Batman

[paperclippy]

I just realized that I forgot to update and say that Ben and I went to see Batman Begins last weekend. I definitely liked it -- I mean, there is always a little bit of cheese in any superhero movie, but overall I would definitely recommend it. I'm not a movie critic like etiphany, but I thought I'd just add my two cents. I know some other people didn't like it so much, and maybe it's just because I am a huge Batman fan in general (aside from the movies), but I definitely preferred this movie to, say, Spiderman 2 (which I thought was way too cheesy/sappy).

The animated Batman series is still my fave though. ;) And I think those of you with similar minds to mine (rhoddlet perhaps) will definitely enjoy Dr. Crane (maybe I'm just a sucker for insane villains).

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CRANE!!!!!!!!! CRAZYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! etc.

[rhoddlet.livejournal.com]

I am, in a way, kinda flummoxed about the positive reviews the movie is getting even from hardcore comics fans. I mean, I've been a big dork recently, and I read Year One and all those seminal comics and got on my canon and was excited about how this movie is supposedly close to the dark heart of the original -- and then I hear this stuff about secret Asian fighting schools and Bruce Wayne throwing himself into pits of criminals and stuff?

It's good that you liked it, though. The animated Batman cartoon was the best, dammit, and I'll fight all who disagree.

Re: CRANE!!!!!!!!! CRAZYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! etc.

[paperclippy.livejournal.com]

Well, compared to the last two Batman movies, which were much more on par with the Adam West Batman series (holy strudel, batman!), it's understandable that hardcore comic fans liked it. ;)

I need to get my hands on some comics, but like, the kind that are free or something. Do public libraries carry this stuff? I was more of a Nightwing comic fan than Batman, so the only Batman arc I ever really read was Knightfall.

If I remember correctly, there were at least a couple of animated Batman episodes about secret Asian fighting schools. In fact, since I have about 50 episodes of that show on tape, I probably have them. My favorite animated Batman episode is still the two-parter about Two-Face though. Hey, is that show out on DVD?