Same here, Batman's my superhero too. I never got into Spiderman or Superman.James LeMosy wrote:Just have to pop my head in on this one. I LOVED Batman Begins. To me, it's the first Batman movie that is true to what I love about the character and the whole Batman mythos. I have never been a huge fan of the Tim Burton movies (which I feel are too "Tim Burton-ey"), and they get progressively worse from there...Batman is my favorite "superhero," and I'm really grateful for the care and respect that Chris Nolan and his team have chosen to show. I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing how they handle the Joker in The Dark Knight. My favorite interpretation of Mr. J is the Paul Dini/Mark Hamill tour de force from The Animated Series, so we'll see how this Joker stacks up.
I liked Burton's Batman with Keaton and Nicholson, though I can understand your disappointment with Batman Returns. I loved Batman Forever, but Batman and Robin was abominable and quite possibly one of the worst film of all time, not just a bad Batman film.
When I was a kid, back in the 50's, I was pretty obsessed with Superman and Batman and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the DC Universe. The Marvel characters most of you know today, didn't exist yet.
Anyway, when the first Superman movie was coming out, I was very excited because I was a big Superman fan. I am sorry to say, however, that I was extremely disappointed with the Christopher Reeve series of Superman movies. I blame this mostly on Gene Hackman's portrayal of Lex Luthor. Hackman is a fine actor, and I don't know who's idea it was to make Luthor a comedic character, but that decision ruined the entire series - at least for me.
Meanwhile, I thought that all of the Batman films were done quite well, at least compared to Superman (except for Batman and Robin, because I never saw it so I don't know.)
That being said, I thought that Superman Returns was fantastic. They finally got it right. Also, as good as I thought the earlier Batman movies were, Batman Begins blew them all away.
Looking forward to the next Batman and hoping for another Superman.
Anyway, when the first Superman movie was coming out, I was very excited because I was a big Superman fan. I am sorry to say, however, that I was extremely disappointed with the Christopher Reeve series of Superman movies. I blame this mostly on Gene Hackman's portrayal of Lex Luthor. Hackman is a fine actor, and I don't know who's idea it was to make Luthor a comedic character, but that decision ruined the entire series - at least for me.
Meanwhile, I thought that all of the Batman films were done quite well, at least compared to Superman (except for Batman and Robin, because I never saw it so I don't know.)
That being said, I thought that Superman Returns was fantastic. They finally got it right. Also, as good as I thought the earlier Batman movies were, Batman Begins blew them all away.
Looking forward to the next Batman and hoping for another Superman.
Ohmigosh! A brother in time! I read them all, too, DrPaul. Justice League was one of my favorites, since you could get all the heroes in one comic book.DrPaul wrote:When I was a kid, back in the 50's, I was pretty obsessed with Superman and Batman and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the DC Universe.
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Christian Bale always struck me as being physically fit. In films like American Psycho, Equilibrium, and Batman, he certainly seems so. But I read this quote by Bale last year, which I find pretty hard to believe:
Amazing, if true."At the time that Chris Nolan asked me to do it [Batman Begins] I actually couldn't do one push-up. They sent me to a trainer, who was having to hold my T-shirt at the back just to pull me up. I've come a long way from that."
He is fit. The reason why he couldn't do a pushup was because he was down to about 121 pounds after wrapping The Machinist. He had just finished that movie when he took on Batman Begins. He then had to put on a bunch of weight FAST, and that's what he said was so incredibly hard. 121 to 220/190 in 5 months.
This is an old thread, but since we left off on the subject of Christian Bale, I thought I would mention his latest movie 3:10 to Yuma. I just saw it tonight. It was an exceptionally good flick.
Although it's a Western (the Great American Wild West, that is) it is interesting that neither of the two main characters, Christian Bale nor Russel Crowe are Americans. But there they were, playing cowboys in the old American West. Cool.
This movie was a remake. The original was from 1957. I have seen the original, but too long ago to be able to make a good comparison.
I was also surprised to notice, in the credits, the the film was based on a story by Elmore Leonard.
Although it's a Western (the Great American Wild West, that is) it is interesting that neither of the two main characters, Christian Bale nor Russel Crowe are Americans. But there they were, playing cowboys in the old American West. Cool.
This movie was a remake. The original was from 1957. I have seen the original, but too long ago to be able to make a good comparison.
I was also surprised to notice, in the credits, the the film was based on a story by Elmore Leonard.