Saturday, July 26, 2008

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Good:
Dark Knight isn't as good upon the second viewing! Why is this a good thing? Because it means there's room for improvement. Don't get me wrong, Dark Knight is still an amazing movie, but it has problems and almost all of them are either Batman or logic related. The good parts of the movie are still good. The Joker continues to be the most interesting film character since Jack Sparrow, the action is still loads better than Batman Begins, etc. etc. But there are a few times where the viewers disbelief is suspended to nearly the breaking point (cell phone, bullet building/fingerprint finding computer, Batman's miraculous immunity to falling off buildings). I could go into more detail, but the chances are that if you see me in person, I'll will probably list all the flaws of the Dark Knight without you asking me to.

The Bad:
Step Brothers is bad. It was a lazy movie. There was pretty much no plot to speak of (which isn't inherently a bad thing in my book). It was pretty much a riff-fest, with a point the camera at the funny style of shooting. This film did no one any favors.

The Ugly:
They showed this preview before Step Brothers.

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