A request...

[olde_fashioned]

To those of you who are movie-goers, Batman fans, or otherwise become informed of the plot of The Dark Knight -- please, please, please don't spoil it for me! I don't want to know even the teeny tiniest details about the movie. I do so hate it when someone else blurts it before even putting a spoiler warning when I'm trying to avoid them. And I'm still sick so I might get extra grumpy!! (just kidding -- lol)

I'll bet not many of you know I'm a bit of a closet fan of the most recent installment in the franchise? (I've been resisting the temptation to icon it, so far.....) It's my dad and brother's fault, lol. I was wholly uninterested in Batman Begins when it came out, but my dad rented it, and we watched it. Now my brother is fond of it as well, (he especially likes the martial arts) and so it's grown on me. ;-) I must say Christopher Nolan gets a big applause for rescuing and putting the man back into Batman. No more of that silly cartoon-y slapstick stuff like they had in the old movies. *holds nose and tries to look snobby*

(I am also hereby predicting that Rachel aka Maggie Gyllenhall-however-the-heck-you-spell-it's character is going to get killed off. ^-^ Don't ask me why, I just have a hunch, and I want to be able to say I told you so later. ;-P lol.)

Yes, I do want to see it, but no, I am not going to see it in the theater (I'll Netflix the DVD when it comes out).

Thanks in advance. ^-^

Comments

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

THEY ALL DIE!

[einaphets.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I feel the same way. Don't spoil me.

But why not a theatre for the big experience? Just curious. :D

[princessjune.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched it yet either, I do want to watch it but I don't have the courage to since I was big fan of Heath Ledger.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I won't!! Honest. I only spoil things for people if they ask for them, lol. ;-)

For a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's too expensive. We can buy the darn thing on DVD for half the price it costs to go see it. Secondly, I don't care for reallyreally loud sounds, sticky seats, people sitting in front of me TALKING, and I don't like sitting in anything but the back row. (silly, I know, but it's hard to crane one's neck to look up) And thirdly, it's much more enjoyable to pause, rewind, and stop a movie as the need arises, if you missed something and wanted to go back, etc. ;-)

[einaphets.livejournal.com]

Ah. All of which makes sense. I absolutely refuse to pay full price for a movie. I always go to the matinees, where I often have the entire theatre to myself. And we are twinkies. I *must* be on the back row! :P

But I like the theatre experience, the good sound, the large screen, especially in action movies.

I was so impressed with the direction the last movie took. Like you said, not at all cartoonish.

[einaphets.livejournal.com]

I'm worried that I'll be thinking about that as well throughout the movie but I just can't not see it. :(

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

What do you mean, that you'll be sad because it's his last performance?

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

*heavy lidded stare*

Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny, Deborah. (Or I should say, "Amusing, but pointless...")

I know that's not true because there are rumours of Christian Bale coming back for a third and possibly even a fourth movie, so THERE. :-P

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the rumours are fake, they're going around just to trick people like you. :-P

[princessjune.livejournal.com]

Yes, he overdosed on the sleeping pills because he couldn't sleep at night due to playing The Joker.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

You mean his own acting gave him nightmares?? 8-/

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

:-P

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Me too!! It's totally stupid. Actually, I can't remember the last time I was in a theater (it was either for Gladiator or Jurassic Park 3, whichever came out last...).

Twinkies?? *iz clueless*

The back row is the best, especially when they have stadium seating!! ;-D

You're right, it wasn't cartoonish at all. I like how you could take the whole Batman element out of it and just make it a regular story with a compelling plot. It could stand on its own.

[princessjune.livejournal.com]

Yes, it makes it really weird.

[einaphets.livejournal.com]

"Twinkies" means twins. I don't know where it came from. We grew up saying it. Maybe it's a Texas thang. lol

It could stand on its own

Thankfully! :D

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

The movie killed him??? Gosh. 8-/ That's both scary and sad. I felt sorry for his daughter before, but now?? :-(

[sly-pig.livejournal.com]

Heath Ledger's Joker was the best movie villain I have ever seen. He was an evil I never thought anyone could portray. His performance was, in a word, perfect.

Quite literally, Heath Ledger became the Joker, and that's what killed him. But I gotta hand it to the guy--he didn't die in vain!

I'll be seeing the movie my second time tonight. ^_^

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Wow, really? That's quite a statement!!

How sad. :-( Not thatI was a fan of his or anything (I wasn't) but it's still pretty sad that he died, and because of a role he played?? I wonder how his daughter is going to feel about this movie.

Ooooohh, you!!! *throws things at you* Nathan, no fair!!!!!! :-P (I'm just joking -- seriously, I hope you have fun!)

Were many movie-goers in costume when you went to the midnight showing?

[sly-pig.livejournal.com]

There were a few in costume, yeah. I saw a lot of Jokers, and a couple Batmen. I love midnight showings. ^_^

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I think I've only been to one midnight showing, and I was too little to enjoy it. Then again, the movie wasn't of my choosing...

Maybe the next time they make a Jane Austen movie I should dress up for that, ha ha!!