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Ledger Brought It His Last Role
PostedJuly 19, 2008
lightningfingers
from Minneapolis
I am both a Ledger fan and a Nicholson fan, and I had no idea how a now deceased Ledger would capture one of the most hilarious cinematic villains (in comic value) of all time. He blew me out of the water. Wow. He was CRAZY. He was incredibly creepy; utterly nuts and he made me forget nicholson within the first ten minutes of the opening sequence. Kudos on an amazing, creepy, utterly riveting final performance for Ledger.
We went to the midnight showing and the movie did run long; especially after 2:30 am. The special effects were amazing as always. The movie was very dark; all of us agreed there was a little too much "quick wrapup" on some of the storylines; but I won't give anything away except to say there was something I should have seen coming a mile away that I didn't; that I was glad was a surprise. There was also surprisingly a lot of humor in and among the darkness; which kept it from being too dark.
As to the characters, Maggie was an acceptable Rachel, though I preferred Katie just because i was used to her. It was strange actually seeing Michael Caine finally actually looking old; but he is wonderful as Alfred. Bale continues to nail Batman.The twists, turns and plotline of this one set up some rough times ahead for batman; which will give them much to work with on his personal side in future films. Dark Knight, dark times. This was not the funny Adam West Batman. I can't wait for the next one.
But again kudos to Ledger. May he rest in peace; but he left another amazing character to be remembered by; and trust me, Ledger's Joker is MEMORABLE.
Awesome job. Loved every minute of it. even at almost 3 in the morning.
We went to the midnight showing and the movie did run long; especially after 2:30 am. The special effects were amazing as always. The movie was very dark; all of us agreed there was a little too much "quick wrapup" on some of the storylines; but I won't give anything away except to say there was something I should have seen coming a mile away that I didn't; that I was glad was a surprise. There was also surprisingly a lot of humor in and among the darkness; which kept it from being too dark.
As to the characters, Maggie was an acceptable Rachel, though I preferred Katie just because i was used to her. It was strange actually seeing Michael Caine finally actually looking old; but he is wonderful as Alfred. Bale continues to nail Batman.The twists, turns and plotline of this one set up some rough times ahead for batman; which will give them much to work with on his personal side in future films. Dark Knight, dark times. This was not the funny Adam West Batman. I can't wait for the next one.
But again kudos to Ledger. May he rest in peace; but he left another amazing character to be remembered by; and trust me, Ledger's Joker is MEMORABLE.
Awesome job. Loved every minute of it. even at almost 3 in the morning.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A Children's Story for Adults
PostedMay 16, 2008
lightningfingers
from Minneapolis
I was asked to bring my two teenage boys to the midnight opening of this movie, and had been excited about seeing it since the first trailer came out last Christmas.
Whereas the first story was totally about the four children and their ascention to heroes from scared children; this story was very much the story of Caspian himself, and the kingdom he was running from. So though this is a children's story with many funny moments, some very kid friendly characters and the four from the original movie, it is largely about war, tyranny, revolt and doubt, as well as coming of age. It is a story about children growing up, with the powerful corruption of man being the evil in this one; as opposed to the bad magic of the first.
The special effects in this one have improved much from the first; and one of the battle sequences was one of the most amazing film sequences I've ever seen. There were many similarities in this from other recent movies of this genre, but done in a fresh, powerful way (though Reepicheep I kept waiting for them to call Puss in Boots, though Reepicheep was written forty years before Shrek, and this movie nailed him). It would be confusing for a young child looking for talking characters or the four children from the beginning, as they don't even enter into the movie until a ways in; and when they entered it was as the supporting players, not the main character, though incredibly important supporting players.
The acting was very good, the scenery (four countries across two continents) breathtaking, the music still hauntingly beautiful, and the movie itself was incredibly well done, in my opinion. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Would I bring a five year old to see it? Probably not. It would probably confuse them, and has some pretty intense battle scenes with some violence, and much interaction among corrupt rulers. It is a more grown up story.
Would I recommend this to an older child, teenager or adult? Absolutely. I stayed awake and interested until 3 am on a night I was dead tired before even going. It was a very fast two and a half hours that I enjoyed thoroughly. Though as an adult. It was a grown up story. Even with talking mice
And the kids are very definitely growing up in real life; which brought a poignance to the story of their grapple of losing their innocence in the movie. I believed them utterly.
I loved every minute of it. .
Whereas the first story was totally about the four children and their ascention to heroes from scared children; this story was very much the story of Caspian himself, and the kingdom he was running from. So though this is a children's story with many funny moments, some very kid friendly characters and the four from the original movie, it is largely about war, tyranny, revolt and doubt, as well as coming of age. It is a story about children growing up, with the powerful corruption of man being the evil in this one; as opposed to the bad magic of the first.
The special effects in this one have improved much from the first; and one of the battle sequences was one of the most amazing film sequences I've ever seen. There were many similarities in this from other recent movies of this genre, but done in a fresh, powerful way (though Reepicheep I kept waiting for them to call Puss in Boots, though Reepicheep was written forty years before Shrek, and this movie nailed him). It would be confusing for a young child looking for talking characters or the four children from the beginning, as they don't even enter into the movie until a ways in; and when they entered it was as the supporting players, not the main character, though incredibly important supporting players.
The acting was very good, the scenery (four countries across two continents) breathtaking, the music still hauntingly beautiful, and the movie itself was incredibly well done, in my opinion. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Would I bring a five year old to see it? Probably not. It would probably confuse them, and has some pretty intense battle scenes with some violence, and much interaction among corrupt rulers. It is a more grown up story.
Would I recommend this to an older child, teenager or adult? Absolutely. I stayed awake and interested until 3 am on a night I was dead tired before even going. It was a very fast two and a half hours that I enjoyed thoroughly. Though as an adult. It was a grown up story. Even with talking mice
And the kids are very definitely growing up in real life; which brought a poignance to the story of their grapple of losing their innocence in the movie. I believed them utterly.
I loved every minute of it. .
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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