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10-23-2005, 04:01 PM
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Thomas
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...which is why "Batman: Escalation" is the best possible name for it!
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Honestly, that's the best one I've heard so far.
The man I loved - the man who vanished - he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there, somewhere. Maybe some day, when Gotham no longer needs Batman, I'll see him again.
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10-23-2005, 11:52 PM
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Batman: Escalation would be an absolutely perfect name. If the rumors on the direction the story is being taken are true, I don't think there will be much of a debate any longer about the best comic book movie ever. Begins is so damn close despite everything it was working against (time to tell origin, franchise in ruins, etc.) that as long as WB keeps their hands off the sequel it can't miss.
Guys, let Nolan do his work. The Force is strong with him.
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10-24-2005, 09:33 PM
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Brett
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I still think "The Long Halloween" sounds pretty cool. "Escalation" is good too. Maybe something that references the Joker would be good too, though.
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10-24-2005, 11:02 PM
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Here's my ranking for Live-Action (I think The Incredibles is better than all these):
1) Spiderman 2: For me, the train sequence is the most hair-raising scene I've ever scene (especially when Spidey throws people in webs)
2) X-Men 2: Best scene: Magneto's escape
3) Batman Begins: Fantastic movie, but the fight sequence left to be desired IMHO.
4) Unbreakable
5) Superman (did not aged too well)
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10-25-2005, 10:27 AM
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Thanks, Oscar for those links. Reading the interview and seeing the extras on the second disc of the deluxe edition makes me like the movie even more. Nolan gets the character, cares about making a solid movie, and does things for a reason.
"Batman: Escalation" sounds pretty cool to me. Very organic, given the last scene of BB, and a great theme to build on as well. Fear was a predominant theme in BB; perhaps the next film could deal with Batman getting a handle on his anger, power, and methods of dealing with criminals.
\"You know, God has some really weird kids, and I find it hard to be in their company most of the time.\"
--Paul \"Bono\" Hewson
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10-26-2005, 01:14 PM
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Michael Keaton as The Joker?
 
Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers, Lo, there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning, Lo, they do call to me, they bid me take my place among them, In the halls of Valhalla,where the brave may live...
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10-26-2005, 01:15 PM
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This will probably get rolled into the main BB2 thread, but Keaton was my choice right after I saw BB. I think he'd nail it. Regardless of the interesting fact he played Batman once...that might even help.
Take care,
Chuck
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10-26-2005, 01:57 PM
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I think it helps a LOT, Chuck. I also had him as my favorite from the beginning. Watch him get it and NAIL it.
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10-26-2005, 02:30 PM
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Worst idea ever
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10-26-2005, 02:48 PM
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I agree. That and he doesn't really look like the Joker. And for a movie series that really isn't trying to evoke ANY memories of the old films, casting BATMAN as the Joker is a pretty big link.
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10-26-2005, 03:00 PM
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He certainly looks the part but I could never get over his previous role. It would just be too weird.
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10-26-2005, 03:07 PM
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Keaton didn't have a chin for Batman, and sure as hell doesn't have the chin for the Joker. 
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