tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25684961.post6936060699802703356..comments2023-10-01T08:07:18.319-04:00Comments on on her toes: Holy Awesomeness, Batman!nadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10900545208829694500noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25684961.post-2042796758849128712008-07-25T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-25T15:12:00.000-04:00Saw it last night.Heath was brilliant. Leaves one...Saw it last night.<BR/><BR/>Heath was brilliant. Leaves one to wonder what happened between shooting and dying. Oscar? Well, no matter what, most of the Oscar-watching-public will only assume he won it (if he does) because he's now dead. It is unfortunate that the masses are that dumb.<BR/><BR/>What was it like on set with Heath? Are there bloopers? Out-takes? Or was he so engrossed with his work that he was in character? I couldn't help but wonder, during the fund-raising party, was anyone thinking: "he's kissed the brother, now he's going to kiss the sister?". ....moving along....<BR/><BR/>I didn't read much about the film before seeing it, so I was unaware of Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel. Face it, Katie Holmes is weird and annoying. Maggie would have done just find in the prior Batman, and she's great in this one too. She has an on-film presence which is summed up in the single word "sweet" (much like Jake).<BR/><BR/>C to the B. Did anyone think that Bruce Wayne and Patrick Bateman have much in common? I sure did! (Obviously, only because both roles were played by Bale.)<BR/><BR/>Aaron Eckhart is completely underrated. He completely surprised me!<BR/><BR/>The movie was only dark because of Heath's exceptional performance (his makeup and hair crew ought to get some nods).<BR/><BR/>But I've got to disagree with the "exercise in philosophy and psychology" bit. This felt like a comic book superhero film. Nothing else. And like the first Spiderman, it was peppered with moral, philosophical tid-bits of dialog, popping out akin to pez from its dispenser, just when the music was right. At times, it felt like a Scooby-Doo adventure.<BR/><BR/>This was not complicated; consider: The Machinist, Fight Club, or even The Matrix. Those films are complicated.<BR/><BR/>Overall, I did enjoy it. Sure was different from Keaton and Nicholson.michael lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482483423597631548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25684961.post-23292167265958015072008-07-24T20:48:00.000-04:002008-07-24T20:48:00.000-04:00If you're on Team Christian, you may bring it up :...If you're on Team Christian, you may bring it up :)<BR/><BR/>And I think a Sunday screening sounds like a spectacular idea. I even go to church at a movie theatre.<BR/><BR/>Convenient, no?nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900545208829694500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25684961.post-31807093860577976212008-07-23T23:12:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:12:00.000-04:00Nadine, let us go partake of this movie again. I'...Nadine, let us go partake of this movie again. I've seen it, you've seen it. We've both loved it. I'm on team Christian too. I won't bring 'it' up, unless its to agree with you.<BR/><BR/>And, I'd like to have you shoe-educate me.<BR/>See you soon!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813235113637722514noreply@blogger.com