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bossymarmalade) wrote2005-06-15 09:46 pm
bossymarmalade) wrote2005-06-15 09:46 pm
"there's a man here who says he can help you." "is it batman?"
So, last night I had an option: go to bed so I could be up for Bio class at 8:30 in the morning, or go see the midnight showing of Batman Begins with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
silvrsolace and xterm.
slight spoilers ahead!
1) Michael Caine was the perfect Alfred. It was so clear that he was more than just a servant, but he never once moved out of the boundaries of propriety. And the particular slant of British accent he chose worked so well, because it was just a wee bit working-class and not as posh as it could've been.
2) Gary Oldman COULD HAVE STEPPED OUT OF THE COMICS he looked so fucking much like Jim Gordon. It was unbelievable. And yes, I was the nerd screeching, "BARBARA!!" when they showed the Gordons' apartment and there was a baby there.
3) Liam Neeson can be an intimidating fucker when he wants to.
4) Morgan Freeman was the absolute most wonderful casting for Lucius Fox, who I've always liked anyhow.
5) Cillian Murphy alternated between too pretty to even comprehend and too scary to fucking believe. I am SO impressed with how they chose to portray the Scarecrow, man.
6) Tom Wilkinson was Carmine Falcone and Linus Roache was Thomas Wayne! It was like a Priest reunion! awwwww.
7) Katie Holmes was actually kind of unobtrusive, and although I generally hate when too many people know a superhero's real identity, I can let it go because, hey, Bruce still has some stuff to learn about that kind of security risk.
8) Christian Bale owns my SOUL. He was absolutely spot-on in every way, and I finally felt like I was watching somebody who *understood* the character of Bruce Wayne and knew how to make playboy!Bruce completely distinct from the Batman. I mean, Batman was scary and public-Bruce was spoiled and shallow and it was so, so beautiful to see, because George Clooney (bless him) definitely didn't make any distinction between the two and I always felt that Michael Keaton was hideously miscast. Oh, and we won't even talk about Val Kilmer.
All in all, I felt like I was reading "No Man's Land" or "Year One" or some other story arc that had me cinched in its claws from beginning to end, because everything was so true to the spirit of the Batman myth and that's really all I ask. The fights were glorious, and there was hella character building, and all of the actors delivered like they were fuckin' FedEx. I can't wait to see it again, because there wasn't a MOMENT when I was bored. Unlike Revenge of the Sith, where I literally slept whenever Anakin and Padme were in a scene together.
I am so, so happy. I haven't been this happy about a movie comicbook-adaptation since my beloved Sir Ian was the Master of Magnetism, god love him.
And now, I will go finish reading Kavalier and Clay, finally. Why do I keep imagining that Joe looks like Adrien Brody?...
silvrsolace and xterm.slight spoilers ahead!
1) Michael Caine was the perfect Alfred. It was so clear that he was more than just a servant, but he never once moved out of the boundaries of propriety. And the particular slant of British accent he chose worked so well, because it was just a wee bit working-class and not as posh as it could've been.
2) Gary Oldman COULD HAVE STEPPED OUT OF THE COMICS he looked so fucking much like Jim Gordon. It was unbelievable. And yes, I was the nerd screeching, "BARBARA!!" when they showed the Gordons' apartment and there was a baby there.
3) Liam Neeson can be an intimidating fucker when he wants to.
4) Morgan Freeman was the absolute most wonderful casting for Lucius Fox, who I've always liked anyhow.
5) Cillian Murphy alternated between too pretty to even comprehend and too scary to fucking believe. I am SO impressed with how they chose to portray the Scarecrow, man.
6) Tom Wilkinson was Carmine Falcone and Linus Roache was Thomas Wayne! It was like a Priest reunion! awwwww.
7) Katie Holmes was actually kind of unobtrusive, and although I generally hate when too many people know a superhero's real identity, I can let it go because, hey, Bruce still has some stuff to learn about that kind of security risk.
8) Christian Bale owns my SOUL. He was absolutely spot-on in every way, and I finally felt like I was watching somebody who *understood* the character of Bruce Wayne and knew how to make playboy!Bruce completely distinct from the Batman. I mean, Batman was scary and public-Bruce was spoiled and shallow and it was so, so beautiful to see, because George Clooney (bless him) definitely didn't make any distinction between the two and I always felt that Michael Keaton was hideously miscast. Oh, and we won't even talk about Val Kilmer.
All in all, I felt like I was reading "No Man's Land" or "Year One" or some other story arc that had me cinched in its claws from beginning to end, because everything was so true to the spirit of the Batman myth and that's really all I ask. The fights were glorious, and there was hella character building, and all of the actors delivered like they were fuckin' FedEx. I can't wait to see it again, because there wasn't a MOMENT when I was bored. Unlike Revenge of the Sith, where I literally slept whenever Anakin and Padme were in a scene together.
I am so, so happy. I haven't been this happy about a movie comicbook-adaptation since my beloved Sir Ian was the Master of Magnetism, god love him.
And now, I will go finish reading Kavalier and Clay, finally. Why do I keep imagining that Joe looks like Adrien Brody?...
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Here's hoping Harvey's in the next one...
I literally slept whenever Anakin and Padme were in a scene together
God, that movie was so fucking bad.
Why do I keep imagining that Joe looks like Adrien Brody?
I could see that! Hehe
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So who would play Sammy Clay, if Adrien Brody was Joe? I can't think of anybody. Which is odd, because I'm usually very opinionated about casting. *g*
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So who would play Sammy Clay, if Adrien Brody was Joe?
And I don't know! I don't often visualize movie people as book characters.. hm. Maybe Colin from Everwood.. how old do they get in that book? I forget...
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*g*
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