Yesterday, we posted a controversial article that highlighted why we disliked The Dark Knight.
One point we forgot to make, though? We couldn't understand anything Batman said!
Looks like we weren't alone, either, as this clip spoofs the difficultly Christian Bale appeared to have enunciating in the role:
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As fans of G.I. Joe are keenly aware of, Snake-Eyes is a black-clad warrior. The man is a silent, lethal assassin - with an emphasis on the silence.
But that almost wasn't the case in the upcoming movie based on the cartoon, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura admitted to MTV.
“We actually had Snake-Eyes utter one sentence at the very end of the movie,” di Bonaventura said “We thought [it] was very clever… [writer Larry Hama] didn’t think it was clever at all.”
Having penned all 155 issues of the original Marvel series, Hama was drafted by filmmakers to act as consultant to the project.
“The good news for us was we gave him the script and we held our breaths,” said di Bonaventura. “Because that was the moment where if he rejected the whole thing I’m not sure what we would have done. And what was great was he had really small notes, one or two very passionately held.
And what Larry said was no matter what you guys think, you can’t have Snake-Eyes utter a word.”
Actor Ray Park will be taking on the role of Snake-Eyes in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, which is set for an August 7, 2009 release.
Earlier this week, a new poster for X-Men Origins: Wolverine was revealed at Comic-Con.
Here's a look at what may be the most anticipated movie of 2009:
In December, comic book fans will be treated to Punisher: War Zone. It's the sequel, of course, to 2004's The Punisher.
In the movie, Dominic West stars as Jigsaw, the flick's scar-faced villain. Ray Stevenson stars as the new Frank Castle.
Check out the film's trailer now:
MGM has announced that Darren Aronofsky will direct the studio's new installment of its RoboCop franchise.
Reportedly, Aronofsky is fast tracking the RoboCop movie, hoping to it one of the most anticipated new films for 2010. It might have some competition from Shrek Goes Fourth, of course.
Will you go see a new RoboCop movie?
In making the announcement, Mary Parent, Chairman, Worldwide Motion Picture Group, MGM said:
"Darren is undeniably one of the most talented, original and visceral film makers... All of us at MGM couldn't be more excited."
The studio's goal is to reinvent the RoboCop, similar to what Christian Bale and company are hoping for with Terminator Salvation.
On the heels of the annoucement that a Hairspray sequel is all but guaranteed, here's more film follow-up news:
John Cho and Kal Penn will reprise their roles in a third installment of the Harold & Kumar franchise, Variety reports.
Get ready for more Harold and Kumar, folks!
This spring's Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay grossed $38.1 million domestically, more than double its production budget.
The series' first film, 2004's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, has established a cult following on DVD, earning more than $30 million from home video alone.
On August 20, Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) hopes to see his musical dreams comes true in The Rocker.
Here's a preview for the movie:
I know this may be almost as sacrilegious as saying I don't support the troops... but I can't hold it in any longer. Here goes:
I didn't like The Dark Knight.
Perhaps my opinion would be different if reviews for the movie hadn't been so off the charts. But IMDB users have rated The Dark Knight as the best film... of all-time!
I don't even think it's the best film in the Batman franchise, but that's as much as a compliment to Batman Begins as a condemnation of The Dark Knight.
Anyway, here are my reasons for thinking The Dark Knight is more overrated than The MacBook Air...
The Joker - both as a character and as a performance by Heath Ledger - is mesmerizing. Any time he isn't on screen, the movie slows to a halt. Harvey Dent is layered, a seemingly glory-filled attention hog and obstacle in the way of Bruce and Rachel's love... who turns out to truly have a heart of gold, only to see it corrupted by the death of his loved one and a barrel of acid.
Jim Gordon is torn apart by his crime-ridden city. You can see the pain on his face in every scene. Heck, even Alfred is interesting. He serves as Batman's moral compass in the movie.
But the Caped Crusader himself is shoved into the background, while these other characters drive the story along. We saw how Bruce became Batman in the prior film, and now it appears as though he's just sitting back, waiting for others to give him a purpose. Which would be okay, except...
I loved the ending. I thought Gordon's closing speech and the idea of Batman serving as the hero Gotham deserves - by actually serving as the target of their unified disdain for evil - was exceptional. But the rest of the film didn't do this concept justice.
Again, for a majority of the two and a half hours, Batman wasn't even a secondary character. The people on the ferry were heroes for not blowing each other up; Alfred was the one who had to plead with Bruce to "endure," to "be the outcast... [to] make the choice that no one else will face: the right choice."
Pineapple Express co-stars Seth Rogen and James Franco recently sat down with MoviesOnline to discuss their upcoming comedy. Here are a few highlights of the interview:
MoviesOnline: What was the idea behind writing this? Also, James, this isn't something we'd normally expect to see you do. How did this come to you and why did you say yes?
Rogen: The original idea came from Judd [Apatow] actually. He just kind of had the loose notion of like, 'What about a weed action movie?'
Me and Evan thought that could be rad and basically we started thinking about making a movie that was kind of a weed movie and action movie and had a real kind of friendship story to it then that would be our favorite movie ever. We originally actually wrote Franco's part for me and the part I ultimately played just for someone else in general and then when we got Franco involved we thought it was a good idea to switch the roles. I think it worked really well.
Franco: I hadn't done a comedy for a while. I had directed a very low budget movie called 'The Ape' and it was playing at a festival in Austin. Judd was there and he came and saw it and it's kind of funny.
Seth Rogen and James Franco in a scene from Pineapple Express.
Rogen: I think it's funny.
Franco: Thank you. After he saw it he said, 'I miss the funny Franco.' I hadn't really done a comedy other than 'The Ape' since 'Freaks and Geeks'. So then we started talking about ideas and he said, 'Well, I'm going to do this movie "Knocked Up" with Seth, but after that you guys should do a movie together.'
I read it and thought that it was very funny, but I said, 'Oh, Seth, you get to play the good role, or the role that I want – Saul.' They were like, 'Nah. You can play Saul.' I think around that time I met David, or well we all met at 'Superbad' and Judd said, 'I'm thinking about having him direct.' Sounded like a good idea.
Sorry, fans of The X-Files. But the latest film version of the iconic television series isn't receiving rave reviews.
Here are a look at some of the latest...
- For the uninitiated, The X Files: I Want to Believe may seem as musty and forbidding as one of those dank secrets that Mulder and Scully were forever digging up from some backyard, or fetid swamp, or their own aching hearts... -- Time Magazine
- Director/franchise creator Chris Carter gives devoted fans plenty of small moments to swoon over, but the appeal should be limited beyond those fervent loyalists... -- Variety
- A movie that benefits from -- but doesn't make very good use of -- the history and the chemistry between its stars, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson... -- The Orlando Sentinel
- The plot is mundane and seems pieced together from bits from (better) episodes of this now defunct TV show... -- Sci-Fi Movie Page
