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- First reviewJuly 19, 2008
- Last reviewNovember 16, 2008
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No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You To...*sigh*
PostedNovember 16, 2008
Misroi
from Overland Park, KS
Casino Royale reinvigorated the Bond franchise. The new Bond is darker than previous Bonds.
QoS's story is thinner than Royale's. The bad guy was hardly a good replacement for Le Chiffre. The film itself was schizophrenic. Scenes were short, with emphasis on action than actually explaining the plot. I'm still not exactly sure what the evil organization was trying to accomplish in Bolivia.
There were very good things in the film, however. There's a call back to Goldfinger, and while the chase scenes were done well. The new Bond girl was very action-oriented.
I still recommend seeing it. It gets this score since it did not live up to the standards set by Casino Royale.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Done Right, Yet Again
PostedJuly 19, 2008
Misroi
from Overland Park, KS
Sequels. We love them, and we love to hate them. We love the fact that we get to see familiar faces again, and hear them interact. We love to hate the fact that we get to hear them say things that sometimes are completely out of character from what we learned about them in a previous film.
So I'm glad to report that DK has absolutely none of that. Everything that was great about Batman Begins is back, and everything that was slow is gone. We know Batman's origin now, so there's no need to spend half an hour or so rehashing it. That's half an hour we get to see Heath Ledger's Joker being the most cold-blooded Joker ever filmed. It's a shame the man died, because I would have LOVED to see him reprise the role another time. He did to the Joker what Jack Nicholson did to the Joker: he completely redefined the role.
And they named the film appropriately. It's DARK. Gotham has never been a sunny and cheery place, and that is captured here from the very beginning. There's a lot of death, on both sides of the law. The Joker kills, and he kills indiscriminately.
My one criticism of the film is that I wish Two-Face was in the film more. I've never said that I'd like to see more villains in a film before, but Aaron Eckhart was so good in this as Dent.
I'm really hoping that DC learns from this film. I'm hoping they bring Wonder Woman, and the Flash, and Green Lantern, and all the rest of their catalog of characters into the cinema, and give them the same respect that they gave to the Bat this summer. Marvel's finally figured out the formula that works for them, so now it's DC's turn.
Go see this. Now. Stop reading this review, go buy some tickets, and see it. If you've seen it already, go buy some MORE tickets, and see it again. I'm finished typing this now, and I'M going to go see it again.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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