The Batman

I’m a bit of a 80’s and 90’s Batman comic fan. This scratched the itch. I read Year One a lot as a kid.

His Bruce Wayne was a nowhere near the top. But he’s supposed to be a young Wayne. Hopefully he gets a haircut. Serkis’s Alfred seemed a bit jacked, but he also seemed off. Pattinson’s Batman was great. Moral but just off going unhinged. Could stand to gather some bulk frankly and work out but wasn’t that bad.

I thought they were about to dial in the subversion, but aside from the toss away line on white privelege (and I swear they had Pattinson roll his eyes or widen like “listen here you little shit” at that line), it was a good Batman movie.

also Catwoman basically got overpowered and bitch slapped the moment a man got his hands on her. She had to stay moving which was realistic. Didn’t get the “omg woman power vibe”. She nearly gets murdered by a goddamn old man. Batman sex slams her on the table once.

Penguin was great. Riddler was great but was a bit like Ledger’s joker in all the “planning”. Mood was fantastic. I’d love to see an R cut. I didn’t think it was possible to get more grounded than Nolan but it did and that fucking car chase. Lol. That was awesome.

I enjoyed it. I thought Dano as the Riddler was pretty good, but I've been a fan of his since There Will Be Blood. Really the acting was good all around, no major complaints. Focusing on the detective aspect was a welcome change from other Batman movies. The soundtrack was also very good, especially the use of Nirvana. Fit the overall gloomy, depressed atmosphere.

this one's a slapper

Brad2770 said:

I agree. I liked that scene where he was banging Vicki Vale and checking out himself in the mirror.

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Stop the press, who's that? Vicki Vale. I like Bat-Man

Ossoi said:

He literally acts the same in west world as he does in this.

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Which, to be fair, is because he's playing a literal Robot in West World, lol.

Zapatta said:

Batman cuts the power to the entire night club building, elevator still works to get the the bad guy penthouse. *record scratch*

Also Kurt Cobain Batman made me feel like I was watching The Crow, not The Bat.

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sonofabitch, i thought i was the only one getting that vibe. yeah it had some Eric Draven in there too. but i wasnt sure The Crow was based off some Batman comics or not.

Vanessa said:

So a bisexual writer for Glamour in this article is upset that Selina and whats-her-faces lesbianism wasn't shoved down your throat enough.

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Just imagine... these people are not just voters, but they're people who control a lot of the media narrative in our country. These are the exact people who block you due to one reply tweet alone.

This article is hilarious if it weren't so sad, really.

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People should not look to cinema to validate their lifestyle or sexuality. This is beyond tiring.

People keep mentioning that Pattinson's Bruce Wayne is bad, or at least not as good as others. My take is that Bruce Wayne in this movie just does not exist and isn't meant to. Bruce died with his parents and this Year Two Batman is all that is left. We see him get home and record his journal, but that just passes the time until he sleeps, recovers and begins the next night again. He doesn't have a social life, he doesn't show up for his job as director of the board, he is fully The Batman

We get the stuff with Alfred, and his transition from Vengeance to Hope by the end of the movie (especially seen through his connection with the Mayor's son, who is having just the worst fuckin week) , and with the other revelations to him in the movie, make him believe he has worth both as Bruce and Batman.

I would not be surprised if the next movie focuses much more on the re-birth of Bruce Wayne into Gotham Society and we really see what Pattinson can do with the character of Bruce Wayne.

I just got home from this. I gotta say, it was damn good. Sure, there were a few minor knit-picking sections I could focus on, but I choose to overlook that due to the overall quality of the movie. This might very well be the "Iron-Man" for the DC Universe. It was damn entertaining. And I really like that they didn't focus on him being a super hero. He was just a dude that had money which afforded him some neat gadgets. And it was very entertaining.

The movie clocks in minutes under 3 hours, but it didn't "feel" long for me. I know that a lot of time passed, but I gave me the impression that it was just dragging on. Even the slower scenes were good for the overall story, and it kept my attention the whole way through. On top of that, even though I had a big drink right before sitting in my seat, I didn't have to take a leak at all. I've had to get up during almost EVERY other movie I've seen due to baby bladder, but not this one. Good stuff. I was very entertained. I can't wait to see if DC is able to capitalize on the momentum this will create and actually develop a "good" franchise for once.

movie looks like it'll do another $60m this weekend, not quite NWH levels but doing great. also opened in China last week



its on HBO max on april 10th

spronk said:

movie looks like it'll do another $60m this weekend, not quite NWH levels but doing great. also opened in China last week

its on HBO max on april 10th

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Audio tracks on HBO Max are always a disappointment for me. Definitely looking forward to the bluray release for this one.