Sunday, August 10, 2008
Dark Movies and Lunch
So we went to see The Dark Knight the other night and I actually liked it just fine even though the four of us who went agreed that maybe the last half hour had a little more going on than was necessary in terms of hostage-holding and storylines and such, not to mention that the last half hour was maybe a half hour extra of Dark Knight than was really needed given it was getting near ten o clock and you know where I like to be at that hour. Anyhoo, I wasn't dying to see it except for wanting to see Heath Ledger, who totally lives up to the hype, I say, and I couldn't help feeling a little sad about not seeing what he'd have done with the rest of his career after this and Brokeback Mountain. But that's not why I'm here. I'm here because as a rule, I'm just not into movies that are dark. Dark themes, fine. Dark-ness, not so much. I like to be able to see what's in the picture. Also, me, I like a movie with a woman in it. That's a bit tangential, this movie has a woman in it, but as another rule, some of these big movies are very dude-heavy. I like a movie with a woman in it. Also, as a meal, I don't care much for dinner. I prefer lunch. I had two fantastic dinners at Lula in the last few days, but I'd just assume have had them earlier in the day. That's all I'm saying.
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Ledger was excellent.
I'm glad I saw Dark Knight, but I wouldn't say I 'enjoyed' it. It drew me in and wrapped me up and made me think, but it was relentlessly dark and the scene with the family at the end just killed me.
I don't think it was too long. It was actually good enough that I didn't notice the glaring plot hole until the next day.
Probably the best superhero movie ever, and that's because it wasn't really about the Batman anyway.
Oh, yeah, and now I know why people have been talking so much about Heath Ledger.
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