DarkGryphon2048

ChainsawAsh said:

RE the mayor and mascara: if you've seen LOST or any other movie/show with Nestor Carbonell, he always looks like that - supposedly he has naturally thick eyelashes.

And I'm all for a proper version of the Riddler, and I'd be very intrigued to see Nolan's interpretation of the Mad Hatter as well.

And now for a little tangent of mine about the Riddler:

The Riddler in my mind needs to be an incredibly intelligent person who has an obsessive compulsion to make his crimes take the form of puzzles or traps, whilst leaving clues behind to prove that he's smarter than the police by giving them all the answers and still getting away with whatever it is he's doing.  And his only problem at all with Batman is that he's the only one who's ever outwitted him - basically, his entire anti-Batman motivation is to prove that he's smarter than Batman is.  And he should be NOTHING like the Joker - his riddles aren't jokes, they're puzzles, plain and simple.  And the question mark gimmick needs to be toned down immensely - green suit jacket, black slacks, green tie (maybe with a question mark) and a bowler hat.  No cheesy Jim Carrey-esque costume.

I think I've seen him in a few episodes of the live-action THE TICK.

Chain, that sounds EXACTLY like the BATMAN: The Animated Series version of The Riddler. I'd love to see that particular "rendition" on the silver screen. But who could play him?

That Firefly or Firebug could be an arsonist type. The grey-suited one.

The Mad Hatter could be great too.

I wholeheartedly agree with another poster stating, "The Burton films are good, the Shumacher crap and the Nolan ones great." Not exact phrasing but the meaning's the same.

Watched this on Friday the 1st of August. Can't wait to go see it again.

Each film so far in this current series which is a duology at the moment just keeps on getting better and better. Only thing which I have issues/nitpicks with:

The running time. The pacing was perfect but it's a rare film of which I felt should've ran even longer as it seemed to me in the back of my mind some scenes were cut out. The pacing was superb and felt the film flowed perfectly. Could've been three hours long with the same exact pacing and just "11" it.

I WANT TO OWN IT ALREADY! Yes, Caps Lock annoys me but damn, I already want to own the DVD/Blu-ray of this I loved it alot. The best Batman film yet. That includes the 1989-1997 series and this current one. Goes for the soundtrack too.

Some of the dialog was muffled slightly by the score. Might've been the screen I watched it at but whatever. Subtitles!

Was the Mayor wearing mascara? Bit interesting. Also noticed the cameo by Cillian Murphy as The Scarecrow. Interesting how a major threat in the last film is just a minor one in this one.

Um, where's the third movie please?;)

Hopefully it'll be a return back to the Manor and the Batcave. This film series is in extremely capable hands. Wonder if Man-Bat, The Mad Hatter, The Penguin, Clayface (Matt Hagen), Black Mask, The Riddler (Batman: TAS version!), Mr. Freeze (ditto from last villain), The Ventriloquist and some other villains which are lesser known baddies will be in this series?

Oh! Still need to see BATMAN: Gothman Knight, of which is on my Netflix queue at the top.

How many other posters have taken in multiple viewings? Can be IMAX or whatever. Just for a tally.

I'd take all the elements and scan them at 4K resolution and the effects at 8K. Hell, why not just the entire film and composite effects in 4K? Get rid of the garbage mattes, optically clean everything so there's grain which is true to the film stock used, scan the audio in a lossless format and other things. Save the 70mm magnetic track, 35mm stereo optical and such.

I'd do a Robert Harris type deal where I wouldn't remove film grain and disable all DNR and EE functions. Then I'd have a polyester 35mm print for DI archiving.

I wouldn't fuck around with anything. Just leave the movies as they are, just straight archiving and no bullshit. Got it? Good.

To Hell with 1080p films/videos. Film has FAR higher resolution compared to 2K.

Don't know and obviously don't care. I keep out of political threads since it makes alot of people seem like dicks when I just want to chat about the latest fun or cool shit lately. I vote, you vote, opinions differ and hey, some of you humans puzzle me. Inside joke there. I wonder how it was when the U.S. was first starting out and with the Revolution? If same circumstances like we have today with technology, would 200 years ago have been different? Only in alternate histories.

I'd rather argue about a video game or a film compared to coming to petty squabbles over how someone holds their political beliefs. I don't ask them who they're gonna vote for as long as they've voted.

This site needs a better policy with alot of shit. Especially in the Off Topic forums. Perhaps having sub-forums in here? One for random Movies, Video Games, Politics, Music and various others. Meh.

WTF (When the Fuck) are we getting the smiley's back?!

EDIT: AND for the record, I'ma damn Cave Monkey. WHOOPTY-DOO! (We now return you to our irregularly scheduled program.)

Fang Zei said:

generalfrevious said:

Why has this thread been hijacked by Indiana Jones? I thought I started this topic about SW; I guess we so bored we have to talk about something else.

 

Well, on that note, it's been rumored now twice in the past week by thedigitalbits that Indy IV is hitting dvd in October but that there's still no word on a blu-ray. I'm chalking that up to a lack of information and not to Lucas and Spielberg being crazy enough to not release it on BD. The movie didn't exactly do TPM business. They wouldn't be proving anything by releasing it only on dvd in the fall and holding back on the blu-ray.

Personally, I'd much rather own the Indiana Jones films on Blu-ray compared to Star Wars. I'm not one of those atypical fanboys who whine, bitch and moan about Star Wars. Give me a fucking break, it's just a movie.

I'd love to see Lawrence of Arabia and other 65-70mm films in theaters. Even Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET which I'm blind buying from Columbia House.

Chainsaw Ash and zombie84,

Eh, I'll just keep the Theatrical Cut of Kingdom of Heaven for the extra content and just watch the Director's Cut. Hell, I'm even wanting to buy the Korean Region 3 NTSC of 1492: The Conquest of Paradise just so I can have it in my DVD collection compared to waiting for Dharlie de Lauzirika's treatment for it. I'd consider the Korean DVD, which is 155m, to be an interim copy. The Duellists was brilliant and I favour the Director's Cut of LEGEND highly. Even I own the 20th Anniversary and Collector's Edition 2-Disc of ALIEN to have a "3-Disc" set. Funny thing for GLADIATOR though... I own the Signature Selection 2-Disc AND the Extended Edition 3-Disc, the latter of which I haven't even gotten around to that set at all besides looking at the packaging. BLACK HAWK DOWN I own both the 3-Disc Deluxe Edition and the Blu-ray. So I am a huge fan of Ridley Scott. Someone to Watch Over Me was alright and had great believable acting.

Rule is also applicable for alot of other movies too. Just to have the most complete version of though. The following link is to the "Owned" section of my DVD collection. For my wishlist it's advisable to click the letters for easier browsing. I'm also region free and import quite often. (I have 7 titles on order though. As a side note, I own ALIEN³ more for the Special Assembly Cut which has drastically increased my appreciation for the film.)

http://www.dvdspot.com/list.php?member=DarkGryphon2038&list=owned

Lawrence of Arabia is a film I'd love to see in full 1080p with a proper transfer. Same with alot of films. Could post a list but of course it'd be lengthy.

skyjedi2005 said:

To bad the o-neg was destroyed in 1997 to create the special edition.

 

More metropolis footage is a welcome find and i will buy the next dvd edition from kino as i'm sure my public library will as well.

Kino also put out restored versions of siegfried and kriemhildes revenge by Fritz Lang. I believe they also have a version of his murder movie M.

 

Kino rules they put out the definitive douglas fairbanks sr. editions with the tri strip technicolor, as well as the restored nosferatu.

Criterion has released M. Go for the more current re-release depicted in the image following:

Great news indeed! I know the footage will be restored for the DVD and Blu-ray. Here's hoping Kino will also release more Buster Keaton, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Nosferatu, Der Golem and other films under their banner.

I'm an advocate of film grain and the best HD stuff I've seen is where they even carried over the film-grain. I loathe DVNR'ing and EE'ing too. If given a choice if I entered the film business, I'd always shoot on celluloid rather than digital.