So....I saw "The Dark Knight"

[Orfy]

I've just sat and listened to the entire sound track. Phenomenal.

If the movie is as good then I think I'm make the trip to the cinema for this one.

 

[PeteOz77]

Any Christian Bale Fans should watch Harsh Times if they haven't already seen it. It is a great movie!

American Psycho was pretty damned amazing as well. CB was FANTASTIC in The Machinist.

 

[Soulive]

American Psycho was pretty damned amazing as well.

One of the best movies ever! Bale is one of my favorite actors as well. In American Psycho he nails the accent, the attitude, and the rediculousness of an 80's yuppie in NYC...

 

[bama]

High powered action, well written, and well acted. What more can you ask for? This sets a standard for me. By the way, I though Hulk was excellent also.

 

[jmulligan]

Heath Ledger gave a very convincing performance, and I found myself forgetting about the actor playing him.

That's exactly what I said to HWMO last night when we were walking out after seeing it. I kept trying to see Heath Ledger in there, and you don't. The movie definitely disturbed me, and I think Ledger did an amazing job. It saddens me that he won't be around to reprise this role.

 

[Evan!]

Bale never ceases to be a badass, and I don't just mean his characters. The sh*t he puts himself through for his roles is nothing short of amazing. For The Machinist, he did this to himself, in real f*cking life:

Then he put on over 100 lbs after that for Batman Begins:

Supposedly, he actually bulked up too much and had to lose some muscle before Batman Begins started shooting.

Hell, he was even a badass in Empire of the Sun.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

I watched this last night and I can confirm that it friggin rocks. Even better than Batman Begins.

 

[kornkob]

a) Joker-- Nicholson vs Ledger? Both excellent, just different.

b) Ledger dead making a difference? He who experiments with mixing pharmaceuticals alone in an apartment risks death. It's stupid to dabble like that alone. Frankly, I'd be more inclined to have less respect for an actor who does stupid crap like that.

c) Great movie? yes. Great performance? Pretty much everyone was excellent.

d) See the movie somewhere with a top notch sound system. The sound is awesome and moving.

 

[fat x nub]

i saw the midnight showing too and it was the greatest thing i have ever been to

 

[Buford]

a) Joker-- Nicholson vs Ledger? Both excellent, just different.

b) Ledger dead making a difference? He who experiments with mixing pharmaceuticals alone in an apartment risks death. It's stupid to dabble like that alone. Frankly, I'd be more inclined to have less respect for an actor who does stupid crap like that.

From what I read about it, it seemed that Ledger was getting practically no sleep from playing the Joker and trying to get into the right mindset for the character and was dosing himself so he could actually settle down and sleep, and as an ironic side effect was getting more and more into the character by doing so. He basically drove himself mad for the duration and ODed afterwards after he was trying to come down from playing the role.

At least one actor, Michael Caine I think, said that when he came on the set he wasn't an actor playing a role - he WAS the character.

 

[RICLARK]

I heard He locked himself into an apartment for 2 monthes and did nothing but read books about the joker. As well as books about known serial killers. People said they didn't speak to him for monthes leading up to filming because of how enthralled he was with the part. Its kind of creepy

 

[NWernBrewer]

Method acting is kind of creepy - Daniel Day Lewis has been doing sh!t like that for years. Read some of the info from behind My Left Foot - he spent so much time in a wheelchair he broke two ribs.

BTW - The Machinist - good flick:rockin:

 

[Donasay]

Great performance Heath, hopefully they won't bring anyone else back to play the joker in later movies, they do however leave that door open.

Unfortunately the performance was good, maybe even close to great, but not "Oscar Worthy" The oscar buzz around him in this movie is entierly a creation of the fans and the studio, non of the people who nominate and decide the oscars are even talking about him in this role....

 

[wildwest450]

Unfortunately the performance was good, maybe even close to great, but not "Oscar Worthy" The oscar buzz around him in this movie is entierly a creation of the fans and the studio, non of the people who nominate and decide the oscars are even talking about him in this role....

I politely disagree, that performance was oscar nomination worthy. Even though it's a lot tougher for someone in a summer popcorn movie to get one, he's totally worthy of one. He carried the entire movie.

 

[RICLARK]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,388124,00.html

Wierd

 

[Evan!]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,388124,00.html

Wierd

WTF? 1234

 

[98EXL]

WTF? 1234

Hot Fuzz???

 

[beerfactory]

He (Ledger) carried the entire movie.

I agree, though the movie did nail Two Face dead on.

Was anyone else bothered by Batman's voice? I thought that was over the top.

 

[bama]

beerfactory- I agree with you about Batman's voice. I did think the ominous hum before action scenes and all hell breaking loose was excellent.

 

[Soulive]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,388124,00.html

Wierd

Sources close to the actor said he 'flew off the handle' at London's Dorchester hotel after Jenny Bale said 'some outrageous things'.
However, a source close to the 34-year-old actor says Bale is confident he’s done nothing wrong, and blames his mother.
The source said: ‘Christian was stressed, but he didn’t lay a finger on anyone. Instead, he flew off the handle and cussed his mother. He just got very loud because his mother was saying some very outrageous things about him and his wife.’
‘Normally Christian would just call a friend and go out to a pub to cool off. But he was literally trapped into this confrontation with his mother and sister because there was an army of fans and paparazzi outside.’
The source also claimed Bale had been deeply affected by the death of Ledger.
A friend said: 'Christian pretends he's calm and collected but you really started to see the cracks in his façade in January, right after Heath Ledger had died.
'Christian was in the middle of a very brief break from work when he heard the news, and it was massive blow to him.
'They had become very close during the making of The Dark Knight and Christian went into virtual hiding for the six weeks after Heath was found dead.
‘He wasn't returning phone calls and he wasn't a happy man. It's foolish to think that he's been able to completely shake off that grief just as Heath and his work is finally being seen by audiences.
'He expected to share this moment with his friend, and now he can't.

Supposedly his sister was also trying to mooch 200k off of him. I think I'd have gotten pretty loud as well...

 

[RICLARK]

I also Heard that the two had been harrasing bale's Wife.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Saw it last night. IMO - Best Batman movie ever!

 

[Alamo_Beer]

Was anyone else bothered by Batman's voice? I thought that was over the top.

Seriously! That really, really bugged me. Not a fan...

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Heard on the radio it has broken a record in sales. Something like 8 million in 5 days or whatever.

Meh. I am not much for Theaters these days. Too picky about the quality of the cinema to really enjoy the show. I'll wait til' it's out on DVD.

We do have a new cinema opened up recently that serves beer and liquor during the program. It's a roll back to the dinner theater but, at $20.00 a person (food not included) I think I will pass on that.

 

[jameswardpeterson]

HAHAHAHA
When I opened up this thread, the ad at the top was "who is the best Joker? VOTE" with a picture of nicolson and ledger on each side, thats crazy.
I saw the midnight showing to, freakn sweet film. Ledger did one of the best jobs I have ever seen of a movie villain. Definately an award winner. He did a great job maintaining the jokers 'ticks' and personality actions. the head jerk, the licking and clicking inside the mouth when talking, it made the character so believable.

"Wanna see a magic trick?"
WHAM!!!

 

[Alamo_Beer]

SWMBO and I are going to see it again tonight. We saw it last weekend but got there late and had to sit in the first row.......my neck freakin' hurt after that!

 

[brauhaus]

all I have to say is: WOW.

very cool flick. SWMBO and I went and saw it last night and were completely blown out of the water, her and I went into it expecting it to by all hype and were very pleased with what was presented.

 

[Buford]

I agree, though the movie did nail Two Face dead on.

I think that's what really made it for me, that they got him so right. The sliding towards evil acts even before the incident made it more realistic that he would just snap outright afterwards, and he never was a "supervillain" in any real way.

Loved the fact that they worked the good heads/bad heads coin in in a way that made perfect sense for him as well.

 

[RICLARK]

Shhhh! No spoilers, Most people didn't even know two face was in this flick!

 

[jmulligan]

Shhhh! No spoilers, Most people didn't even know two face was in this flick!

If they didn't know it was coming when the previews showed Harvey Dent, then they'd have no context for having anything spoiled. And this is coming from someone who watched the cartoon, not even read the comics..