Batman : The Dark Knight (The 1st review from Variety)
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PMZQNew MemberOPVariety Magazine is the "industry" magazine for the film studios. This is their review of The Dark Knight, and its the 1st full review of the much anticipated film :
http://www.variety.com/VE1117937619.html
Just a portion of the review about Heath Ledgers Joker role. Pretty good review I would say.
Utterly indifferent to simple criminal motivations like greed, Ledger's maniacally murderous Joker is as pure an embodiment of irrational evil as any in modern movies. He's a pitiless psychopath who revels in chaos and fears neither pain nor death, a demonic prankster for whom all the world's a punchline.
After Ledger's death in January, his penultimate performance (with Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" still to come) will be viewed with both tremendous excitement and unavoidable sadness. It's a tribute to Ledger's indelible work that he makes the viewer entirely forget the actor behind the cracked white makeup and blood-red rictus grin, so complete and frightening is his immersion in the role. With all due respect to the enjoyable camp buffoonery of past Jokers like Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson, Ledger makes them look like -- well, clowns.
dolpns13New Memberapparently he is going to be up for best actor and batman for best picture
Paganforum_veteran"PMZQ wrote:
With all due respect to the enjoyable camp buffoonery of past Jokers like Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson, Ledger makes them look like -- well, clowns.
That's the same word I used to describe them in another thread.
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PMZQNew Member"dolpns13 wrote:
apparently he is going to be up for best actor and batman for best picture
Well its a little early for that, but it looks like he is getting co-billing so its possible that Ledger could garner a Best Actor, instead of Best Supporting actor nomination. It would be a great way to honor his work. :up:
But the write up in Variety is a plus for sure. Hollywood remembers those things when it comes "trophy" time.
Brown42000New MemberHeres a review from BloodyDisgusting and they called it an "epic masterpiece".
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/blog/entry.php?id=173
And here is another review.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=11376
dolphan117luxury_boxI cant wait to see this, probably my most anticipated move of the summer.
FinSaneforum_veteran"Brown42000 wrote:
Heres a review from BloodyDisgusting and they called it an "epic masterpiece".
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/blog/entry.php?id=173
And here is another review.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=11376
Well, if BloodyDisgusting likes it, Im all for it!
PMZQNew Member"Pagan wrote:
That's the same word I used to describe them in another thread.
I wasn't saying that, but was quoting from the link. :up:
Paganforum_veteran"PMZQ wrote:
I wasn't saying that, but was quoting from the link. :up:
I know that bro. ;)
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wpgfishfanNew MemberIt's at 100% so far on rotten tomatoes
Well after 15 years Bettman lets hockey come back to Winnipeg. Thanks for wasting 15 years
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