Before the long-awaited reveal of Aaron Eckert's deformed Two Face this Friday, you may be tempted (as I was) to rewatch Tommy Lee Jones' take on the character in Batman Forever.
Don't.
This montage should be all you need to see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6dDO7YJwrQ
Down with Joel Schumacher! Long live Christopher Nolan!
4 comments:
What are P's plans for watching this movie? Dressing up somehow while sneaking 40's into the theater? That sounds like it would be up your alley.
i beg to differ - Batman Forever is a highly enjoyable movie in its own right, due largely to the over-the-top performances of villains Jones and Jim Carrey (The Riddler). While Christopher Nolan has done a fantastic job re-inventing the franchise and has created arguably the best Batman pictures of all, I find Schumacher's colorful and overacted Batman Forever to be terrific entertainment.
I re-watched "Batman Forever" in its entirety last night. Dude, that movie might have been cool when we were 13, but it really sucks in comparison to the new Batman movies. The bad guys are not only stupidly over-the-top but also un-scary, un-funny, and un-heterosexual. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, but if I were gay, I'd be a little offended by yet another example of a movie using "homoeroticism" to mark a character as evil. For a recent example, see Xerxes in "300".)
Bottom line is that Tommy Lee Jones should have been disqualified from all future Oscar races for his disgraceful acting in "Batman Forever". (Jim Carrey, you're lucky I don't have enough room in this comment to address your sorry-ass performance.) Be thankful the Tommy Lee Joneses and Jim Carreys have been replaced by Liam Neesons and Heath Ledgers in this thankfully rejuvenated franchise.
So what is P+B's official review of Dark Knight?
Post a Comment