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Does anyone agree, though, that Cillian Murphy outplayed them all in that movie?
Sure, Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine, those were cool, but he was just so slick and venomous it's awesome.
Should've made him the main villain or something.
I personally liked him and thought he did his job well. I think a big problem for many is the comparison of the film with the source material. Comics, novels, TV series, and films are all vastly different media used to tell a story. You can't always keep characters identical to their source. That being said, I appreciate a film that shows respect for the original stories and characters, but why bother making a movie if it's nothing but a rehash of a pre-existing story? Lord of the Rings, which is surprisingly faithful, took many liberties in order to tell its tale in a logical and interesting manner.
TV's Frink said:
You know how Bale could have improved his performance? Batman has to be a little crazy, right? If Bale had played him as Patrick Bateman I think I would have enjoyed it more.
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darth_ender said:
Funny thing is, I think this thread has turned into confession. "Forgive me, father, for I don't like an aspect of the Nolan Batman series."
Should've been the main villain... Qui-Gon Jinn was a relative bore, in my opinion.
Oh, and... "the president of Gotham City, is a PENGUIN??! Penuin's president, and the whole city is, going, bats.."
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ferris209 said:
TV's Frink said:
You know how Bale could have improved his performance? Batman has to be a little crazy, right? If Bale had played him as Patrick Bateman I think I would have enjoyed it more.
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DuracellEnergizer said:
This has been on my mind for some time, so I'll just say it and get it over with.
The Nolanverse Scarecrow sucks.
The Scarecrow is one of Batman's best villains in the comics/animated series, a truly fucked up psycho with a messed up past. In BB and TDK he's reduced to nothing more than a third tier villain with a burlap sack on his head. He doesn't even get a decent costume.
But it's realistic, and that of course, makes it better and have a deeper meaning!
If it's any consolation, I think the overall story of Batman Returns was pants. Some nice direction and set design isn't quite enough to make up for the baby rescue scene, the whole stupid subplot of the Penguin running for mayor, the Penguin's speech to the penguins, and all the other campy bullshit.
Ehh..it's similar to the first film in that. I do like the political angle, but this Penguin seemed a bit too well stupid to be Oswald. It was as if they split the character into Penguin and Max Schreck. I love Christopher Walken though. Imagine if Batman had had to fight Walken and Jack Palance as crime bosses and villains in addition to the rogues gallery-that would have been better. Still, the manipulation of the Penguin is inspired.
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Probably Begins. I love Dark Knight as well, but Begins is better IMO.
I also enjoy the two Keaton films.
If we're counting TV as well, then TAS wins hands-down.
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