FrieChamp Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Here comes another comic-to-movie adaption thread! But it's ok, it's Batman, he has made his first appearance on the big screen waaaay back. Speaking of which - does anyone else get the feeling we have seen all this before? Anyway, trailer looks good. I don't even recognize Heath Fledger behind the makeup, is/was he that good or am I missing something? http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809271891/video/7653651 Quote
curman Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Batman movies always seem to be great. Personally though.. really the Joker? You're trying to fill the shoes of Jack Nicholson which almost seems laughable. Why I'm sure the movie will be more than just entertaining I doubt Heath Ledger would do as good as a job as Nicholson did. Speaking of which, why did they fucking re-introduce the Joker? I don't really get it. There are a thousand villains that Heath Ledger could of played yet they gave him a role of a villain who already died! I don't understand is the movie a re-make? It obviously can't be a sequel because the original died. Quote
Thrik Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Both Batman Begins and Dark Knight are a complete reboot, similarly to Casino Royale, meaning that any previous movies never happened as far as they're concerned. Batman Begins had a much harder and more believable tone to it than the older films, almost worlds apart in general feel. I personally think the new world created in these newer films is much more appealing, as it feels like an actual world where these insane villains and a guy in a suit could feasibly exist. The older Batman films had a much more comic-like edge to them. Have you not seen Batman Begins? I highly recommend it, and it's pretty much ubiquitously seen as an amazing film. It's rated #103 out of all films on IMDB (the only Batman film even in the top 250, and neighbours with films like Jaws and Full Metal Jacket), which is a sign of just how much people like it. Quote
Algor Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Speaking of which - does anyone else get the feeling we have seen all this before? Batman Begins was amazing though. Once a franchise is destroyed (Batman Forever, Batman & Robin), just make a prequel that makes it awesome again! One of the best scores ever too. Quote
curman Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Speaking of which - does anyone else get the feeling we have seen all this before? Batman Begins was amazing though. Once a franchise is destroyed (Batman Forever, Batman & Robin), just make a prequel that makes it awesome again! One of the best scores ever too. that's kind of a stupid link. some guy made that trailer himself, not warner brothers. hell i could take clips from stewart little and have them match a trailer like the dark knight. what was he trying to say? warner bothers copied his pseudo homemade trailer? Quote
Sindwiller Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Worst. Make-up. Ever. I'm not very excited about it. Batman Begins was waaaay better Quote
Algor Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Speaking of which - does anyone else get the feeling we have seen all this before? Batman Begins was amazing though. Once a franchise is destroyed (Batman Forever, Batman & Robin), just make a prequel that makes it awesome again! One of the best scores ever too. that's kind of a stupid link. some guy made that trailer himself, not warner brothers. hell i could take clips from stewart little and have them match a trailer like the dark knight. what was he trying to say? warner bothers copied his pseudo homemade trailer? Take it easy, I never said that, and he never said that. If you read the comments, you will see that the trailer on the top is NOT the original, but one that he cut to match up. The point is, it's pretty neat. Quote
Thrik Posted May 7, 2008 Report Posted May 7, 2008 Batman Begins was waaaay better wtf @ a statement like that without watching it You should know better. Quote
FrieChamp Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Posted May 7, 2008 Batman Begins was waaaay better wtf @ a statement like that without watching it You should know better. Sindwiller writes the movie review section of the New York Times, he gets to see every movie before everyone else does DUH! Curman - it's pretty obvious that "The Dark Knight" is a remake of the original Batman movie from 1989 isn't it? Quote
Buddy Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 Oryginal Batman was something they SHOULDN'T HAVE REDO! Quote
Thrik Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 It's not quite that simple. They're not really redoing it as such, but instead creating a new film based on the original comic stories. One thing that was notable about Batman Begins is that it interpreted the comics in a very different way to the older films, and while some stuff was similar the backstories of just as many things were completely different. Indeed, one of the biggest differences is how exactly Gotham City itself became what it is, and how Bruce is intertwined with that. I suspect it'll be the same in Dark Knight, with the origin of the Joker, his motives, etc, being incomparable to the older Batman film. Quote
curman Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 Yeah I have a bad feeling that Batman movies are more like James Bond series now. Each director has their own take and idea of who and what James Bond is. Either way it's not going to be as exciting seeing as the Joker has already been played. Quote
Steppenwolf Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 Afaik the new batman movies are based on the Batman comics by Frank Miller. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns is a Batman comic book miniseries written and drawn by Frank Miller and published by DC Comics from February to June 1986. It reintroduced Batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Dark_Knight_Returns Quote
Sindwiller Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 Batman Begins was waaaay better wtf @ a statement like that without watching it At first glance, that is. *cough* Quote
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