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Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago on 13 December 2008 08:33 (A review of The Dark Knight)

"How comes you gave the Dark Knight 1 out of 10?"

Strange. I have been away from the site, today I hear a guy laughing on voice chat in Paltalk, and it reminded me of the Joker in Batman. Then, I tried to recall a site I found through Last.fm. This is not the site, but I realized I haven't been on here in a while.

To answer the question, 1 means I haven't seen it. Read the "About me" section in my profile. However, I have seen it since, and it's a 2 which means the same as you probably expected. So, here is my review which will serve as a reply and will be updated if need be.

When I was a child, I watched the TV series Batman with Adam West and enjoyed it immensely. My favorite parts were scenes in the batcave. I probably had a WWF appreciation for the fight scenes back then. It almost had a circus feel to it.

The Dark Knight lacked any real grab. It started off dull and just continued with old bits I have seen numerous times. It was a mix of A Clockwork Orange and your typical Hollywood shoot'em up movie taking place in some fictional high ranking city.

Also, there was complete failure in depicting a superhero movie in a real life setting. This is something that the producers must have spent 2 seconds on and neglected. With Superman Returns and Transformers, you can see the divide between real and not so real characters coming together. The Joker was just thrown into Gotham City like the daily newspaper, and people accepted him like a disease rather than an invader representing evil (think Superman 2 with the 3 Kryptonian criminals).

Throughout the movie, I wasn't asking myself, "How will normal people deal with this invasion of some foreign entity", but rather, "Who else can be part of this movie (like The Penguin or Catwoman)".

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Great contribution to similar movies

Posted : 4 years, 4 months ago on 28 September 2007 07:24 (A review of Coach Carter)

Movies like "Stand and Deliver" and "Freedom Writers" came to mind while watching this movie. FW centered on identity and connecting with students, but in "Rocky" fashion CC presents Jackson as a coach like Mickey.

And like Rocky, the team is the underdog, and to make more sense of the movie they seem to be in a lower league. They have to succeed past their low expectations on the court and in their academics. There is also one more lesson.

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Watch it!!!

Posted : 4 years, 4 months ago on 28 September 2007 02:15 (A review of Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love)

This movie has a base plot mimicking the story of Pinocchio, but goes way beyond that. Make sure you either get an English dubbed version or one with subtitles unless you can understand Japanese.

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Above average suspense, but nothing more

Posted : 4 years, 4 months ago on 28 September 2007 01:43 (A review of Butterfly on a Wheel)

There should have been more involvement with the police. It's an obvious hurdle considering the plot, but one the movie makers just seemed to ignore.

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