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Topic Started: Apr 29 2008, 06:06 PM (1,856 Views)
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The Natural
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Jul 21 2008, 01:50 PM
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- The Natural
- Jul 20 2008, 03:35 PM
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- Jul 20 2008, 09:35 AM
Clooney? Batman and Robin? Good? It is one of the most appalling pieces of cinema I've ever sat through... dear God, it is just simply atrocious. Bat-ice skates???? Come on!!!!!! It has simply no redeeming features whatsoever!!!!
I have to admit being stunned reading wwefan300's comment and I'm in full agreement with Acadius, J.D. and The Real Ben. Being a lifelong Batman fan, I hate that shitty film with a passion (and you don't even have to be a Batman or superhero fan to know the film sucks) which was so bad, it took eight years for a new Batman film to be made. Arguably the worst superhero movie film ever (it would have my vote) and one of the worst movies ever to be committed to celluloid.
Yeah, Batman & Robin was worse than Captain America wit rubber ears. People are already trying to discredit TDK and its sales, saying "well, Spiderman 3 actually sold more tickets if you take inflation into account." Douchebags, Spidey 3 was the most emo thing I've ever seen, even worse than a fall out boy video. Again I have to agree with you. Spider-Man and especially Spider-Man 2 were great and with such solid foundations, how the hell did Spider-Man 3 turn out to be such garbage?
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wwefan300
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Jul 21 2008, 08:53 PM
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Again I have to agree with you. Spider-Man and especially Spider-Man 2 were great and with such solid foundations, how the hell did Spider-Man 3 turn out to be such garbage? Spiderman 3 was fantastic, it was the only one i liked out of the three. It was interesting and it had Spawn,Sandman, and the evil spider man which i have to admit was kind of cool.
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Acadius
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Jul 22 2008, 11:45 AM
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Hahahahahaha... I'll say one thing for ya Wwefan... you don't just go along with popular opinion.
Spidey 3 was a mess... they tried to fit too much in and the film suffered for it. Some great action sequences, but that emo dancing crap left me feeling annoyed. The first two were far superior.
But we are going off topic a bit...
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Jul 22 2008, 03:03 PM
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Acadius again beats me to the punch and speaks for me, thank you
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Batman star Christian Bale has been arrested by detectives investigating claims he assaulted two family members.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a 34-year-old man had been arrested in connection with an allegation of assault, and remained in custody.
Mr Bale is alleged to have lashed out at his mother and sister in his suite at London's Dorchester Hotel on Sunday.
The Welsh-born actor stars in the title role in the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight.
"A 34-year-old man attended a police station in central London by appointment and was arrested in connection with an allegation of assault - he currently remains in custody," a police spokesman said.
The Hollywood star attended the European premiere of The Dark Knight last night in London's Leicester Square.
He had been due to meet radio journalists at the Dorchester to promote the film on Tuesday afternoon.
It has been reported that the assault allegation was originally filed at a police station in Hampshire.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed it had received an allegation from another force.
Mr Bale rose to fame as the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun.
He went on to play Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, and had leading roles in Shaft and Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
In 2005, he took on the role of the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins and reprised the role in The Dark Knight.
Credit: bbc.co.uk
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There are reports circulating that Christian Bale was arrested for verbal assault, and one of Bale's reps is echoing that.
Who knew, but we called around jolly old England and found there is such a thing as verbal assault, Class 4 and Class 5. Class 4 is more aggravated than 5, with "an intent to cause alarm."
Was Christian's offense mouthing off to mom? We're checking.
Credit: tmz.com
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Jul 23 2008, 12:38 AM
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- Jul 21 2008, 01:50 PM
Again I have to agree with you. Spider-Man and especially Spider-Man 2 were great and with such solid foundations, how the hell did Spider-Man 3 turn out to be such garbage?
Spiderman 3 was fantastic, it was the only one i liked out of the three. It was interesting and it had Spawn,Sandman, and the evil spider man which i have to admit was kind of cool. Well, it was Venom, not Spawn (completely different comic book company, though MacFarlane did draw Spidey). I'm not so sure you realized that, but hoping you do.
Anyway, 1&2 were far better than 3. However, as big a mess as Spidey 3 was, and it was all over the place with little cohesion, it's action and humor were actually watchable compared to the first two, which have great stories, but are terribly boring.
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Jul 28 2008, 02:25 AM
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Yet another record shattered in the box office WOW, im hoping to god this becomes epic.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) "The Dark Knight" continues to obliterate box office records, crossing the $300 million mark in just 10 days.
The epic Batman saga grossed $75.6 million in its second weekend in theaters, pushing its domestic total to $314,245,000, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Sunday.
That surpasses the record set in 2006 by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which took 16 days to make $300 million.
ADVERTISEMENT The latest Batman installment already had broken records for best opening weekend at $158.4 million and best single-day with $66.4 million. It's also busted records in its showings on IMAX screens, making $16.3 million in its first 10 days.
Fellman expects that "Dark Knight" could reach $400 million in about 18 days, which would beat the record "Shrek 2" set in 2004 when it made that much money in 43 days.
"What can you say? We've been getting a lot of repeat business coming in," Fellman said. "Our audience is expanding, like you would expect with terrific word-of-mouth and strong reviews. Our audience is getting a little bit older, that's the good news. We're finding the younger demographic, male and female, coming back."
He called it "a big surprise," adding: "To do $300 (million) plus in 10 days, we just couldn't have predicted it."
"The Dark Knight" could pass "Titanic" as the highest-grossing film in U.S. history, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. James Cameron's 1997 extravaganza made $600,788,188 domestically, a record no other movie has come close to touching.
"The `Titanic' record has sat in a lock box for 10 years. It's a tall order but if any film has a chance to surpass that number, it's got to be `Dark Knight,'" Dergarabedian said.
Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his 2005 origin story "Batman Begins," which again stars Christian Bale as the tormented comic-book crime fighter, initially benefited from the mystique of the late Heath Ledger giving his masterful, last performance as the Joker, Dergarabedian said.
"Now, it's all about word-of-mouth," he said. "The first weekend, there was this huge, pent-up demand and eagerness by audiences to see this movie. Now, it's like a freight train it seems to be unstoppable."
Part of the film's visual allure comes from the fact that 30 minutes of it were shot with IMAX cameras, including an elaborate bank-heist scene at the start.
"Chris (Nolan) has clearly hit upon something," said Greg Foster, chairman and president of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "There are many important filmmakers who we've spoken with in the last couple of weeks about shooting with IMAX cameras."
Coming in second place was "Step Brothers," which had a strong opening of its own with $30 million. The comedy reunites Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, co-stars of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," as 40-year-olds who've never left home and are forced to share a bedroom when their parents get married.
Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony, said this was at the high end of the studio's expectations.
"We'd hoped to be in the mid-to-high $20 (millions), so to hit $30 (million) is a great start," Bruer said. "Having the chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly together again, reuniting with (director) Adam McKay who did `Talladega Nights,' it's great. They both immerse themselves and the humor comes from their connection."
Sony also has the Will Smith superhero flick "Hancock," which made $8.2 million this past weekend to cross the $200 million mark.
The weekend's other big release was "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" which made an estimated $10.2 million. Ten years after the first "X-Files" movie and six years since the pioneering sci-fi show went off the air, this latest installment finds Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) re-teaming to solve a missing-persons case.
"The hardcore `X-Files' fans, they're happy. And frankly, that's who the movie was made for," said Chris Aronson, distribution executive for 20th Century Fox.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "The Dark Knight," $75.63 million.
2. "Step Brothers," $30 million.
3. "Mamma Mia!" $17.9 million.
4. "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," $10.2 million.
5. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," $9.4 million.
6. "Hancock," $8.2 million.
7. "WALL-E," $6.3 million.
8. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," $4.9 million.
9. "Space Chimps," $4.4 million.
10. "Wanted," $2.7 million.
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Jul 28 2008, 03:19 AM
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Seen the movie earlier and loved it.
Spoiler: click to toggle Heath Ledger is amazing, definately the ebst performance in the movie. However Harvey Dent to me was the best character in the movie, purely because he was fleshed out more as a person and by the end scene you could almost say he was justified in his actions. Joker was, by the characters nature, chaotic and so he didn't need character development. He's the Joke. He's twisted. End of story.
It pains me that Ledger is gone, quite selfishly because it means I won't see him play Joker again. After close to 3 hours, I was left wanting more.
MORE!
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Jul 28 2008, 11:25 PM
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We Are SEX BOB-OMB!
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I swear, all other movies suck in comparison.
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Jul 31 2008, 03:02 PM
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I want to ask everybody a question, does Heath Ledgers joker beat Jack Nicholsons joker and put it to shame? because ive never seen his version of it.
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Jul 31 2008, 04:02 PM
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I want to ask everybody a question, does Heath Ledgers joker beat Jack Nicholsons joker and put it to shame? because ive never seen his version of it.
Yes. Heath Ledger is terryfying and sensational as The Joker (use any adjective you want, it's right). The Oscar talk isn't just hype, Heath Ledger deserves to win the Oscar which I guess will be for Best Supporting right? I'd still recommend you seeing Batman 1989 wwefan300, just don't expect Batman Begins and certainly not The Dark Knight.
I'll aim to post my review ASAP.
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