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I've seen so many people put the film down, but as a Mitch fan, I really like it.
What more can I say about this masterpiece that I haven't already mentioned? I have seen this film countless times, and yet every single time I find some new meaning in it, and invest more of myself in hoping the good guys win. And that isn't easy in this film, because Heath was so spot on brilliant that it is hard not to root for him. The Batman and Joker coexistent relationship is presented beautifully, and better than I have seen anywhere else. Joker puts it best when he says
100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000/10
I know, but I had to go and help do some stuff around the yard, so I had to cut it short. ;)
Did you see the ending? Insane.
I think
THe affleck brothers do well with this film.8/10
Easily the best part of the movie, it changed the movie from a monstermovie to something more edgy and something to remember. Like Carrie's final moments which scared the bejesus out of cinema audiences.
Yesterday in the evening, I caught 'The Cabin In The Woods':
What a film. Sets it up to be the cliche horror film, complete with the setting, characters, villain, etc...and then totally flips it on its head and gives us an insanely crazy ending that nobody can expect.
With the ending - since some people, for some reason, don't understand it - it's a bigger version of the Hollywood audience (WE THE PEOPLE) today: you give us the traditional horror film, the jock, the stoner, etc., and you don't abide by the rules and how it should end, then the world ends in our eyes, and we go on a rampage via word-of-mouth and message boards because we don't like it. We are the Gods presented in the movie.
It's almost as if the film is a culmination of all horror films: the monsters in the masks were hinted at those being the ones from 'The Strangers,' the guy with the cube and the saws in his face was a nod to Pinhead from 'Hellraiser,' etc. It's as if all the horror monster icons of all time were accumulated to create a sacrifice of the Gods, and all of the cast's 'possible options' is what we always see in a horror film that attracts the monster. After all this, it was a great movie, great ending, I loved it. Didn't disappoint.
I also watched John Carpenter's 'The Ward' last night:
Not much to say about the movie. Had some cheap scares, good cast (an underrated Jared Harris), but an extremely cop-out, predictable ending that
That's it! When I saw him in 'The Ward' last night, I couldn't figure out the two films that (usually) come to mind when I think of him: it was 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse' and something else. I can't believe the role of Moriarty himself wasn't obvious to me.
Speaking of Robert, since I'm sure you're a far greater and more knowing fan of Sherlock Holmes than I am, how do you feel about Robert playing Holmes?
Like I have said, his version isn't as much like the original Doyle Sherlock as I would like, but is still entertaining, and moments like him deducing as well as his quick rhetoric is great. Everything from the neurotic over anxious Sherlock with a rain forest in his apartment are a little over the top for what Sherlock would commonly do, but the odd little experiments that he does in the films are great to see and something I can see him doing. The film adds great fighting sequences, though Sherlock is not an action hero by any means. He knows bartitsu (Japanese wrestling) in the Doyle stories, and is quite affective in combat, so he is quite capable of such feats and I tend to let it slide. There is a great chemistry with Robert and Jude, and the Sherlock/Watson on screen partnership is equally make-or-break, which they pull off spectacularly. I do however hate that they made Sherlock and Irene an "item". In the stories there is a certain respect Sherlock has for it, but it is much deeper than admiration, and one does wonder how he truly feels about her. She stays in his mind forever as "The woman" because she defeated him as others haven't, and for that she is forever a special person in his world, no matter how brief she appears. This is captured brilliantly in A Scandal in Belgravia, the opener for the second series of BBC's Sherlock. They are more tantalizing apart, and simply seeing in Sherlock that something is different in how he feels about her that makes him such an interesting character. Behind that stubborn facade and the unaffected demeanor, he truly cares for Irene, and further more for Watson, who equally cares for him. They are the best duo in fiction, needless to say. All in all, I thoroughly enjoy them, and having watched both this week, they are still as enjoyable as the last time I saw them. They have a great Sherlock sound, and you really feel the atmosphere of Victorian London. Kudos to Guy Ritchie for keeping with a Sherlock formula, but mixing it up and adding new ingredients without completely losing the identities of the characters.
I caught an episode of Cumberbatch's version of 'Sherlock' (sorry for the ignorance, but this is the BBC one you speak of, correct, @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7?), and it was quite enjoyable. Martin Freeman is a great actor, and I loved him in the underrated 'Wild Target.'
I adore Benedict and the BBC Sherlock. Even since a friend introduced me to it I fell in love with it. The adaptions are superb, and it truly is a show made by fans, for fans, and I couldn't ask for more. I love the little Holmes references thrown in there that only fans will catch, and while we are smirking everyone is clueless as to what happened. Benedict and Martin have the best Sherlock/Watson chemistry I have seen on screen, especially in the emotional third episode and series finale of series 2. Benedict is spot on, and is a serious rival against the equally mesmerizing Jeremy Brett in the battle of the best Sherlock. The Sherlock in this adaption is every bit the Sherlock from the Doyle tales, but is also more human than we have seen in a while, and that is great to see. The opener with Irene remains my favorite, as it is just so well done, and examines Sherlock and how he feels for her so well. I am going to rewatch the first series soon. I can't be away from them for too long. :)
Wow. I just might have to watch the rest of it soon, then - perhaps both films tonight, followed by a few episodes of the show? Sounds like a good idea, if I can find the time to do so. Is it true that there are only seven episodes?
Just keep quiet, smile, and tell her she is pretty. It'll be over soon. I kind of sound like Liam Neeson in Taken now, haha.
She's about to be taken...away from the remote, so I can select something proper to watch. I've already seen this film, and don't care to view it again.
:)) OH THE TEARS! :))