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Wow. Could not have put it more eloquently myself... that's exactly what I felt about Nolan's flashbacks.


I certainly agree that "Elecktra is much more intimate and personal" but this is the...

Three points:

(1) Wasn't Bruce Wayne told where to find the rare flower? I don't think that was ever intended to be a challenge.

(2) On further reflection, I agree that the climb could have...

What exactly does that mean?

I enjoyed the flashback technique. I liked the way Nolan dropped the audience inexplicably into the middle of Wayne's life and then used flashbacks in appropriate places to fill out relevant back...

To Tabuno: Batman is a hero for the people, who are oppressed by the corrupt government. The League sees the people as expendable and also even complicit in the corruption and so a part of the...

That's good news about Bale and Oldman.

And, I appreciate the welcome. I enjoy visiting to check up on movies that I don't otherwise have the time to see. Oscar and Chris seem to watch...

One of the things that I especially enjoyed about Batman Begins was its focus on Bruce Wayne/Batman. The Burton movies were mainly explorations into the villains. As some have appropriately...

I don't regard your opinion as an authority on anything, Johann. So, I will continue to post at FilmWurld on whatever whim I so feel and will keep my posts focused on the movies as I attempted to do...

Good review.

I visited to post my take on Batman Begins, which I thought was an excellent movie; just as I have visited many times before to post my thoughts on other movies.

RE: Therapy. This is not your...

So true.

I get a real kick out of your idiocy, Johann.

But, on to more relevant matters, some of you might enjoy this imaginary dialogue between the Dark Knight and Darth Vader.

Smirk and scoff? Why would I? When seen in that light, it's quite astonishingly a political commentary sympathetic to my views; never would have expected such out of Hollywood. As such, your...

The League of Shadows is an organization determined to bring about its version of "moral order" and "justice" through terrorist attacks against targets it identifies as corrupt, decadent, and evil....

Agreed.

Batman Begins is great blockbuster cinema. The cast plays the parts to perfection, given a great script, and the technical elements are exemplary. I really enjoyed my two hours in the...

Then you are truly lost, Raoul.

I have no doubt that this is true but the political commentary was less explicit. It's not like Darth Vader intones, "I am not a crook!" Or, you get some clear Kennedy assassination reference or such...

I'm surprised by everybody's love for the visuals. I don't find them impressive at all because they simply do nothing... rather, in many cases, they detract from the presentation and make it look...

Do you really want Darth Vader reduced to a carciature of George Bush?

It should be annoying for anyone... no matter what they're political stripes or views on George Bush. I half expected a cheap MAD magazine ad with George Bush's head superimposed on Anakin's.

I...

Cinemabon... Although the acting and dialogue weren't spectacular in the first, they were more consistent and better, particularly Harrison Ford as Han Solo stood out. But, there was also a certain...

Point being Cinemabon, even Lucas recognizes his prequels are "Hamburger Helper" and, as for him having written three trilogies... nonsense. The complaints are not at all puerile. They are real and...

From a blog reporting an offline Entertainment Weekly:

Lucas believes that his biggest gamble was starting the saga with Jake Lloyd's gee-whiz kid in Menace. Even his marketing team was skeptical....

Like the lemming that I am, I went to see the final instalment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy last night. Sadly, my low expectations for this latest travesty were more than amply met by Lucas. I...

Give me what $120m and I'll definitely give it a go...