Christian Bale Calls it Quits After Dark Knight Rises
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I loved Batman Begins. Seemed to be the first Batman movie actually about Batman instead of the villians.
nickytea
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Or the first one that was actually, you know, a great movie.
MrGzilla
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I hate bale as batman, pretty much everything about him was off.. And the batmobile was a tank, which was pretty cool, but it was no batmobile. The suits aren that great in my opinion either, but I don't really like the fact of batman wearing rubber armor in any of the movies. I think if they were to do another reboot, that they should go with making some of the Allan Moore amd frank miller stories.. Year one, the killing joke, and the dark knight returnes would be amazing to see if they were done right.
I'm glad Nolan won't be doing anymore bat films though, he truest to make it too realistic and it just doesn't feel like a batman movie.
I'm glad Nolan won't be doing anymore bat films though, he truest to make it too realistic and it just doesn't feel like a batman movie.
ONEYE
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Oh, I know. I just wanted others who may not have seen him in on it.
No more Bale/Nolan Batman films.............
BEST news I have ever heard.
The Most forgettable films in history.
BEST news I have ever heard.
The Most forgettable films in history.
Noeland
Master Member
I've enjoyed the last two flicks quite a bit, but I'm not really looking forward to this third one. I don't care for the design of Bane, or really any of the vehicles or costumes, or anything I've seen. Just not grabbing me.
I would guess 5 years before a reboot. Batman is a cash cow. I would go even darker in tone, and I would try and keep the production lean and small, almost like an indy film about a vigilante. Death Wish/Taxi Driver with Batman kind of thing.
I would guess 5 years before a reboot. Batman is a cash cow. I would go even darker in tone, and I would try and keep the production lean and small, almost like an indy film about a vigilante. Death Wish/Taxi Driver with Batman kind of thing.
nickytea
Master Member
Tell us how you really feel. Yeesh. Talk about hyperbole.
The fact that you remember them enough to know what this thread is referencing proves the contrary.
YenChih Lin
Master Member
Bring on Dead End!
Nick,
You know I respect your film and television savvy.
But it has taken me years to warm up enough to the Nolan Batmans, that they are only now tolerable to watch.
Funny how some movie just don't click with some people.
Shade88
Sr Member
I love what Nolan has done for the Batman movies. Do you all remember the the last Batman film before Batman Begins? Yeah... So for all of those who say that the Nolan films were the worst/Bale is the worst Batman, I would like to bring your attention towards a certain film with Clooney as Batman.:darnkids
Larry Young
Master Member
Clint's too old, now, but I would love to see a straight-up DARK KNIGHT RETURNS with somebody like Tommy Lee Jones.
Egon Spengler
Master Member
Hey, maybe we can get ANOTHER reboot and ANOTHER origin story... again..... arrrrgh...
I watched Dark Knight last night and I enjoyed it. I guess I'm not a Bat superfan but I was at least entertained. The Bale BatVoice is terribly funny, especially in the Joker interrogation sequence. 3 Nolan Bat's is enough, I am looking forward to #3 though.
I agree with Shade88, compared to villains and Batmen from years past, Nolan Batman was refreshing.
I agree with Shade88, compared to villains and Batmen from years past, Nolan Batman was refreshing.
Zombie_61
Master Member
I agree Batman & Robin is one of the worst movies ever made, but I don't think it's fair to blame that on Clooney--he's barely in it. :rolleyes
As for the Nolan/Bale movies, I liked the first two well enough and I'll go to see the next one in the theater (cautiously optimistic that it won't suffer the "third movie curse"), but I think it's good they're stopping at a three-film story.
Solo4114
Master Member
I've enjoyed this iteration, and I expect I'll enjoy the third film, but I'm happy to have it "end" there.
I LOVED Batman Begins. I agree with Nicky that it's one of those "perfect" movies. It just had, for me, a fantastic balance of elements. A Bruce Wayne I cared about, a solid origin, an interesting, compelling badguy, solid action without the action feeling like it overwhelmed the film and was an excuse for set-piece battles. Only weak part was Katie Holmes.
I liked The Dark Knight. I was irritated at how little it seemed to focus on Bruce/Batman, though. To me, that's a big part of why our sense of Bale as Batman is "GROWLY VOICE!! GRRR!!" Without the more reflective elements on Bruce/Batman's part, it's easy to slip into the sense that all you're getting of Batman himself are action moments. Meanwhile, The Joker was great but got hammy after a while (appropriate, I suppose...), and I felt that Two-Face's gradual change was interesting as a sort of parallel Batman. But the film felt...rushed to me. Not focused enough, probably because it fell victim to the "sequelitis" curse where you add too much BIG and too many characters, and lose focus as a result. That was my sense of it anyway. I've only seen it once in the theater. It's still enjoyable, just a step down from the first one.
This third one, I'm interested in it, since I've enjoyed Nolan's take on the Batman thing, but I guess...I dunno. At this point I don't NEED it to continue. I'm kinda ready for a fresh take on it, or just let it sit for a while. These franchises can wind up being pushed way too far and end up becoming bloated, so I tend to be of the "Quit while you're ahead" school of thought.
I LOVED Batman Begins. I agree with Nicky that it's one of those "perfect" movies. It just had, for me, a fantastic balance of elements. A Bruce Wayne I cared about, a solid origin, an interesting, compelling badguy, solid action without the action feeling like it overwhelmed the film and was an excuse for set-piece battles. Only weak part was Katie Holmes.
I liked The Dark Knight. I was irritated at how little it seemed to focus on Bruce/Batman, though. To me, that's a big part of why our sense of Bale as Batman is "GROWLY VOICE!! GRRR!!" Without the more reflective elements on Bruce/Batman's part, it's easy to slip into the sense that all you're getting of Batman himself are action moments. Meanwhile, The Joker was great but got hammy after a while (appropriate, I suppose...), and I felt that Two-Face's gradual change was interesting as a sort of parallel Batman. But the film felt...rushed to me. Not focused enough, probably because it fell victim to the "sequelitis" curse where you add too much BIG and too many characters, and lose focus as a result. That was my sense of it anyway. I've only seen it once in the theater. It's still enjoyable, just a step down from the first one.
This third one, I'm interested in it, since I've enjoyed Nolan's take on the Batman thing, but I guess...I dunno. At this point I don't NEED it to continue. I'm kinda ready for a fresh take on it, or just let it sit for a while. These franchises can wind up being pushed way too far and end up becoming bloated, so I tend to be of the "Quit while you're ahead" school of thought.
Kerr Avon
Master Member
I wasn't crazy about the first one, and I am really not feeling much for this third one yet, but only time will tell on actually viewing it.
But if you can actually say that "The Dark Knight" was one of the most forgettable films in history, I question your taste in films.
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