Whoa, how comes no one told me this movie was kind of popular?
Thought I'd sneak into a late night showing during the week and avoid crappy weekend crowds. Boy, did that plan not work out. I was smart enough to try arriving an hour early, just in case (usually I do this at the five minute mark, it really is that easy), but even still, the parking lot was full, people were everywhere, and the line had doubled only seven minutes after I got in it. Holy moly!!! This probably isn't interesting, I just had to comment on it because it is unlike anything I've ever seen. I've only been avoiding big crowds for three years now but still... overwhelming. Also, most movies are scheduled to let out around 11pm, while this one ran until 12:30am.
Good thing I slept all day and just got up in time to dress for the show.
As for the film itself...
Awww, Heath. Soon as he showed up on screen it hit me how much I really fucking miss him. Sorry, I have some posters of him on my wall and it's hard to look at them now. He made the film, though. What a fascinating performance, every moment of it. Not to take anything away from Aaron Eckhart, who was also perfect, and what first got my attention in the ads for this flick. As a whole, I liked TDK loads more than Batman Begins, and was reminded of what I liked most
about BB (the villain, the scares, the sudden violence, the fact that decisions have consequences and most choices aren't so pretty). Besides Joker and Two Face, I wasn't emotionally invested in much, but I did appreciate what was going on. The filmmakers had a lot of balls choosing some of those casualties, and concocting the situations. I mean, a boat full of prisoners or a boat full of civilians? And it still doesn't end how you think? Bravo. I am still partial to the X-Men franchise (well, at least the first one) but this was a nifty film.
Off to work on my magic pencil trick...
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