tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post6973658917950270681..comments2022-01-29T01:06:55.817-05:00Comments on 2 Jersey Girls: "Iron Man" vs. "The Dark Knight" or Bea Is An Embarrassingly Huge Geek, Feel Free To Mock HerAuntie Mamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242844375515766875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post-77410948318629425342010-09-26T10:07:02.148-05:002010-09-26T10:07:02.148-05:00I'm not sure why we have to pick which is best...I'm not sure why we have to pick which is best. I love superheroes, villians and some sidekicks (as a rule many suck like a vamp on a vestal virgin!). <br /><br />As an overall movie, I like Iron Man better believe it or not. It gives me EVERYTHING I want. Angst, snarkiness, annoying rich folk, ok sidekicks, Pepper, fantastic gadgets, great oneliners, revenge and cool villians. I just love bad boy Tony Stark. I loved the Dark Knight! And when in the mood I watch it with vigor and think "Wow, Christian Bale is hot. And wow, Ledger is amazingly psychotic!" And I LOVE Bale's Batman voice. F' all of you naysayers! I think it's funny and sexy and all his. He will make a mint off of it! But Bruce is tortured in a way that Tony isn't...an annoying whiney way as opposed to Tony's outlandish drunken way (Yes, I agree with Bea here!). If I was in a room with both (played by current actors) I would waste no time in suggesting a way for all of us to get pleasure together...What was I saying? Oh. Both are great flicks (doing so much better with Batman franchise now than in the 80's/90's!), but I prefer Iron Man in the end. Stark is just more my type of rich, snarky playboy than Bruce is.Sorshanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140976907890024587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post-75345231408364147252010-09-24T23:08:51.631-05:002010-09-24T23:08:51.631-05:00Typos in the goddamn title fixed. Wow. That was......Typos in the goddamn title fixed. Wow. That was...bad.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239451134091024868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post-67655973859135299402010-09-24T08:11:47.848-05:002010-09-24T08:11:47.848-05:00Oh! I *did* see this post! Netvibes is set up weir...Oh! I *did* see this post! Netvibes is set up weirdly, and the originating blog is written in tiny letters underneath the entry title, and when I saw the entry title, I assumed this was a Pajiba post!EGTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post-82888332124807521212010-09-23T19:27:38.886-05:002010-09-23T19:27:38.886-05:00Hmm...I don't remember who made the controvers...Hmm...I don't remember who made the controversial comment, but it might have been her. (God, I love that show. I geekily look forward to it every week.) I agree with you on the tension and pacing of "The Dark Knight." I think I saw it four times in the theater. Because I am a dork. <br /><br />Someday I will get around to watching "Batman: The Animated Series." SOMEDAY.<br /><br />HA. That was an AWESOME clip! Why didn't they open with that? I was SO sad that the "You complete me!" line was in the trailer but not the movie. (I HATE when they do that.) Also, this is where I am reminded that I am clearly not the target audience for these films, as much as I love them. I would HAPPILY watch an entire movie of just Tony and Pepper snarking at each other and looking longingly across the room at each other.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239451134091024868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post-74250813185059422082010-09-23T15:08:48.342-05:002010-09-23T15:08:48.342-05:00And speaking of, look what just popped up on these...And speaking of, look what just popped up on these internets: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJBm1IyJ624" rel="nofollow">"I AM NOT ON MY CYCLE PEPPER."</a>Dan Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539737107936189001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217862707771098308.post-58946708099568834602010-09-23T10:32:08.651-05:002010-09-23T10:32:08.651-05:00Yeah, I was kind of shocked when [it was Linda Hol...Yeah, I was kind of shocked when [it was Linda Holmes, right? and I don't believe it's the first time I've seen her express the opinion] said <i>Iron Man</i> might be better than <i>The Dark Knight</i>. If we're just going off a checklist of merits I can see the argument--and I'm right with you as you do just that here--but <i>The Dark Knight</i> blew me away, while <i>Iron Man</i> was awesome fun. That's not something that's easily quantifiable--although I'd point to the structure, pacing and tension of <i>The Dark Knight</i>--so it's kind of hard to do more than sputter angrily and confused..ly when confronted with the comparison.<br /><br />I've always considered Tony Stark Marvel's response to Bruce Wayne. (Although the more appropriate corollary is probably Matt Murdock/Daredevil. NERD ALERT) And someone somewhere said something I entirely agree with: that Christian Bale is an excellent Bruce Wayne, but a lousy Batman. He's probably my favorite of the actors to portray Batman onscreen (discounting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Conroy" rel="nofollow">Kevin Conroy</a>, who <i>owns</i> the role) but I actually think Michael Keaton did the best job of <i>getting</i> both sides of the character, and sometimes I think he was the best.<br /><br />I'm just happy this is a conversation that takes place. 15 years ago who'd have dreamed we'd have legitimate comicbook movies?Dan Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539737107936189001noreply@blogger.com