tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post909483360144767909..comments2024-02-26T13:34:55.746-06:00Comments on Comrade Kevin's Chrestomathy: Movie Review: The Dark KnightComrade Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-6765647434950347342008-08-10T06:09:00.000-05:002008-08-10T06:09:00.000-05:00i will wait and see it on HBO or something -- i th...i will wait and see it on HBO or something -- i think a lot of people went to see solely to see Ledger..<BR/><BR/>i remember 25 years ago or so when people ran out to see Brainstorm just to see a very dead Natalie Wood in her last movie, even tho the movie kinda suckedDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-47969751298685127742008-08-09T22:36:00.000-05:002008-08-09T22:36:00.000-05:00"Like so much cinema produced these days, the prod..."Like so much cinema produced these days, the product, upon final delivery, appears largely souless and hollow."<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen it. Nor did I intend to see it. I saw enough from the various trailers, the interviews with the stars, etc. As you mentioned, I was one who was in fact curious to see Ledgers performance. Maybe I'll rent it one day for just for that. But, the more I think about it, I probably won't because the whole thing with his death is just too sad to think about sometimes. <BR/><BR/>I thought he was so good in Brokeback Mountain (and I thought Jake Gyllenthal was a total doofus, by the way ... I'd be interested to hear what you think about that.)<BR/><BR/>Getting back to what you said above ... I totally agree. Americans don't want to see, or maybe they can't deal with, ambivalence or real darkness or true shadows of meanings ... whatever. It's all gotta be wrapped up in box with a nice bow with an arrow pointing straight to THE MEANING.<BR/><BR/>Excellent review. Now I know that I definitely will waste neither my time or my money on this film.anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950712894174167863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-83460628158292004662008-08-09T18:58:00.000-05:002008-08-09T18:58:00.000-05:00We saw this last night. I would generally agree wi...We saw this last night. I would generally agree with everything you said.<BR/><BR/>I am not someone who shies away from darkness and considered writing a review of it from a Jungian viewpoint but did not... This film was just too dark for me in the end because of its pointlessness, which you describe far more adequately than I could!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com