saying someone needs a "brain
transplant" or insulting their credibility
because they enjoyed something is far from
necessary and a far departure from a forum of
debate. It's a tad too 3-year old.
I
loved it. This is not a reflection of my
intelligence or IQ, or whether or not I'm a fan of
musicals (I in fact like the occasional musical or
two) what it means is just that. I loved it. So
what if you didn't. There are a few indicators in
the review that you weren't going to like the
movie going into it anyway so I think the review
is a tad unfair and should be a little less
subjective.
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Punisher: War Zone
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If you consider the source material or the style
of Greg Ennis just for a moment before you go see
this movie you'll realize -- like everyone should
have by now, that "The Punisher" can't
be made seriously. We're talking about a comic
book character who had his own one-shot where he
pretty much destroys the Marvel universe, where
the X-Men and the Brotherhood meet their demise at
the business end of a NUKE.
While the
writing is fantastic, the gore is just over the
top and there's almost no way you can make a
"Punisher" film without cheese and like
The Meanie said, it's only bad acting when it's
unintentional. I compare this to
"Grindhouse" pretty much.
I'd give this a 10/10 just because after two
tries, Lexi Alexander hit the nail on the head.
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Criss Angel Mindfreak: Season 1
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I absolutely can not stand Criss Angel. He's
pretty much a fancier version of David Blaine
without the endurance trials Blaine often puts
himself through. At least David Blaine can hold
his breath for like twelve minutes, something that
takes some amount of skill.
I'm with
George, give me Doug Henning or personally my
favorites, Penn & Teller.
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Twilight
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I took my sixteen year old brother and seventeen
year old sister to see this movie during it's
Midnight showing and while they are both fans of
the book series having read the four currently
available so quickly it made my head spin a few
times, I am not. I have yet to pick up a single
novel because my siblings by their own admission
tell me how sloppy of a writer Stephanie Meyer
appears to be. I guess they said they kept reading
hoping for some improvement but they enjoyed the
story or at least the idea of it.
After the movie they both said it
"failed." I however found myself
entertained and thought the movie was worth the
ticket price. I think Roger Ebert said it best
that the target audience will get the most out of
this film and that's exactly how I judged it
before I even read any reviews. I personally
enjoyed the development of the chemistry between
the characters of Bella and Edward, how it seems
natural and progressive instead of forced and the
character of Jasper. Jasper's vacant stare was
probably to me was worth seeing the movie.
I still find it odd that my brother and
sister being apart of the core demographic felt
the movie fell short and I think it's because this
was the first time they were ever interested in a
franchise (ie, the book series) and saw it turned
into a film whereas I have been dealing with it
since I was young watching them turn and butcher
"The Punisher" in 1989 (I saw it years
later) then "Fantastic Four" in 1994 and
to be honest I can't remember how I got my hands
on that one, but I regretted it. Since then I've
been having to struggle with adaptation after
adaptation of my childhood memories being
formatted for the silver screen.
They've yet to learn about the idea of
compromise and perhaps this is another reason why
I liked the film. Because it offered a taste to a
younger generation what us older comic book
geeks/nerds have been dealing with for a decade or
two.
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Saw V
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Here's the thing about the "Saw" series.
It's a theme movie for a certain time of the year.
Although I agree with certain points in each
fantastic review and the scores. I'd consider it a
4 because of the lack of sophistication in some of
this installments contraptions.
I
think they are becoming redundant and I agree that
if this is "quality entertainment" then
our film industry is in a rather sad state (except
if you're me and just love how realistic gore
looks nowadays being gore-hound myself I can still
step outside of my opinion and acknowledge certain
truths) however, the "Saw" franchise has
opened near Halloween every year and this is just
good marketing because let's be honest, these
types of movies have been done, some better then
the more high budget ones. I am just in a group of
people who want to go out on a cold October
evening and catch, "a horror film." We
lack the grindhouses, the nitty-gritty movie
theaters that showed "the Rocky Horror
Picture Show" among a wide selection of
exploitation films. Sure they were poorly written,
sure the graphics were sub-par but damn it I want
to laugh, see blood and throw my popcorn and
"Saw" has helped me achieve this for the
last five years. This is why I can't fault the
series.
I think that's how a movie
like this works so well. It really is a date movie
for October.
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Transsiberian
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I like this score and agree with your assessment
with how Anderson is drifting down Hitchcock's
road while the other two notable directions you
mentioned seem to be also following their
respective paths.
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Stuck
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I have to agree with this review and add that I
give it a 11/10 with an added point for Stephen
Rea.
He's just an all around badass.
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Halloween
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Behind all the shitty films there is actually a
decent story behind the whole image of Michael and
I wish I could have seen a take that explained
that a little more. I liked the film because it
dealt more with Michael's childhood but there's no
way I can't agree with the statement, "A
studio pushed Zombie to release a hit."
They did, he failed and I hope Zombie
will go back to his original stuff.
To be fair though, I doubt any remake of a
horror film is going to going to be better then
the original. I can't think of one really but I
could be wrong.
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The Departed
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I love bantering and I do agree that both
directors have missed the mark concerning the
portrayal of the source material but I've come to
accept that unfortunately comic-book movies can't
be made for JUST comic-book fans. We can't be
catered to because the franchise has to be made
for a broader audience so when they take the
liberties they do it's going to produce a product
that differs from the source. Just the Hollywood
machine we've come to hate (and love.)
As we wind this discussion down, I would like to
point out that Burton and Nolan focus on a
different roster of main characters while I
concede that Burton did have an impressive body
count. It's been fun, I merely wanted to suggest
that I try to avoid comparisons as often as
possible and grade movies individually based on
the merits of that movie alone.
And I
used the Batman franchise because it was the first
thing I came up with. I could have used a
"Fantastic Four" example; movie barely
anyone knows exists is horrible, the one made by
Fox, while cheesy and could be considered
"bad" isn't nearly as much of a train
wreck as it's predecessor. I judged them
individually, not by comparison although the first
one was made in '94.
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The Departed
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I can agree and disagree, I just like having
conversation.
To begin I am a vivid
reader of comic books. The reason I don't compare
"Batman Begins" and "The Dark
Knight" to say "Batman" and
"Batman Returns" is because it's a comic
book movie first and foremost. Yes it's
entertainment, yes they are movies based on the
same titular character but one has to understand
that even if all four movies are based around the
same titular character that titular character
changes often in the source material. Given that
the titular character changes often in the source
material you're given a rare opportunity to
examine each movie as if they were stand alone
tales. Just as if it were a comic book. I don't
compare because I feel that they can all be
interpreted to be good in just about anyone's
eye.
For example, some people prefer
the writing of Frank Miller to that of Alan Moore.
Both are fantastic but both present a different
take on the same character so it's unfair to
compare them. Some people prefer the taste of
margarine to butter or vice versa. I personally
believe Burton is a cunt and his creations in the
Batman franchise are blemishes at best whereas Mr.
Meanie there will avidly and rightfully so, come
to Burton's defense -- because he prefers Burton
whereas I prefer Nolan/Goyer but we both prefer
different styles so comparisons is just a reason
to start a debate. Also, even while based on the
same titular character all four movies only share
the fact that they can all definitively fall in
the comic book-movie genre. "Batman
Begins" and "The Dark Knight" were
darker, they had a body count, the over-all theme
was realistic where as "Batman" and
"Batman Returns" were more of a fantasy
take, a return to the whimsical.
So
my logic is they're all fine wines, I can compare
the taste but just to find the flavor I prefer. To
compare them to find which is "better"
would be a waste of time because the taste I
prefer will always be better than yours (to me.)
:D
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The Departed
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I was thrilled to see a movie concerning the Irish
mob because in the world of cinema you are rarely
afforded an opportunity to see into the possible
mechanics of a force of crime that was around in
America almost two centuries before the Italian's
brought their Mafia to our shores. I felt the same
way with "Gangs of New York." The
stories that came out of the Five Points are sadly
buried by movies like "The Godfather"
(which is the only movie of the trilogy I'll
acknowledge.) Not mention the superb work of
Scorsese and the above stellar acting of just
about everyone involved. I mean, really, who saw
Anthony Anderson's performance coming? Even if he
was involved briefly compared to a few others he
some how helped the film along just as much as
anyone else had in their supporting roles.
I won't begin to compare it with it's
Hong Kong mother. I feel that'd be unfair to
either film because of vast differences in
culture. I feel both films can (and should) stand
on their own. You don't sit there and compare
"Batman Begins" and "The Dark
Knight" to "Batman" and
"Batman Returns" because all four movies
are great in their own right so you view them
individually. I feel this movie deserves a 10/10
as a movie that stands alone and I wholeheartedly
agree with this interview. Although from reading
as many Irish mob books as I have (Brutal, Paddy
Whacked, I Heard You Paint Houses) I kind of saw
the ending coming sans the rat which I thought was
great despite how cliche it was.
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Mirrors
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I would give this film a 10/10 for sheer plot
alone but the visuals are absolutely fantastic and
any decent connoisseur of the horror genre can see
that Aja is really beginning to come into his own.
Aja reminds me a lot of Guillermo del Toro in the
sense that no one knew what the man was capable of
until they handed him some money and let him work
comfortably and a few years later we see Guillermo
guilty of such films like "Pan's
Labyrinth," and "Hellboy 2."
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The Fall
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I agree with this review wholeheartedly. 10/10
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The Shawshank Redemption
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Agreed, Frank Darabont is beyond fantastic and
while "The Green Mile" remains my
favorite this movie nothing short of ideal when it
comes to King adaptations. The casting was superb
and the acting was excellent. Everything you could
ever hope for in a movie and more. 10/10
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Luther The Geek
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This was a great movie. Thanks for pointing me in
it's direction!
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The Dark Knight
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Sorry for jumping in with what I had said, I was
obviously lost. Lol.
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The Dark Knight
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Oh! Wtf, I thought someone was disputing the Mad
Hatter's identity or something. I'm about to watch
the movie again because I am a filthy pirate so I
can attempt to see if that was the case. If it was
I don't think it foreshadows anything because if
it had been Tetch then it was a third rate actor
just portraying an easter egg for the fans.
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The Dark Knight
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Wait I lost my place somewhere. I know when you
said Tom Elliot you were talking about Hush.
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The Dark Knight
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I couldn't agree more and it's a shame too because
"Hush" was such a great storyline.
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Batman & Robin
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You know, this movie led to aother redeeming
factor. If it wasn't for this movie's poor
box-office performance, then we could have had
"Batman Triumphant" in theaters at some
point.
Thank God for "Batman
and Robin" in that aspect.
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The Dark Knight
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Aaron Eckhart will undoubtedly reprise his
portrayal as Dent as the main villain. The
secondary villain will probably be another
murderous psycho that compliments Two-Face's
presence. Someone like the Mad Hatter would not go
well in the Nolan vision, nor would the Riddler.
Someone like Deadshot with maybe a possible
appearance by Harley Quinn. Though technically
with how the Riddler beat Green Arrow's ass after
the whole "Hush" thing I'm sure Nolan
could find a way to fit Riddler 2.0 somewhere.
It'd be interesting to see at least.
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Batman Forever
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However, since the reviewer based his score on the
movie itself more than a comparison to the other
movies in the franchise, I have to agree -- this
movie sits somewhere between 5 and 7/10. Excellent
review.
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Batman Forever
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I fell in love with Carrey's version of the
Riddler considering where he drew his inspiration
from. I agree Jim Carrey's portrayal of the
Riddler based on Frank Gorshin's was right on the
money but Two-Face was far too cartoonish. The
character is a killer who does what he wants based
on the flip of a coin, not some nut-job with a
suit that's half bland and half so-colorful you'd
think he just got back from a cruise.
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