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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    Batman Returns

    It was on TV last night, and I'd watched the 1989 Batman on DVD not long before, and I hadn't seen it in years so I thought I'd give it a watch. Not bad at all. Keaton is still my favourite Batman and I still like Gotham in the Burton films better than in any of the other Batman films. But sometimes, like @Brady said in his review, it gets really crazy and too Burton-like.

    I was suprised to see how brutal he was. There was one fight scene where he shoved dynamite onto a thug and threw him into a pit, followed by an explosion, I was thinking "did Batman actually just kill somebody?"

    Anyway, I also like catwoman, she's hot and entertaining. Danny Devitto is brilliant as penguin, my 2nd favourite Batman villian after Ledgers joker. Walken is also great. There's some good action and I also like the story. I really enjoyed this, I liked it more than the original Batman film.

    8/10

    I'm glad to see you gave my review a look. I love talking over Batman just as much as Bond. I agree with everything you said, especially the whole absence of moral qualms Bats has for killing, as I have stated several times to be my major gripe with the Burton films. Nonetheless, a very great film. Which do you prefer, this or the 89 Burton?
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited July 2012 Posts: 12,837
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 I think I prefer Returns, because Keaton is more confident as Batman, catwoman is great and I prefer DeVito's penguin to Nicholson's Joker
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 I think I prefer Returns, because Keaton is more confident as Batman, catwoman is great and I prefer DeVito's penguin to Nicholson's Joker

    Exactly my feelings. Improvements literally all around. And how awesome was the scene where
    Bruce and Selina are dancing and expose their secrets through dialogue they shared unknowingly as Batman and Catwoman?
    A very clever scene, and by far my favorite moment in either film.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    Best moment in the entire film:

    Miaaauw!
    (massive explosions ensue)
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited July 2012 Posts: 28,694
    DarthDimi wrote:
    Best moment in the entire film:

    Miaaauw!
    (massive explosions ensue)

    Haha, that is a good one! Which Burton do you prefer @Dimi? You are quite the big Batman fan as well.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    I will admit to favouring Batman 89. It may sound as a cliché but I simply can't resist the Joker. Also, I think Burton's vaudeville style is more apparent in Returns and I'm just not a big fan of that. Batman 89 features a Gotham that feels to me like a 1930s Chicago mixed with a 1950s New York. You have the dressed up mobsters and the great buildings. I love it. Even Elfman's score feels darker and more superhero-ish to me. Returns is more like Burton's fairy tale land. A devious circus gang, the whole Christmas mood, ... I'm just not a fan of that. And Elfman's score for Returns, while still good, has too many jingles playing for my liking. That said, the shrill violins mimicking cat cries are pure awesomeness.

    My *current* ranking of the theatrically released Batman films:

    1) The Dark Knight
    2) Batman Begins
    3) Batman 89
    4) Mask Of The Phantasm
    5) Batman 66
    6) Batman Returns
    7) Batman and Robin
    8) Batman Forever
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    edited July 2012 Posts: 2,782
    Just watched Drive Angry - naff film but and a bit but.....

    Amber Heard - proof that there is a god - Amber be thy name. My my, she has taken over Monica Bellucci as the most beautiful woman in the world.

    <img src="http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Amber-amber-heard-800816_397_600.jpg">;


    She doesn't drive angry she drives me crazy.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    My favourite bit in Returns was the whole riot sequence, with Catwoman robbing the shop and Batman beating everybody up outside.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Too bad Amber likes the girls. Shame for all hopeful mean around the world.

    @Dimi, how do you like Batman and Robin more than Forever?! Granted they are both abortive, but come on now...
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    Amber is in cahoots with Jonny Depp at the mo and caused his divorce - so she is bi-curious...but not curious about me. :-((
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Too bad Amber likes the girls. Shame for all hopeful mean around the world.

    @Dimi, how do you like Batman and Robin more than Forever?! Granted they are both abortive, but come on now...

    At least Batman and Robin was in on the joke. Honestly, it's so laugh-out bad, I'm actually having something of a good time. B4Ever is just... not good.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    DarthDimi wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Too bad Amber likes the girls. Shame for all hopeful mean around the world.

    @Dimi, how do you like Batman and Robin more than Forever?! Granted they are both abortive, but come on now...

    At least Batman and Robin was in on the joke. Honestly, it's so laugh-out bad, I'm actually having something of a good time. B4Ever is just... not good.

    I can see where you are coming from. B&R just comes off as garbage, while B4EVER tries to go the serious road. Neither work regardless.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    Batman Begins 4/5

    This is a fine introductory film but this nowhere near the level of TDK although I've not seen TDKR yet I'm pretty sure this will be the weakest of the three but many trilogy's don't even get one film the same quality of Begins. Dark Knight tomorrow night been a few years I can't wait!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    Halfway through TDK now, and I always love ever minute of this film. It's pretty cool that:
    If you had a very keen eye in the theaters, you would know the twist on the funeral ceremony scene, because you can see The Joker out-of-makeup before they actually show him.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited July 2012 Posts: 24,257
    Bring It On

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    It has been called the Citizen Kane of cheerleader films. :)>-

    Okay, I know this is a 'stupid' film but man, do I love it! Call it guilty pleasure, I don't care, but I find myself having a good time. And Eliza Dushku was a looker back in 2000 (she still is btw). ;-)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    I think this and DHRFTG make up a saggy middle section of the Hammer: Dracula series. They're not bad as such, they just feel run of the mill. Seeing the little club that Hargood, Paxton & Secker attend, reminds me of the shennanigans that go on in the Mod Tea Rooms. :-\"


    Hammer Horror Dracula Films:
    1. Horror Of Dracula (1958)
    2. Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)
    3. Brides Of Dracula (1960)
    4. Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)
    5. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    I just rewatched The American with George Clooney, yes again. I really need to buy that film. It is so good. One of my favorites with George; ok probably my favorite.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    Excellent listing so far, @MajorDSmythe. I wonder where you will put the satanic rites.
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    Watched Thor. I thought it would be better than it was. 7/10
    I think Captain America was better than Thor.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,257
    001 wrote:
    Watched Thor. I thought it would be better than it was. 7/10
    I think Captain America was better than Thor.

    I firmly agree but then I love the Captain America storyline and the aesthetics of the film a whole lot more than I do Thor's. I think we need the Thor film as a set-up for Avengers but I'm not excited for a Thor sequel as much as I am for a Cap one.
  • emilbertilloemilbertillo
    Posts: 153
    Just watched Michael Caine on DVD. The IPCRESS File. I didn't like it.

    I LOVE IT :-bd
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,999
    DarthDimi wrote:
    Excellent listing so far, @MajorDSmythe. I wonder where you will put the satanic rites.

    I'm quite fond of Satanic Rites.
  • 00130013
    edited July 2012 Posts: 1,817
    Rocky Balboa. My favorite of the Saga.
  • VolanteVolante
    Posts: 774
    Just watched The Longest Day (1962), about the Invasion of Normandy in WW2, after meaning to for a long time. Sean Connery and Gert Fröbe appear, the first time Bond and Goldfinger went up against each other (no scenes together, both small parts).

    Instantly become one of my favourite WW2 films. Loved that it had Allied, German and French Resistance perspectives, but I wish there had been more French Resistance parts. Giving it a 9/10.

    Can anyone recommend me any films about the French resistance in WW2?
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,723
    Volante wrote:
    Can anyone recommend me any films about the French resistance in WW2?

    'Army of Shadows' (1969)

  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited July 2012 Posts: 12,837
    0013 wrote:
    Rocky Balboa. My favorite of the Saga.

    What about the 1st one?
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    After telling myself I must, over the last four days I watched all three The Lord of the Rings films. Really, for the first time since they came out. Boy they are great and I can't wait for The Hobbit, whether that be in two or three parts.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    Samuel001 wrote:
    After telling myself I must, over the last four days I watched all three The Lord of the Rings films. Really, for the first time since they came out. Boy they are great and I can't wait for The Hobbit, whether that be in two or three parts.

    Don't worry; I hadn't seen a single one until my friend forced me to watch them all straight through last year, and they were very entertaining. I, too, am really anticipating 'The Hobbit' now. The last I heard, I believe they are looking at three films now, instead of the original two.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,999
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    Now that's better. Bonus points to the film for the casting of my 2nd favourite Doctor, the 2nd Doctor himself, Patrick Troughton as Dracula's servant, Klove.


    Hammer Horror Dracula Films:
    1. Horror Of Dracula (1958)
    2. Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)
    3. Scars Of Dracula (1970)
    4. Brides Of Dracula (1960)
    5. Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)
    6. Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)

  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    Creasy47 wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    After telling myself I must, over the last four days I watched all three The Lord of the Rings films. Really, for the first time since they came out. Boy they are great and I can't wait for The Hobbit, whether that be in two or three parts.

    Don't worry; I hadn't seen a single one until my friend forced me to watch them all straight through last year, and they were very entertaining. I, too, am really anticipating 'The Hobbit' now. The last I heard, I believe they are looking at three films now, instead of the original two.

    If they go for three, they'll need to announce it soon. Jackson said he would like to film up to an extra six weeks of footage so maybe three films are are on the cards? Also they'll need another title for the new one.
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