First of all let me get something straight. This is a JOURNAL not a diary. I know what the name of this blog is but when Mom made me this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to pick a title without the word “diary” in it. Great. Now all I need is for some kid to catch me looking at this website and get the wrong idea.


Monday, May 2, 2011

Batman Film Series-Part 3

UPDATE- My surgery has been postponed indefinitely due to a nurse's strike at my hospital.
Here's the last part of this Batman flashback. But first, here are the plots of the first 4 movies:
Batman- The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.
Batman Returns-When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.
Batman Forever-Batman must battle Two-Face and The Riddler with help of an amourous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Batman & Robin-Batman & Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.
Although Batman & Robin surpassed its budget at the box office worldwide, Joel Schumacher felt it wasn't enough to continue, so plans for a fith film, Batman Triumphant were cancelled. The main villain was meant to be Steve Buscemi, Ewan McGregor, or Geff Goldblum as The Scarecrow. Jack Nicholson as The Joker would return in Batman's mind as a result of the Scarecrow's Fear toxins. Finally, Madonna would be The Joker's daughter, Harley Quinn, trying to avenge Batman for her father's death.

batman_triumphant_dvdcopy.jpg Anyway, the torch was passed to the current Batman director, Christopher Nolan. To be Honest, I don't care about his films, but the way the villains are played DEFINITELY make them films to watch again and again. 
 A man in a batsuit spreads his wings while looking down. Tall skyscrapers protrude above, and bats fly around him. 
Movie Plots
Batman Begins-Bruce Wayne has watched his home, Gotham City, turn into a crime infested abyss throughout his entire life, so he decides to become the hero Gotham needs- Batman.
The Dark Knight-Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as he drives each of them to their limits.
Nolan's next film, The Dark Knight Rises, will be released on July 20, 2012. It will feature Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane. I was at first concerned about Bane because a friend of mine, Chuck, claimed he was the cheesiest movie villain ever after his performance by Jeep Swenson in Batman & Robin. However after hearing Aaron Eckhart's portrayal of Two-Face was better than Tommy Lee Jones's, I have higher hopes for Bane, though I enjoy the villains in EVERY Batman film, no matter how cheesy their dialogue sounds. I'm definitely making plans to see this. 




5 comments:

  1. Not even one mention of Heath Ledger's performance?!?

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  2. This is David by the way. Not sure what happened there.

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  3. Ben,
    Thanks for the report on the Batman film series. Batman is my favorite super hero. When I was a kid, I watched the Batman TV series. Have you ever seen an episode or the 1960s Batman movie? What do you think?
    Mikey

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  4. I have never seen the 1960s show because it's never been released on Blu-Ray or DVD for that manner, but i've seen clips of it on youtube.

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  5. I too enjoyed the 1960s show. Your Mom, Uncle Jack and I used to watch it after school when we lived in San Antonio, Texas (1967?) The new movies are too dark and scary for me!

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