Heath was an actor's actor. he actually changed his performances for each roll. he's missed, and not just by the geeks who will want another Joker from him.

wowza.

I would like Iron Man and Dark Knight to kick my ass very, very hard. Also, please have Indy recapture some of the old magic. That would be great.

Those new Hellboy pics are fantastic--especially photo 20, which is so striking and weird. I do wish the scenes were lit more darkly overall--more Mignola-like--but once again they seem to have absolutely nailed it visually.

You'll notice I didn't mention Lucas' prequel-looking Indy. Maybe that'll be great too--I hope it is, I really do!--but the footage hasn't resonated with me.

But it'll probably be good, and this will hopefully be the best popcorn-movie summer in ages.

I'm offended IAmJack, please take back that "pillow face" comment.

But I can say that I much, much prefer what little I've seen of Ledger's performance to what Jack's was. I wasn't a big fan of Burton's Batman, though I did like Batman Returns better.

And looking at Ledger's Joker, even in a dress, don't you just get the feeling that he would straight-up MURDER Jack Napier? Or anybody else for that matter.

TDK will pwn, that is all.

it's like the nolan series is 'what really happened'..and as grounded as you can be in realism without being completely boring- and some will argue it's boring anyway.

but what it does is actually glorify the iconic comics and origins to what they really are- myth and legend. tales retold so many times they get exaggerated, glorified, etc. like someone who sees the joker in real life, and assumes alot of things about him, tells a friend who tells a friend and by the end, the joker is a guy with bleached skin, who fell in a vat, which become jumped in a drainage ditch, and on and on. word of mouth and media feul the rumors and mystery. he gives us a pinch of this when the thug asks the scarecow 'can he really fly?'. everyone that encounters the real world characters are going to come away with their own take on them.

in this way, the comics are truely compiled mythos, passed down and always changing. and even the movies, good or bad, can now be appreciated as 'interpretations' of the real events and people.

Dont give me that bullshit you were invested in the characters. Thats just an excuse for fanboys to jerk off all over posters of Bale's abs.

"I agree Heath looks fucking awesome as do all the stills we have seen so far. But why is anyone convinved Nolan will handle these villians so well?...The whole stupid zap the water of Gotham plot was absolute trash. Out of all the source material to go with-- this is how you end up? A fucking James Bond-- destroy the water supply plot?"

but then totally screwed yourself with:

Thats just an excuse for fanboys to jerk off all over posters of Bale's abs.

i guess i just want to now why all the negative guys here that never like anything toss around the homoeroticisms as easily as they flick their boogers while online down in mom's office basement. it says alot about a person.

you're better than that. i mean, why not go to a thread about something you like, if there is such a thing. is this what you spend your days doing? me, i'm just checkin this place for news and ideas in the five minutes repose after work before i actually go do something.

*you have recieved cool points.

it is very easy to get negative in this place. it's weird.

Kinda reminds you of Jack's Joker and The Mime Guise Gimmick He pulled off- So he could get close enough to that rival boss too commit the Pen Quill murder.

"The Pen Is Truly Mightier Than The Sword"

Then you have the Batman on the bike coming right at the Joker in the alley with the Joker firing at him. and encouraging him to hit him.

Keep talking shit about 89 bats guys.. Your almost fooling yourselves...

2.) I don't hate Batman '89. I know that a few of my posts on the other TDK talkback pointed out it's flaws, but I still enjoyed it as a kid, and can appreciate it now for what it is: The best of the first 4 Batman films.

3.) Batman Begins is the best Batman film to date, period. Critics, fans, and the general public are on 85%(+) agreement on this. It has the best acting, plotting, pacing, character development, script, and cast of any Batm