New Post For Next Batman Villian

5) Someone NEW.


Let's face it. Nolan is going off in his own direction, doing his own things. And since the Batman we're watching is clearly entrenched in the YEAR ONE universe, before most of his enemies really came out of the woodwork, there's nothing wrong with the idea of working with some Batman writers and coming up with a really great NEW villain. Worked for Paul Dini when he created Harley Quinn. It could work here.


 4) Hugo Strange

Hell yeah. Deranged psychiatrist who discovers Batman's secret and ultimately wants to become him? There's some real danger there - especially if Bruce begins counseling over the death of his lifelong love.






3) Killer Croc

Something new for the Batman universe that Nolan is creating would be something not...quite...human. Killer Croc is an awesome villain who could be adapted in a number of interesting ways. Circus freak, genetic experimentation. I have faith that Nolan could bring Croc to his gritty world and make it stick.






2) Deadshot.

UM. Yeah. Suicidal assassin looking to get whacked by a superhero who won't kill him? This could really create a tough story in which Deadshot gets meaner and meaner, trying to push Bruce over the line while he wrestles with his inner demons and his desires to actually kill. ALL THE WHILE Deadshot is framing him for the murders. Now there's a Batman movie I'd take questions on.






1) Zsasz

Brutal deranged serial killer who believes his targets are zombies that he frees from this mortal coil, then marks up his own body to keep tally? Yeah, that sounds like a Nolan villain. It would also help continue the series slide into darkness - something of an attractive notion compared to the bright and colorful look and feel of the action films that the other Superhero movies tend to have. This is the guy I want most to see.

Next Batman Villian?

If anyone read my version of the next Batman movie, you'll probably get a sense of what I want out of it. Well, rumor says otherwise.

Apparently, the possiblities are rooting for Riddler, The Penguin, and Dr.Freeze (holy shit) as the next Batman villians for the yet-untitled addition to Nolan's Batman franchise.

The poster above is not official. It's only a fan art work I found on Google.

It is said that a lot of renowned writers have been working along with Christohper Nolan and his brother since 5~6 months ago.

I am not disappointed, at all. I trust these guys to come up with something brilliant.

I am extremely interested to see how they can manage to sophisticate flamboyant villians like The Penguin and Freeze (who made the first appearance in Batman & Robin, no doubt the most atrocious movie out of all the franchise).

The story is likely to take place in Arkham Asylum, where a bunch of villiam cameos are likely to be made.

There is no doubt the writers were inspired by the plotline of the popular game, Batman: Arkham Asylum. And since it seems almost impossible to bring the Joker back, Batman and Bruce Wayne is likely to be up forefront of the story.

This, if true, can provide a fantastic opportunity for Christian Bale to push boundaries in his acting skills. Now, I'm not at all saying that he's a bad actor, but he's been upstaged quite many times, lately. In his latest movies, The Dark Knight, Terminator: Salvation, and Public Enemies, Bale quietly bit the dust while actors like Heath Ledger, Sam Worthington, and Johnny Depp filled the spotlight.

In conclusion, I cannot be more hyped to go see it.

But GOD does Johnny Depp have to be in it (It'll be Public Enemies: Part Deux)?!?!?!

Is AVATAR Really #1??

I always knew Cameron's Avatar was kind of overrated, but I'm definitely not one of those assholes that hold a grudge against the movie for it. I was blown away by the kind of technology that it had created and thought it deserved some recognition for it.


Maybe too much.


Now, I'm not trashing the movie itself, don't get me wrong. But the moment the movie started taking over some of my favorite movies of all time on charts is when my discormfort began.


And now, Avatar finally trumped Titanic, I heard. It's officially the top grossing film of all time.


Out of plain curiousity, I decided to check out the list:


1. Avatar 20th Century Fox $1,924,744,073 (2009)



2. Titanic Paramount Pictures/20th Century Fox $1,843,201,268 (1997)


3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema $1,119,110,941 (2003)


4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Walt Disney Pictures $1,066,179,725 (2006)


5. The Dark Knight Warner Bros. $1,001,921,825 (2008)


6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Warner Bros. $974,733,550 (2001)


7. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Walt Disney Pictures $960,996,492 (2007)


8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. $938,212,738 (2007)


9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. $933,959,197 (2009)


10. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema $925,282,504 (2002)

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At first, I didn't question the chart's accurency. These guys are professionals. Surely they know their mathematics.
 
But then, I realized that due to the long-term effect of inflation, notably the significant increase of movie theatre ticket prices, the list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to more recent films.
 
According to Wikipedia: A film in 1910, given much lower ticket prices at that time, would have to sell close to 100 times as many tickets as a 2007 film in order for the two to have equal gross takings.
 
And surely I was right. Recently Hollywood.com's Paul Degarabedian took notice and reworked the numbers. And the result:
 

I apologize if you cannot see the letters. If you're curious, check it out at Hollywood.com.

 

Anyways, like I said, Avatar, coming in at #24, is nowhere close to the #1 spot, which is surprisingly taken by Gone With the Wind (1939).

 

 

 

Great job, Gone With the Wind. Your legacy as one the greatest movies of all time will be left untouched.

G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra

.I just saw the movie G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra, and here are by initial thoughts.



First of all, although I'm a girl, I grew up watching the original G.I.Joe animated series, and nostalgia is the only reason why I went to see this. I used to be a hardcore fan, so I have all the action figures and own the DVD of the series.


Anyways, here it goes.


Comparing to a lot of other pigshit Hollywood makes today, the story isn't that bad. Actually it sounds quite promising. It offers a lot of opportunities for awesome action scenes, and it's pretty straightforward for a wider audience to understand. The only problem is, it's not awesome. There are so many pointless action sequences that are thrown into so many random time slots. It's obviously "the Joe's beating the shit out of the Cobras" that we wanted in the first place, but they aren't so kick-ass.

The character development was kind of disappointing. I mean, the characters are so bland. All their lines are just countless catch phrases, and they don't mean anything. And I know a lot of dudes out there who are just hyped up to see Sienna Miller play the Baroness, but aside from her hot, skintight-leather-jumpsuit figure, she doesn't have that much to offer. The only cool characters I remeber from this movie are Storm Shadow, and that friend of Duke's whom I can't even remember the name of. Although Storm Shadow is working for Cobra, he kicks so much ass that I eventually ended up rooting for him.


Now, the biggest problem I have with this movie is the computer graphics. If you saw this movie, you probably know what I mean. It doesn't take a genius to look at this movie and realize the graphics were indeed horrible. Everything looks so artificial, synthetic, and green-screen-ish. The graphics don't enhance the movie, they just downgrade it. Especially at the ending, the graphics go totally nuts. Every single bit of the screen is emphasized, there is something constantly moving, but ultimately, there is no focus. It just looks like a big mess, and your eyes get tired after watching so many poorly computer generated shit blow up.

Finally, and I know this is just plain nitpicking, the title is sort of weird. It's called G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Cobra's in it for like 30 seconds and he doesn't do anything. Well, before he turns into Commander Cobra, he's this weird demented soldier who was just fascinated by nanotechnology. But, whatever, it who the hell cares?


Overall, as a movie, G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra was barely passable, but still a bit enjoyable. If you watched the original animated series, this movie definitely brings back the nostalgia. I'm curious to see the Spill crew do a review on this movie, but if were to rate this movie, I'd give it a low rental, but just barely above Bullshit. Sure, it was pretty bad, but not as horrible as some other movies I've seen in my life. I plead you to not see this movie, but I know you won't listen, so where's the point of asking? :-P
 

Also, there's one shocker: the creepy doctor is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. You know, the guy from 500 Days of Summer? The guy who was nominated for a Golden Globes for his awesome performance? Personally, I was kinda shocked to hear that cuz the doctor was one of the least-favorite, over-acted characters in this movie. I guess the actor just gave up after reading the script.