tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post7222205358867082623..comments2023-03-24T07:12:07.069-05:00Comments on Lisa's Film Archive: A Knight's TaleLisa Draskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18088500054697925971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-29855509548433038522009-03-17T18:32:00.000-05:002009-03-17T18:32:00.000-05:00Hey Lisa, I got to reading your revoir tonight. Yo...Hey Lisa, I got to reading your revoir tonight. You did a great job, even though I don't share your enthusiasm about the film. You write:<BR/><BR/>"The Dark Knight looks like a blockbuster, sounds like a blockbuster, and continues to have the success of a blockbuster, but it also has serious artistic credibility."<BR/><BR/>I agree with this, but the problem for me is that "The Dirk Knight", while a work of art, is also a partly failed work of art. The element I resent in it is its humorless portrayal od Batman and Joker. I seriusly believe that humor is an important part of movie art in general, and one is not making his/hers movie lesser by adding humor into it. THE NAME OF THE ROSE is a great movie on grim subjects, but the humor is still there. The solemness of "The Dark Knight" was staning in a awa of me fully empraceing it (just like Slater's deep voice stood in the way of my really accepting him as Batman).<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong: I admire what Nolan did in this movie. And even though I believe THE PRESTIGE to be his masterpiece, I can see he's an artist with a vision of his own.<BR/><BR/>It was fun to read your review, and I hope you will comment soon on "Sunshine Cleaning", which opened in NYC but which I still didn't watch due to lack of time :-(<BR/><BR/>MichałMichał Oleszczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521760881710382872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-51351419988204907212009-03-10T20:15:00.000-05:002009-03-10T20:15:00.000-05:00Hello! I have given you an award. Details are on m...Hello! I have given you an award. Details are on my blog. :)Andrea Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304706719936895188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-24832680035822589852009-03-08T15:49:00.000-05:002009-03-08T15:49:00.000-05:00WOW! really 0.0. I am by no means mature I am quit...WOW! really 0.0. I am by no means mature I am quite the opposite actually but thanks for the compliment. ^_^ Yeppers I have been 17 for about four months now. I'm also quite flattered by your post by the way.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is quite lovely as I am a film buff as well I just don't always have the time to watch all the movies I want to sadly. I love old movies that's why TCM has got to be my favorite channel. I love silent movies but unfortunate when they are aired on TCM they are usually so late that I can't stay up to watch the whole movie. I'm a fan of Lilian Gish by the way and I love the movie Orphans of the Storm.<BR/><BR/>Oh my goodness such a lengthy post. I'm so glad that someone else realized this isn't just a superhero movie its way more then that. It is exactly all those things you said. I'm amazed how far comic book based movie have come. They use to be simple things with a bad guy spreading terror where ever he goes with some cliche plan to take over the world or to become rich. There would also be a superhero to oppose the bad guy saying "No, stop being such a naughty biscuit that's a naughty thing to do". These movies even though were enjoyable never quite made much of an impact on me.<BR/><BR/>Now since the 2000s comic book based movies are so much more. They go into the depths of the human psyche and reach out to find the things we usually ignore. They go into the corruption that lies in politics and government. These superheros are much more human then they have ever been before. <BR/><BR/>I completely agree The Dark Knight is the best superhero movie ever made by far.I have no idea how you possibly top it. I honestly think that it should of in the least been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you mentioned Aaron Eckhart"s performance as Harvey Dent and Two Face. His performance was anything but short of Extraordinary. I too thought that he could of been nominated for best supporting actor.<BR/><BR/>I think the reason why both of these characters are so fascinating is because of how real they are. These are not just the superheroes villains we see in comics these villains were also similar to the ones we see in real life. <BR/><BR/>The thing that disturbed me the most about the joker is when he was filming the fake batman and possibly the torture he put upon him. When we see his body it frightened me because something like that can happen. The chances of guy who makes up a freeze ray to freeze over the city is impossible and a laughable concept but a person inflicting pain on another person for sheer pleasure of it is very real.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Poor Harvey Dent was the victim to a disease known as hate. The act of a horrible deed usually leads to another act of a horrible deed. For example if a child is physically abused then the child is most likely to act out crimes of abuse as well because it was done to them.<BR/><BR/>Now onto Heath Ledger. I regret to say I was not as distraught as others were over his death. I felt yes, but mostly because of the fact his daughter was so young when he passed. <BR/><BR/>I found that he did a fantastic job as the Joker. I got defensive when someone sad that what his role did not require much acting. I found that to be completely ludicrous. This was completely out so his character and required so much from Heath. He was never a villain in any of his other movies. He was usually the golden boy a Harvey Dent. No, this role of this magnitude could only been done by a true master of their craft and Heath was and is became the master of it.<BR/><BR/>Last week I took a look back at some of the movies he was in and realized he sort of came out of no where and to land the roles he was in was extraordinary. He was almost always one of the leads or second to them. It hit me that Heath was like a James Dean and he was probably about to hit the top of career. I just stated to think about all the other movies he could of been in and this saddened me.<BR/><BR/>Well The Dark Knight is not his last role as least we still have The Imaginarium of Dr.Parnassus at least. I'm sure he will shine in the parts he's in.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Also a big YAY! for Buffy fans. I was sort of obsessed with that show when I was little and I still am. I sometimes pop in a DVD of one of the seasons and get all sentimental about it. I miss shows like that. :(<BR/><BR/>-looks up- Wow that was a long comment wasn't it.Shenaniganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868543210576826820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-54150168130149018332009-03-06T12:07:00.000-06:002009-03-06T12:07:00.000-06:00Lisa, you simply amaze me. Just when I thought you...Lisa, you simply amaze me. Just when I thought you reached a new high point with your The Wrestler review, you've managed to top it.<BR/><BR/>This review is AMAZING. I'm in serious awe of you and your review. <BR/><BR/>There is one place where I think you're wrong. It's when you mention that you're inadequate as a writer to distill Heath's work and impact in the movie. The truth is, you captured his genius so perfectly and so completely that I doubt anyone else ever could come close again. <BR/><BR/>Back when I used to write for The Site We Do Not Speak Of, I remember an internal debate over long reviews. I wish I would have had this review then. Just to show them that a long review can be fun, interesting, informative and deeply personal without making the reader feel as if he/she had been forcefed the Complete Webster's Thesaurus.Bill Treadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083772102422232163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-31158225182115915752009-03-06T07:16:00.000-06:002009-03-06T07:16:00.000-06:00This is the most audacious, epic, passionate blog ...This is the most audacious, epic, passionate blog post I've ever read of yours, and in my humble opinion, your best. You somehow managed to capture the awesome scope of this picture, the brilliance of Nolan's direction, the electrifying use of Chicago locations, the impeccability of the cast, and the timeless power of Heath Ledger, whose death was a deeply tragic for cinema history, and the world in general (he was like Marlon Brando and Paul Newman rolled up in one beautiful soul).<BR/><BR/>The clips you chose (the incredible music that was so deserving of a nomination, examples of Ledger's method acting, the towering teaser trailer, the acceptance speeches, etc.) were all perfectly chosen and interspersed throughout the review. I could tell how hard it was for you to write about Ledger, and the pure emotion in your words caused me to tear up as well. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing this amazing tribute to an amazing film, and an even more amazing man. Reading it was a moving experience indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com