'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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Huh. Lots of bats.
Why did Batman pick the bat as his theme, anyway? In the first Batman movie (not counting the '60s one) he says, "Because bats know how to survive." Um, OK. So do bears, squid, and giant turtles. Tell me there's a better explanation in the comics....
In the original 1940 Detective Comics, Bruce Wayne is pondering a disguise and is thinking, "Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot, so my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night, black, terrible..." Then a bat flies in a window, and in a completely nonsuperstitious way, Bruce Wayne says, "It's an omen. I shall become a bat!"
OK, that actually makes sense.
Good thing it wasn't a pigeon that flew in the window....
Saw Blade III tonight. I enjoyed it. It wasn't the greatest movie ever, but having watched the first two Blade movies this afternoon before hand, it was no better or worse than they were, IMO.
As far as Hero is concerned, it was one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. However, I do think it dragged a bit in parts. There were a few too many long, lingering shots and I got really sick of the repeated close ups of sword blades dipping into water during the one fight scene.
Good thing it wasn't a pigeon that flew in the window....
Someone, I think it was Mad Magazine, did a "What if" play on that with various creatures. The last panel had a spider hanging from Bruce's window.
Saw Ocean's 12. I was distinctly underwhelmed. There are some plot points that I still don't understand, and some plot points that are astonishingly lame. Like, watch-from-the-hall lame. (The Tess-as-Julia-Roberts scheme. So. Lame. And not a bit funny or clever.) Also, Julia Roberts keeps getting uglier.
The menfolk, though -- still very pretty. (And -- Eddie Izzard! Though his role isn't worth $9.)
The not-boyfriend wants to see Blade: Trinity tomorrow, so I'm glad to hear it's no worse than the previous ones. I'm planning to just watch that Ryan guy.
So, I see the previews for Ocean's 12, and the scene where they're in the car, and I keep wondering if Julia Roberts is supposed to have a moustache? Because she really does.
Oh, it's worse than the previous ones. It's not the worst movie to come out in a year that saw Catwoman and Garfield hit the theaters, but don't go expecting to be as entertained as by the original.
I tptally agree with Steph on Ocean's 12, although I found all the actors so damn charming it ALMOST made up for the dopiness of the plot.
I think it's a matter of opinion. I found Blade III to be a fun movie, even with the lousy plot. On further reflection, Blade I was a better movie overall, including storywise, but having watched all 3 in succession, II and III are pretty much the same to me enjoyment-wise.