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The Dark Knight was simply SPECTACULAR! It was way more epic than what I initially thought it would be! The cinema was PACKED, and the audience were very well behaved and silent (save for this annoying child who kept on asking her father "why?", "what?" and "how?" questions. Oh, and also all the popcorn munching!). As the film came to an end, the audience gave a standing ovation (Sadly I was unable to for I had my hands full with my TDK cup and popcorn bucket!). Fortunately I didn't faint from all the excitement, although I did let out a little squeal just before the movie began. xD
I was surprised at how many children there were in the cinema; their parents must have been living under a rock! The Dark Knight is BY NO MEANS a fil m for the young ones. It is dark, it is gritty, it is sadistic. There are scenes in the film that can and WILL taint their innocent minds. Speaking of which, the film's brooding and ominous atmosphere might turn some people off (but only a little). However, it is really the acting and the cinematography that had my eyes glued to the screen the entire time.
Heath Ledger as the Joker... where to begin? Heath was so just immersed in his role as the Joker. Heck, I didn't even see a shred of Heath whenever the Joker was on screen. Heath IS the Joker. I was so terrified by him that I could not avert my eyes. In all honesty, I genuinly felt that I was watching a crazed, delirious, cold-blooded, psycopathic killer terrorizing Gotham city, rather than an actor who was merely acting. Ledger took it to a whole new level. He WILL win a posthumous Oscar for his role, hands down.
The rest of the cast were also superb. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, and the newcomer Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Twoface, all receive an A+ for their sensational acting. I was particularly impressed by Eckhart, for he isn't a bigtime actor yet his role was more dynamic. What I mean by dynamic is that he had to make the transition from "The White Knight" of Gotham city Harvey Dent, to the enraged and merciless Twoface. He did a fine job in making that transition. You'll be surprised at how much screentime Twoface gets as well. =D
Overall, The Dark Knight was a masterpiece that definitely rivals with the likes of The Godfather II. TDK is the first "superhero" film to transcend the genre; it is purely a crime-thriller the whole way through. Christopher Nolan just keeps getting better and better!
Rating: 10/10!!!
Will be seeing it a second time at IMAX this Saturday. If you want to experience TDK in its entirety, you MUST watch it at IMAX. 20 minutes of the film and many of the establishing shots were filmed using IMAX cameras, so the TDK IMAX experience is well worth it.
If you haven't seen it at IMAX, you haven't seen it all. =P
NOTE: To see images in their original size, right click on them > view image.
A charcoal drawing I did of one of my photos! =D
I'm a certified camera whore and freelance photographer!
 
Lulz, oh Trent.
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Without you I'm nothing at all
And life has the face of a morbid game
With you nothing seems impossible
It all seems to fit the frame
So when I'm crying alone
Yeah, when I'm cold as a dying stone
Grow me a garden of roses
Paint me the colors of sky and rain
Teach me to speak with their voices
Show me the way and I'll try again
Stay, I need you here for a new day to break
Stay, I want you near, like a shadow in my wake
No matter what happens, I'll always love you, for my heart still beats your name. <3
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Just refer to my lists below, for they pretty much define me to a T. =P
♦Music♦
Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Thrash
Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal, Metalcore, Mathcore,
Hardcore/Post-Hardcore, Indie, Experimental Rock, Progressive Rock,
Classic Rock, Instrumental, New Age/Wave, House, Trance, Industrial,
Darkwave, etc.
--Artists that are in my playlist (yes, I was feeling so tedious one
day that I struck up the nerve to compile this list. I really do have
no life. =D):
30 Seconds To Mars, 311, 36 Crazyfists, 4 Strings, 40 Below Summer, A
Band Of Bees, A Change Of Pace, A Day To Remember, A Dozen Furies, A
Fine Frenzy, A Perfect Circle, A Perfect Murder, A Place To Bury Strangers, A Skylit Drive, A
Static Lullaby, A-Ha, Abigail Williams, Above & Beyond, AC/DC,
Across Five Aprils, Adam & Andrew, Adema, AFI, After The Burial,
Aiden, Alesana, Alexisonfire, Alice In Chains, All That Remains,
American Head Charge, Amon Amarth, Amorphis, Anarchy Club, Anathema,
Andain, Andy Hunter, Angelspit, Angerfist, Anterior, Antique Café,
Aphex Twin, Apoptygma Berzerk, April March, Arch Enemy, Architecture In
Helsinki, Arcturus, Armin Van Buuren, Armor For Sleep, Arsonists Get
All The Girls, As Blood Runs Black, As Cities Burn, As I Lay Dying, As
Tall As Lions, Assemblage 23, Atreyu, Audioslave, August Burns Red,
Avenged Sevenfold, B.J. Thomas, Bayside, Bazuka, Before Their Eyes,
Behemoth, Belay My Last, Bella Morte, Bels Boys, Beneath The Sky, Billy
Joel, Billy Talent, Binum, Black Label Society, Black Light Burns,
Black Sabbath, Blaqk Audio, Bleeding Through, Blessed By A Broken
Heart, Bloc Party, Bloodhound Gang, Bloodsimple, Blue October, Blur,
Blutengel, Bob Dylan, Bodyrox, Breaking Benjamin, Breaking Point, Bring
Me The Horizon, Broken Social Scene, Buckethead, Bullet For My
Valentine, Bury Your Dead, Caliban, Cancer Bats, Carnifex, Catherine,
Celldweller, Celtic Frost, Charlie Clouser, Chemical Brothers,
Chevelle, Children Of Bodom, Chimaira, Chiodos, Circa Survive, Clint
Mansell, Coal Chamber, Cog, Coheed And Cambria, Coldplay, Combichrist,
Converge, Corrosion Of Comformity, Count Zero, Covenant, Cradle Of
Filth, Crossfade, Crystal Castles, Daft Punk, Dallas Crane, Dallas Superstars,
Damageplan, Danny Elfman, Dark Materia, Dark New Day, Dark Oscillators,
Darkest Hour, Darude, David Bowie, Daylight Dies, Dead Poetic, Dead To Fall, Dear
Whoever, Death From Above 1979, Deathstars, Decapitated, Deer Hunter,
Deftones, Depeche Mode, Despised Icon, Destroy The Runner, Dethlok,
Devildriver, Diecast, Dimmu Borgir, Dir En Grey, Disturbed, DJ Coone,
DJ Isaac, DJ Mystery, DJ Neophyte, DJ Scott Brown, DJ Shadow, DJ
Tiesto, DJ Twisty, DJ Zany, Dope, Dragonforce, Drist, Drive-By
Truckers, Drowning Pool, Duran Duran, E Nomine, E.S. Posthumus, Eagle
Eye Cherry, Eagles Of Death Metal, Eastclubbers, Eddie Beram, Eighteen
Visions, Element Eighty, Ellegarden, Emigrate, Emilie Autumn, Emmure,
End Of Fashion, Ensiferum, Enslaved, Enter Shikari, Epica, Escape The
Fate, Eskimo Joe, Evanescence, Evergreen Terrace, Evergrey, Evermore,
Every Time I Die, Exit Ten, Faith No More, Faker, Fall Out Boy,
Fantômas, Fear Before The March Of Flames, Fear Factory, Feeder, Ferry
Corsten, Fightstar, Finger Eleven, Firewind, Fischerspooner, Five
Finger Death Punch, Flow, Foo Fighters, For The Fallen Dreams, Franz
Ferdinand, Freemasons, Freezepop, Freya, From First To Last, Front Line
Assembly, Funeral For A Friend, Gallows, Gary Jules, Gary Numan, Gavin
Rossdale, Gazette, Genesis, Genghis Tron, Girugamesh, God Module,
Godsmack, Gojira, Grendel, Grinspoon, GWAR, Hammerfall, Hans Zimmer,
Harry Chapin, Harvey Danger, Hatebreed, He Is Legend, Headhunterz,
Heaven Shall Burn, HeavyHeavyLowLow, Hell Within, Hellogoodbye,
Hellyeah, Helmet, Hidden In Plain View, High On Fire, HIM, Hoobastank,
Hunters & Collectors, I Am Ghost, Icehouse, Idiot Pilot, If Hope Dies, In This Moment,
Incubus, Infected Mushroom, Inked In Blood, Insomnium, Interpol, Into
Eternity, Isis, It Dies Today, It Prevails, Jack Off Jill, Jack's
Mannequin, Jackyl, Jesper Kyd, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Eat World, Job For A
Cowboy, John Murphy, Joy Division, Judas Priest, Jump Killer, Juno
Reactor, Kagerou, Kaiser Chiefs, Kalmah, Kamelot, Karnivool, Kasabian,
Kataklysm, Katatonia, Kelly, Killswitch Engage, Killwhitneydead,
Kittie, KMFDM, Korsakoff, L'Arc~en~Ciel, Lacuna Coil, Ladytron, Lamb Of
God, Led Zeppelin, Lemon Demon, Lemon Jelly, Less Than Jake, Lethal MG, Liferuiner,
Linkin Park, Lit, Lordi, Lostprophets, Lowriders, Machine Head,
Mariana's Trench, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, Maximum The Hormone, Maylene And The Sons
Of Disaster, Men At Work, Metallica, Michael Bublè, Michael Grey,
Midnight Oil, Milk Inc., Mindless Self Indulgence, Ministry, Minus The
Bear, Misericordiam, Moby, Molotov Solution, Mortiis, Motion City
Soundtrack, Motograter, Mr. Bungle, Mudvayne, Muse, Mushroomhead, Mute
Math, My Bitter End, Neaera, Nebula, Neurosonic, Neuroticfish, New
Order, Newton, Nickleback, Nightmare, Nightmare Of You, Nightwish,
Nile, Nine Inch Nails, Nonpoint, Norma Jean, Oasis, OK Go, Oliver
James, On The Last Day, Operatic, Operator Please, Opeth, Orange Range,
Otep, P.O.D., Paffendorf, Pagan's Mind, PANIC! At The Disco, Papa Roach,
Paramore, Paranormal Attack, Parkway Drive, Peeping Tom,
Phantasmagoria, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Poets Of The Fall, Polysics,
Porcupine Tree, Powerman 5000, PPK, Prodigy, Psychostick, Psyclon Nine,
Queens Of The Stone Age, Quietdrive, Radiohead, Rage Against The
Machine, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reel Big Fish, REM,
Reveille, Revelation Theory, Rip Slyme, Rise Against, Roadrunner
United, Rob Dougan, Robert Miles, Run Kid Run, Saliva, Sanctity, Scar
Symmetry, Scissorfight, Scott McKenzie, Sea Wolf, See You Next Tuesday,
Sektor 9, Send More Paramedics, Sepultura, Serj Tankian, Sevendust,
Shadows Fall, She Wants Revenge, Sherwood, Shihad, Shiny Toy Guns,
Shonen Knife, Shout Out Louds, Showtek, Silent Civilian, Silverchair,
Silversun Pickups, Sinai Beach, Sirenia, Six Feet Under, Sixx:A.M.,
Skindred, Slayer, Slipknot, Smashing Pumpkins, SMF, Smile Empty Soul,
Sneaky Sound System, Snow Patrol, So They Say, Soilwork, Something
Corporate, Something With Numbers, Sonata Arctica, Sonic Syndicate,
Soulwax, Soundgarden, Southstylers, Spineshank, Squeeze, Stabbing
Westward, Static-X, Steppenwolf, Steve Vai, Still Remains, Stone Sour,
Stone Temple Pilots, Story Of The Year, Strapping Young Lad, Submersed,
Suffokate, Sufjan Stevens, Suicide Commando, Sum 41, Supermode,
Switchblade Symphony, System Of A Down, Tears For Fears, Technoboy,
Tenacious D, The Acacia Strain, The Academy Is..., The Agonist, The
Agony Scene, The All-American Rejects, The Animals, The Ataris, The
Autumn Offering, The Beatles, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Bled, The
Blood Brothers, The Bravery, The Butterfly Effect, The Cloud Room, The
Cops, The Crystal Method, The Dandy Warhols, The Devil Wears Prada, The
Dillinger Escape Plan, The Doors, The Dust Brothers, The Faint, The
Fall Of Troy, The Fratellis, The Gathering, The Human Abstract, The
Kooks, The Living End, The Maccabees, The Mars Volta, The Mary Onettes,
The National, The Network, The Offspring, The Pigeon Detectives, The
Pillows, The Postal Service, The Potbelleez, The Presets, The Receiving
End Of Sirens, The Rocket Summer, The Rolling Stones, The Sounds, The
Strokes, The Sword, The Union Underground, The Urge, The Used, The
Verve, Theory Of A Deadman, Therion, This Is Hell, Three Days Grace,
Thrice, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Throwdown, Thunderstone, Thursday,
Tiger Army, Tilly And The Wall, Tokio Hotel, Tokyo Police Club,
Tomahawk, Tommyknocker, Tool, Tori Amos, Trapt, Trivium, Trocadero,
Trust Company, Turbonegro, Turisas, Tyler Bates, Underoath, Unearth,
Unwritten Law, Utada Hikaru, Vanna, Veil Of Maya, Vital Remains, VNV
Nation, Voltaire, War From A Harlot's Mouth, War Of Ages, Weezer, Weird
Al Yankovic, Winds Of Plague, Winter Solstice, With Blood Comes
Cleansing, Within Temptation, Yasushi Ishii, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zatox,
Zeromancer.
That's pretty much all of them... I think.
And why does "Nine Inch Nails" stick out like a sore thumb, you ask? Well, because I'm just fucking OBSESSED with them right now! I've been a long time NIN listener but, never on the scales as I am now. TRENT REZNOR IS <3!
♦Movies (I'm an avid movie critique)♦
HOLY SHMUZZLEPUFFS! THE WATCHMEN MOVIE TRAILER LOOKS FUDGING AWESOME!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mSrgvJ2JyHs
(Opens in new window)
"The world will look up and shout, 'Save us!' And I will whisper... No."
CANNOT. WAIT. UNTIL. MAY. 09!!!
No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood, THE DARK KNIGHT!!! (It has totally whooped Iron Man's sleek, shiny ass!), Iron Man, Cloverfield, Juno, The
Godfather, Batman Begins, The Shawshank Redemption, Matrix trilogy,
LotR trilogy, Secret Window, American Beauty, Fight Club, Donnie Darko,
The Thing, Se7en, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Lost Highway, Sin City, Requiem
For A Dream, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Pan's Labyrinth, Transformers, Black Hawk Down, Disturbia, Saw trilogy,
PotC trilogy, Star Trek VIII: First Contact, Gattaca, Equilibrium, 3:10 To Yuma,
The Prestige, American Psycho, The Da Vinci Code, Serenity, 300,
Pulp Fiction, Indiana Jones trilogy, Tim Burton's works, Tron, The Bourne trilogy,
Brokeback Mountain, I Am Legend, Memento, Final Fantasy VII: Advent
Children, Blood: The Last Vampire, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Hayao
Miyazaki's works, Children of Men, Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
Knocked Up, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Superbad, 28 Days Later etc.
(Simply too many to mention)
♦Anime/Manga (although I prefer manga)♦
My favorites at
the moment would have to be Naruto (have been a Naru-tard ever since
the manga series began, which pretty much makes me an
ubermegasuperdooperhugeno.1 fan!), Gantz, Zetman, Deadman Wonderland, Berserk, Ergo Proxy, &
Claymore. I've watched plenty of anime and have read countless manga
series during my time lol. Let's see... Sailor Moon (the series that
started it all back when I was 4 or 5 xD), Neon Genesis Evangelion,
Pokemon (sad, but true. I was OBSESSED with the series back in my
pre-teen years. Then again, who hasn't been gripped by the Pokemon
craze? xD), 666 Satan, Full Metal Alchemist, Death Note, Tenchi Muyo, Tokyo Mew Mew,
Code Geass, FLCL, Ubel Blatt, Immortal Regis, Aflame Inferno, Black
Lagoon, Full Metal Panic, Tsukihime, Black God, B Reaction, Darker Than
Black, R.O.D, D.Gray-man, Bleach, Witch Hunter Robin, Team Medical
Dragon, Dragonaut, Shaman King, Excel Saga, Orphen, Blue Heaven,
Samurai Champloo, Haibane Renmei, Gundam Wing, Black Blood Brothers,
.hack//SIGN, Mirai Nikki, Hellsing, Zombie Loan, Trinity Blood, Cowboy
Bebop, Trigun, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHOLiC (and no it's not a
fucking porn/hentai series), Chobits, Love Hina, Negima!, D.N.Angel,
Ah! My Goddess, Tenjou Tenge, Fruits Basket, Chrno Crusade, Mai Hime,
etc.
♦Other♦
Gadgets,
Xbox 360 (FTW!!1!1!), PS3
(SUCKS!!!!11!!1!), Dexter (Not the cartoon Dexter; the quirky-serial-killer Dexter. =D) Heroes, Sylar, Adam Monroe, House MD, Alias, FPS
Games, Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Gears of War, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed,
Hitman: Contracts, Hitman: Blood Money, Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty
2, 3 & 4, G.R.A.W 1 & 2, Guitar Hero II/III, Blood, Gore,
Batman (totally surpasses Superman & Spiderman. He relies on
technology and brute strength to overcome adversity rather than
acquiring superpowers on the spot. Superman & Spiderman have it
easy. Batman, or should I say Bruce, had to sacrifice his aristocratic
lifestyle for several years of intense training- all for the sake of
vengeance and bringing justice to the corrupt Gotham city. Whoa, I went
a bit OTT there lol), The Joker (he's now my favourite villian,
all thanks to Heath), The Watchmen Graphic Novels, Chainsaw-bearing Assault Rifles, Alcohol,
Cashews, Brains, Pwning n00bs/lamers, CGI, Chocolate,
Dancing, Thunderstorms, Croutons, Black, Red, Blue, Purple, Demons,
Drawing, Oporto (beats Mccers any day), Eating, Eyeliner,
Gothic-Lolitas, Grenades, Cars, The Chaser's War On Everything,
Headbanging, The smell of anything that's new, Macaroni, Nutella, Skulls, Headshots, Trent Reznor, J.J. Abrams, David Anders,
Zachary Quinto, Milo Ventimiglia, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Heath
Ledger (he will be sorely missed), Dmitry Tursunov (Hottest tennis
player I've ever laid eyes on! I'd tap him in a heartbeat!), Novak
Djokovic (he's aDORKable, and has defeated Federer! The Djoker is the
King!!! xD), Highlighters, Ice-Cream, Hash Browns, Chewing Gum, Fruit Juice, Licking Salt, Tim Tams, Tim Tam Slamming, Coffee (Especially Chocolate Mudcake Lattes!), Swimming, Kayaking,
Moshing, Ninjas, Haxx, Painting, Hentai/Porn, Pure Pwnage, Reading, Red
vs. Blue, Sleeping, Star Trek, Swords, Vampires, Weiners, Yaoi,
Zombies, etc.
>:0 Dislikes >:0
People who simply can't be themselves... IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!,
Hypocrites, Stereotypes, Bitches, Bogans, Wankers, Backstabbers, Douchebags, Ppl hu typ
lyk fukkn lysdexics!!11!, Spicy Foods, Avocado, Vegemite (no, not all
of us Aussies love Vegemite. *Le gasp*!!!), Fizzy drinks (ABSOLUTELY
DESPISE COKE!), Plastic Superficial Crack Whores, Cockroaches, Mosquitoes, Bird Shit, Sun Glare, Cold
Days, Getting Up Early, Getting up early on cold days, Being Organized,
Studying, Rap/Hip-Hop/RnB/Country/Pop/yaddayaddayadda, Britney Spears,
Paris Hilton, The Mainstream, Religion, Politics, George Double-yeh
Bush, etc.
♦Just a few more random tid-bits♦
Christian Bale is the shmex! I'm an absolute whore for
him-
he's just such an astounding actor. As I am for Trent Reznor (pretty
fucking obvious). He's just so ahead of his time musically, and I
love how involved he gets with his fans, whether it be ARGs (The ARG
for Year Zero was the best ever!) or competitions (Like Trent's Ghosts
I-IV fan-film festival he's hosting on Youtube ^_^).
Also, his views towards the music industry and record labels are spot
on! ALL HAIL TRENT!
I shall now cease my random rantings. One of my major downsides is going off on a tangent and never staying on topic...
Here's an excerpt from the LOLcat Bible!!11!:
Teh baptizum of Jesuz!
Den Jesus caem from Gallalee, to has baptizm from John14 But John was all "Ur doin it rong, j00 needz to baptize me"
And Jesus answered sayin "STFU and baptize me n00b" and John did.
Wen he was baptized he gtfo of teh water and, ZOMG, teh ceilinz opened
up and teh Spirit of Ceiling Cat caem down liek a duv and landeded on
him17 And, ZOMFGWTF, a voice from heven sayed "Hai guise, dis my son,
and I tink he teh leet."
Kthxbaii. ^_^
"Starting tonight, people will die. I'm a man of my word."
"You've changed things... forever. There's no going back. You see to
them, you're just a freak... like me!"
"Ev-e-ningggg, Commmmisssionerrrrrr."
"Whyyy sooo SERIOUS?!"
"It's all... part of the plan."
"Ah a little fight in 'ya. I like that!"
"Come on, HIT ME!"
"Let's put a smile on that face!"
"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."
R.I.P Heath
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Some of the many TDK
posters/covers that
are just
made of EPIC WIN!
http://media.whysoserious.com/stupidbats.jpg
This poster MUST be seen in all it's full HI-RES glory! Even resizing the poster to fit my Nonoba profile only results in screwing up the alignment of my profile text! This is probably the most creative TDK poster to date. NOT dial-up friendly!
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Oh, and Trent Reznor is the SEX!
Happy 20th Anniversary NIИ!
1988-2008
Download Nine Inch Nails' latest album... for free!
You
What you looking at?
Head down
Too late for that
What you want
What you get
Know your place
Don't ever forget
And this is not my face
And this is not my life
And there is not a single thing here
I can recognize
This is all a dream
And none of you are real
I'll give anything
I'll give anything
Hey you
What you running from?
All your hate
What you've become
Bet you didn't think
It would happen to you
All used up
Half way through
And this is not my face
And this is not my life
And there is not a single thing here
I can recognize
This is all a dream
And none of you are real
I'll give anything
I'll give anything
Head Down - Nine Inch Nails
She's mostly gone
Some other place
I'm getting by
In other ways
Everything they whispered in our ear
Is coming true
Try to justify the things
I used to do
Believe in you
Watching you drown
I'll follow you down
And I am here right beside you
The lights in the sky
Have finally arrived
I am staying right beside you
I tried to stay away
You know
Just in case
I've come to realize
We all have our place
Time has a way, you know
To make it clear
I have my role in this
I can't disappear
Or leave you here
Watching you drown
I'll follow you down
And I am here right beside you
The lights in the sky
Are waving goodbye
I am staying right beside you
Lights In The Sky - Nine Inch Nails
The sky is painted black
The smoke pours out the stack
One hand upon your heart
One hand behind your back
You train us how to act
You keep the fear intact
The imminent attack
Everything is right on track
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Upon our plates to feed
The dying left to bleed
How much we really need
Your politics of greed
The cancer takes ahold
The wolf is in the fold
Our destiny’s been sold
We do just what we’re told
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Your armies filled with hate
Believing your charade
Begin to suffocate
For us it’s far too late
And we are letting you get away
We are letting you get away with it
Letting You - Nine Inch Nails
Kind of hard
Hard to see
When you crawl
On your hands and your knees
With your face
In the trough
Wait your turn
While they finish you off
Don’t know when it started
Don’t know how
Should have found out
Should have happened by now
Got these lines
On my face
After all this time
And i still haven’t found my place
I jump from every rooftop
So high, so far to fall
I feel a million miles away
I don’t feel any thing at all
I wake up
On the floor
Start it up again
Like it matters anymore
I don’t know
If it does
Is this really all
That there ever was?
Put the gun
In my mouth
Close your eyes
Blow my fucking brains out
Pretty patterns
On the floor
That’s enough for you
But i still need more
I jump from every rooftop
So high so far to fall
I feel a million miles away
I don’t feel any thing at all
1,000,000 - Nine Inch Nails
Annnnnd here are just some random doodles of mine. =D
Note: 'Somewhat Damaged' is just another one of my many user names.
10 Reasons Why I Loved The Dark Knight
Posted on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 11:13 pm by: PeterSciretta
(Don't worry, it's spoiler free!)
I have been given the go ahead to review The Dark Knight,
but this is the type of film that I need to see at least two or three
times before attempting such a task. The film is so very expansive, so
incredibly epic. I decided that instead of a full review, I will just
share my first impressions. But lets first talk expectations. Going
into 2008, I was looking forward to only a few films, The Dark Knight
being one of them. As you probably already know, WALL-E was at the top
of my list, and Pixar’s latest didn’t disappoint. I was very sure that
WALL-E would end up being my favorite film of the year, and it is… errr
WAS. That is until I saw The Dark Knight. I screened the film on
Saturday night in Los Angeles, and now that I’ve had a few days to
think about the film, I thought I would share my ten spoiler-free
reasons why I believe that The Dark Knight is a masterpiece - an almost
flawless comic book movie adaptation.
1. The Movie is Epic - The Dark Knight is not just
a superhero movie. It is the first comic book adaptation to transcend
the genre. Imagine one of the greatest crime thrillers of all time
which just happens to have a guy who dresses in a bat costume and
fights crime. Think Godfather 2 or Heat, with a insane terrorist who
paints his face like a clown and goes around killing random people.
It’s expansive in feel and tone. It’s the type of film which you make a
point to refer to as a “film” instead of a “movie”.
2. Bigger, Better, Longer - I’ll admit that I
wasn’t completely blown away by Batman Begins. Sure, it was the best
Batman film to date, incorporating darker themes and a sense of realism
that the franchise had never seen before. But Batman Begins is also not
without its problems. I think even hardcore fans would agree that the
film suffers from third act problems. The Dark Knight is bigger and
better in every single way. The film is 152 minutes (two hours and
thirty two minutes) long, and every second is gripping. Does it feel
long? Yeah. But at the same time I wouldn’t have removed a thing. Every
single second is necessary to tell this story. Nolan even keeps some
plot developments off screen which resonate in various scenes
throughout the film.
3. Heath Ledger - Some friends have expressed
concern that the death of Heath Ledger will taint their Dark Knight
viewing experience. It doesn’t, and here is why - Heath is amazing.
From the first second he steps on screen you will forget that their is
an actor behind the make-up. Heath doesn’t play The Joker, he IS the
Joker. You will believe that a psychopath wearing clown makeup is
terrorizing a whole city. The performance is Oscar worthy. What Anthony
Hopkins did for Hannibal Lector, Ledger does for The Joker.
4. Two-Face - At the core this movie is not about
Batman, or even The Joker, but instead about Harvey Dent, and his
transformation into Two-face. In a way the story is almost a
Shakespearean tragedy of a man who goes bad. The screenwriters play
against the established conventions of Two-face’s origin story to give
you something new, refreshing, and ultimately more authentic than the
story presented in the comic books. You will believe that a hero
becomes the villain. And you might also be shocked at how long the
two-face character appears on screen. It’s not just a tease - you will
get everything! His computer generated make-up is so gruesome and
realistic looking, that I’m shocked the film was able to get a PG-13
rating.
5. The Empire Strikes Back - The Dark Knight is The
Empire Strikes Back of comic book movies. It is dark, bleak, and
realistic. Kids looking for a fun superhero movie need to look
elsewhere. This is a multi-layered, authentic crime tale. There is more
than one casualty, and it doesn’t exactly end on a high note. Fans will
eat the ending up. After sitting in the theater for two and a half
hours, it will leave you wanting more.
6. IMAX - If you don’t see this movie in IMAX than
you haven’t seen the movie. A few of the action sequences and many of
the establishing shots throughout the film were shot using IMAX
cameras. The result is breathtaking. There is a sequence where Batman
leaps off the top of a building (you’ve probably seen it in the
trailers) and the camera pushes in. It’s so vivid and high resolution
that it almost felt like it was part of one of those motion controlled
theme park rides. Going into the screening, I thought the IMAX thing
was probably more gimmick than anything else. Previous IMAX
presentations involved up-converting the 35mm film image to fit on the
IMAX screen. The footage shot with the IMAX camera is amazing. Even if
you’ve seen a traditional IMAX movie in the past, you will be blown
away by seeing a Hollywood action film on the big big screen. It makes
you wonder why more Hollywood productions haven’t begun incorporating
the IMAX camera. I wouldn’t be surprised if the inevitable third Batman
movie wasn’t shot completely shot on IMAX cameras.
7. Gotham City - The extensive on location filming
in Chicago adds to the authenticity of Gotham City. There is never a
moment that you feel like you’re watching a bunch of actors on a
Hollywood soundstage.
8. Characters - Every character that appears on
screen has a history. Even when Nolan doesn’t show us this backstory -
we see it. Even a corrupt cop that has two lines of dialogue has an
extensive past, at least I’m convinced they do. The world is so full of
rich three dimensional characters, some of which only appear on screen
for brief moments. And some of the characters do have backstories which
were provided in the extensive viral marketing campaigns. If you
participated in the alternative reality game online, than you will get
more out of the film as a whole.
9. The Bat-Pod - You will love how the Bat Pod is introduced in the film.
10. Nontraditional - The screenplay is both
multi-layered and nontraditional. I was caught completely off guard at
the many wonderful choices that Nolan and Goyer made in the script. You
will wonder how they got Warner Bros to sign off on the screenplay, and
I mean this in a good way. Characters that you expect to die might
survive, and characters you expect to live will meet their ultimate
demise. Even Two-Face’s origin is not exactly as you expect. That said,
I advise you to stay as far away from spoilers as you can, because this
is a film you want to experience for yourself in a packed IMAX theater
on opening night.
To me, The Dark Knight is an almost flawless cinematic experience.
Is The Dark Knight one of the best films of all time? No. Where does it
fit in my top 100? I’ll have to digest it a couple more times before my
mind finds a suitable placement. Rewatchability is an important factor
to me. While I do think this film will hold up to multiple viewings,
I’m not sure that the expansive IMAX sequences (which are part of the
reason why I loved this film) will translate in a home movie viewing
environment.
I do believe that The Dark Knight is the best comic book adaptation
to date. For me it takes over the spot held by Spider-Man 2. For others
it might replace Superman: The Movie, X-Men 2 or The Incredibles. And
who knows, some people might be disappointed. Those expecting a fun
movie filled with hope might come out sadly disappointed. I’m also not
sure this film will play for younger audiences. And I’m not even going
to pretend to know what women might think of it. I can only tell you my
thoughts. I can’t wait for you guys to see the film so that we can have
a discussion.
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Skissa
julieangel122 said
IMAX ftw! :P But I'll probably just see it normally though since the theathes up where I live are too small and don't have imax ;_; Phail, but if I ever go to the city after my dad can see again I will definately force them to see it in imax :P Lols, I want that cup... even if I do have to big the hugest combo evar! =D
Posted 1 day agoTerrorizing lunatic wearing make-up you say? Can you imagine that in real life? O_O Lmfao.
Japan... I wish I could go there.... but its liek halfway around the world and I can't speak japanese :P