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Sulriel

Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 286 Location: Imladris (or maybe Texas ...)
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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>> I thought, though, that Batman intended to go after Rachel and left the cops to get Harry, but Joker switched the addresses on purpose (it would be the kind of thing he'd think was funny).
yes. Batman said he was going after Rachel. The Joker switched the addresses.
I saw it as an element of 'Darkness/weakness' (a human failing) that he would save his lover over saving the man who could do what he couldn't - save Gotham without a mask. _________________ "May it be a light to you in dark places." |
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Sulriel

Joined: 06 Jan 2004 Posts: 286 Location: Imladris (or maybe Texas ...)
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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(replying to myself)
but of course, in the end - when the real pressure was on, Batman stayed the course and Havery failed.
Batman has been through so much more in his life, and he lost as much in Rachel (he thought). He actually failed to save her by not anticipating the Joker would have switched addresses while Harvey was angry and blaming everyone but himself. _________________ "May it be a light to you in dark places." |
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SilverMoonLady

Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 1201 Location: Breaking in a Brandybuck... *wicked grin*
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: |
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Just saw it last night and am planning to see it again as soon as possible!!!! OMGdss!!
Oh so very wickedly delicious! I was on the edge of my seat and gasping through most of the movie, and may I say that Heath's Joker really scared the socks off me wayyyyy more than many a psycho fiend previous to him! I agree that it's the clear-headed 'one-step-to-the-left-of-sanity' part of his personality that is so completely terror-inducing.
*spoiler-ish*
Totally heart-broken on behalf of several of the characters -- that trully horrible denial from from Batman and Harvey on realizing Rachel's doom (and the Joker's trick); the whole sequence between Harvey Two-Face and J Gordon over his family -- I particularly liked his explanation to his son of why Batman was running "Because we must chase him, because he can take it..." Very very!
Too many moments to sort more of them out -- must see it again, though!!
 _________________ Suffering an again off again connection with life...
The joy of motherhood: what a woman experiences when all the kids are in bed.
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Alassante Virtual Village Mod

Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 20 Location: Hitchhiking to Rivendell
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: |
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SPOILERS
Yes - I was very impressed with Gordon but then again Gary Oldman is so awesome, you cannot expect anything less. Same for Morgan Freeman (I totally <3 him in anything)
I was shocked as hell when Rachel died. I totally didn't expect that.
I really hope they have a Batman 3 installed and bring out Catwoman. She was one of my favorite baddies because she was a lot like Batman. And they better do better than the last Catwoman. Michele Pfeiffer did sooo much better than Halle Berry. _________________ Nagzul #2 - The Nazgul of Shmoove
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Viv Challenge Admin

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Texas
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Alassante wrote: | | Gary Oldman is so awesome |
Stop tweaking my super secret crushes like that. |
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Alassante Virtual Village Mod

Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 20 Location: Hitchhiking to Rivendell
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: |
Stop tweaking my super secret crushes like that. |
I think you mean not so super secret
Actually although I love him in most things he does, I'm not really crushing on him. He was kinda hot in Harry Potter but thats about it. He's just one of those actors that no matter what role they play - I like them, like Will Smith, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Anthony Hopkins, etc etc _________________ Nagzul #2 - The Nazgul of Shmoove
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dolarabee Site Admin

Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 175 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Alassante wrote: | I think you mean not so super secret  |
Was just gonna say....
When I need a Gary Oldman fix, I go back to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. ::sigh::
And I won't get into the delight that is Tim Roth...
do. _________________ Je sais de la vie qu'elle se termine souvent au lit,
Et que d'autres ont bien plus de chance trépassent de rire ou de jouissance,
Mais pire que la mort qui vient c'est l'amour qui ne vient jamais.
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Haleth

Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 538 Location: The ruins of Tharbad.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| dolarabee wrote: | | Alassante wrote: | I think you mean not so super secret  |
Was just gonna say....
When I need a Gary Oldman fix, I go back to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. ::sigh::
And I won't get into the delight that is Tim Roth...
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Mmmmmm....Tim Roth! He's sublime. _________________ Books would not be read, and pipes would not smoke. The day slipped out of his hand, running aimlessly to waste. JRR Tolkien. The Lost Road |
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NeumeIndil

Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 1084 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Embarrassing confession time: The only film I *know* I've seen Gary Oldman do was Harry Potter 4. I didn't even recognize him in this one. *hangs head in mortal shame* _________________ An Infinite Source of Pervy Wisdom. |
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Viv Challenge Admin

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 71 Location: Texas
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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No need for shame, Neume. He's kind of a character actor. I think at one point in his career he had never done two movies with the same accent, if that tells you how much he changes from role to role.  |
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dolarabee Site Admin

Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 175 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Yes, he's usually very different in everything he does.
And good news for hubby and I! I just put the phone down and the babysitting is arranged for tomorrow night. Dark Knight, here we come!
do. _________________ Je sais de la vie qu'elle se termine souvent au lit,
Et que d'autres ont bien plus de chance trépassent de rire ou de jouissance,
Mais pire que la mort qui vient c'est l'amour qui ne vient jamais.
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Robbie Site Admin

Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 1100 Location: Sydney, Australia.
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: |
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And we can have a "Dark Whopper" afterwards.  _________________ Rob
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NeumeIndil

Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 1084 Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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*gigglesnort* Enjoy, Robbie and Do.  _________________ An Infinite Source of Pervy Wisdom. |
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dolarabee Site Admin

Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 175 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| NeumeIndil wrote: | *gigglesnort* Enjoy, Robbie and Do.  |
Thank you. We did.
Wow, it was dark and twisted and bloody violent, wasn't it? I have some problems with it, just like I did with the one before that, but on the whole it rocked. And Heath Ledger's performance just blows you away.
do. _________________ Je sais de la vie qu'elle se termine souvent au lit,
Et que d'autres ont bien plus de chance trépassent de rire ou de jouissance,
Mais pire que la mort qui vient c'est l'amour qui ne vient jamais.
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NancyBrooke Challenge Admin
Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 160 Location: In a motel 6 by the airport
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| dolarabee wrote: | | And good news for hubby and I! I just put the phone down and the babysitting is arranged for tomorrow night. Dark Knight, here we come! |
Me, too!! Sitter is engaged for Friday! Oh, the joys of parenting ... _________________ NB Duchess of WHY TF Cant'chu Punctuate, First Duchess of F*&(ing &*ll yur comma placement sux!
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