Comments on: Wanted

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:57:28 +0000

“Deal with it” comes across nastier and more confrontational than I meant to be.

Ah well. Deal with it.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:54:59 +0000

Well……Batman’s evolved. You couldn’t imagine this Batman with a Robin.

Deal with it. Like Bond has evolved. I’m not even a Bond fan and I was not happy with a brawny, blonde Bond, but then I watched it and was won over.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:44:23 +0000

That’s the old debate, Jamie. Is batman a superhero. And I think Burton’s Batman is dark, that’s the point, just dark in a fun, camp way. Simple.

I’m IMAXing the foo’ tomorrow so I may be won over but, as it stand, unlike Burton’s, it’s a little introverted and overlong.

And since when do we look for dimensions in nah-nah-nah-nah-BATMAN? Why not make a deep, inwardly-tortured resetting of Batfink while we’re at it? HUH?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:25:57 +0000

I am a Burton fan generally but I like the new, darker direction of Batman.

Never been that into superheroes but Batman gets my respect as he doesn’t actually have any super powers.

By: John Q Wagonwheel

John Q Wagonwheel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:18:34 +0000

Tim Burton’s one is mainly boring and generally a bit awful. Ledger’s Joker has many more dimensions.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:21:59 +0000

Not as good as Jack Nicholson’s though, who was equally dark just camp, not grungy. Batman should be camp and, favourably, directed by Tim Burton. Still okay.

By: John Q Wagonwheel

John Q Wagonwheel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:08:57 +0000

Bang on, Jamie.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:49:50 +0000

Wanted looked horrifically shallow from the trailers. Never tempted by that one.

Dark Knight is quality. Heath Ledger managed to make the Joker both terrifying and REALLY funny.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:35:23 +0000

I have the harrowing decision to make between TDK (who I think are an electronics company) or a barnet chop. Hmm. As I’m seeing Moby tonight I would like to be bald for it but Christian Bale dressed as a rubber flying mammal is a tempting proposition.

By: Swineshead

Swineshead — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:21:10 +0000

I might break my unwritten rule and go to the picture house for it. Then not be very impressed and curse my own nostalgic bones.

By: Wenchy

Wenchy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:07:33 +0000

I shall be suitably scathing if I hate it, hell hath no fury and all that…

By: Swineshead

Swineshead — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:57 +0000

Hmmm. I’m not sure that’d fit with the usual tone. Maybe a one off happy review.

By: Wenchy

Wenchy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:55:08 +0000

“Go on then Wenchy – email me a review and I’ll let you know what I think.

Be warned, I might edit things heavily because (as we’ve already ascertained) I am a content Nazi.”

Is it ok to like the film? Because I know how we/you lot like to pull things to threads, and liking it might get in the way of that.

Anyway, I shall give it the ole’ college try. Yay!

By: piqued

piqued — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:45:43 +0000

You talking to me?

*shaves head*

*goes on killing spree*

By: Swineshead

Swineshead — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:35:50 +0000

I think you started it….

*checks*

Yep.