Michelle P. strength acting-wise is in drama. She was great in "The Fabulous Baker Boys" for example. Also was the bright light in the terrible "What Lies Beneath." I don't think action or action-related stuff is really her strength. But it has been long enough ago since I've seen that Batman, that I probably should stop talking out of my ass.

She's been on a hiatus of some short, hasn't she? I'm reasonably sure I heard much about her working for a while.

I thought Pfeiffer's Catwoman was the best part of the second Batman movie.

She hasn't worked too much lately, but I know she's in one new movie with Chris Penn and Elizabeth Banks. I think she's a better actress than she's sometimes given credit for being.

I forgot she was in Dark Shadows, though.

between T-Hard doing Sean Connery (??)

Ha! It kind of was, now that I think about it.

Yes, totally doing Sean Connery. I had a moment at the beginning where I thought it was him.

Really enjoyed it and now totally want a Nightwing movie right away.

I tried to explain to my comics-movie loving but non comics book reading friend the total coolness of No Man's Land. I'm so psyched we got a feel for that.

Man, need to watch the first two and then go back for a rewatch. . . or possibly reread some of the books.

Also: suburban Chicago did not get the Hobbit. We got Supes, that alien invasion comedy, amongst others (Bourne Legacy). And afterwards we had a questionnaire to fill out from the Bourne Legacy marketing people.

I thought Pfeiffer's Catwoman was the best part of the second Batman movie.

As far as I can remember, Pfeiffer's had a good rep, although I can't think of any of her roles I loved--my problem is the writing and direction. I can't think what you're going to do with a feline Catwoman that's going to do more than provide the kind of titillation that Eartha and Julie were so good at--but they were neither heroes nor villains--they were "just" sex symbols.

eta: Oh, and I'm really tired by (and of, but mostly by) the Watch promos. That's a lot of focussed inanity.

I tried to explain to my comics-movie loving but non comics book reading friend the total

Yeah, I had to explain it to Tim after the movie -- the bridges being blown, the people walking across the frozen river (although the circumstances were different, it still evoked NML for me), the police who refused to let anyone leave, and the chalk Bat-symbols -- they were all so very NML to me.

Yes.

I think that Anne Hathaway was an excellent Catwoman. I'm pleased.

It's interesting to me how much of the stuff in the movie was from the comics and therefore not as meaningful to me -- I was just like, "Noooooo! Not the Brooklyn Bridge!"