"Who am I?"

"Coach."

"Where are we?"

"The game."

"Who are you?"

"I am Batman."

"Have a seat."

6/12/2005 3:27:06 AM

nananananananananana

LEADER

LEADER

BATMAAAAN

6/12/2005 10:47:45 AM

3 more days
IM BATMAN

6/12/2005 12:49:02 PM

More Huge Batman news:

The movie opens in 3 days.

Seriously, this thread title made sense a year and half ago...needs to be changed now or a new thread started for the movie discussion.

By the way, the Star Wars Episode III trailer premieres on November 5.

6/12/2005 1:19:52 PM

HAVE YOU EVER EVEN BEEN ON TWW

THERE IS A THIRTY PAGE THREAD ABOUT THE STAR WARS TRAILER

BUT OH WAIT ITS NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT THE TRAILER

WHY THE FUCK WOULD WE START A NEW ONE, AND THEN HAVE TO COME BACK OVER TO THIS ONE TO GET QUOTES AND SHIT

6/12/2005 1:23:31 PM

^^For someone with over 2000 posts I am surprised. Why do you care? What is the point of making a new thread just because you don't like the title of this thread?

6/12/2005 3:17:56 PM

I think everyone knows that this is the Batman thread. If you start another thread, we will just continue in this one anyway

6/12/2005 5:09:03 PM

Reread what I said....I said change the title OR start a new one. Its just a somewhat stupid thread title for a movie thats coming out in 3 days. I wasnt planning to start one personally. I also have no clue what my post count has to do with anything.

6/12/2005 5:31:09 PM

im gonna try to talk my g/f into going to see it

shes not a big fan of moveis though

6/12/2005 5:45:37 PM

If I could change the title, I would. And it seems senseless to discard pages pages of posts, just to have a more appropriate title.

6/12/2005 6:44:39 PM

WHAT IS IN A NAME MOTHERFUCKER
IS A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME NOT A FUCKING ROSE

6/12/2005 7:11:17 PM

Batman thread + you bringing up the word Rose = thanks I got that damn seal song stuck in my head asshole

6/12/2005 7:43:02 PM

ha
try thinking about the Cartman version

6/12/2005 7:44:17 PM

hahaha

I forgive you now

6/12/2005 7:47:00 PM

Is there a midnight showing anywhere?

6/13/2005 4:05:33 PM

i just got tickets to see it tonight at an early screening

6/13/2005 4:38:00 PM

bartleby used to close the threads and start new ones for discussing the release. People didn't like that.

6/13/2005 4:51:46 PM

I've got plans to go see it with my brother this Friday. I'm so psyched to see it, I wanna see it NOW. And all the commercials aren't helping.

6/13/2005 4:52:37 PM

^^^ how early? It can only be so early. It comes out Wednesday

[Edited on June 13, 2005 at 6:00 PM. Reason : err]

6/13/2005 5:59:53 PM

^just got back from it, as a matter of fact. It was the press/G105 screening at Brier Creek.

My thoughts w/o spoilers:

Fantastic. The best Batman movie, IMO. I was afraid that whenever I saw Bruce Wayne, I'd see a mental picture of Christian Bale running around in the nude w/ a chainsaw - this is NOT the case. He's Bruce Wayne/Batman in my mind from now on.

All the characters were well cast - Gary Oldman was one drop dead Gordon lookalike.

Cillian Murphy sure as hell couldn't have played Batman, but his Crane/Scarecrow were right on the money - creepy and quirky. I actually looked forward to when he busted out the hallucinogens to see what fear he'd play on next. And yes, the fire breathing horse was FAN-TAS-TIC!

Although Katie Holmes was the weakest character by far, she wasn't that bad - she played her part and played it well enough. Unfortunately, she looks so much younger than the other actors that it leaves you scratching your head.

(Sir) Michael Caine was an amusing and witty Alfred - luckily, the movie shows just how much Batman/Bruce Wayne depends on Alfred as more than a butler, but as a father figure.

There's quite a bit more that I can say, but I'm afraid too much will give away the movie. I'll put it this way - as the credits rolled, I looked at my boyfriend (who is one of those Batman fans who knows every little detail from the comics and has been disappointed with the direction the movies have been going) and asked him what he thought. His reponse (and I quote), "I can die happy knowing Batman has been done right."

Definitely a must see.

[Edited on June 13, 2005 at 10:12 PM. Reason : .]

6/13/2005 10:12:06 PM

Quote :

"I also have no clue what my post count has to do with anything."

Directly effects your chances of getting laid, promoted, wining the lottery, and most importantly, how the people on tww judge you as a person.

6/13/2005 10:44:11 PM

Crossroads 20 is having a midnight showing of the movie. As of yesterday, about 25 tickets were sold for it. Just wanted to let everyone know.

6/13/2005 11:15:55 PM

as in, tomorrow night right?

6/13/2005 11:25:59 PM

Yes, as in Tuesday night / Wednesday morning. Tickets are on sale at the box office or on movietickets.com. It's listed as the 12:01AM show on Wednesday the 15.

6/14/2005 12:35:22 AM

I might just have to do that

I mean Batman> any other comic book or sci fi character

The reviews so far have all been good too. I mean

[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 8:10 AM. Reason : spin]

6/14/2005 8:00:01 AM

yes, i mean they got 'two thumbs WAY up!' so it's like got to be good lol

6/14/2005 9:24:46 AM

Quote :

"and most importantly, how the people on tww judge you as a person."

6/14/2005 9:33:28 AM

Quote :

"I mean Batman> any other comic book or sci fi character "

don't even go there...DC Comics all suck and you know it.

6/14/2005 11:22:21 AM

I'll be there at the midnite showing if my girl wants to

6/14/2005 12:22:52 PM

i still can't believe i never noticed how much of a rip-off capt america is

but i love captain america
so i'm willing to over look that

6/14/2005 1:22:01 PM

^ How is Cap'n'A a ripoff?

6/14/2005 1:40:27 PM

eh
theres a pic somewhere of the two of them conversing
and if you read the Marvel vs. DC amalgam thing from like 8-10 years ago

you'll really see just how similar the two are...

i guess "rip-off" isn't the right word

but i will say this

cowl with ears => cowl with wings
chest with bat => chest with star
gloves with flaps => gloves with flaps
robin with inifinity eye wrap => bucky with infinity eye wrap
catwoman => diamondback

of course, cap'n got some story lines/plot devices in before batman did

robin dies <= bucky dies
batman breaks his back, has to win back his position <= captain america is fired for tax evasion, has to win back his position

ah, good ol USAgent - Johnny Walker


[Edited on June 14, 2005 at 1:51 PM. Reason : i heart captn america]

6/14/2005 1:47:48 PM

USAgent!

I have that book where he becomes the new Cap. Thats good stuff. He gets tutored by The Taskmaster

Yea, there are some similarites but I was confused with "ripoff". Thanks for the clarification. The parallels are pretty interesting.

6/14/2005 1:54:51 PM

golden age flash is just a rip-off of mercury/hermes

BUT I LOVE HIM JUST THE SAME

6/14/2005 1:57:31 PM

Quote :

" captain america is fired for tax evasion"

bwahahahahahahahhahahaahhhahahahaahah

6/14/2005 2:00:54 PM

Batman is just a ripoff of the Green Hornet, who in turn was a ripoff of the Lone Ranger.

6/14/2005 3:17:01 PM

i have 2 green hornet #1 comics.

6/14/2005 3:20:44 PM

Green Hornet is only cool because Bruce Lee was in the show

Anyone see the old Batman series show that had the Green Hornet in it? It was cool watching Bruce Lee kick some ass

6/14/2005 4:10:41 PM

I'm Batman

6/14/2005 4:50:03 PM

anyone going to the midnight showing alone? i wanna go but not alone

6/14/2005 10:18:04 PM

Quote :

" captain america is fired for tax evasion"

if you haven't read that run from the late 80s

apparently, when cap was presumed dead in the 40's

his parents recieved his death benefit

since he wasn't dead
some rogue members of the gov't say he is liable to pay back the benefit
with interest

which comes out to like $800,000

so they fire his ass
and he has to live out of his van with the Falcon

6/14/2005 10:42:25 PM

im leaving righ tnow

6/14/2005 10:43:06 PM

^^ Thats some way to get fired. Get killed in the line of duty, presumed dead, parents get benefits, come back, have to pay the tax, get canned for "getting killed." Way to go Uncle Sam.

6/14/2005 11:08:51 PM

i never really read captain america. he was actually an employee of the government?

6/15/2005 12:13:53 AM

i mean

they gave him his powers


and clearly, you can't have someone who is a felon from the IRS enfocement as a super hero

it doesn't set a good precedent for the kids

6/15/2005 12:21:02 AM

ok i feel like a big anti-nerd here, but what were his powers? super strength i assume, and what else?

nevermind, just looked at marveldirectory.com. good site

[Edited on June 15, 2005 at 12:29 AM. Reason : .]

6/15/2005 12:24:05 AM

just got back from the midnight screening and though it was excellent

6/15/2005 2:54:13 AM

I thought the Bruce Wayne stuff and how he became Batman was pretty great, but almost all the action scenes were just poorly shot and cut -- made for a rather dull movie.

6/15/2005 2:56:21 AM

Yea the action scenes were a little hard to follow at times but I think that went along with the whole stealth thing in not being able to see anything. Overall I thought the movie kicked ass and might be the best Batman yet though Im still a little partial to Jack To give you a clue when the movie ended everyone stood up and clapped and cheered. A definte must see at least for the story line.

6/15/2005 2:59:34 AM

that movie fucking rocked!

If I had a complaint it would echo those above -- the action sequences were shot in that contemporary post-matrix style that I find so annoying.

You know, the style where its like the director just tosses the camera into the fight and all you see is like a whirling dervish. You cant even tell who the fuck is winning.

Doesnt matter though. I give this movie a 9 out of 10

6/15/2005 3:20:38 AM