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My thoughts on…The Dark Knight hype

September 17th 2007 -

The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins, will open in summer 2008. But the Warner Bros. marketing machine is in full swing, baiting us with little details, as all good blockbusters tend to do nowadays. The trailer was released September 7. I saw it last night, and since then, I’ve watched it at least a dozen times. It’s less than a minute long, but it’s just that good, the highlight being the Joker’s diabolical cackle at the end. The official website does nothing more than link to Harvey Dent’s campaign site. (For those who don’t know, Harvey Dent is Two-Face in the comics, so we have a good idea who will be Batman’s nemesis in the third movie.)

There is also another site called I Believe In Harvey Dent Too, on which The Joker defaced Dent’s poster. Think there’s nothing on the site now? Hit CTRL+A and find out. But back to the Joker? Sure we know about the Batpod and the new suit, but most of us are interested in Christopher Nolan’s re-imagining of the Joker, and if Heath Ledger can live up to Jack Nicholson’s iconic performance. Well, all signs point to a darker, Saw type Joker, with more psychopath and less silly. Don’t believe me? Well, a picture’s worth a thousand words. Jack’s performance was great, but it had a bit too much camp for my taste. I think this new Joker might give me a fear of clowns. I like the way Nolan’s going with the franchise, steering towards its roots, and away from anatomically correct suits, complete with *cringe* nipples. And if it’s anything like Batman Begins, Warner Bros. is guaranteed a buck off me.

11 Responses on “My thoughts on…The Dark Knight hype”

1. 
   taylor2nd Says:
   September 18th, 2007 at 9:18 am

   Thats a disgusting picture.. it really is. but it makes more sense when you think about it? why you ask. Because when you fall in acid your face doesn’t look nice and smooth. it looks kinda like that if you think about it.

2. 
   bobby Says:
   September 18th, 2007 at 12:21 pm

   uggh!!! guess there is no missing the sequel for me ….

3. 
   jdid Says:
   September 18th, 2007 at 3:43 pm

   I hope the sequel is as good as Batman Begins

4. 
   Shonari Says:
   September 18th, 2007 at 8:32 pm

   as good as… it wasnt that hot. oh well it was better that superman thats for sure.

5. 
   Cranky Putz Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 3:08 pm

   I liked Spiderman, but for some reason Batman always came off as a wee bit gay, maybe because he wear underwear on top of his tights….or maybe cuz he’s rich, and really, why does he feel the need to go flying around>??

   Anyway I shall keep a look out for this one.

6. 
   Stunner Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 11:15 pm

   Oh great, another remake. Well the trailer is nothing much to go by for me. Let’s see how it turns out.

7. 
   GC Says:
   September 20th, 2007 at 8:58 am

   I always thought the batman insignia looked like a baby’s mouth wide open with just a few teeth coming in. It always took me a few moments to realize it was batman. Same with up there too.

   That Harvey Dent site is creepy as hell. Don’t know if I’ll bother to see this film. I don’t need nightmares.

8. 
   Jamaican Dawta Says:
   September 24th, 2007 at 10:52 am

   I’m glad they’re using Christian Bale again. (Yes, I like Christian Bale. I’ve seen him in a few films, and he’s quite a versatile actor. Well, I think so). Hopefully this sequel won’t suck, because ‘Batman Begins’ was quite good, in my opinion.

   Leon, that picture is gross! What are they trying to do, scare children away?

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    July 9th, 2008 at 3:26 pm

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