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Moriarty Calls July 2008 The Month Comic Book Movies Come Of Age! THE DARK KNIGHT And HELLBOY II Reviewed!

Hey, everyone. “Moriarty” here.

The only way to truly discuss these films and why they matter is by getting into the marrow of them, the real thematic meat. That means spoilers, but I want to offer you some non-spoiler thoughts before that, so you can get the overview if that’s all you want.

And make no mistake... these films matter. If you’re a fan of film... not just comic-book movies, and not just nerd genre movies, but film of any kind... then you owe it to yourself to see both THE DARK KNIGHT and HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY in the theater, on the best screen you can find. These are big theatrical films, huge in scale, obviously high-tech in terms of film craft, but they’re more than that...

... these films are art. Real art. Undeniable art. Adult films about adult ideas. Richly imagined, beautifully acted by some tremendous ensembles, these are both films that represent the very best of what can happen when the right filmmaker gets hold of the right source material and then makes all the right choices.

I think it’s a shame that people have leapt right to merciless hyperbole in describing the merits of these movies, because it’s going to set audiences up with some unrealistic expectations. I’m reading that DARK KNIGHT is either THE GODFATHER PART II or THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and I’m hearing that HELLBOY II is as great as the original STAR WARS. Huge claims. Pretty much the pinnacle of hyperbole. You say things like that to someone, they’re going to walk into a theater with a chip on their shoulder, needing the film to do more than entertain or provoke. They’re expecting life-altering events at that point.

These are not life-altering events, of course. But they may be genre-altering events. When I wrote my reviews of WANTED and HANCOCK at the start of the weekend, I said that the films disappointed me because I felt like they aimed so low. They just didn’t feel like cohesive movies... instead, they were collections of decent ideas with nothing to hold them together.

With both THE DARK KNIGHT and HELLBOY II, you can tell that the filmmakers are aiming high. They respect the audience and they respect the characters they’re writing, the worlds they’re creating, the moral landscapes they are dealing with. It’s almost disconcerting how little they bow to the conventions of the genre so far with these films. It took me a while to settle into the rhythms of THE DARK KNIGHT because it wasn’t anything I expected it to be. Even having seen the prologue on the bigscreen once before, I didn’t get what tone Nolan was going to hit with this film, and as the film’s first act played out, I realized just how far he was willing to go, and it left me nervous, off-balance, exactly the way a film featuring the Joker should. For the first time ever, I felt like anything could happen whenever he would shamble onscreen, looking like something that just crawled out of a wet grave. I’ve always felt that when the Joker makes a joke, he should be the only one who laughs while everyone else is busy cowering in fear or throwing up. Well, looks like Chris and Jonah Nolan feel the same way, because this is a vile tornado of suffering that sweeps through Gotham, a destructive force in clown makeup, his facial scars a mere hint of just how twisted he is inside. He’s not a villain like we normally see in these movies, and he’s not even the Joker we normally see in Batman stories. He’s the film’s grand metaphor, given voice by an actor who vanishes into the role, and he’s only one of the many merits of THE DARK KNIGHT.

HELLBOY II is a great example of what happens when someone is allowed to make a sequel to their own film, but with a greater support system and more creative freedom. The first HELLBOY is a film I liked quite a bit, but on repeat viewings, its faults are fairly obvious. The main one is Meyers. No matter how well-played he was, he was a studio note with feet. You can practically hear the execs saying, “Well, everyone’s just so weird. You have to have a normal guy as your main character, and let all the freaks just be the supporting cast. That way, people won’t get creeped out.”

Uhhhh... no. This time, the freaks carry the film, and you get the distinct feeling that’s the way it was always meant to be. The result is a film with twice the heart of the already-substantially-heartfelt original, twice the scale, and much more personal stakes for everyone.

I think one of the reasons I’m so smitten with these films is because it’s next to impossible to make a “personal” film on the scale of these movies. You’re talking about an $85 million film for HELLBOY 2, and about $100 million more than that for THE DARK KNIGHT. These are gigantic investments for the releasing companies, and it would not surprise me in the least to see them diluted or dumbed-down. That’s just the nature of this industry, and we’ve come to expect it. So when you see films that truly seem to represent someone’s personal take on such gigantic archetypes, it’s bracing. It’s not just entertainment for a few hours in a theater... it’s an affirmation that there is room for greatness in this business, and sometimes, it’s allowed to happen, or even encouraged to flourish.

With THE DARK KNIGHT, for example, Chris Nolan accomplishes something that both WAR OF THE WORLDS and CLOVERFIELD tried to do, and with more grace and insight. Those films both used 9/11 imagery to resonate with viewers, and in both cases, the imagery is certainly arresting and upsetting, but to what end? Just to remind us? Just to tap into the fear we felt that day? Here, Nolan invokes 9/11, but he pushes past it to also deal with the fear that has stayed with us as a culture since that moment, and also the way it forced the world around us to change. This is the first mainstream movie to fully digest the events of September 11th and to deal with them in a way that starts to sort out who we are now as a result. Heady stuff for a movie about a dude wearing a bat suit who beats the shit out of criminals, but then... isn’t that the point?

I’m not sure why you guys like superhero stories, and I’m not sure what you require when watching one to say that it’s successful. For me, the notion of superpowered people beating each other up isn’t the appeal. It’s simply a way of getting to other ideas. The Greeks used gods as their storytelling archetypes, while we use superheroes instead. It's understandable, since superhero stories allow us to explore shades of gray using characters who are either all good or all bad. When you set up polar extremes like that and then you put them into moral positions where there are no easy answers, it’s a great way to deal with provocative or challenging material in a way that’s more palatable for many audiences. They may not even realize that you’re tackling the subtext... they just absorb the surface level, and everything else works on them in more subtle ways.

The script the Nolans wrote (based on a story they worked out with David Goyer, who told me today “I can’t believe my name is on a movie this good”) uses the last scene of BATMAN BEGINS as a jumping-off point. This movie’s entire thematic subtext was established in that last great moment on the rooftop when Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) handed the playing card to Batman (Christian Bale) and talked to him about the notion of escalation. Here, every scene plays to that idea, and it’s obvious that the Nolans believe that a world of people living by the credo of “an eye for an eye” will quickly go blind. No one escapes this movie without fresh scars. No one gets out without losing something dear to them. If Warner Bros. wanted to title this like the first film, they could have called it BATMAN FAILS, because no matter what he does in this film, he finds himself unable to stem the overflow of shit that threatens his city. He can’t fly around the world to turn back time when something goes wrong. He can’t erase memories or do magic or just magically reset everything and try again. Each time things get worse, all he can do is adjust and try to move on from there, until it finally reaches a point where he isn’t sure there’s any way to adjust anymore. What do you do when every good effort has failed and every good man has been cut down? When chaos and darkness overwhelm you, and even a clear-cut hero can be corrupted, is there any point in even continuing the fight?

I’m not sure kids under 14 or 15 should see this film. For one thing, they won’t understand a lot of it. I don’t think moral ambiguity is one of the things kids look for in their movies. For another thing, the parts they do understand will probably scare the shit out of them. This movie pushed the PG-13 to the breaking point, and I’m not sure how Warner Bros. pulled it off. Harvey Dent’s face post-accident should have pushed them out of the PG-13 all by itself, but it’s saying something when that graphic image is actually one of the least upsetting things in the film. For anyone else, though, I recommend it highly. The action sequences are inventive and grand-scaled, but the character scenes and the quiet headgames are even more engrossing. The score by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer is one of the year’s best, with the Joker’s themes coming across like razors being dragged across harpsichord strings. Wally Pfister’s photography is, as expected, stunning, and in particular, his work in IMAX is revelatory.

Oh, yeah... the IMAX. Have I said “Holy shit!” yet? Because if not... holy shit. I’m sure you’ve read that Nolan decided to shoot six major sequences in the film in IMAX. This is the first time a major studio narrative film has lensed sequences in the format. The cameras are a nightmare to move, they hold only three minutes of film, and they’re so noisy it makes it almost impossible to record dialogue live. Even so, I’ll bet we see Nolan work in the format again, because the results are so immersive and startling that they’re worth whatever headaches are involved. The way it works is the IMAX sequences are all projected full frame, so they fill the entire eight-story screen at a ratio of 1.44:1. When the IMAX sequences end, the movie pops into a 2.40:1 letterboxed ratio that’s still pretty damn gigantic. And for regular theaters showing the film, you’ll see everything at 2.40:1, although I’m willing to bet you notice a marked visual difference for certain scenes. It’s not just the size of an IMAX frame... it’s the clarity. It’s the way you get lost in it and no matter where you work, there’s some detail you can notice that might otherwise be lost. It’s the way each motion of the camera pulls you in and makes you feel like you’re moving with it. But more than anything, it’s the way the faces of the actors tower over you, the operatic emotion of this piece cranked up even further by the sheer scale of things. When you look into someone’s eyes, you get a sense of who they are. And in IMAX? It’s like you can see right inside them, which only makes Ledger’s work more disturbing.

Aaron Eckhart deserves some praise as well for the way he brings Harvey Dent to life, and for finding a way to play earnest without becoming overbearing. Dent’s a more difficult role than the Joker in many ways because there aren’t as many big emotions you can play. He’s a decent, upstanding man who believes in doing things right, in prosecuting criminals instead of fighting them on a street level, and little by little, he’s actually making a difference. Eckhart gives the guy an inner life, just enough quirk to make him seem human, so that when the inevitable tragedy (which really is awful as laid out in the film) occurs, it’s not a simple on-off cartoonish lurch into violence for Dent. We feel it. We believe it. Dent’s physical trauma may be exaggerated, but the emotional side of it is pitch-perfect. And his work as Two-Face is just sad and angry. He’s nothing like the Joker. Hell, I’m not even sure I’d call him a villain.

That’s one of the things I love about HELLBOY II as well. Prince Nuada (Luke Goss) is a great movie bad guy because he is absolutely justified in his rage. His reason for doing everything he does is not only understandable, but actually makes real sense. The points he makes are heartbreaking and sad, and I think he speaks directly for Guillermo in places. When he declares war on humanity, it’s not some hollow grab for power, or some desire to rule that spins out of control. Instead, it is a rational response to the genocide of not only his race, but every single magical creature on the planet. It’s a war on the “proud empty” things who are willing to pave over every inch of nature, erasing wonder and horror in favor of parking lots and shopping malls. He’s outraged at the idea of going gently into that good night, and he lashes out. Even when his methods are questionable, I never disliked him. I love it when the “villain” of a film is presented with real empathy, because it puts the viewer in the position of having to think for themselves. Is this a bad guy? Who do you want to see win at the end? Why? Even in serious non-genre drama, antagonists are often given simplistic motives so that the audience knows exactly what they’re supposed to think. Studios will force you to write and rewrite until you’ve cast everything in simple blacks or whites, so HELLBOY II amazes me in the way it manages to keep things so very gray.

At least morally speaking. Visually, HELLBOY II is a feast, one of the summer’s richest and most engrossing experiences. After PAN’S LABYRINTH, it’s like some floodgates deep inside Guillermo opened up, and the result is this deluge of imagination, an amazing array of sights and sounds that weren’t just created to dazzle you. These days, we are almost immune to wonder because of the sheer volume of special effects we are bombarded with every year, but HELLBOY II cuts through that because of the specificity of the world we’re being shown. I think Guillermo really does believe in this world of magic and monsters, these tooth fairies and kitten-eating trolls, these tumor-babies and clockwork soldiers. More than that, I think he prefers this world. By the end of this film, he’s sent a very clear message about who he feels is right and who is wrong, and I think the side he chooses will shock many mainstream viewers, even as it sets the stage for what could be an epic and unusual third chapter in the series.

Both films manage the difficult trick of not only creating a larger world than either BATMAN BEGINS or HELLBOY, but also refining all the things that worked while whittling away the things that don’t. Sequels are a bitch, a necessary evil for this industry, and a skill set that seems to elude many filmmakers completely. Most sequels just tread water, rehashing the original without adding to our understanding of the characters or introducing any new ideas or themes. In HELLBOY II, the removal of Meyers means we now have Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz (Selma Blair) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) as the center of the film, and each of them benefits from the way the focus has shifted. Hellboy and Liz make a really touching, interesting couple this time out, and both of them seem stronger, more fully realized. With Doug Jones finally getting the chance to play Abe physically and vocally, the performance congeals into something memorable. He is the heart of the film, the biggest surprise for me. He gets a love story of his own this time, and as a result, there’s a scene in the middle of the film between Hellboy and Abe where the two of them bond over their broken hearts that is one of the best things I’ve seen in any film this year. It’s so human, so recognizable, so identifiable... and yet, we’re watching a giant red demon with a rock hand and a fish-man drunk on cheap Mexican beer, singing one of the cheesiest songs ever recorded. And it works. It works because they have become completely human by that point. The absurdity works for the film, not against it.

Now, if you’re still reading and you don’t want to know any real spoilers, I think I’ve managed to avoid them so far. That’s about to change, so bail out if you need to, and I hope you come back to join the conversation in talkback after you see the movies.

It’s been an interesting year for superhero films in general. Marvel has hit the ground running with their new business model, and the one-two punch of IRON MAN and THE INCREDIBLE HULK has laid some great groundwork for them to build a Marvel universe on film unlike anything anyone’s ever tried in movies like this. The tone of those films is fun, light, all about the broad strokes, and that’s fine. It’s very true to the tone of the classic Marvel titles in print. With WANTED and HANCOCK, we’re seeing studios take real chances on far less recognizable material, and even if I don’t love those movies, I admire the efforts.

But THE DARK KNIGHT and HELLBOY II are something else entirely. I’ve heard some complaints about THE DARK KNIGHT and certain plot points or action scenes, but that doesn’t matter to me, and I’ll tell you why. The moral choices that are set up for characters in both films are so difficult, so unanswerable, that I find the provocation to be far more valuable than a debate over whether or not someone can shoot a car chase. In THE DARK KNIGHT, almost every character ends up faced with lesser-of-two-evils choices at some point in the film, which is exactly what the Joker hopes to accomplish. In some of the new commercials, you get a glimpse of the interrogation scene where Joker says to Batman, “When the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other. You’ll see. I’ll show you.” That’s what the film is all about... when good people are put in terrible situations, and there’s no easy choice to make, what do they do? The first big example of this comes when Harvey Dent and Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) are both kidnapped, and each of them is placed into a different warehouse, each wired to explode at a certain time. Batman’s told where they both are, and then given time to reach only one of them. And unlike every other superhero movie (like SPIDER-MAN, for example) where this sort of a choice is established, this time, there are fatal consequences, and it changes everything for Dent, for Batman, for Gotham itself. At the end of the film, an even larger example is set in motion when two ferries are used to transport people out of Gotham to avoid a threat from the Joker. Turns out, though, that both ferries are wired to blow up, and this time, the Joker puts the power of life or death into the hands of the people whose lives are on the line. Each ferry is given a detonator. On one ferry, the average people of Gotham are crammed together. On the other one, hundreds of prisoners are being evacuated as a group. They’re told that at midnight, the Joker will blow up both of the ferries unless one of them is willing to destroy the other. Whoever uses their detonator will be spared. And again, Nolan confounds expectations with the way he lets things unfold. One detail in particular really took me aback. On the prison barge, Tiny Lister shows up playing one of the prisoners. Now, you know Tiny Lister whether you realize it or not. He was the President of Earth in Luc Besson’s FIFTH ELEMENT. You may have seen him in FRIDAY. He’s pretty hard to forget, a towering broad-shouldered black guy with one eye permanently crossed and a menacing glower permanently etched on his face.

When he steps forward and demands the detonator, I did exactly what Nolan wanted me to do: I judged Lister on his appearance. I looked at him, and I knew full well what he was going to do with the detonator. Nolan really milks the suspense, too, as Lister talks about the difference between someone strong enough to make the awful moral choice and someone who is too weak to do it. He takes the responsibility and the detonator out of the hands of the warden...

... and then throws the detonator out the window and returns to his friends so they can pray.

It’s not a moment I would have ever expected to see in a summer blockbuster, but more than that, it’s a moment that made me realize that no matter how enlightened I like to think I am, I harbor prejudices like anyone else. I leapt to a conclusion I had no business making, and the reversal made me feel terribly guilty. In fact, the following night, I ran into Lister at the HELLBOY II premiere, and I told him about my reaction to the sequence. He was so moved that he ended up taking my phone, putting his number into it, and telling me to call him sometime so we could talk more. He didn’t know I was a reporter or a writer... he was just responding to my reaction, moved by the fact that his brief appearance had such a distinct impact on me.

HELLBOY II has two moments where characters make awful, selfish, unreasonable choices, but they do it because they see no other way to save the people they love. So often in these films, superheroes make the selfless decision, putting the world ahead of themselves. Yet here, Liz Sherman is told by the Angel Of Death (Doug Jones again) that she must make a choice about saving the life of Hellboy, which will result in the eventual destruction of the entire planet. “What is your choice? The world? Or him?” She doesn’t hesitate. “Him.” It’s an unforgivable choice for a hero... but for a human being, it’s the only right choice. The other selfish decision is made by Abe Sapien, but again... I found myself nodding my head when he did it because I understood and, in his situation, I would have done the same thing. I’m not sure what audiences are going to make of those moments, or how profoundly they will feel them, but I was rocked when I realized what Guillermo got away with in this script.

I’ve barely touched on all the things that make these films worth seeing. I could expound on just how pleasantly wrong I was when I overreacted to the casting of Seth MacFarlane as the voice of Johann Krauss, the new head of the BPRD. I am no fan of FAMILY GUY, so I sort of dreaded having to listen to him in this film. Turns out, he’s sort of brilliant here, and he makes a perfect foil for Hellboy. Krauss is an ectoplasmic being, made entirely of gas, and he spends most of the film in a suit that reminds me of the Big Daddys from BIOSHOCK, a sort of modified diver’s suit. Watching him actually fight with Hellboy is both deeply strange and hilariously satisfying. Or I could talk about how powerful it is when Hellboy finally learns what secret Liz spends most of the movie hiding from him. He sits back, eyes wide, and then uses the most peculiar phrasing to express his surprise. But in that phrasing, there’s an entire unspoken backstory about Hellboy’s relationship with his father, played in one flashback here by John Hurt again. Those three words just about flattened me, and it’s only because of the time we’ve spent with Hellboy by that point that they carry such weight. I could talk about the oddball beauty of the fight against the Forest God, or the spectacular Troll Market, overstuffed with fascinating creatures. I could rave about the Golden Army sequence at the end, the fight with Nuada that represents the very best action choreography that Guillermo’s shot so far. Or I could spend another 1000 words telling you how much better Spectral Motion’s make-up has gotten since the first film and how elegant and tactile their work is here. Or I could just laugh as I try to explain why the freeze-frame that finishes the film entertains me so very much.

I find myself equally unsure just how to prioritize in talking about the things that keep replaying in my head since seeing DARK KNIGHT. I could talk about the opening sequence with the fake Batman wannabes and the Scarecrow and the dogs. I could talk about the Batpod and the ways its premiere is just part of a particularly brutal standoff. I could talk about how giddy I was when I realized who the “bad cop” was going to be in the interrogation scene. I could try to do justice to that crazy exposed rolling eye of Dent’s, the way the rage bubbles up out of him after he’s burned. I could describe the Joker’s stunning pencil trick to you, or I could try to sum up just what builds to the unspoken look between Bruce Wayne and Reese (Joshua Harto), a Wayne Industries accountant who figures out his secret. Best of all, I could try to untangle all the lies the Joker tells about his origin, obfuscating himself out of all human connection, one of my favorite choices they made with the character.

Bottom line: these are films that are built to last. When someone says to me, “It’s just a comic book movie,” these are the films that make that statement pointless. Nothing has to be “just” a comic book movie or “just” a video game movie or “just” a remake or “just” a sequel. Every single time you set out to make a film, you have a chance to say something, a chance to genuinely affect your viewer. You don’t have to aim for “good enough.” Ambition is important, but HANCOCK proves that’s not enough. It’s ambition plus inspiration plus creative chemistry plus a little bit of dumb fucking luck that all come together to make movies like these. But the only reason they accomplish anything is because Christopher Nolan and Guillermo Del Toro and all the remarkable madmen they collaborated with in bringing them to the screen... they all dared to drop the word “just” from their vocabulary. They aimed for art. They aimed for pure enduring cinema.

And, good god, we are richer for it.



Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles

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Wow!
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
07:44:35 AM
Excellent post.
by DrAndonuts
Jun 30th, 2008
07:44:51 AM
Awesome.
by Finding Forrestal
Jun 30th, 2008
07:46:04 AM
I can't wait
by ZoeFan
Jun 30th, 2008
07:51:49 AM
Great reviews
by hallmitchell
Jun 30th, 2008
07:52:43 AM
I GOT IMAX TIX FOR TDK
by DURANGO66
Jun 30th, 2008
07:54:16 AM
great review
by zapano
Jun 30th, 2008
07:56:57 AM
I'm so psyched to see both of these
by just pillow talk
Jun 30th, 2008
07:57:55 AM
Moral ambiguity and younger audiences
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
07:58:20 AM
Can't Wait
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:01:25 AM
Drew - DARK KNIGHT fight scenes...
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:01:45 AM
WHAT A REVIEW!!!
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:03:05 AM
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by Mosquito March
Jun 30th, 2008
08:03:55 AM
Finally...a well thought out and eloquent review!
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:05:50 AM
Wall-E
by Gatsbys West Egg Omlet
Jun 30th, 2008
08:07:23 AM
Jesus, it took me about 30 miutes to read that...
by Marxeffect
Jun 30th, 2008
08:07:33 AM
Let's see...
by quantize
Jun 30th, 2008
08:08:13 AM
Great Review....CAN NOT WAIT
by tile_mcgillus
Jun 30th, 2008
08:09:51 AM
Question about IMAX
by Hawaiian Organ Donor
Jun 30th, 2008
08:10:08 AM
quality
by NedNederlander
Jun 30th, 2008
08:10:25 AM
Dear M,
by Gd00
Jun 30th, 2008
08:10:30 AM
Bring it all on!
by FILMFUNK
Jun 30th, 2008
08:10:58 AM
Moriarty
by Diamond Mike Inferno
Jun 30th, 2008
08:14:30 AM
HawaiianOrganDonor...
by TheRealMoriarty
Jun 30th, 2008
08:15:12 AM
Mori, how about some spoiler indication?
by the_scream
Jun 30th, 2008
08:16:46 AM
You've managed to send my hype for TDK
by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.
Jun 30th, 2008
08:18:50 AM
The_Scream
by TheRealMoriarty
Jun 30th, 2008
08:19:02 AM
oh please the month comic book movies came of age was in may wit
by JeanLuc Dickhard
Jun 30th, 2008
08:19:59 AM
My choice wat not to read the Hellboy portions
by Diagnostic
Jun 30th, 2008
08:21:52 AM
Iron Man was just an appetizer...
by Elemeno Pee
Jun 30th, 2008
08:25:02 AM
I'll pass on HELLBOY II
by BobParr
Jun 30th, 2008
08:26:12 AM
JeanLuc Dickhard
by the_scream
Jun 30th, 2008
08:27:42 AM
Outstanding review
by mefrog
Jun 30th, 2008
08:28:29 AM
damn this is going to be awesome
by Gungan Slayer
Jun 30th, 2008
08:31:14 AM
One thing is for sure
by Silverglade
Jun 30th, 2008
08:31:51 AM
Great job Drew
by chrth
Jun 30th, 2008
08:32:56 AM
Fantastic.
by Nordling
Jun 30th, 2008
08:36:12 AM
For those avoiding the article due to spoilers
by chrth
Jun 30th, 2008
08:36:45 AM
I've been waiting all weekend for Moriarty's Walle review.
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
08:39:51 AM
All of these gushing reviews lately
by Hawaiian Organ Donor
Jun 30th, 2008
08:41:42 AM
MARK MY WORDS
by jagga
Jun 30th, 2008
08:43:32 AM
GOD DAMN IT
by dogstardude
Jun 30th, 2008
08:43:44 AM
the_scream, dissenting voices.
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
08:44:48 AM
great reviews
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:46:08 AM
Greenstyle...
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:47:55 AM
FCKING GREAT REVIEW
by Darth_Valinorean
Jun 30th, 2008
08:48:05 AM
Yeah, I piss and shit too, but I'll still be there opening night
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
08:48:39 AM
batman begins was a 'lesser take'?
by jagga
Jun 30th, 2008
08:49:28 AM
Ah, okay Moriarty.
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:50:10 AM
greenstyle
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:51:34 AM
Greenstyle...
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:52:48 AM
No Jagga, it is YOUR wang that has been revealed!
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:54:34 AM
Mori
by bod33
Jun 30th, 2008
08:54:39 AM
Returns was your favorite?
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
08:54:45 AM
a superhero movie categorically cannot be great
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:55:03 AM
I did not know that Moriarty.
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:57:35 AM
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Jun 30th, 2008
08:57:41 AM
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08:59:59 AM
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Jun 30th, 2008
09:00:55 AM
some people
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
09:01:49 AM
Link to the BATMAN RETURNS review please
by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.
Jun 30th, 2008
09:02:31 AM
Now that's what I'm talking about!
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jun 30th, 2008
09:04:07 AM
Okay...
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Jun 30th, 2008
09:07:20 AM
Awesome reviews
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Jun 30th, 2008
09:08:44 AM
Okay, now I'm getting a little nervous.
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09:09:01 AM
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Mosquito March...
by TheRealMoriarty
Jun 30th, 2008
09:11:50 AM
I cant wait to see The dark knight....
by emeraldboy
Jun 30th, 2008
09:12:05 AM
Moriarty, YES!!!
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:15:35 AM
AAAAHHHHHGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!.. ..
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
09:16:34 AM
Lost Jarv, sorry.
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:18:01 AM
So your trying to tell me
by Series7
Jun 30th, 2008
09:19:09 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! !!...
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
09:20:03 AM
Flickapoo.
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:20:28 AM
I always thought the final scene in BATMAN BEGINS...
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jun 30th, 2008
09:21:15 AM
Ok so
by Series7
Jun 30th, 2008
09:21:35 AM
I wonder how canon that moment is going to be?
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:24:06 AM
greenstyle92....
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
09:24:18 AM
Series7
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:26:50 AM
3 comments
by Animation
Jun 30th, 2008
09:27:04 AM
Luke Goss...
by I_see_fat_people
Jun 30th, 2008
09:28:48 AM
Luke Goss...
by I_see_fat_people
Jun 30th, 2008
09:29:32 AM
TDK Fight scene
by kafka07
Jun 30th, 2008
09:29:49 AM
Holy shit Moriarty
by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.
Jun 30th, 2008
09:29:52 AM
"a studio note with feet."
by DocPazuzu
Jun 30th, 2008
09:30:17 AM
Hey pigfucked guy...is this some sort of....
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
09:30:19 AM
new suit
by kafka07
Jun 30th, 2008
09:30:54 AM
Animation-there are different ways to play the Joker.
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:31:48 AM
I can't wait for EBERT's review
by Foucault
Jun 30th, 2008
09:31:57 AM
Pumped for TDK...
by Atticus Finch
Jun 30th, 2008
09:33:16 AM
phew.. what an edge-of-your-seat review!
by ptooey
Jun 30th, 2008
09:35:11 AM
Damn You Moriarty
by Virtual Satyr
Jun 30th, 2008
09:39:43 AM
Robin/GREAT review (so far) Moriarty
by abcdefz7
Jun 30th, 2008
09:40:05 AM
greenstyle-- the only man in the world who understands Batman
by The Octagoner
Jun 30th, 2008
09:42:04 AM
frozone, yes i agree...
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:43:48 AM
batgirl is a baby
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
09:44:53 AM
Burton's take was more of a mythical thing
by terry1978
Jun 30th, 2008
09:46:23 AM
ebert sucks mostly
by deliciouscowbell
Jun 30th, 2008
09:46:28 AM
Best. Reviews. Ever.
by David Assholehoff
Jun 30th, 2008
09:49:09 AM
thanks mori
by darthnoodle
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:22 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:44 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:44 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:44 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:45 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:45 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:45 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:45 AM

by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:45 AM
TIME TO DISSAPOINT WITH A 3RD ONE
by deliciouscowbell
Jun 30th, 2008
09:51:16 AM
Sorry.
by Felix_Happer
Jun 30th, 2008
09:51:33 AM
Moriarty - Re: Fight scenes..
by Mosquito March
Jun 30th, 2008
09:57:30 AM
Origin Tales were made to be Beaten
by UnknownUser
Jun 30th, 2008
09:58:42 AM
Octagoner, sigh
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:59:03 AM
Moriarty, a question about acting.
by Kevin Holsinger
Jun 30th, 2008
10:01:17 AM
kafka07
by Mosquito March
Jun 30th, 2008
10:02:17 AM
admittedly stupid things in BB and TDK
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:02:59 AM
I'm going to go out on a limb here and brace...
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
10:03:16 AM
Great little Lister anecdote, Mori
by Mullah Omar
Jun 30th, 2008
10:03:54 AM
Jesus, those are two fantastic reviews
by Charlie Murphy
Jun 30th, 2008
10:05:19 AM
Loved Batman Beyond
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
10:06:06 AM
Hellboy II = Original "Star Wars"
by darthvedder81
Jun 30th, 2008
10:06:11 AM
MORI, you got soul for days
by g-ride9000
Jun 30th, 2008
10:08:41 AM
I've been trying to remain calm about these movies
by Series7
Jun 30th, 2008
10:09:34 AM
I like how the joker can't control his voice
by UnknownUser
Jun 30th, 2008
10:10:03 AM
Two-Face question
by ActuallyRobin
Jun 30th, 2008
10:10:55 AM
Batman Returns was TERRIBLE!
by batzilla
Jun 30th, 2008
10:13:54 AM
joker's voice
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:14:17 AM
I'm so sick of people bringing 9/11 into everything
by I Dunno
Jun 30th, 2008
10:15:12 AM
greenstyle
by The Octagoner
Jun 30th, 2008
10:15:59 AM
Oh yeah the score
by Series7
Jun 30th, 2008
10:16:27 AM
Pussies
by UnknownUser
Jun 30th, 2008
10:17:51 AM
Great reviews Mori! How bout Hulk?
by Jonah Echo
Jun 30th, 2008
10:19:04 AM
Hellboy II ??
by batzilla
Jun 30th, 2008
10:19:10 AM
The Guy Who Slept Through Everything
by Napolean Solo
Jun 30th, 2008
10:19:40 AM
Good stuff, Maynard...er, Mori, that is!
by Zeke25:17
Jun 30th, 2008
10:20:03 AM
Beautiful review!
by hegele
Jun 30th, 2008
10:21:39 AM
TLDR
by MightyOs
Jun 30th, 2008
10:22:17 AM
I reiterate my loyalty to Batman Returns
by Franklin T Marmoset
Jun 30th, 2008
10:25:04 AM
batzilla, regarding Returns--
by Zeke25:17
Jun 30th, 2008
10:25:49 AM
any other cringers in TDK?
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:26:48 AM
UnknownUser
by Series7
Jun 30th, 2008
10:31:12 AM
Still no spoilers for me. I don't know if I'll make it
by Mr. Mcpoops
Jun 30th, 2008
10:31:43 AM
Hans Zimmer's best score was for True Romance
by Mr. Mcpoops
Jun 30th, 2008
10:32:41 AM
Great review, Mori
by bravogolfhotel
Jun 30th, 2008
10:38:36 AM
greenstyle
by Slaphappy Slim
Jun 30th, 2008
10:40:29 AM
BUT DOES NOLAN KNOW HOW TO SHOOT ACTION NOW?
by PumpyMcAss
Jun 30th, 2008
10:44:00 AM
RighteousBrother
by Mr. Mcpoops
Jun 30th, 2008
10:49:12 AM
Daredevil and Punisher
by droog
Jun 30th, 2008
10:49:48 AM
RE: Cringers and Nolan Action Sequences
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jun 30th, 2008
10:50:02 AM
How dare you put Hellboy 2 with The Dark Knight!!
by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren
Jun 30th, 2008
10:51:02 AM
i don't mind the action 'problems'
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:51:21 AM
2008=best big movie year
by T 1000 xp professional
Jun 30th, 2008
10:51:55 AM
I cannot believe the easy pass you're giving HB2
by Gil Brooks
Jun 30th, 2008
10:55:26 AM
jesus.That 1st line should read
by Gil Brooks
Jun 30th, 2008
10:57:48 AM
zom-bot.com
by PumpyMcAss
Jun 30th, 2008
10:59:17 AM
Napolean Solo
by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.
Jun 30th, 2008
10:59:44 AM
bourne
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
11:01:03 AM
I'll bookmark it and read after the 17th
by Aethyrr
Jun 30th, 2008
11:06:08 AM
90s lists
by kwisatzhaderach
Jun 30th, 2008
11:07:32 AM
Devin Faraci is already talking his brand of shit
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
11:09:06 AM
if it does blow everyone away
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
11:12:56 AM
Excellent and thoughful post...
by allykatD
Jun 30th, 2008
11:15:44 AM
What is with the Family Guy hate?
by TheWacoKid
Jun 30th, 2008
11:19:28 AM
Dark Knight Will Own Us All
by fassbinder79
Jun 30th, 2008
11:20:10 AM
Felix_Happer - Just use the cat excuse...
by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren
Jun 30th, 2008
11:23:38 AM
"I'm not your fucking son"
by rudyrusso
Jun 30th, 2008
11:24:07 AM
reviewers think theyre above family guy
by Meatbiscuit
Jun 30th, 2008
11:35:03 AM
Still not convinced on Hellboy II
by Transmetropolitan
Jun 30th, 2008
11:42:54 AM
Good reviews, BUT...
by Kid Z
Jun 30th, 2008
11:47:51 AM
HELLBOY ON INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO!!!!!
by force10
Jun 30th, 2008
11:51:24 AM
Amazing Review
by accordingtojimrulz
Jun 30th, 2008
11:53:36 AM
no love for Rhea?
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
11:55:53 AM
Tiny Lister love Mori
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
11:57:37 AM
Fight Scenes and such
by Geekhaterssuck
Jun 30th, 2008
11:57:58 AM
excerpt from call between Tiny and Mori
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
12:04:36 PM
Mori... or Drew
by DarthBakpao
Jun 30th, 2008
12:12:58 PM
Well, i'm already pig-fucked anticipating to see TDK
by DarthBakpao
Jun 30th, 2008
12:14:05 PM
WacoKid
by toadkillerdog
Jun 30th, 2008
12:20:49 PM
Fight scenes
by Falling_Gruber
Jun 30th, 2008
12:26:59 PM
I have not been this pumped for a movie since Phantom Menace.
by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz
Jun 30th, 2008
12:36:17 PM
TheLastCleric
by Donny Loggins
Jun 30th, 2008
12:55:29 PM
mr_sinister: robin
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
12:58:11 PM
Can you fanboys jerk me off...
by samuraiyao
Jun 30th, 2008
01:03:26 PM
Damn, Mori...
by MetalMickey
Jun 30th, 2008
01:05:09 PM
This review was superior than Siskel, Kael, Canby...
by crankyoldguy
Jun 30th, 2008
01:13:40 PM
Did Anyone Read The Chud Article By Russ Fischer...
by TroutMaskReplicant
Jun 30th, 2008
01:13:55 PM
Hellboy 2...heart?????
by Executor
Jun 30th, 2008
01:20:33 PM
ZomBot...if I may both agree and disagree
by Brians Life
Jun 30th, 2008
01:21:27 PM
Nolan has said he WILL NOT DO ROBIN
by Brians Life
Jun 30th, 2008
01:23:18 PM
I'm with MNG.
by DocPazuzu
Jun 30th, 2008
01:23:19 PM
Gotham Knight
by oisin5199
Jun 30th, 2008
01:23:26 PM
HB2:earth, air, fire, water?
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
01:24:16 PM
Begins fight scenes didn't bother me
by Brians Life
Jun 30th, 2008
01:26:35 PM
Robin
by HANSOLOS_CARBONITEFROZENPENIS
Jun 30th, 2008
01:31:43 PM
crankyoldguy
by samuraiyao
Jun 30th, 2008
01:31:44 PM

by HANSOLOS_CARBONITEFROZENPENIS
Jun 30th, 2008
01:32:50 PM
LOL at ZOM-BOT
by MRJONZ72
Jun 30th, 2008
01:33:50 PM
HB2 needs
by HANSOLOS_CARBONITEFROZENPENIS
Jun 30th, 2008
01:34:16 PM
Executor- EXACTLY
by Gil Brooks
Jun 30th, 2008
01:53:32 PM
I would watch Swamp Thing & Robin
by Elemeno Pee
Jun 30th, 2008
01:54:29 PM

by DeadPanWalking
Jun 30th, 2008
01:54:53 PM
Da-yum
by DeadPanWalking
Jun 30th, 2008
01:55:35 PM
Batman Returns...Weighing In
by KINGDOM_OF_THE_CRYSTAL_SKULLFU CK
Jun 30th, 2008
01:57:39 PM
The ancient Greeks used gods...
by geodesigns
Jun 30th, 2008
02:02:19 PM
No way it can
by Sithdan
Jun 30th, 2008
02:05:26 PM
NO ROBIN... EVER!
by DOGSOUP
Jun 30th, 2008
02:08:47 PM
Here's something to think about
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
02:11:36 PM
With the last to paraphraphs...
by Memories-Of-Murder
Jun 30th, 2008
02:15:06 PM
Nice review, Moriarty
by BiggusDickus
Jun 30th, 2008
02:24:35 PM
Is it necessary to compare these to Iron Man?
by stinkyfingerz
Jun 30th, 2008
02:25:43 PM
Returns over Begins? Really?
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
02:30:21 PM
Returns is a brilliant film but not necessarily...
by Cameron1
Jun 30th, 2008
02:30:23 PM
I'm sorry, but Nolans fights in Begins are badly shot. period
by IndustryKiller!
Jun 30th, 2008
02:33:28 PM
Great review.
by Godovhellfire
Jun 30th, 2008
02:34:24 PM
A Nolanverse Robin...
by UltimaRex
Jun 30th, 2008
02:34:27 PM
Great review.
by Godovhellfire
Jun 30th, 2008
02:34:49 PM
stinkyfingerz, RE: Ironman
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
02:36:07 PM
RE: Here's something to think about by Agent Johnson
by Geekhaterssuck
Jun 30th, 2008
02:38:28 PM
zom-bot.com
by Damage_Inc
Jun 30th, 2008
02:39:19 PM
Speaking of ancient
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
02:39:32 PM
Whoa Nevermind, that clip of a fight posted above
by IndustryKiller!
Jun 30th, 2008
02:41:04 PM
Industrykiller
by Geekhaterssuck
Jun 30th, 2008
02:41:12 PM
IndustryKiller!
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
02:41:54 PM
try tht again. Speaking of ancient Greek gods...
by FlickaPoo
Jun 30th, 2008
02:43:52 PM
I'd agree with that IndustryKiller...
by Cameron1
Jun 30th, 2008
02:43:56 PM
I think Vern actually said it best in his Indy 4 review
by IndustryKiller!
Jun 30th, 2008
02:50:50 PM
As for the beatification of Begins, well...
by Cameron1
Jun 30th, 2008
02:56:12 PM
Well, Vern missed something then...
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
02:56:38 PM
TheLastCleric
by RowdyRoddyStriper
Jun 30th, 2008
03:04:03 PM
One of the best reviews I have ever read...
by cameron1975willi
Jun 30th, 2008
03:04:49 PM
So McWeeny doesn't like Family Guy?
by RowdyRoddyStriper
Jun 30th, 2008
03:06:14 PM
Devin form CHUD...
by m_reporter
Jun 30th, 2008
03:11:31 PM
Yes I want to see batman more but...
by nukethefridge
Jun 30th, 2008
03:11:55 PM
RowdyRoddyStriper
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
03:12:24 PM
damage inc: puppies
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
03:15:12 PM
Fight Scenes
by Slaphappy Slim
Jun 30th, 2008
03:18:51 PM
Intelligence and humor to the Family Guy...
by Jonah Echo
Jun 30th, 2008
03:19:35 PM
PLANT!!!!!!!
by johnyaztec
Jun 30th, 2008
03:20:10 PM
PLANT!!!!!!!
by johnyaztec
Jun 30th, 2008
03:20:19 PM
It's time to play...
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Jun 30th, 2008
03:20:50 PM
Because Family Guy requires intelligence?
by Elemeno Pee
Jun 30th, 2008
03:21:53 PM
family guy
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
03:25:52 PM
Is anybody else
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
03:27:17 PM
See the South Park episode
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
03:28:16 PM
Man, Industry Killer...you're a biiiiiiiiitch...
by Brians Life
Jun 30th, 2008
03:29:13 PM
IMAX Question
by McDee
Jun 30th, 2008
03:40:01 PM
I hate to sound like an ass...
by fassbinder79
Jun 30th, 2008
03:45:35 PM
9/11 and superhero movies...
by KurtLockwood
Jun 30th, 2008
03:47:31 PM
Agent Johnson
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
03:48:56 PM
McDee
by TheLastCleric
Jun 30th, 2008
03:50:39 PM
Trying to explain how Family Guy is funny...
by RowdyRoddyStriper
Jun 30th, 2008
03:56:15 PM
LastCleric
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
03:58:11 PM
Family guy jokes are all the same
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
03:59:58 PM
BRING! IT! ON!
by mrfan
Jun 30th, 2008
04:00:03 PM
family guy requires...
by irrelevntelefant
Jun 30th, 2008
04:00:39 PM
weak minded agent johnson
by Happy Boy
Jun 30th, 2008
04:10:35 PM
Merciless hyperbole
by kafka07
Jun 30th, 2008
04:11:30 PM
Happy Boy
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
04:17:05 PM
Julie Numar was better catwoman than Pfifer
by Groothewarrior
Jun 30th, 2008
04:21:49 PM
julie newmar
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
04:23:49 PM
zom-bot.com
by Damage_Inc
Jun 30th, 2008
04:28:38 PM
dictionary.com
by Happy Boy
Jun 30th, 2008
04:40:57 PM
Happy Boy...
by TheRealMoriarty
Jun 30th, 2008
04:48:19 PM
Why
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
04:55:22 PM
Mori
by Kloipy
Jun 30th, 2008
05:08:28 PM
LaBeef's hair looks like steel wool...
by BGDAWES
Jun 30th, 2008
05:11:39 PM
Oh yeah, and Mori...
by BGDAWES
Jun 30th, 2008
05:12:47 PM
got the babysitter booked for TDK and HB2!
by irrelevntelefant
Jun 30th, 2008
05:20:14 PM
Mori poses a good question...
by irrelevntelefant
Jun 30th, 2008
05:23:06 PM
Good job!
by JackSkellington
Jun 30th, 2008
05:23:53 PM
Nolan COULD do Robin if he wanted
by terry1978
Jun 30th, 2008
05:25:28 PM
TDK Fight scene... not
by Iowa Snot Client
Jun 30th, 2008
05:26:03 PM
Question for Mori
by a rolling stone
Jun 30th, 2008
05:26:28 PM
Read the non-spoiler stuff...
by Darth Thoth
Jun 30th, 2008
05:32:52 PM
Kloipy?! What up!
by finky089
Jun 30th, 2008
05:36:36 PM
These two films sound like EXACTLY what they should be
by finky089
Jun 30th, 2008
05:37:44 PM
Speaking as a crotchety old conservative dad...
by Iowa Snot Client
Jun 30th, 2008
05:38:05 PM
Best movie of the decade!
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
05:38:33 PM
Also...
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
05:39:46 PM
Tiny Lister aka Zeus the "Human Wrecking Machine"
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
05:42:16 PM
Great Review(s) Mori
by flickchick85
Jun 30th, 2008
05:43:08 PM
Kloipy
by Iowa Snot Client
Jun 30th, 2008
05:43:57 PM
The problem with Robin...
by Brians Life
Jun 30th, 2008
05:45:27 PM
heLastCleric and McDee
by Sodapopguy
Jun 30th, 2008
05:45:30 PM
Expectation realignment: Think "Superman Returns"
by Chewtoy
Jun 30th, 2008
05:46:54 PM
Tiny Lister is a Nig...
by Gus Van Rant
Jun 30th, 2008
05:51:47 PM
Brian's Life...
by depalma25
Jun 30th, 2008
05:52:56 PM
I am continually impressed by
by comedian_x
Jun 30th, 2008
05:53:17 PM
Bravo
by WickedJester
Jun 30th, 2008
05:56:14 PM
Superman Returns....
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
05:56:35 PM
The Prestige *was* an adaptation...
by Chewtoy
Jun 30th, 2008
05:57:50 PM
superheros not originally for kids
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
06:10:31 PM
Nolan on BBs fight scenes
by Indexical
Jun 30th, 2008
06:13:58 PM
Just watched WallE thought the best moment in the film Spoiler
by CrichtonAstronut
Jun 30th, 2008
06:28:46 PM
Terry 1978 re: Robin
by KurtLockwood
Jun 30th, 2008
06:30:30 PM
Its obvious that Hellboy 2 is lesser of the two
by jesusne0
Jun 30th, 2008
06:32:09 PM
Its obvious that Hellboy 2 is lesser of the two
by jesusne0
Jun 30th, 2008
06:32:16 PM
Fuck man, alright it was an
by comedian_x
Jun 30th, 2008
06:32:51 PM
they come of age the year they become overexposed?
by BMacSmith
Jun 30th, 2008
06:33:37 PM
Robin...
by benditlikelucas
Jun 30th, 2008
06:34:45 PM
I loved the traic figure Two Face in the Animated series
by CrichtonAstronut
Jun 30th, 2008
06:34:50 PM
Chewtoy, do your homework
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
06:35:19 PM
Superman Returns is a beautiful tribute...
by jesusne0
Jun 30th, 2008
06:35:51 PM
Take everything I said
by comedian_x
Jun 30th, 2008
06:36:37 PM
Will NOT be the best of the decade...
by starlesswinter
Jun 30th, 2008
06:40:32 PM
Just curious starlesswinter.......
by Crackles
Jun 30th, 2008
06:42:44 PM
idk...
by starlesswinter
Jun 30th, 2008
06:45:20 PM
When you think about it there was almost no
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jun 30th, 2008
06:45:34 PM
the Fountain
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
06:46:06 PM
What about Seth Rogen writing/starring in Green Hornet?
by Heckles
Jun 30th, 2008
06:46:20 PM
I think Michael C. Hall should play someone like the
by CrichtonAstronut
Jun 30th, 2008
06:52:47 PM
Kurtlockwood
by mpfanatic
Jun 30th, 2008
06:56:08 PM
Agreed Grammaton Schumacher was making a comedy
by CrichtonAstronut
Jun 30th, 2008
06:56:20 PM
Hey Mori, review WALL-E already, you fucker!
by Galactic
Jun 30th, 2008
06:58:04 PM
Happy Boy
by Transmetropolitan
Jun 30th, 2008
06:58:34 PM
DAMN YOU M NIGHT SHYAMALAN!
by --- Emperor ---
Jun 30th, 2008
07:01:41 PM
M. Night "the next Spielberg" the magazine said?
by Silverglade
Jun 30th, 2008
07:07:24 PM
Dent transformation in 'Forever'
by benditlikelucas
Jun 30th, 2008
07:07:52 PM
having chris odonel for robin is NOT nuking the fridge
by Prossor
Jun 30th, 2008
07:10:10 PM
Yakbacker, pay attention in class
by Chewtoy
Jun 30th, 2008
07:18:41 PM
Think of a family guy joke...
by Elemeno Pee
Jun 30th, 2008
07:28:22 PM
Comics didn't start out for kids
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
07:30:08 PM
ElemenoPee
by Agent Johnson
Jun 30th, 2008
07:31:42 PM
family guy is USUALLY funny, blue harvest sucked
by Prossor
Jun 30th, 2008
07:37:50 PM
i bought the blu harvest dvd for the t-shirt
by irrelevntelefant
Jun 30th, 2008
08:13:33 PM
Fuck Family Guy.
by ebonic_plague
Jun 30th, 2008
08:31:11 PM
Bats 3
by UnknownUser
Jun 30th, 2008
08:31:59 PM
I already have my midnight IMAX ticket for TDK
by darquelyte
Jun 30th, 2008
08:34:47 PM
This is why I love Moriarty
by Greenleaf1
Jun 30th, 2008
08:35:28 PM
Wow, Moriarty, your Batman Returns review...
by antonphd
Jun 30th, 2008
08:38:09 PM
Wow, Moriarty, your Batman Returns review...
by antonphd
Jun 30th, 2008
08:38:16 PM
Rob Graysons Father
by UnknownUser
Jun 30th, 2008
08:42:06 PM
Unknown User
by Slaphappy Slim
Jun 30th, 2008
08:44:58 PM
Best part of Batman Returns
by Slaphappy Slim
Jun 30th, 2008
08:48:19 PM
I stopped at the spoiler warning after the long setup
by darquelyte
Jun 30th, 2008
08:49:04 PM
"Bat's 3"
by Slaphappy Slim
Jun 30th, 2008
08:53:20 PM
spoler alert- no really
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
08:53:32 PM
back to my catwoman idea-
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
08:55:03 PM
agreed Zom-bot.com
by Neil_the_Sheep
Jun 30th, 2008
09:12:50 PM
I hate FAMILY GUY too...
by kirttrik
Jun 30th, 2008
09:13:06 PM
Yeah, I can undestand avoiding Robin, but avoiding Catwoman?
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:16:29 PM
unknown user...
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:18:17 PM
Chewtoy, nice out-clause to your post
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
09:24:55 PM
In favor of Robin
by MrD
Jun 30th, 2008
09:36:32 PM
If they bring Robin in, they need to do a few things too
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
09:50:55 PM
not enough time
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
09:52:27 PM
hmm, have I lived up to my talk back name?
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
09:54:24 PM
NEW DARK KNIGHT TRAILER
by deliciouscowbell
Jun 30th, 2008
09:58:29 PM
Well, the reason Bruce brought in Robin in TAS
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
10:00:17 PM
actually its just "extended"
by deliciouscowbell
Jun 30th, 2008
10:01:26 PM
And as a compromise in Nolan's universe...
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
10:01:48 PM
sounds good
by Mr_X
Jun 30th, 2008
10:02:05 PM
Yackbacker
by Slaphappy Slim
Jun 30th, 2008
10:08:09 PM
Just to clarify, Slaphappy Slim
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
10:11:39 PM
those things load SLOWWWW
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:14:33 PM
oh shit- the clips are slow because-
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:19:09 PM
Please keep this talkback alive...
by CarmillaVonDoom
Jun 30th, 2008
10:23:28 PM
ok: Is Batman a Grower or a Show-er?
by greenstyle92
Jun 30th, 2008
10:29:32 PM
ARE YOU FUCKIN SERIOUS DOMINOS!?!
by deliciouscowbell
Jun 30th, 2008
10:33:18 PM
You don't have to order a pizza to see the clips
by YackBacker
Jun 30th, 2008
10:36:35 PM
yup dominoes froze my mac
by zom-bot.com
Jun 30th, 2008
10:36:43 PM
yea it froze my computer to
by deliciouscowbell
Jun 30th, 2008
10:43:10 PM
Yin and Yang
by Messyjoe
Jun 30th, 2008
11:00:12 PM
Tempted, but I'll skip reading Moriarty's SPOILERS...
by TheGhostWhoLurks
Jun 30th, 2008
11:26:53 PM
maybe if robin is portrayed like a dexter
by thareign23
Jul 1st, 2008
12:34:33 AM
Why is it that most people here...
by drompter
Jul 1st, 2008
12:55:41 AM
MORT!!
by brattyben
Jul 1st, 2008
01:32:44 AM
irrelevntelefant
by Memories-Of-Murder
Jul 1st, 2008
02:09:13 AM
Be Empowered
by OCMC the Magazine
Jul 1st, 2008
02:28:14 AM
Where are your other 90s reviews (93-99), Moriarty?
by PacmanFever
Jul 1st, 2008
05:31:04 AM
Dominos? Fuck that shit! CINNABON!
by Iowa Snot Client
Jul 1st, 2008
05:39:57 AM
UnknownUser
by DocPazuzu
Jul 1st, 2008
06:28:17 AM
Mori
by DocPazuzu
Jul 1st, 2008
06:29:35 AM
Memories
by Lost Jarv
Jul 1st, 2008
07:25:11 AM
Is the editing of TDK as bad as the one of Batman Begins?
by DanteS2005
Jul 1st, 2008
07:52:36 AM
Dang. I really want to continue reading...but I just can't.
by JDanielP
Jul 1st, 2008
08:02:16 AM
Jarv
by just pillow talk
Jul 1st, 2008
08:25:50 AM
I love Batman Returns
by David Cloverfield
Jul 1st, 2008
08:27:06 AM
A Michael Bay film is edited a thousand times better...
by Iowa Snot Client
Jul 1st, 2008
08:28:31 AM
just pillow talk
by DocPazuzu
Jul 1st, 2008
08:30:01 AM
"Smokin Abrams"
by just pillow talk
Jul 1st, 2008
08:32:11 AM
I think some people just come on here to be contrarians
by toadkillerdog
Jul 1st, 2008
08:43:47 AM
while others come here to become
by just pillow talk
Jul 1st, 2008
08:53:44 AM
Speaking of contrarians...
by DocPazuzu
Jul 1st, 2008
08:56:36 AM
Pillow
by toadkillerdog
Jul 1st, 2008
08:59:17 AM
Godfather haters?
by Lost Jarv
Jul 1st, 2008
09:03:52 AM
read that review Crabman
by just pillow talk
Jul 1st, 2008
09:05:54 AM
I just read some of the posts on Godfather TB
by toadkillerdog
Jul 1st, 2008
09:08:49 AM
That GODFATHER TB...
by Mr. Nice Gaius