Jimbo 133 Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Entourage, anyone watching? Jeremy Piven is so good on that show Didn't realise they had made a movie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Road to Guantanamo Sickening stuff. Even though I don't believe the Tipton Three's version of events completely it doesn't excuse the absolutely awful treatment afforded to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The Dark Night - V.Good but not as good as some one here reckoned...you know who you are. Ledger put a good performance in as the Joker but it wasn't Oscar material. For me a cool 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 The Dark Night - V.Good but not as good as some one here reckoned...you know who you are. Ledger put a good performance in as the Joker but it wasn't Oscar material. For me a cool 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? Was it really that Gothic? was only really Wayne Tower and the Monorail that was particularly Gothic in Batman Begins if you ask me. Both of them of Gothic because of the lighting and camera angles. The thing about Batman Begins that a lot of the Action happened at night or "in the narrows", The Dark Knight had the action in day light and on main streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? Was it really that Gothic? was only really Wayne Tower and the Monorail that was particularly Gothic in Batman Begins if you ask me. Both of them of Gothic because of the lighting and camera angles. The thing about Batman Begins that a lot of the Action happened at night or "in the narrows", The Dark Knight had the action in day light and on main streets. Seemed like a pointed decision to me to move away from the traditional dark Batman of his first attempt (and moreso the Tim Burton ones) into a more recognisable cosmipolitan city. There's no reason Wayne Mansion and the Batcave couldn't have been rebuilt and used as the base in the latest installment, but he lived in a plush high rise Penthouse and the new batcave was more of a laboratory. It's not a big critism like, just a noticably different (I hate to say it) Mise en scene. He probably wanted to make the comparisons to modern terrorism as pointed as possible so Gotham City had to look as much like any major city as it could to put the viewer in a recognisable location. Artistic license and that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? A wizard did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? Was it really that Gothic? was only really Wayne Tower and the Monorail that was particularly Gothic in Batman Begins if you ask me. Both of them of Gothic because of the lighting and camera angles. The thing about Batman Begins that a lot of the Action happened at night or "in the narrows", The Dark Knight had the action in day light and on main streets. Seemed like a pointed decision to me to move away from the traditional dark Batman of his first attempt (and moreso the Tim Burton ones) into a more recognisable cosmipolitan city. There's no reason Wayne Mansion and the Batcave couldn't have been rebuilt and used as the base in the latest installment, but he lived in a plush high rise Penthouse and the new batcave was more of a laboratory. It's not a big critism like, just a noticably different (I hate to say it) Mise en scene. He probably wanted to make the comparisons to modern terrorism as pointed as possible so Gotham City had to look as much like any major city as it could to put the viewer in a recognisable location. Artistic license and that. Fair points all, I think the reason Wayne Manor and the Bat Cave weren't used is as you say. However, it was also interesting that the scenes and themes became dark when Batman was required to once more become the vigilante, the anti-hero. When he was almost accepted as part of the law enforcement regime the scenes and themes were pretty light, When the Joker forces Batman's return to cowled loner we see his tone and his actions become more violent. of course we could be reading too much into a film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4855 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 of course we could be reading too much into a film... True. Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 reading too much into a film That's not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Geordie 1 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Watched "Big Nothing" yesterday, pretty funny actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16635 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Watched "Bow bow, chicka chicka, chikdi ahhhhhhhhhhh Bow bow, chicka chicka, chikdi ahhhhhhhhhhh" AKA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_D_ 0 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 "Get Smart" I was drunk, I laugh but i did not understand what it was talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Step Brothers - Laugh out loud and choke on your popcorn funny. Rocknrolla - Good film typical Richie gangster flick. An old mate of mine is in it too, plays the Scottish junkie selling owt he can get his hands on. Knew it was him as soon as i saw him and was confirmed when the credits rolled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Any Given Sunday Loved it Under performing team, undermined by its overly interfering owner, upsets charismatic manager...... sounds familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? Was it really that Gothic? was only really Wayne Tower and the Monorail that was particularly Gothic in Batman Begins if you ask me. Both of them of Gothic because of the lighting and camera angles. The thing about Batman Begins that a lot of the Action happened at night or "in the narrows", The Dark Knight had the action in day light and on main streets. Seemed like a pointed decision to me to move away from the traditional dark Batman of his first attempt (and moreso the Tim Burton ones) into a more recognisable cosmipolitan city. There's no reason Wayne Mansion and the Batcave couldn't have been rebuilt and used as the base in the latest installment, but he lived in a plush high rise Penthouse and the new batcave was more of a laboratory. It's not a big critism like, just a noticably different (I hate to say it) Mise en scene. He probably wanted to make the comparisons to modern terrorism as pointed as possible so Gotham City had to look as much like any major city as it could to put the viewer in a recognisable location. Artistic license and that. Except it would of been an unnecessary sub-plot. It's gone, the fact that it was destroyed was about throwing off the shackles of the Wayne legacy. So why would he rebuild it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 How come Nolan's Gotham City changed from a gothic Metropolis style future (in Batman Begins), to present day Chicago (in The Dark Night)? Was it really that Gothic? was only really Wayne Tower and the Monorail that was particularly Gothic in Batman Begins if you ask me. Both of them of Gothic because of the lighting and camera angles. The thing about Batman Begins that a lot of the Action happened at night or "in the narrows", The Dark Knight had the action in day light and on main streets. Seemed like a pointed decision to me to move away from the traditional dark Batman of his first attempt (and moreso the Tim Burton ones) into a more recognisable cosmipolitan city. There's no reason Wayne Mansion and the Batcave couldn't have been rebuilt and used as the base in the latest installment, but he lived in a plush high rise Penthouse and the new batcave was more of a laboratory. It's not a big critism like, just a noticably different (I hate to say it) Mise en scene. He probably wanted to make the comparisons to modern terrorism as pointed as possible so Gotham City had to look as much like any major city as it could to put the viewer in a recognisable location. Artistic license and that. Except it would of been an unnecessary sub-plot. It's gone, the fact that it was destroyed was about throwing off the shackles of the Wayne legacy. So why would he rebuild it? Didn't someone in the film mention how it's being rebuilt? I thought with it being Batman, he'd work out of the Batcave. I never said the film had to include Bruce Wayne's site visits and meetings with the foreman. It could have been rebuilt in the timeframe between films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Any Given Sunday Loved it Under performing team, undermined by its overly interfering owner, upsets charismatic manager...... sounds familiar. Yeah but I bet it had a happy ending. So its not that similar Oh, and the new Mummy film. Shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid 0 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - Boring fell asleep Children of Men - Very good. Clive Owen for Bond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13844 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I can't be bothered to give a review for any of them so titles and ratings. Children Of Men. 8/10 Goal 2. 6/10 Equilibrium. 8/10 V for Vendetta. 8/10 Life on Mars Series one. 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Ferris Beulers Day Off. Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 The Dark Knight - Great film fully enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16635 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 The Running Man One of Arnies best films IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Suspiria Odd, but I enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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