I finally got around to seeing The Dark Knight tonight. Ledger was as electric as everyone said, but I was left feeling like Bale was making guest appearances in a movie when he was its nominal lead. Despite its length I never felt tired, or bored, but I did come out of it feeling vaguely unsatisfied and wishing Bale, Caine, and Freeman had shot another movie together during all the downtime they must have spent waiting around on the set of this one.
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2008 4:15:22 pm PDT #8004 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
quester - Sep 01, 2008 6:21:07 pm PDT #8005 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Just got back from seeing Roman de Gare. Very twisty, turny plot.
Beverly - Sep 01, 2008 8:27:24 pm PDT #8006 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Matt, I sort of agree with you.
I do actually feel a little bad for Bale; when Begins came out there was all the stupid TomKat stuff taking over the spotlight, and now with Dark Knight, it's Ledger's last great role. It's unfortunate.
Tom Scola - Sep 02, 2008 1:40:51 am PDT #8007 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Voiceover actor Don LaFontaine has died at 68: [link]
Frankenbuddha - Sep 02, 2008 3:23:13 am PDT #8008 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I saw THE FALL yesterday. Absolutely stunning to look at, and both Lee Pace and the little girl were amazing, but somehow it just didn't come together. Definitely in the BIG FISH / BARON MUNCHAUSEN school, though way more downbeat than either. The girl who played Alexandria brought a touch of PAN'S LABYRINTH to it as well, though it's nowhere near that harsh in it's real world sections.
I think what didn't work was the that the fantasy sequences, gorgeous though they were to watch, didn't draw me in. I think that may have been deliberate to a certain extent so the effect of what Roy does to the story's arc isn't too harsh, but I think it would have been a more effective film if what happens at the end of the story felt the way to the audience the way it did to the girl. Still, I think it's well worth a rental when it comes out on DVD next week.
And I saw it in the PERFECT theater. It doubles as the theater for a magic troupe, and it has this amazing old time feel to it: [link] Unfortunately, their web site doesn't really have any good pictures of the theater itself. They could use a better sound system, and the seats can be a bit dodgy, but it just feels amazing to see something there.
Amy - Sep 02, 2008 3:41:56 am PDT #8009 of 10000
Because books.
Oh man, LaFontaine is a legend.
Jessica - Sep 02, 2008 3:49:08 am PDT #8010 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Also, some theory about the movie being delayed while Daniel Radcliffe gets naked on Broadway.
I've read that it's actually leftover scheduling trauma from the writer's strike - Warner Bros was left without a summer tentpole release, so they moved HBP up to cover the hole. (Which makes more sense to me since the nekkid DR pics have been up online for months now - wasn't the London run before GoF?)
sumi - Sep 02, 2008 5:12:54 am PDT #8011 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
I don't recall the timing of Equus in London cf. release of GoF.
Barb - Sep 02, 2008 5:32:11 am PDT #8012 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Equus ran in the West End from February '07 to June '07; Order of the Phoenix was released July '07.
beekaytee - Sep 02, 2008 6:17:59 am PDT #8013 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks so much for that link Tom. I loved Don LaFontaine and didn't even know it. This link is to a great 5 minute bio-piece on his work. blessblessbless.
Equus ran in the West End from February '07 to June '07; Order of the Phoenix was released July '07.
Radcliffe was adorable on the Jonathan Ross show begging people to not believe the hype about the show being sold out. I'm betting it became true roughly 5 minutes after he said it!