but i think joker was taking more spotlight than batman himself.

gee.. i wanna more of joker. but too bad. RIP heath.

anyway, quick come up with another batman movie!

is two face still alive????

i cant wait!!

It was definitely way better than the first one. It was the best theatrical experience I’ve had this year as well. Here’s my lil’ review:

NEGATIVE (these things didn’t hurt it enough for me to not enjoy it):

1. The pacing problems were the same I had with the first one to a certain degree. I liken a director’s pacing to a soldier with a semi-automatic rifle. A good soldier wont pull the trigger until the clip is gone; they will make quick considerate bursts when necessary. Nolan chose to pull the trigger and hold it for almost the entire 2 1/2 hours. There are some exceptions but overall it was rapid fire.

2. That cell phone sonar thing took the movie far away from the real world feel and was completely unnecessary.

3. Batman was well lit way too much. In the interrogation scene why not have the lights shut off when Batman enters instead of the other way around.

4. Two-Faces suit was half burned and that didn’t happen when his face got burned. That means he did it sometime afterward and that takes us into Batman Forever wackiness. Even my Dad said that and he goes to the movies like once a year.

5. Maybe The Joker should have done a bit more laughing?

6. Batman was a little lispy when he stopped Harvey from interrogating that criminal. Christian has always had that problem (he’s still my favorite actor). The bat voice didn’t bother me otherwise. Were there no better takes?

7. Agreed. Batman’s mask is too bird like and fat.

8. What real-world villains will be able to trump Joker AND Two-Face? What story could possibly be MORE epic? The third movie is in trouble already.

All of those complaints were really minor in the scope of things and barely subtracted from my enjoyment.

POSITIVES:

1. The fight scenes were actually shot a lot better this time around. You could see what was going on when you needed too.

2. That Bat-pod sequence was great.

3. Heath Ledger. The cast in general was great and Maggie Gyllenhaal wasn’t perfect but definitely was an upgrade.

4. Two-Face’s face. Oh god it was excellent. Plus Eckhart was great.

5. The best shot of the year was when Joker was walking away in the nurses outfit and blew up Gotham Central. That was perfect I daresay.

6. I’m satisfied with the violent content and pleasantly surprised by how R-level most of it was. A lot of people get shot to death in frame. Don’t you think this wouldn’t have slipped through the NPAA back in 1989?

7. I’ve thought this since I was a four year old in theaters for Tim Burton’s version: A Batman that can’t turn his neck looks and is ridiculous. Christian Bale claims he thought of that for story and practical reasons and that was smart.

Diagnosis:
2nd best superhero movie of all time (Spider-Man 2 still wins to me). I need to see it a few more times before I go placing it on a list though.

One of my pet peeves is self appointed voices of reason. I flew off the handle and didn’t think it out. And then the whole Bob Ross debacle…

I also hate it when people tell me to CALM… THE… FUCK… DOWN… or whatever it was.

I think your article would’ve rang more true (thus inciting more lulz) if you cited specific examples rather than just some abstract fanboy community. So improper citation was also one of my problems.

Next time I try to write something funny I’ll tell you about it so you can call me an asshole and insult my methodology.

Donna from Mamma Mia??