Netflix will be delivering the 1989 Batman to my front door tomorrow (my girlfriend has never seen it ), and then Saturday I will probably go and see The Dark Knight. I will try and post a fairly objective comparison then, with both movies fairly fresh in my mind.
I remember when I first heard about Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker. My first thought was, "You can't top Jack Nicholson." I am super psyched to see this, since EVERYONE I know says Ledger did exactly that.
tubazach07 wrote:As one person put it. Nicholson's joker is a mob boss that lost everything crazy and Ledger's joker is a put on your moms underwear and run around while spreading peanut butter on yourself crazy.
I think I laughed so hard at this that I must now use the bathroom...
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tubazach07 wrote:As one person put it. Nicholson's joker is a mob boss that lost everything crazy and Ledger's joker is a put on your moms underwear and run around while spreading peanut butter on yourself crazy.
I liked Christopher Nolan's Joker. I wouldn't say his Joker is the type to run around in underwear and peanut butter. Everything he did in the movie had a purpose. He just had a quirky way of getting to that purpose.
The Jackson wrote:Well, I saw the movie again, and listened a bit more for the score.
The recurring little "hero" theme is kinda cute, but that was really it for me. /:
The problem for me is that, while I do not really care for the score, the playing is so damned GREAT! Nice cimbasso work, man! I just cannot imagine it on a stage unless it was really short. And that might happen. A second viewing on my part will definitely help me solidify my opinion on this score. My earlier opinion might have been too harsh because of conditions in our theater that my wife reminded me of after I had posted here. We shall see.
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And to Nick - It was great on the largest screen at our multiplex. The sound really benefits from lots of subwoofer and the image is impressive on the big screen. I am certain that the very cool IMAX treatment would be worth the $$$. So GO already!
Cimbasso, really? I assumed that it was all bones. Interesting.
I'd love to, but as a soon-to-be starving college kid, $15-$30 bucks (not sure how much IMAX is out here) will soon be 3-5 meals. Food, for a tuba player, is always cause for pause.
I saw the opening midnight showing on Thursday night/Friday morning, then I watched it again the following Monday evening. Should I have waited a bit longer before watching it again? Probably, but the opportunity presented itself and I don't regret it.
The music functions well as audio to accompany the video. I'm not going to buy the soundtrack, and I certainly didn't walk away humming anything, but I think the music added to the movie and helped a quite suspenseful movie become even more tense.
More on the ways of the topic, I did notice something I didn't catch the first time. I don't think this contains any spoilers....
The Joker compares himself (at least once) to a wild dog. Upon watching the movie again, I noticed how many times he licked his lips (by sticking his tongue out), how he stuck his head out of the window of a police car, and how he (in one scene) has three dogs as bodyguards and proceeds to attack alongside them. Anyone else see any canine qualities or just think I'm completely off-base?
I also noticed the weird dog references. How Batman is wounded pretty severly by a dog that forces him to get a new suit. The Joker's reference to dogs and how he has 3 of them guarding him in his last scene. That definitely was something...
Slightly off-topic here, but the dog references just made me think of this..
Odd how Batman was so prone to dog bite injuries, isn't it??
Considering the armor he wore would "Stop a knife" and stop gunfire "Anything but a straight shot," as was stated in the Batman Begins movie. I would think a dog bite would be a bit easier to stop than a bullet...
Dean wrote:Slightly off-topic here, but the dog references just made me think of this..
Odd how Batman was so prone to dog bite injuries, isn't it??
Considering the armor he wore would "Stop a knife" and stop gunfire "Anything but a straight shot," as was stated in the Batman Begins movie. I would think a dog bite would be a bit easier to stop than a bullet...
Last night, I sat down and watched the 1989 Batman movie, with Jack. Tonight, I went to see The Dark Knight.
My opinion??? Heath Ledger blew Jack Nicholson out of the water.
While it's true that they both had very different takes on the character, I think Ledger's was much more interesting, and more in line with what I think of when I think of the Joker (as a comic book fan.) The difference between the two really shines for me when they fight Batman. Nicholson's Joker pleads with Batman, starts trying to talk his way out of getting beaten. Ledger's Joker just laughs. Every time he gets hit, he laughs harder. That, to me, was perfect.
I noticed the lip licking, too, and found it very unsettling. It definitely added to his overall creepiness. It was a great "finishing touch," so to speak.
), and then Saturday I will probably go and see The Dark Knight. I will try and post a fairly objective comparison then, with both movies fairly fresh in my mind.
