Comments on: Meryl, Meryl, Meryl!

By: cftoto

cftoto — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:16:34 +0000

There’s the rub, Ronn. The Oscar voters like films that feel, sound and smell like Oscar bait — think “Changeling,” which is all of the above except it’s not a very good movie. That likely stands a better chance of getting a best pic nom than Dark Knight, which will suffer because it’s a comic book movie at its heart.

Oscar viewership is down, in part, because the voters tend to pick the same type of movies over and again … the same actors, the same biopics.

By: Ronn

Ronn — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:02:22 +0000

ok i’m not one bash people because everyone is entitled to their opinions but ‘Mamma Mia’ a joy to watch and ‘The Dark Knight’ too long and mediocre. first off let me say that i had to go see mamma mia with my wife and mother in law and i thought the music was good but as a whole the film did not work for me.

the dark knight on the other hand is as close to a perfect film as your gonna get within the confines of a superhero/crime story. if the film was shorter it would suffer all the plot points would be under developed. while watching it in the theatre i didn’t feel once that it was too long at all.

As a film buff and comic collector this is just about the best adaptation of a comic that you’ll find it is rooted in realism but also maintains the world of the comic and has a nice balance between the two. Now i don’t know if it should win best picture but it is certainly worthy of all the praise that it has garnered.

By: cftoto

cftoto — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:05:29 +0000

That it’s a Batman movie will likely doom it …

Christine, I must respectfully disagree on the Dark Knight/Mamma comparison, but Knight could def. use some trimming!

By: JimmyC

JimmyC — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:42:17 +0000

This doesn’t surprise me. Comic book movies always have been, and always will be, the cinematic Rodney Dangerfield- they get no respect at all. TDK is the best movie I’ve seen so far this year, but it’s still a Batman movie, and as such will never get the acclaim it deserves.

By: christine jones

christine jones — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:05:02 +0000

And that is exactly what The Dark Knight should receive. Heath Ledger deserves to be awarded a nomination for his performance which was wonderful, but the film was overlong and very mediocre. I was very disappointed. Whereas, Mamma Mia was a joy to watch.