06.25.2008 ROLLING STONE LOVES “THE DARK KNIGHT”

We’re still three weeks away from the July 18th release of "the Dark Knight", but Peter Travers of Rolling Stone has the first major review, and to no ones surprise he say it’s awesome.  A few excerpts…

Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the blanket of bland we call summer movies. The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's absolute stunner of a follow-up to 2005's Batman Begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comic-book movie. Feverish action? Check. Dazzling spectacle? Check. Devilish fun? Check.
I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker … If there's a movement to get him the first posthumous Oscar since Peter Finch won for 1976's Network, sign me up. Ledger's Joker has no gray areas — he's all rampaging id.
Every actor brings his A game … Michael Caine purrs with sarcastic wit as Bruce's butler … Morgan Freeman radiates tough wisdom as Lucius Fox.  Gary Oldman is so skilled that he makes virtue exciting as Jim Gordon … Eckhart earns major props for scarily and movingly portraying the DA's transformation into the dreaded Harvey Two-Face, an event sparked by the brutal murder of a major character.

The last part is maybe noteworthy because it might confirm the rumor that the Joker kills (NOTE - POSSIBLE MAJOR SPOILER) this character.  It might seem weird for Nolan to include that in the trailer, but he also included this characters return in the trailer, a character whose presence has otherwise been kept quiet.  Or maybe none of that is true.  Maybe Peter Travers is an idiot.  I notice he gave "Beowulf" 3.5 stars too, and that movie sucked.  If you haven’t seen it, just stare at a fish tank while someone sings you a lullaby for two hours.  It’s pretty much the same thing.




(68) Comments

  1. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:25

    i vote ledger gets a posthumous piss on his fucking grave.

    how bout that bishes? 

  2. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:27

    and i'll bend my bitch over his gravestone as well.  paint a map of mongolia's lost parrot's cage all over it.

    eh…she's on birth control….i'll just shoot first and abort later.

     

  3. ososexilexi 06/25/2008 14:27

    Enjoy Australia, LNJ.

  4. Dirty Hairy 06/25/2008 14:28

    I hear this is the one Dumbledore dies in…

  5. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:29

    i'd rather stop off at winehouse's grave first. i'll dig it at her dealers front door under the "happiness" rug.

  6. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:32

    if it's a batman movie. and it doesn't have batman in the fucking title….

    then we're past the apocalypse and we're getting horsefucked while the four horsemen take a bean eating break from tattooing and fart in rhythm to the screams.

    btw, tune in tonight for the premiere of baby swappers.   i'm hoping the shwag i got knocks me out before the evening news bangbus episode goes off…..

  7. LudditeAndroid 06/25/2008 14:33

    "OMG, they're bringing back The Parking Garage Ceiling Light Man for this one!!!!  I just shit my pants!!!!!!!!!!" — Harry Knowles, AICN

  8. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:35

    who's demolishing michele williams' kitty nowadays?

    if it were my penis, she'd need a personal injury lawyer. along with a maglite to unravel her fallopian tubes. 

  9. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:36

    not because i got a huge 9 incher.

    but because i don't give a fuck what i shove in there. 

  10. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:39

    "leftnut fucked me and now i have to replace the recline handle on my husband's recliner."

    workplace daydreaming.

    btw,

    ledger took way too many pharmies while jerking off and died before the happy ending/masseuse arrived, so he's brilliant now. 

    that's breaking news from Fucking Obvious Pass The Pipe News. 

  11. Randal 06/25/2008 14:40

    Can't wait to see this one! A real shame that Ledger's best part in a film can't be enjoyed by the man himself.

    We will always remember you for the great acting you provided us over the years.

    Randal 

  12. Avatar 06/25/2008 14:41

    FUCK HOLLYWOOD and their piece of shit sycophantic "film critics."

  13. billyjack 06/25/2008 14:42

    POSSIBLE SPOILERS…YEAH I SAID SPOILERS…

     

     

     

    The "secret" returning character hasn't been "secret" for months now (get your hand off your "willy" evry once and a while Ty andyou'd know this) and only shows up very briefly.

     

    Yes the character does indeed bite the dust but not in that way…and if there's any "secret" this is the character that holds part of it… 

  14. ososexilexi 06/25/2008 14:43

    Great acting? Oh, you mean in that shining gem of a flick "A Knight's Tale"? Or are you talking about that gay cowboy fuck-fest? That one's probably right up your asshole alley, Randal.

  15. scum 06/25/2008 14:45

    Randal hi, we will always remember you for your supportive and insiteful posts you fucking happy go lucky hollywood brown nosing piece of shit. Thank you, Scum.

  16. scum 06/25/2008 14:47

    July 27th Nick Hogan will see the real DARK KNIGHT up close and personal. The little trick will be 18, grease it up little buddy.

  17. not_a_forum_loser 06/25/2008 14:48

    Holy fuck are you a loser, leftnutofjesus.  Every time I make the mistake of going into the comments I see 93 of you lame-ass, space-wasting posts.  You are not and never will be funny.  You're so pathetic!  Get a life you homo…

  18. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:48

    i'm just glad i got here before randal did. 

    may every female in his family be raped and burned by Jesus himmotherfuckingself. 

  19. leftnutofjesus 06/25/2008 14:52

    not a forum loser,

    we, here, consider people like you "organ donors", meaning people who'd be better off with a bullet in their brain, so their usable organs can be donated to people who really need them that could be useful and very effective in our society today.

    like wal-mart greeters, garbage men, whinos, cerebral palsy patients, factory workers, reality tv show writers, and cocksuckers just like yourself.

    now go bark up a tree that you're capable of being audible to…like a bonsai or a fat 10 inch pulsating cock.

     

    love,

    leftnut the loser 

  20. Tony Pepperoni 06/25/2008 14:54

    dont forget his hilarious role in 10 Things I Hate About You

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