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Marvel comic movies rock. DC comic movies are apparently on the hit list for hollywood. No really. Take a look at Batman. Where else can we take the superhero that you never want to meet in a back alley because he might have to beat you up, too and turn him into the silly hollywood appearance that has permeated the big screen? I mean spiderman and daredevil both came out very cool and very hip. The X-men? impressive. Powers, villians, contemporary plot on racism. Batman? well let's start with the villians. Penguin--Danny Devito. Maybe. Only he is so fat in the movie that the only scary aspect of him is that he may have to eat your family. And even though I am sure it would be unsettling to see thousands of real penguins coming towards you with rockets on their backs, it doesn't really fall into that superhero threat category. Catwoman--Michell Phifer. Ok points for good casting and she certainly isn't hard to look at. However, no real threat. She is really more interested in blowing up microwwave ovens and spray painting stuff. Granted she ripped up Bats a bit, but overall, unless you are scared of over cooked popcorn from the microwave--no fear. Mister Freeze-- Arnold. Ok I like some Arnold movies--that slow wit and puny approach with the Austrian accent works. For a while. 2 and 1/2 hours does not. Plus it's alway poor casting to have your villian 85 feet taller than your hero. Riddler--Jim Carrey. Ok actually I thought as the Riddler he was really great. I just can't stand him as an actor. Does it say something about my feelings for his acting when I think that the Riddler was his greatest role? Two-Face--Tommy Lee Jones. Ok now here is the good villian. However they don't do enough with him. He looked the part, played the part and was decent. So let's put him in only parts of the movie. argh. Finally Joker--Jack Nickelson. Nothing bad here. He was good. Actually he was just Jack. He's Jack in every movie. He could be the joker, the killer in the shining, and that clown from as Good as it gets and play all three roles in the same outfit and character. Actually in A Few Good Men he was still playing the role of the JOKER. just couldn't see his white face paint in the military uniform.

Then there are the BAT-DUDES. val kilmer--get out of here. you did ok as batman but you were horrible with bruce wayne. at first I thought it was that he was a good, pensive batman. NO. Watch again. He is just a spoiled little actor that nobody likes. Not even his own mother. You want proof? Name a good val kilmer movie besides Real Genius, The ghost and the Darkness, Top Gun and possilby Heat. Time's up. I know you didn't say Island of Dr. MoreauGeorge Clooney--Don't even get me started again on him. I am still waiting for the last challenge I issued him. Check the archives for January if you are interested in my challenge to George Clooney. and finally Michael Keeton. Two words--Mister MOM. How does Mister Mom get to wear the bat-mask? Holy crazy casting. Quick let me use the bat-vacume cleaner to get the bat dust out of here. (Sadly, I actually thought he did the best job of the group.) So there you have it. don't let Hollywood make any more DC comic movies. I won't even talk about the sad way the superman movies came out. Roll the credits.

posted by Darol at 1:23 PM

 
Nothing new to report today except that I am undertaking a side venture to my rants and raves. I wanted a place to get better at sharing what things the LORD is doing in my life. I figure that few people will read either page, but if you are interested, check out this page. It should be online in a few days. Roll the credits.
posted by Darol at 2:45 PM