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I just watch both Burton movies the other night. I don't give two *****, or a [frick], what other people think, I still love them.
Matthew Vaughn Thinks People Have "Had Enough" Of Christopher Nolan's Dark Superhero Style
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=113121
Check Out The Costume Michael Keaton Would Have Worn For BATMAN 3
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/notyetamovie/news/?a=112772
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I sure have.
Concerning Vaughn's comment; who am I to argue with this man but I think he's wrong. Nolan made three darker films against an entire slew of pretty light-hearted movies, some of which actually set in the DC universe!
Superman Returns, not exactly a "dark" movie, came out a year after BB. Green Lantern (dis)graced the screen one year before TDKR. Marvel delivered Fantastic Four and Electra (and Man-Thing - yikes!) in the year of BB, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk (and Punisher: War-Zone) in the year of TDK, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man (and Ghost-Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance) in the year of TDKR. Not to mention all the films we got in between.
Ergo, Nolan's films are pretty overshadowed by not so dark superhero projects.
If the public is tired of that type of superhero, well there's a pretty big list of films to choose from if a lighter tone is what the public wants. I'd be somewhat surprised if three films in such a big output tire people down. Then again, maybe they're tired of the darker Batman.
In that case, let me remind people that the only good Batman so far has been a darker Batman, including the first two Burton films which, by the standards of their times, were pretty dark. Maybe the new Affleck Batman will prove less dark... Either way, unless they want to go back to Batman '66, Bruce Wayne will never be Tony Stark, Batman will never be Johnny Storm and Gotham will never see much sunshine. Still, some of the animated projects have featured a less dark Batman...
Let's see about some of the critically acclaimed Batman comics / graphic novels: The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, Hush, Knightfall... All of these are pretty dark, dramatic and in some cases just depressing. Batman himself is a pretty tragic character. Any attempts to the contrary are usually met with scepticism and harsh comments. Batman is one of the few superhero's who himself is just a man of flesh and blood with no supernatural abilities. The strength of the character exists in the darker edges of his story. We lose that, I'm afraid we lose the better part of the Batman universe too.
I remember back in '89 all the fuss over Batman being this dark, violent nasty movie. I just flat out loved it. Caesar Romero even took pot shots at it saying his Joker was still the best.
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I saw a lot of humor in Nolans films (well, at least in the first two, much less so in the third) - I mean they actually made me laugh quite a bit. I just watched the 2 Burton films last night and I don't think I laughed once. They are dark, too, just in a different way, but to me not funny. I'm not saying there's no humor, but it just doesn't make me laugh. I smiled a couple of times, though, so that's something. It's obviously a matter of opinion, people laugh at different things. For instance, to me Ledger's Joker was funny, and Nicholson's was not.
Anyway, I think darkness itself isn't a problem, and it suits Batman and Gotham and its other characters. That doesn't mean it would work with any superheroes. I do like to see humor with the darkness, though, works much better that way, the two enhance each other. I'm sure there's room for different kinds of approaches in general.
I agree with @DarthDimi, I think Vaughn is wrong. Though I must say that a couple of sentences out of a larger context (of what was asked and what else was said) often doesn't fully reflect a person's opinion, anyway (and sometimes even seriously distorts what they were really saying... I've seen that happen often enough), so I might agree with Vaughn more if I knew that bigger picture. But "people" is a very vague generalization, there are always different tastes and opinions, and even when it comes to predicting a huge box office success, well... predictions can go wrong, and what works for one movie may not work for another, and picking a style/approach because it was successful in something else is hardly a good idea. Better make what suits each project and do it well, and maybe even have something original in there. Dark/light/in between. People want to see good films - and what is good for each person varies. So... ;)
Michael Keaton In Talks To Join KONG: SKULL ISLAND
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'The Court Of Owls' Strike In First Trailer For BATMAN VS. ROBIN
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http://ap.ign.com/batman-the-dark-knight-returns-part-1/86694/news/dark-knight-returns-batman-and-judge-dredd-action
Some cool stuff there for Dredd fans as well.
Though I like The Dark Knight Returns, both the comic and the animation movie, I find the look of Batman quite unpleasant; therefore I won't buy any of these toys myself. ;)
That looks like Ron Perlman had a baby with Grumpy Cat
It comes with an alternate cowl (shorter ears), and an alternate mouth plate (snarling). I imagine the new one will have some alternate features as well.
Yeah, I'm with you on that.
By the way, I just want it to be known that I wish Ron and his feline friend the best in their new relationship.
Not as big of a Batfan as I am a Bond fan, but dammit i'm getting this one.
http://io9.com/a-new-batman-and-several-new-robins-are-debuting-in-dc-1690512227
Some of the new suit design I actually really like in fact I like everything except for the Helemet the Rocket shoulder pads and the back pack
I miss the cape but I can get over that