Comments on: Batman Begins and Sin City are the best comic book movies of all time. Can we stop making comic book movies now? Also, a lengthy rant on Hollywood’s New Lows http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/ Ryan Bilsborrow-Koo tries to start a film career in New York, without going to film school; hilarity ensues. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bits and pieces… lots of ‘em at No Film School http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-62309 Bits and pieces… lots of ‘em at No Film School Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:12:57 +0000 http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-62309 [...] I apparently write a lot about Christopher Nolan projects, I’ll keep going on The Dark Knight: my West Side [...] [...] I apparently write a lot about Christopher Nolan projects, I’ll keep going on The Dark Knight: my West Side [...]

]]> By: J http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-124 J Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:44:49 +0000 http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-124 Batman Begins was better than I thought it would be too, but I disagree that it was, a) better than Tim Burton's original (Jack Nicholson was the Joker, dude, come on.) and b) that it was "grounded in reality," as you say. Don't get me wrong here, I agree with you 90%, but I'm just a bigger fan of what Burton did. He turned the whole way Batman had been viewed up to that point around and gave it that darker, sleeker look. You have to give him and Sam Hamm credit for that when they were working on the script. They wanted to stay away from the Adam West campiness that haunted not only the TV show, but even the comic book itself up through the 60s and 70s (not the "60's" and "70's" right?) Plus, this might be hard to swallow, but Keaton was a MUCH better Bruce Wayne than Christian Bale. There's something about Bale that makes me cringe... And of course, don't forget the whole "ninja cult at the top of the mountain in central Asia" thing. Reality? Ummm.... ok. Liam Neason is their leader? Ummm.... sure. Use the Force, Kwai Gon. (I'm just breaking your balls, man. Psychologically, Begins was more grounded in reality than Burton's version simply because it showed us Batman's origins.... a far better story that the touch-and-go flashbacks of Burton's film, I'll give you that much.) Didn't like Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow either.... he bothers me. He looked like he was trying too hard to be creepy. To sum up: Tim Burton's Batman had 1) a better Bruce Wayne, 2) a better villan, 3) a better score (Danny Elfman's music is practically the same for every film he's ever done, but his Batman score has got to be the best of his work.) 4) a better leading lady. I'll take Kim Basinger over Katie-fucking-Holmes anyday (not the rated G version, I know, sorry). Batman Begins was better than I thought it would be too, but I disagree that it was, a) better than Tim Burton’s original (Jack Nicholson was the Joker, dude, come on.) and b) that it was “grounded in reality,” as you say. Don’t get me wrong here, I agree with you 90%, but I’m just a bigger fan of what Burton did. He turned the whole way Batman had been viewed up to that point around and gave it that darker, sleeker look. You have to give him and Sam Hamm credit for that when they were working on the script. They wanted to stay away from the Adam West campiness that haunted not only the TV show, but even the comic book itself up through the 60s and 70s (not the “60’s” and “70’s” right?) Plus, this might be hard to swallow, but Keaton was a MUCH better Bruce Wayne than Christian Bale. There’s something about Bale that makes me cringe…
And of course, don’t forget the whole “ninja cult at the top of the mountain in central Asia” thing. Reality? Ummm…. ok. Liam Neason is their leader? Ummm…. sure. Use the Force, Kwai Gon. (I’m just breaking your balls, man. Psychologically, Begins was more grounded in reality than Burton’s version simply because it showed us Batman’s origins…. a far better story that the touch-and-go flashbacks of Burton’s film, I’ll give you that much.) Didn’t like Cillian Murphy as the Scarecrow either…. he bothers me. He looked like he was trying too hard to be creepy.
To sum up: Tim Burton’s Batman had 1) a better Bruce Wayne, 2) a better villan, 3) a better score (Danny Elfman’s music is practically the same for every film he’s ever done, but his Batman score has got to be the best of his work.) 4) a better leading lady. I’ll take Kim Basinger over Katie-fucking-Holmes anyday (not the rated G version, I know, sorry).

]]> By: mark http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-4 mark Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:58:53 +0000 http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-4 The C in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory should be in the Not actual movies section for the horrible CGI in the opening. The C in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory should be in the Not actual movies section for the horrible CGI in the opening.

]]> By: mark http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-2 mark Tue, 12 Jul 2005 02:29:49 +0000 http://nofilmschool.com/2005/07/enough-with-the-comic-book-movies-already/#comment-2 But Fantastic Four took the Box office out of it's Record setting slump. (than agin it's the top 12 movies it could have been Rebonds (9) 3 million second week performance) AS for those ""Land Mines"" Tomb Raider Total US Gross $131,144,183 Production Budget $94,000,000 Prints and Advertising Budget $22,000,000 Worldwide Gross $274,500,000 MPAA Rating PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality Pre-sales of pay-TV rights (Showtime): Approx. $7,000,000 Pre-sales of international rights: Resident Evil Released in US March 15, 2002 Total US Gross $39,532,308 Production Budget $35,000,000 Worldwide Gross $103,200,000 $65,000,000 I'll Give you wing comander it drops faster than bucky balls (carbon 60) But Fantastic Four took the Box office out of it’s Record setting slump. (than agin it’s the top 12 movies it could have been Rebonds (9) 3 million second week performance)

AS for those “”Land Mines”"
Tomb Raider
Total US Gross $131,144,183
Production Budget $94,000,000
Prints and Advertising Budget $22,000,000
Worldwide Gross $274,500,000
MPAA Rating PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality
Pre-sales of pay-TV rights (Showtime): Approx. $7,000,000

Pre-sales of international rights:
Resident Evil
Released in US March 15, 2002
Total US Gross $39,532,308
Production Budget $35,000,000
Worldwide Gross $103,200,000

$65,000,000

I’ll Give you wing comander it drops faster than bucky balls (carbon 60)

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