Monday, May 30, 2005
Vacuous Vapidity, Batman! Ten Minute Mega-Teaser for New Film Released
From Ace: Ten Minute Mega-Teaser for Batman Begins. Film promises to be dull, just like the majority of these recent super hero flicks.
I read a few of these superheroes comics when I was too young to understand anything more than the storyline. To give you an idea, I read Donald Duck at the same time and it was just as entertaining, but I don't remember reading much Batman comics. So, my reference point for Batman is the great TV series, with the comics "POW" words exploding on screen when there was a fight and the classic "he will not be able to escape this certain death" ending that left you hanging for each weekly episode.
But today, the problem with all these mega-million super-hero Hollywood productions is that they have a lot of beautiful takes, fantastic special effects, a sprinkle of philosophy, but it's ultra vapid as far as content goes. It's flaky drama, predictable or insipid romance, stupid quests. Ugh.
AND... to really crash this Batman project as far as my enjoyment is concerned, if a movie is vapid, at least what the producers can do is fill it with gorgeous, charming men. At least the title role, but, what have they done? He is ugly!! Good God, if you are going to make a James Bond type movie, spy or super-hero or human-hero, it's all the same, it's just empty Hollywood glitz action, the very least these movie producers could do, is to cast a gorgeous guy to play Batman! I mean, it's the role for a most handsome man, the suave millionaire who deep-down is your great hero and not your Enron filth or Trump puffed pastry.
It just has to be on the Pierce Brosnan level for the big screen. Even Adam West, who was not all that magnificently looking, did quite well as far as charming exuding wealth goes when dressed up as millionaire Bruce.
Also, I don't even know what this female role is supposed to be, but it seemed just as uninteresting. The only Batman female character I have a reference for is Catgirl, which, given the stupid 60's mentality about women, is all infused in the TV Catgirl, didn't get any better on screen.
However, I would go see this Batman in a theater just because of the beautiful scenery, many of those shots will come alive on a big screen. But I'll probably want to walk out the Batman theater and go right into a second film feature to remind myself that there are films out there with content, that leave you thrilled or emotionally satisfied or intrigued and not just this empty Hollywood fast action vacuum puff covered with glitter.
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I read a few of these superheroes comics when I was too young to understand anything more than the storyline. To give you an idea, I read Donald Duck at the same time and it was just as entertaining, but I don't remember reading much Batman comics. So, my reference point for Batman is the great TV series, with the comics "POW" words exploding on screen when there was a fight and the classic "he will not be able to escape this certain death" ending that left you hanging for each weekly episode.
But today, the problem with all these mega-million super-hero Hollywood productions is that they have a lot of beautiful takes, fantastic special effects, a sprinkle of philosophy, but it's ultra vapid as far as content goes. It's flaky drama, predictable or insipid romance, stupid quests. Ugh.
AND... to really crash this Batman project as far as my enjoyment is concerned, if a movie is vapid, at least what the producers can do is fill it with gorgeous, charming men. At least the title role, but, what have they done? He is ugly!! Good God, if you are going to make a James Bond type movie, spy or super-hero or human-hero, it's all the same, it's just empty Hollywood glitz action, the very least these movie producers could do, is to cast a gorgeous guy to play Batman! I mean, it's the role for a most handsome man, the suave millionaire who deep-down is your great hero and not your Enron filth or Trump puffed pastry.
It just has to be on the Pierce Brosnan level for the big screen. Even Adam West, who was not all that magnificently looking, did quite well as far as charming exuding wealth goes when dressed up as millionaire Bruce.
Also, I don't even know what this female role is supposed to be, but it seemed just as uninteresting. The only Batman female character I have a reference for is Catgirl, which, given the stupid 60's mentality about women, is all infused in the TV Catgirl, didn't get any better on screen.
However, I would go see this Batman in a theater just because of the beautiful scenery, many of those shots will come alive on a big screen. But I'll probably want to walk out the Batman theater and go right into a second film feature to remind myself that there are films out there with content, that leave you thrilled or emotionally satisfied or intrigued and not just this empty Hollywood fast action vacuum puff covered with glitter.
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