can't wait for a more in-depth trailer

12/4/2007 7:18:32 PM

the poster is the hotness and my new wallpaper

12/4/2007 7:44:02 PM

yeah that's the best movie poster i've seen in a while

12/4/2007 9:02:26 PM

Link to an image I couldn't find anywhere else:

http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=6587

Link to more images:

http://cinelive.com/film-the%20dark%20knight/13220/undefined#1

Is it just me or is there something about the suit--particularly the cowl--that's not quite right?

12/10/2007 1:57:35 AM

the cowl's the only part that looks right, if you ask me.

12/10/2007 2:24:32 AM

^ In this image, do you think it looks right? Just asking.

http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=6587

12/10/2007 2:27:21 AM

right, you are. it's the faux-cheek bones, or something.

really this thing has unnecessary lines all over it. although i must give my opinion w/ the disclaimer that i did not particularly enjoy batman begins.

12/10/2007 2:33:05 AM

^ Really? Heresy! But you do think it was better than the other Batman movies, yes?

PS: I agree about the "lines" on the suit.

[Edited on December 10, 2007 at 2:57 AM. Reason : .]

12/10/2007 2:56:34 AM

burton's 'batman' is in my top 5 movies ever. i mean, just about anything is better than batman forever and batman and robin. but batman begins didn't touch batman, imo.

12/10/2007 3:04:14 AM

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"burton's 'batman' is in my top 5 movies ever. i mean, just about anything is better than batman forever and batman and robin. but batman begins didn't touch batman, imo."

thats exactly how i felt. i enjoyed batman begins. burton's owned it 100% tho.

12/10/2007 8:55:02 AM

I think people enjoyed Batman Begins because it was not only a great movie but a testament to the darker, edgier Batman films that Burton made. But more than that, it brought a modern edge and a new life to the franchise.

12/10/2007 11:16:58 AM

i like that they're dark. i don't know, i can't put my finger on anything specific, but they didn't grab me.

12/10/2007 11:44:46 AM

Quote :

"it's the faux-cheek bones"

it makes the Bat Suit look too much like the Val Kilmer batman...

i'll admit something, i enjoyed the Val Kilmer batman (it was really the design of the movie that made me not like Batman: Forever, that and Robin, he coulda been axed out of hte whole thing and it would have been a 15x better movie), but it's not really a look that needs to be gone back to...

12/10/2007 7:23:37 PM

^Another thing that could have been nixed from that movie; bat-suit nipples.

12/10/2007 7:38:30 PM

^that was the Clooney Batman.

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"Burton's Batman is in my top 5 ever."

Seriously? People always tell me this and, aside from the nostalgia factor (and c'mon people, just because it was awesome as kids does NOT make it awesome now) this movie is generally pretty damn crappy.

12/10/2007 7:50:11 PM

^I'm pretty sure both Kilmer and Clooney had nipples on their suit.

12/10/2007 8:04:10 PM

i enjoy burton batman primarily because of jack nicholson, but who doesn't

12/10/2007 8:48:14 PM

and the prince just leads to the randomness

12/10/2007 8:52:08 PM

does nobody like Batman Returns? Granted it is nowhere as good as Begins and Nicholson's Batman, but it was still a pretty solid movie.

12/10/2007 9:07:32 PM

Quote :

"I think people enjoyed Batman Begins because it was not only a great movie but a testament to the darker, edgier Batman films that Burton made. But more than that, it brought a modern edge and a new life to the franchise."

Burton's Batmans may have been darker, but they were quite campy, too. i wouldn't call them "edgy".

12/10/2007 9:16:17 PM

Not diggin' the Joker.

Why oh why didn't they get Crispin Glover? He was born for that role...

12/10/2007 9:19:06 PM

I never liked Batman Returns. Catwoman and the Penguin never grabbed me. Never found them terribly compelling or interesting.

12/10/2007 10:08:11 PM

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"^I'm pretty sure both Kilmer and Clooney had nipples on their suit."

the second batsuit in Batman: Forever had nipples on it... the one he used after Riddler destroyed the batcave

12/10/2007 10:26:50 PM

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"Seriously? People always tell me this and, aside from the nostalgia factor (and c'mon people, just because it was awesome as kids does NOT make it awesome now) this movie is generally pretty damn crappy."

all i can really say is that i disagree. jack nicholson and michael keaton both nail their respective characters. good writing, dark, not cheesy (imo). i mean, the batplane looks like shit if you watch it now, but you can't fault the movie for that. just my opinion.

oh, and billy fucking dee.

12/10/2007 10:57:00 PM

Quote :

"jack nicholson and michael keaton both nail their respective characters. good writing, dark"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRqa47-jv0M

that trailer says a lot. gotham was awesome, and per the quote keaton and nicholson did a great job. It had such a comic bookish feel back then that still holds up today. One of the best comic book to movie translations thats ever been done still. check out that joker laugh.

PS "im batman"


[Edited on December 10, 2007 at 11:10 PM. Reason : ]

12/10/2007 11:04:16 PM

Batman Begins was awesome.. the best one to me. The one with the Penguin was the worst...

I don't like the purely comic book, unrealistic shit... Begins was so awesome because it was believable with a real crime syndicate and everything.. I'm expecting The Dark Knight to be even better... I can't wait.

*** I know a lot of "Batman traditionalists" will say the comic booky stuff is what Batman is, but that's just the way I feel..

[Edited on December 10, 2007 at 11:38 PM. Reason : 1989 was my 2nd favorite and the rest weren't in the same universe.]

12/10/2007 11:37:30 PM

^

Quote :

"1989 was my 2nd favorite and the rest weren't in the same universe"

signed

12/10/2007 11:48:49 PM

yea dont get me wrong, i actually enjoyed the new one as well.

12/10/2007 11:57:00 PM

Quote :

"jack nicholson and michael keaton both nail their respective characters."

simonn

Nicholson, yes. Keaton, no--and I like him in other roles. But there is no way that Michael Keaton was ever Bruce Wayne. Sorry.

Quote :

"I don't like the purely comic book, unrealistic shit... Begins was so awesome because it was believable with a real crime syndicate and everything.. I'm expecting The Dark Knight to be even better... I can't wait. *** I know a lot of 'Batman traditionalists' will say the comic booky stuff is what Batman is, but that's just the way I feel.."

NyM410

Nailed it.

If some want camp, let them watch the 1966 Batman series. If they want comic-book style, let them read a comic book/graphic novel and/or watch a cartoon series--and I still do both. But when I go to see a live-action superhero movie, I want to see a serious interpretation.

12/11/2007 1:12:27 AM

Quote :

"But there is no way that Michael Keaton was ever Bruce Wayne. Sorry."

keaton is bruce wayne. he's killed it.

12/11/2007 1:24:22 AM

keaton is bruce wayne who is secretly batman
bale is batman who is secretly bruce wayne.

12/11/2007 1:27:08 AM

Not even close.

12/11/2007 1:44:40 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/1796648060_90aeb9c8bd_o.jpg

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 1:58 AM. Reason : i don't remember if flickr redx's or not, but there's the link.]

12/11/2007 1:57:47 AM

Keaton would have made a better Joker than a Batman.



[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 2:06 AM. Reason : .]

12/11/2007 2:05:46 AM

whatever happens, the dark knight should have these lines





[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 6:44 AM. Reason : forgot plural pics]

12/11/2007 6:43:01 AM

^ LOL!

12/11/2007 8:52:27 AM

12/11/2007 9:00:25 AM

Ah, this reminds me of a simpler time...

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 9:14 AM. Reason : ...where gay meant happy and boner meant blunder]

12/11/2007 9:05:30 AM

Keaton's Batman is okay. It stands up though just cause he's better than Val Kilmer and George Clooney.

Nicholson has done the best character for all the movies, with Danny Devito a close second.

Liam Neeson is a good actor and he did Ra's al-Ghul allright. That character is just hurt cause most people don't know him.

Who would play Harley Quinn if she were allowed to be in this movie?

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"i like that they're dark. "

It adds to the comic book feel for the better. That Gotham is a degenerate place with all these freaks running around and Batman is one crazyass crimefighter to be going in these places.

I think the best of the original 4 movies was the second one just cause it's a much darker film in hindsight.

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 6:56 PM. Reason : .]

12/11/2007 6:54:15 PM

Quote :

"Who would play Harley Quinn if she were allowed to be in this movie? "

a 15yrs younger Lori Petty

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 8:43 PM. Reason : get the ghost of H.G. Wells on this problem STAT]

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 8:43 PM. Reason : but for reals, scarlett johanson maybe?]

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 8:46 PM. Reason : or maybe jessica simpson... seriously]

12/11/2007 8:42:48 PM

^ Jessica Simpson couldn't do it. I'm not familiar enough with Johansson.

There was a short-lived series a few years ago called Birds of Prey where she was done pretty well by Mia Sara.

12/11/2007 9:15:48 PM

Harley Quinn has been cast in this movie already.

someone named Sarah Oaks

12/11/2007 9:21:42 PM

I liked the first batman(1989) the best. Best costume and batmobile by far.

Batman begins was great and gave new hope to the dying franchise.

Im VERY excited about the new batman movie.

12/11/2007 9:33:48 PM

very good trailer attached to I Am Legend. i think i'm gonna like ledger as joker.

12/11/2007 9:35:28 PM

Batman has evolved with the times. We all see the character differently. I really kinda like "The Batman" on WB right now. At first it was too different from my beloved early to mid 90s Kevin Conroy voiced Batman, but its got its own style that works.

Movies=
1960s with Adam West- Yeah it counts. Shark repellent spray? Come on!

1989 Batman would have not been as good without Nicholson for sure but kicks ass still

Batman Returns= I don't like it as much as I used to. The style of the movie is a little strange. and come on nobody is voting for a dude like that as mayor. Christopher Walken just didn't click either.

Batman Forever- Over the top but eh not terrible. Bats is just a little too superhero like here

Batman and Robin- Completely over the top. Just a waste of film. Burn it. Only saw it once. Mr Freeze is difficult to do correctly EXCEPT ON THE EARLY 1990s TV SHOW THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH IT

Batman Begins- how it should be. I hope they don't make him rely too much on gadgets though. KEEP THIS GOING DON'T FUNK IT UP

Ledger could work. I just can't wait to see what the hell they actually have the Joker do. He has changed more than anybody over the last 60+ years!

[Edited on December 11, 2007 at 9:38 PM. Reason : Joker]

12/11/2007 9:36:15 PM

and there's other things like the old movie serials and the radio shows written during the time period in which the character was initially created

and years of super-friends and being on scooby-doo

they're all part of the same mythic character

12/11/2007 9:55:15 PM

Quote :

"I liked the first batman(1989) the best. Best costume and batmobile by far."

that costume was definitely badass, but it always makes me laugh b/c i don't think michael keaton could turn his head in the head gear. so whenever he looks to one side or the other, he always does this dramatic full-body turn.

[Edited on December 12, 2007 at 12:15 AM. Reason : ^ whatup marko?]

12/12/2007 12:14:40 AM

^^ Yeah, I find myself torn between the two Batman cartoons on right now: Batman and The Batman. I like each for different reasons--so I just set the DVR for both.

Quote :

"Who would play Harley Quinn if she were allowed to be in this movie?"

Flyin Ryan

What about Bjork? She may be a little old for the part, but she's just pixieish and crazy enough to be Joker's sidekick. What say you?

12/12/2007 1:41:41 AM

yeah that would just be too much

The Batman actually has Bruce Wayne having to do stuff and hiding stuff from friends and the police. Their Joker is a bit much though- the standard for ME is the Joker from the 90s cartoon.

12/12/2007 8:09:40 AM

whatup Jackson Brown!

12/12/2007 8:46:11 AM