The Dark Knight Rises

[Russell]

I would pay good money to watch batman actually wrestle with the philosophic issues he causes IE he doesnt actually stop crime and his refusal to really deal heavily with the super criminals leads to a rather large civilian death toll.  

Hmmmm.... sure. Just as long as the tone isn't too dark. .. IRONY!

[sarcasm_made_Easy]

you dont want the tone too dark?  You mean they cant play the score in minor key or something?

[Watchman]

I would pay good money to watch batman actually wrestle with the philosophic issues he causes IE he doesnt actually stop crime and his refusal to really deal heavily with the super criminals leads to a rather large civilian death toll.  

Hmmmm.... sure. Just as long as the tone isn't too dark. .. IRONY!

What if the tone is a single note on a stringed instrument that lingers, and lingers, and lingers, and LINGERS?!!!!

"Zimmer toiled for three months with the theme for the Joker and, in the end, he took a two-note motif and condensed it down to one note....In theory, any noise could function for a crazed individual, so long as it was presented in an abnormal way. A hair dryer, a garbage can lid, a squealing baby, the sigh of an orgasm. The problem with using one sound, one note for the Joker is that it betrays the complexity of the character. Once again, as with the Batman character, Zimmer has tried so hard, labored for so long, that he has over-thought the situation. Praise may be poured on the idea because it's intellectually different, but that doesn't mean that it's the best representation for the character. The attempt to simplify the musical idea for the purposes of being radically different says more about the composer than it does about the character on screen."http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/dark_knight.html

Or, as the Rifftrax guys described it during the interrogation scene: "Is there a plane about to take off?"

[Russell]

Ugh, zimmer.

Hell, if I was going to splurge on making a REALLY great Batman movie, I'd say "Fuck
it, let's spend 10 million on John Williams to do the score.

What if the tone is a single note on a stringed instrument that lingers, and lingers, and lingers, and LINGERS?!!!!

See my earlier reply about the lens flare complaint.
Now, these so-called lens flares did not impact
my enjoyment of the film because I am not absurdly picky about how the director chooses to
edit his visual effects(or music). That doesn't matter to me! What matters is that the story is good, and the
characters all have a chance to do something important.

[Watchman]

Hmmmm.... sure. Just as long as the tone isn't too dark. .. IRONY!

What if the tone is a single note on a stringed instrument that lingers, and lingers, and lingers, and LINGERS?!!!!

See my earlier reply about the lens flare complaint.
Now, these so-called lens flares did not impact
my enjoyment of the film because I am not absurdly picky about how the director chooses to
edit his visual effects(or music). That doesn't matter to me! What matters is that the story is good, and the
characters all have a chance to do something important.

No I meant like, ironically, is Zimmer's score "too dark" for you (ironically)?

[Russell]

No I meant like, ironically, is Zimmer's score "too dark" for you (ironically)?

I wasn't even thinking about that, I'm talking about the tone of the film in general. The
music is fine. Isn't the best, but it's fine.

[Watchman]

No I meant like, ironically, is Zimmer's score "too dark" for you (ironically)?

I wasn't even thinking about that, I'm talking about the tone of the film in general. The
music is fine. Isn't the best, but it's fine.

No, I mean--- I was trying to get you to give an ironic answer! You asked an ironic question, so I followed up with a question I was expecting an ironic answer to, haha. Oy vey. The one time I want an ironic answer I get a sincere one! Usually it's the other way around. 

Anyway, forget the score. One of my idiosyncrasies is being very amused by the relativity of what people consider "dark". It's funny to me when people say something is "dark" that is relatively light compared to what I consider "dark".  So I thought it was funny when you said "as long as the tone isn't too dark".

My communication skills seem to have deteriorated over the years. Unless one is telepathic, I can see how my replies are confusing if no one knows about my relation to the word dark. I have a running gag with one friend where we'll say "[Insert non-dark movie title] is dark," or we'll have different categories of dark ("Star Wars dark" being the most superficial). Sometimes I forget that no one else could possibly know this.

So now that I've tried to explain my confused psyche, if you read my last few posts but imagine me snickering at every utterance of the word "dark", that should change the tone.

Hmmmm.... sure. Just as long as the tone isn't too dark. .. IRONY!

No I meant like, ironically, is Zimmer's score "too dark" for you (ironically)?

I'll now employ a self-deprecating remark to get this post on topic:

I bet you guys all think I belong in Arkham Asylum.

[ScottotD]

I would pay good money to watch batman actually wrestle with the philosophic issues he causes IE he doesnt actually stop crime and his refusal to really deal heavily with the super criminals leads to a rather large civilian death toll. 

There's no Batman and Bruce is in a coma from falling down the well when he was 8...

[Russell]

No I meant like, ironically, is Zimmer's score "too dark" for you (ironically)?

I wasn't even thinking about that, I'm talking about the tone of the film in general. The
music is fine. Isn't the best, but it's fine.

No, I mean--- I was trying to get you to give an ironic answer! You asked an ironic question, so I followed up with a question I was expecting an ironic answer to, haha. Oy vey.

Oh, sorry. I've actually been wracking my brain trying to come up with a funny, ironic answer
and I can't think of one.

[pezdrake]

I would pay good money to watch batman actually wrestle with the philosophic issues he causes IE he doesnt actually stop crime and his refusal to really deal heavily with the super criminals leads to a rather large civilian death toll. 

There's no Batman and Bruce is in a coma from falling down the well when he was 8...

There was no monster.  Bruce Wayne was recovered from the bottom of a well, in good health and of normal size.

[daltysmilth]

I would pay good money to watch batman actually wrestle with the philosophic issues he causes IE he doesnt actually stop crime and his refusal to really deal heavily with the super criminals leads to a rather large civilian death toll. 

There's no Batman and Bruce is in a coma from falling down the well when he was 8...

There was no monster.  Bruce Wayne was recovered from the bottom of a well, in good health and of normal size.

[gbeenie]

Whenever I see Jar Jar's protruding eyes I want to snip them off with a pair of scissors.

Tex Avery-style, or Eli Roth-style?

[RoninFox]

Whenever I see Jar Jar's protruding eyes I want to snip them off with a pair of scissors.

Tex Avery-style, or Eli Roth-style?

I'd like to see both, myself.  I'm a man of eclectic taste.

[Watchman]

Whenever I see Jar Jar's protruding eyes I want to snip them off with a pair of scissors.

Tex Avery-style, or Eli Roth-style?

Never thought about it. I never envisioned any spurting, so not Roth-style.

I'm thinking... more like Robert G Durant style (the Darkman villain played by Larry Drake). A cigar cutter makes it swift & clean.

Now, if only we get Michael Madsen to come & cut off his ears, then Jar Jar might start resembling the "Pale Man" from Pan's Labyrinth. If Jar Jar got crucified, his mutilated hands would provide a slot for his eyes.



I'd like to see Batman fight that.

[Watchman]

For him, excessive masturbation really could make him go blind.

So could a rim shot, for that matter.