The Joker said that in the latest Batman movie. You know, the one that made about a bajillion dollars and quite literally EVERYONE saw this summer? Well, a good basketball blog has likened the Seven Seconds or Less Suns (the Mike D'Antoni style of play) with the Joker's chaotic idiom in the movie. And it holds up exceptionally well.
Have we all seen the Dark Knight at least once? Good. Now, the trailer attached to the beginning of the 2nd highest grossing film of all time is for a movie coming next spring called Watchmen. I could tell you what it is about, but I tried that this weekend, and someone got mad at me for 'spoiling the movie.'
Really?
It's based on a graphic novel over 20 years old. Did you know they kill the monkey at the end of "King Kong"? And that 'Rosebud' was a sled? Or that the ship sinks in "The Titanic"? Anyway, it is easily the most celebrated graphic novel of all time, and you should all read it, then go see the movie 1000 times. The trailer is below, along with a link that breaks down the trailer scene by scene. Do I seem excited?
According to IMDB...the only place I could find that doesn't 'spoil' the movie...
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot.
*Warning: This is an unbelievably nerdy rant post. I promise to start making fun of sports, but I have to get this off my chest. You have been warned.*
One of my good friends PK has been pressuring me to dive into the cultural phenomenon that is the NBC vehicle Heroes. He knows I like comic books, and superpowers and all that jazz, so he figured it would be right down my alley. I have resisted for four main reasons:
I do like comic books. Alot. In fact, I would ascertain that my level of comic book nerdiness would drive me to look for and tear apart plot holes inherent to the story.
Jeph Loeb is intimately involved. He's done well in the past, with Batman: Long Halloween, and Batman: Hush, but recently? He brought me Ultimates 3. Damn you Loeb.
There are only a certain number of stories that are able to be told (thank you Akira Kurosawa), and I guaruntee that these idiots will retell ones I've read better elsewhere.
Did I mention Jeph Loeb? The man whose latest contribution to comic books is this? Seriously? You colored him a different color? Someone get this man another Eisner.
But, being an idiot and not listening to myself, I watched most of the first season. And you know what? I was 100% right. Teeming with plot holes (wait, how do Claire's powers work), exceedingly poor acting (I want Peter to explode. And never come back), and atrocious writing (Loeb...), this series is exactly what I didn't need to see. Thanks for nothing PK.
