Hi, Freeman and Channing,
I'm afraid I'm weighing in with Channing's minority on this one-- the most
overrated film since the last Ledger starrer, "Brokeback Mountain."
The irony is that Ledger will be screamed about by fanboys for this role--- a
"Hannibal Lecter"-type that a fine actor like Ledger (or, as admitted by him,
Hopkins) could "telephone in"-- when he will be remembered by truly respectful
folk as that tragic cowboy in "Brokeback" -- as Hopkins is for his equally
difficult introverted butler in "Remains of the Day."
What a disappointment this dark, dark, DARK film is after Nolan's first
"Batman" effort.
Sorry, Freeman. I believe you are right about the "target audience"--- but I
believe you got the ages wrong: it should read "...meant for adults 12-30."
After all, it was our generation that stopped trusting anyone over 30, wasn't
it??
Joe B in NOLA
--- On Tue, 7/22/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MOPO] I Saw The DARK KNIGHT Tonight
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 2:26 AM
and Channing you aren't the target audience which I believe makes a
difference. Its meant for adults 12-65 :)
Author's note:
said with tongue firmly in cheek and in no way disparaging Channing's mirority
opinion. He is certainly entitled to voice his opinion in that its given weight
and merit on these boards to which I am usually the first to fist bump. I
am merely attempting in equal parts humor, cynicism, and
bitchiness in equating his lack of appeal to, and appreciation to what most
people, myself included (DARK KNIGHT is now the #1 film by subscribers on IMDB
besting, well everything.....), is a brilliant piece of commercial
movie-making, with astonishing depth and pungent social commentary the likes of
which have not been seen in years (continue here my equating what I am doing
after the aforementioned run-on sentence) to possibly all of us
approaching those Golden Years where a more genteel form of entertainment might
be better digested........its just Channing is getting their first.......
freeman fisher
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