Comments on: The Dark Knight: You Might Want To Leave The Kids At Home

By: Quicksilver

Quicksilver — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:50:40 +0000

please, no more two-face. but if you gotta have him in an upcoming bat flick, then so be it. the sooner we get him out of the way the better.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:53:10 +0000

For all you High Res fans out there…

Here’s about 40 from the new BATMAN Flick…

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/05/09/the-dark-knight-40-high-resolution-photos/

By: rail

rail — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:40:10 +0000

Yowza if that is indeed Two-Face, that is stomach-churningly awesome. The Jonah-Hex look, however does seem like a brutally realistic depiction of, uh, weird acid exposure… Can’t wait to see the debut of this Two-Face in theaters and watch as popcorn buckets all around get used for another unintended purpose.

By: the old man

the old man — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:57:50 +0000

Rumors have been flying, first it was Sarah Michelle Geller. Warner denied that outright. Then their’s Reese Witherspoon. I think that’s impossible too, because she’s had two other films occupying her. The latest was
Sarah Jane Dunn. Christina Ricci, well that would make her this summers female action star. However, Nolan has went on record as saying that the character isn’t in the movie. Who ya gonna believe?

By: 790

790 — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:05:10 +0000

That would be very cool.

Hope they got Christina Ricci to play her.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:23:27 +0000

I heard Harley Quinn may be in the movie. Anybody hear that too?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:22:58 +0000

I heard Harley Quinn may be in the movie. Anybody hear that too?

By: Panda

Panda — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:40:11 +0000

So is he burned by fire or acid in TDK? The pic looks like fire

By: Zachary

Zachary — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:15:18 +0000

That’s a pretty intense make up job. If it’s half of what they really will do. Kids all around will be having night mares. Even though I don’t mind, gotta think of the kids I suppose.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:01:07 +0000

Yep Zachary that’s the same photo.!!

Positive!
790

By: Zachary

Zachary — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:51:17 +0000

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d128/tiny40505/Two-Face.jpg That's it 790. I'm pretty sure it's the one we all are referring too. Just want to be positive

By: 790

790 — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:24:18 +0000

Good points, Jerseycajun. I agree it needs to be taken down a few notches.

By: jerseycajun

jerseycajun — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:11:52 +0000

Clearly the pic was something that WB owned, which gave them the right to request it be taken down.

The picture that made the rounds was somewhat verified to be production art. What that means is that while this might not be the exact vision of Harvey Dent as two face we end up seeing in the film, it’s a good indication of the direction they were looking at taking. Someone suggested elsewhere that the design team on the film might have been told to push the limits of the design as far as they could with the understanding that they might have to pull it back some later for ratings purposes. It’s plausible that this could be the case, and in fact I’d suggest that they would need to do that (based on the picture I’ve seen) in order to secure a PG-13 rating, unless Nolan has some kind of special favor thing going on with the ratings board. It really is quite repulsive, and wouldn’t be out of place in a Romero film.

Even if it’s just for the sake of plausibility (such a severe wounding has little to no chance of survival – and Nolan has been making this Bat-universe based on more plausible circumstances), something needs to be dialed down just a tad. It won’t detract from my enjoyment of the film, though. I’m thoroughly stoked to see the final result. Nolan is, for the most part, writing Batman like a Shakespearian tragedy, and treating the audience like thinking adults, and I couldn’t be happier for it.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:05:28 +0000

Post your link Zac and I’ll tell you if its the same.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:35:50 +0000

I just read Jeresys post about aintitcool having the pic. Went to see it, but its gone. So I dont know if its the same. Sorry for not reading that.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:32:46 +0000

Guys, I just found a picture of what Dent looks like as Two-Face. It may be shooped (Photoshopped) But if it isn’t..Diffently don’t let the kids come. If any wants to see it, let me know and Ill post the link

By: the old man

the old man — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:13:52 +0000

Noir but grounded in a modern day reality. Notice how the cityscapes look. Then look at the cityscapes created in the earlier movies. They’re more unreal, dream like. Their reality is found only in the context of the movie. This reincarnation looks like a natural extension of modern real life. I could see where this particular choice could add dimensions to the story that make for a more adult movie. I think Niall Browne is right, leave the kids at home.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:03:47 +0000

“While I don’t think that The Dark Knight will ever make Iron Man money, I do feel that it has the chance of being the best and most adult comic book adaptation.”

I wholeheartedly disagree. Batman Begins was, well, the beginning. As dark as it seems, I think there are a lot of people anticipating this movie, enough to propel it to record numbers.

By: the old man

the old man — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:33:16 +0000

Check out Warners’ “The Dark Knight” home page their’s a third trailer.

By: jerseycajun

jerseycajun — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:00:46 +0000

Aint it cool has what they claim is concept art for two-face. If it’s even remotely accurate in its appearance, I don’t know how this is getting away with a PG-13.

The Dark Knight, indeed. With the emphasis on dark.

This movie might frighten grown men, the way it’s shaping up.