New Batsuit

Hey!

Entertainment Weekly is supposed to have a first look at Christian Bale in the new Batsuit in today's issue. Anyone seen it yet?

Here's a link to a story on it:
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Sean (one batsuit without the nipples, please...)

I'm all about super-hero movies. In fact the vast majority I've loved. But a few of them have had unfortunate titles. I think the next Batman is one of them. While everything I've seen on the movie so far, looks very interesting, and there's no doubt I'll go see it... but "Batman Begins"? It's the most uninspired title I've seen in a LONG time! I too am glad the Romanesque "nippled" body armor is gone. It seems like too many people have been given far too much liberty in trying to make Batman interesting again by tweaking this or that, "nipples" etc. If the rumors are true, it appears that they may have discovered the key... story writing, and simplicity!

At least she's got a nice smile

LOL

And with my luck, they'll cast Jennifer Garner as Lois Lane in a new "Superman" movie!!! :.(

You're right on one point: Margot Kidder is not pretty.

The thing is, "Batman" and "Batman Returns" were more than just super-hero revenge movies. They explored Batman's psychology before sending him into final showdowns. Therefore, the movies have a lot of depth and perception.

Not so with other comics super-heroes, who all seem to be interested in nothing but endless fighting ("Blade", "Blade II", "LXG"). I don't think that Margot Kidder was pretty enough to be Lois Lane. As much as I liked the "X-Men" movies, I have a problem with the movies trying to cover so many characters--especially during repeat viewings. "Spider-man" is almost up there with Tim Burton's "Batman" efforts, but the problem is, I saw the movie five times in a theatre and am almost sick of it. :p

That being said, I'm going to try to watch "The Hulk" finally tonight and see if it was overrated, underrated, or just average.

Yeah, Blade I was awesome but Blade II was terrible. The new vampires were rip-offs of the Predator, the special effects were horribly overexaggerated or fake-looking, and the story was too complex. I think Underworld took the formula for Blade II and improved upon it, and I only hope the Extended Cut is good. Blade III has promise, though.

Blade movies?

MY FAVE SUPERHERO MOVIES: (in no order, but Batman and Batman Returns are the best)
1. Batman
2. Batman Returns
3. Spider-man
4. X-Men
5. X2
6. LXG (It was cheesy, but I liked it. Very interesting)
7. Batman: The Movie (1966)
8. Superman
9. Superman II
10. The Hulk (very underrated)
11. The Crow

There are others, but these are the ones i can think of. There are many other great non-superhero comic book movies, like Road to Perdition and Ghost World.

TGP,

I dunno, that "Fantastic Four" movie from the 1980s was pretty good. :D

Eddie

Did anyone here catch that short Batman movie that circulated the net last year?

The batsuit looks cool.
I get the feeling like this film is headed into a gritty, film noir direction, what with the new suit and batmobile. While I haven't gotten used to the batmobile yet, the suit is cool and I think this is the direction this film needs to take if it hopes to revitalize the franchise that Joel Schumacher KILLED with his campy flavor. That camp was fine in the 60's, I love the 60's Bat movie, but in the new millenium it's different. With a great cast and director, I can't wait to see this film and I hope it is one of the best superhero movies. It will be a tough act, for although my fave hero is Spider-man, Batman is a close second and Batman and Batman Returns are STILL the best superhero movies ever.

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There you go.

Eddie wrote:

"Hey, YCH, I review movies, ya know."

WHAT? Since when?





















:p:D

Hey, YCH, I review movies, ya know. ;)

Actually Stan Lee himself said everything seen in the movie the Hulk is capable of doing.

I really enjoyed the movie. The only thing I didn't like was the final battle. I thought it was too dark, I could hardly tell what was really going on most of the time.

Eddie wrote:

"It sucks that, when it didn't meet people's expectations for an action movie, they turned against it and called it a bad movie rather than simply saying that it wasn't what they wanted."

Welllll...as you said many times, you can't rate a movie highly if you didn't like it. And in case you didn't know, not living up to expectations has alot to do with not liking a film.

That said, I think the Hulk is an okay movie, but I HATED the score. G*ddamned phony-indian-chanting bullsh*t. And the film's laughable portrayal of the Hulk's abilities are terribly implausible to say the least: jumping a couple miles each leap? Right.

Okay...I finally saw "The Hulk" last night. Why didn't anyone tell me how good it was??? It sucks that, when it didn't meet people's expectations for an action movie, they turned against it and called it a bad movie rather than simply saying that it wasn't what they wanted. The movie is a serious, absorbing drama that happens to have a big green guy. I also admired how well the filmmakers were able to absorb the comic-book aesthetic when editing and using multiple split-screens. I'd probably give it a 7 or an 8 out of 10.

From the dark-ish photos we've seen, I'd say Bale looks the part of Batman so far. He's tall and well-built enough to be an impending figure in that suit.

Hopefully BB is on its way to being a great Batman movie!

*on a side note: ever since I watched Empire of the Sun as a kid, I can't really watch Bale as an adult without picturing him as Jamie occasionally. He really did make an impression with his performance in that film.

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And I've been reading reviews of people who have seen the Blade Trinity sceenings, it sounds like it will not disappoint.

Eddie,

Nobody told you how good Hulk was?!? Are you kidding? I wrote a novel under the comments and gave it an 8 myself.

Sean (a novel novel with novel novelization no less...) ;)

Hi there,
does anyone on the forum know the graphic novel called "Arkham Asylum" featuring artwork by Dave Mckean?

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This is the Batman that i wanna see!!!!!!! It's a great graphic novel all in "oils" and Batman and the Joker are presented in a very surreal way. The Joker is sporting high heels and seems to have a penchant for young boys (definately adults only here) and Batman has super long ears and is reminiscint of a wringwraith from LOTR.

Its dark, bleak and very odd!!! I wish someone would make a movie of this story, but i am not sure who would be the best director to helm this effort!!!!
:(

I really liked the beginning of Spider-Man, as Peter fell into the role of Spidey, but the acting got very reminiscent of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers with the showdowns between Spidey and the Green Goblin. All that dialogue had to be acted out with body language due to the masks, and it just killed the mood for me. Spidey 2 looks promising though, and it doesn't seem as big a problem this time around as Doc Ock doesn't wear a mask. Alfred Molina's chubbiness keeps him from truly being scary to me though. Its not bulk, its chub, and its too cute to be scary.