Vivian on 20/1/2011 at 12:46
I'm not sure I want to know about scots' dark knight rising if you get me
SubJeff on 20/1/2011 at 13:17
Quote Posted by fett
Bane sucks. It's really hard to fix suck.
He kind of does but Nolan + Tom Hardy = potential for a very cool take on the character.
Quote Posted by Scots Taffer
Doesn't seem to mention he's a genius, just a voracious reader of books and a murderer who spent most of his life in prison.
To nit-pick; yes it does actually, in the summary panel.
Besides, the main point is he's supposed to be highly intelligent and not a "dull-head". I agree that this is the way he is portrayed in much screen media but that's not what he's like in the comics.
fett on 20/1/2011 at 20:32
Yes, but in the comics, his intelligence makes him even more yawn-inducing. Like, "Get it? See he looks dumb, but he's really, really smart. See what we did there?" Nolan is better than the patronizing bullshit and laziness that has been the Bane character from his very first appearance.
JediKorenchkin on 21/1/2011 at 02:39
I'm actually happy with the idea of Bane. The rumours going around before this announcement were focused mainly on Dr. Hugo Strange. I felt the idea of a doctor character was too similar to Crane / Scarecrow in Batman Begins.
But Bane kind of combines the best part of that with something awesome. I can't really see Nolan going the "pro-wrestler" / "power serum" route, but in some of the comics, Bane was a highly intelligent individual who spent most of his time in prison learning and studying. He's a brilliant mind who is one of the few people to ever deduce Batman's identity.
Plus, if Nolan wants to go that route, crippling or killing Batman would be a pretty goddamn ballsy way to end his trilogy.
Aerothorn on 21/1/2011 at 03:13
in before Stitch hate.
Though I shouldn't talk, I still haven't seen The Dark Knight.
Stitch on 21/1/2011 at 03:25
I can loan you my copy :cool:
SD on 21/1/2011 at 03:51
On a purely carnal level the thought of Hathaway in a Pfeiffer-style catsuit has my bat sense twitching, but they'll probably ruin it like they did with Black Widow's costume in Iron Man 2. Which Hollywood faggot put Scarlett Johansson in skintight denim? :grr:
Aerothorn on 21/1/2011 at 03:56
Quote Posted by Stitch
I can loan you my copy :cool:
It's that much better than
Batman Begins, then? I'm delighted to hear it - I'll definitely check it out, then (so far all recommendation have come from
BB lovers).
CCCToad on 21/1/2011 at 04:01
Quote Posted by fett
Just so it's been said out loud: Bane sucks. He sucked in the comic books, he sucked in the TV series, he sucked in the Lego Batman game. His backstory is boring as fuck, he looks like a pro-wrestler who couldn't afford a decent speedo, and he's always come off as a lazy default bad-guy who crawled out of a pot-smoking session by the writers.
Bane sucks. It's really hard to fix suck.
He also sucked in Arkham Asylum.
van HellSing on 21/1/2011 at 05:26
As for Bane's origin in the movie, the first idea that came to my mind was that they could make him one of the knockoff "batmen".
