Mr.Duck on 21/1/2011 at 06:34
Bane rocked in Knigthfall, at least up until he breaks the Batman. He was a one-shot villian, like Doomsday for Superman (though Hunter/Prey was pretty neat...).
He was kind of cool in Legacy too, though, as R'as's new Ubu.
But, yeah, everything else is kind of meh.
I have to agree I find the choices of villians somewhat odd. Let us see how Nolan spins this.
Shame about Two-Face giving up the ghost...wish villians weren't also one-shot in most movies based on comicbook characters....
Stitch on 21/1/2011 at 16:08
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
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).
is a huge mess just waiting for an editor--the last act is pretty uninvited--but whenever Heath Ledger is on screen the film is a treasure.
fett on 21/1/2011 at 19:58
What do you mean by "uninvited?" I felt the film should have ended with the birth of Two-Face and the rest be saved for the third film. Too long, a little off track, and very rushed. I didn't mind it at first but I've noticed this on repeat viewings.
Morte on 21/1/2011 at 20:04
Quote Posted by MrDuck
Shame about Two-Face giving up the ghost...wish villians weren't also one-shot in most movies based on comicbook characters....
As far as I understand, that was at the studio's insistence. The original plan was to save Two-Face for the third movie.
I'd like The Dark Knight a whole lot more if they hadn't overloaded the third act, and simply cut to the credits with the Joker hanging upside down, laughing.
Bluegrime on 21/1/2011 at 20:53
I'm going to be interested in seeing how they (try to) fit Bane into the feeling of the new series. He dosen't have the depth of crazy/tragic that Joker and Two Face had, but they also made a good movie out of Scarecrow who is imo pretty b-list on the cast of recurring villains. I think it would make for some great fight scenes to pit Bale Batman against someone he can't just beat to a pulp even if the movie on the whole won't be as psychological as the previous two. Hopefully other villains can fill in the dialogue, because I would feel jipped if Bane spent more time talking then fighting in the movie. :thumb:
SubJeff on 22/1/2011 at 00:46
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I would feel jipped if Bane spent more time talking then fighting in the movie. :thumb:
This is an idiotic statement.
Bluegrime on 22/1/2011 at 02:22
Why? Are you on the edge of your seat to see how much they can build on a fairly flat character? I think putting Bane in the movie and making him have as much talking as Two Face, Joker or Scarecrow got is pretty silly. Even in the comic books Bane features tend to be more action oriented then ones with the other villains they've made movies out of, its not as though he has interesting craziness or mysterious motivations.. I don't dislike the character but its not something that would make for a dialogue driven performance.
Plus Bane would make for a nice change from the usual action scenes of Bale Batman destroying everything ever.
Bluegrime on 22/1/2011 at 02:29
Double posted, damn.
jtr7 on 22/1/2011 at 02:47
No, I think it's safe to say your statement alone, and nothing else, is the focus.
Also, you can delete your own posts in the Edit screen.
