Comments on: Batman: The Dark Knight NY Magazine’s terrible review causes outrage

By: jason

jason — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:18:39 +0000

i just saw this movie and i think that the way heath captures the viewers shows how great of an actor he is and that critic that is bitching about how the movie showed his mental state dosent know what acting is he was paid to act crazy and he did that flawless just because he died dosent mean we still cant enjoy the movie its a tragic thing yes ….but we need to give him props on the way he captures us in the flim its one of the best films in theaters in the past two years its a weeeeeeee bit too long tho 3 hours almost

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By: Nan

Nan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:05:34 +0000

Thanks Hello. I like you aussi!

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By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:31:42 +0000

Every quirk you have I have.The only difference is I love to go places alone-why bring company when I have a complete show going on in my head.What you think is odd is what makes Jim Carrey or Robin Williams or Tennesse Williams all great-we are different! I am a police dispatcher it makes great use of the extra hearing ability-I can listen to multiple things all at once.Makes it easy listening to people because I don’t have to see their faces,so I am never confused.Yeah I still look like a kid and as far as sex-hey whatever rocks-men the best! Was married 15 years than realised I was working harder than him-blah.When you read about artists-you will see yourself! There are no limits.People without a little something extra like us are BORING!! Go get “em!!!

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By: xiaoecho

xiaoecho — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:59:28 +0000

Hey Frederico…I’ve got that same picture of people being tortured in hell on MY bedroom wall

I count them when I can’t sleep at night

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By: Mairead

Mairead — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:45:32 +0000

Frederico - your religious opinions aside, your knowledge of the history of religious art is pitiful. I strongly recommend that you Google these: Giotto, Lucas Cranach and Hironimous Bosch, many artists used religious themes as an excuse to paint fantastic or sexualised themes. Whether that’s good, bad or indifferent “people screaming in hell” is hardly a new concept in art.

Rusalka, you’ve a point - but even before he died the focus of this film was on The Joker, which is possibly why there is such an emphasis now on the character.

Oh and so not only are people being accused of treating the birth of a certain pair of babies like The Second Coming, now the late Ledger is too. He’s spreading Himself a bit thin, isn’t he?

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By: Rusalka

Rusalka — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:39:41 +0000

Just wondering…what about all the other fantastic actors in the movie?

It’d be hard not to slant towards watching Ledger’s performance since his recent departure. And, yet, I long to see Bale carry forward with the role of Wayne/Batman. Also, (sorry for forgetting his name) the man who plays Dent…I hear he really shines.

There’s so much more to this movie than just Mr. Ledger. I hope it’s taken as a whole, instead of just the work of one actor — however good/bad that may be.

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By: bruce

bruce — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:36:35 +0000

Congratulations, David Edelstein you have become the “Joel Schumacher” of critics. So start preparing for your new job using these words, “Do you want fries with that?”

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By: Persistent Cat

Persistent Cat — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:16:21 +0000

Good Lord, I’m so fucking sick of hearing people talk about Heath Ledger like he was the second coming. Read the Rolling Stone interview he gave a few years ago, you’ll hate him afterwards.

And yes, he was a drug addict. It’s common knowledge. And I’m not a pharmacist or a chemist but fuck me, if I’m presribed a whack of medication, I’m smart enough to be leery of them interacting badly. I’m not crying for anyone.

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By: hello

hello — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:47:02 +0000

This movie looked awesome before Heath Ledger died. He made the Joker not comic book-y like the original Batman movies and series.

Batman IS dark. He’s called the Dark Knight for a reason…opposite of shining and all. I got that when I was very little. Granted, my dad was a bit of a comic book fan boy, but he thought that when I was a child I could understand Batman’s inner struggle between being Bruce Wayne (and good and law-abiding) and becoming the Batman (who was obsessed with going outside the law and fighting crime in an illegal manner (high speed chases, leaving criminals hanging from buildings. etc.)). The Joker was a sociopath in the purest sense. Even playing him in the original Batman movies, which were far more tame than this series, was very trying for Nicholson. He’s stated that before. He alluded to that in the clip where he was asked by a pap what he thought of Heath Ledge’s death (He said “I told him so.”) It has even been speculated that some of his sleep problems came from playing the character (I think Ledger believed in method acting).

Either that critic is thick and couldn’t grasp that concept, or was looking to get a bonus by being that guy. I vote the latter.

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By: k

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:13:43 +0000

I didn’t know I wasn’t the only one who could hear that. Let’s seeee.. I have really weird emotions, some people think I’m cold in person. But personal attacks drive me up the wall (read the sharon stone post comments). I’m often very confused in public, like I can just stand there, middle of grocery shopping, and someone has to shake me. Can’t shop alone, go to malls, anything. My boyfriend has to be my minder sometimes, but he’s very kind. Had weird sexual identity problems when I was younger, like a teen. I was never sure what sex was about, it confuses me still a little. Also, I’m bisexual, so it was always a weird question of the name for what I am. I just don’t care which gender I suppose. I’m a girl btw. I’m very childlike in person, which apparently is my Asperger’s. I also look very young, oddly so, which is convenient for my childlike personality. However I’ve always loved words, so I’m quite articulate (I hope). I like being alone a lot because I don’t understand jokes, or why people do certain gestures. I always seem inappropriate. I get overwhelmed easily. Oh and I get SOOOOOOOO obsessed with little things. Like archery for two months, nothing else. Then something new and I never touch a bow since. Stuff like that.
Anything like you?
<3 to you and to Nan! cos I like Nan.

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