Kijinnmaru wrote:Speaking of Terminator Salvation, looks like they're going a different direction from James Cameron who intended for John Connor to remain "pure" and never carry a weapon. :bleh:
Well, in T2-T3 John Connor is not part of any resistance yet (plus, he's got Arnold to dish out all the pain).
T4 is supposedly set further into the future, where Connor is leader of the resistance already ... it would only make sense for him to do some shooting. :bonk:
So was Katie Holmes. :mrgreen:
I've never really liked either actress (Katie nor Maggie) to begin with. But, "love interests" usually feel tacked on in these comic films anyways. Writers should consider getting rid of them. :banghead:
Ah, I remember one of the other previews: Quantum of Solace... The next James Bond movie.
Though I still watch 'em, I think movies like the Bourne series have passed the Bond movies by... They're more fantasy and less gritty than the Bourne films...
My brother is out watching the movie right now. I had a feeling Ledger would steal the spotlight from Bale. Whenever people talked about this movie, they talked about Ledger's portrayal of Joker, or the anticipation of seeing him in this role. Rarely anyone mentioned Bale.
It's been shown time and time again that the best publicity you can do for your movie is die before it premiers. I doubt the movie would have the mindnight sold-out frenzy or Oscar buzz if Ledger didn't buy the farm. Ghoulish, but true.
adub2adub wrote:
Well, in T2-T3 John Connor is not part of any resistance yet (plus, he's got Arnold to dish out all the pain).
James Cameron had actually commented that the reason John Connor never fired a weapon in T2 was to keep him "pure" to show his respect for life. Glad that's over. :mrgreen:
Kijinnmaru wrote:James Cameron had actually commented that the reason John Connor never fired a weapon in T2 was to keep him "pure" to show his respect for life.
Kijinnmaru wrote:He stole money from an ATM, disrespected his foster parents, and ran from the police......but he didn't shoot anyone so it's still good. :mrgreen:
gonna see Dark Knight on monday. I didn't get where the IronMan and Indiana Jones buzz was coming from (though i really enjoyed Downey Jr.) so i'm not going te be expecting too high on this one
LOS ANGELES (AP) \ Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record.
Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday.
The movie's Friday haul surpassed the previous record of $59.8 million set last year by "Spider-Man 3." "The Dark Knight" might break the opening-weekend record of $151.1 million, also held by "Spider-Man 3."
"I think they're in jeopardy," Fellman said of the "Spider-Man 3" records.
"The Dark Knight" began with a record $18.5 million from midnight screenings, topping the previous high of $16.9 million for "Star Wars: Episode III \ The Revenge of the Sith."
The opening day grosses for "The Dark Knight" far exceeded the full weekend haul of its predecessor, "Batman Begins," which took in $48.7 million in its first three days in 2005.
Reviews were excellent for director Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins," but they were stellar for his "Dark Knight."
"We've really never seen anything like this," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "The death of a fine actor taken in his prime, a legendary performance, and a movie that lives up to all the hype. That all combined to create these record-breaking numbers."
Buzz had been high for the Batman sequel well before Ledger died of an accidental prescription-drug overdose in January. Trailers last fall revealing Ledger's demented Joker, with crooked clown makeup, turned up the heat even more. The critical acclaim over his performance that built from advance screenings left fans in a frenzy.
"It's a combination of things. Certainly, that's a great part of it, but I think this movie's gross was partly because of the reviews it received and the incredible buzz and word of mouth that preceded it with our early screenings," Fellman said. "And the success and quality of the last one, `Batman Begins,' delivered by Chris Nolan just set the tone for the opening of this movie."
"The Dark Knight" reunites Christian Bale as Batman, the vigilante crime-fighter tormented by personal tragedy, and co-stars Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman. Maggie Gyllenhaal also stars.
The film spins an epic crime duel as Ledger's Joker orchestrates a reign of terror on the city of Gotham aimed to spread chaos and break down the restraint that keeps Batman on the right side of the law.
While critics are taking the film seriously enough to suggest Ledger could be in line for an Academy Award nomination, the action-packed movie also delivers as pure summer movie escapism.
Just got back from watching The Dark Knight and man, that was one tense movie, in large part because of Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker. Disturbingly tense is probably the best way I can describe it.
deseipher wrote:Just got back from watching The Dark Knight and man, that was one tense movie, in large part because of Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker. Disturbingly tense is probably the best way I can describe it.
Yup.
When he was on screen, you didn't know what was gonna happen. :sweat:
EDIT: Did you see the trailer for Terminator Salvation?
When he was on screen, you didn't know what was gonna happen. :sweat:
EDIT: Did you see the trailer for Terminator Salvation?
Pencil disappearing trick rocks, and Joker walking out the hospital with the get-up he had on was hilariious :victory:
I did see the trailer for Terminator Salvation. Nice to see Bale get another starring role in what will be probably be a nice summer flick next year. If only he could get an Equilibrium sequel going :beaten: