Saw a local news report with movie-goers leaving the theater and just gushing over the new Heath Ledger Joker film— I mean, the latest Batman film, Batman: The Dark Knight.
One fan interrupted an interview and exclaimed, “It was better than sex!” although his gawky build and goofy Batman mask he was wearing makes me doubt if he’s actually experienced it… with another person. 
I like comic books, I don’t dislike Batman, and I think Ledger and Bale are great talents so I’m at a loss to explain why I’m not pumped to see TDK.
I decided to check out what everyone’s saying about it so off I went to rottentomatoes.com. I must say that rottentomatoes.com commenters really do suck.
Their ranks are rife with 12-year old (or adults with an equivalent mentality) fan boy types who resort to verbally abusing critics when a not-so-glowing review brings down the percentage rating of their oh-so-beloved “masterpiece” movie— regardless of how well balanced a review may be.
The splat reviews drew them like flies to shit, resulting in one or two hundred comments filled with childish insults and personal attacks. Not a single comment countered what the nay-say critics wrote in an intelligent and mature manner.
However, I think some of those critics earned those jabs because some of them revealed some very large spoilers without warning! What were they thinking?! So heads up on reading some of those splat reviews!
As for me, maybe I’ll catch TDK in two or three week’s time.
Tags: batman, christan bale, dark knight, heath ledger
Entries (RSS)