tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post5668384328545250605..comments2023-07-22T01:45:19.201-04:00Comments on THE DEMON DUCK OF DOOM ( or '3D' for short): Happy New Year!Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-74376736988853500182009-01-28T06:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T06:11:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments, y'all. As expected, Mr. L...Thanks for the comments, y'all. As expected, Mr. Ledger was nominated for his Joker performance. Though it was a one-note character, he gave a very convincing portrayal of total insanity.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-73658921396204248382009-01-21T17:49:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:49:00.000-05:00I'm with Pete. I hated "The Dark Knight" as well.G...I'm with Pete. I hated "The Dark Knight" as well.<BR/><BR/>Great performance by Heath Ledger -- but that's about it.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-34772187136427073372009-01-04T09:56:00.000-05:002009-01-04T09:56:00.000-05:00great blog! I really enjoy your write ups!great blog! I really enjoy your write ups!nickwatsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723384666887848479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-1590229605406943902009-01-04T09:33:00.000-05:002009-01-04T09:33:00.000-05:00Jean, that's an hilarious post. And you would have...Jean, that's an hilarious post. And you would have made a much better film critic than I, since you did come up with the Ned Flanders remark first...funny how no one else seems to have noticed it though...<BR/>Let's see, what other characters can be 'dark'? I nominate Casper the Friendly Ghost. After all, he's actually a little dead boy already, isn't he?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-58495608673468547302009-01-04T08:45:00.000-05:002009-01-04T08:45:00.000-05:00Nancy, I expect you would have been a very interes...Nancy, <BR/><BR/>I expect you would have been a very interesting film critic, but I'm glad you ended up as an animator.<BR/><BR/>Of course, now with a blog you can do both ! <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>DNDavid https://www.blogger.com/profile/09728364431363413760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-1468809364434637072009-01-03T16:41:00.000-05:002009-01-03T16:41:00.000-05:00I know you read my blog last summer when I came up...I know you read my blog last summer when I came up with that Ned Flanders analogy.<BR/>Heath Ledger makes this movie watchable, I actually enjoyed his performance. Christian Bale's Cookie Monster growl as Batman was spoof worthy.<BR/>As for the darkness of comic book characters and stories, I tuned out of those both in illustrated novels from France, Belgium and the USA after the mid 80s because, frankly, none of them seemed to be created by artists who experienced anymore out of life than what was in their parent's basement.<BR/>I read those and I felt that they were created by people who had no idea what the outside world looked like beyond the stacks of comics they were reading and that's the only experience they ended up regurgitating as basis for their own creations. None of them had a sense of humor or the sense of knowing what contact with another human being was.<BR/>Can't wait for Betty and Veronica to get the Dark treatment. :)JPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948005987931788144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-25680536235172407432009-01-03T06:42:00.000-05:002009-01-03T06:42:00.000-05:00Hi Peter,That link was great...though I preferred ...Hi Peter,<BR/>That link was great...though I preferred Leonard's writeup of the San Francisco Silent Film festival. I wish I could be there. I'd rather watch Laurel and Hardy or Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin or Harold Lloyd than any of these big budget blockbusters!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-35857032228393025792009-01-03T06:36:00.000-05:002009-01-03T06:36:00.000-05:00Hi Idragosani,I liked Cesar Romero, but also liked...Hi Idragosani,<BR/>I liked Cesar Romero, but also liked Ledger's approach to this character. Nicholson's left me cold--it was just Nicholson playing Nicholson, in clown makeup. Have you seen the website that compares Laura Bush with Cesar Romero as the Joker? The resemblance is uncanny. Happy New Year to you!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-24398085916807172262009-01-03T06:35:00.000-05:002009-01-03T06:35:00.000-05:00Hi Bill,I like Sean Penn very much as an actor, an...Hi Bill,<BR/>I like Sean Penn very much as an actor, and I am sure he and Ledger will both be nominated.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-79101085468125761852009-01-03T06:34:00.000-05:002009-01-03T06:34:00.000-05:00Hi Peter,I loved the old TV show; the entire famil...Hi Peter,<BR/>I loved the old TV show; the entire family used to watch it every week. My sister and I took it oh so seriously, while my parents snickered at the campy jokes and the celebrity cameos. It was fun. The Tim Burton BATMAN had me yawning so hard I actually dislocated my jaw. I didn't bother to see the others. I like your description of 'today's mean spirited comics'. Movies, too.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-79862951104179730102009-01-03T06:33:00.000-05:002009-01-03T06:33:00.000-05:00Hi Denise, I hope that you enjoy the book. Please ...Hi Denise, I hope that you enjoy the book. Please write me if you have any questions and let me know if you liked it. Happy New Year!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559138404570089435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-63474350151334778002009-01-02T22:13:00.000-05:002009-01-02T22:13:00.000-05:00Hi Nancy,I'm glad to here that you've settled in t...Hi Nancy,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to here that you've settled in to Oakville quite nicely over these last several months. I have to agree with you fully in regard to your take on "The Dark Knight". I hadn't seen "Batman Begins" and knew I was taking a bit of a chance seeing the second film first, however I don't think I would have gotten anything more out of it even if I had seen the first one. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, I hated "The Dark Knight" and found it went on interminably long. I'll admit I hadn't read any Batman comics since the 60's/early 70's, and even then it was mostly due to my fondness for the campy old TV show, corny as it may have been. But I do recall having a book compilation back then of the origin of Batman along with the other Bob Kane stories that introduced Robin and the various villains. I remember that overall there was a sense of fun about the stories, with villains so eccentric and bizarre it was hard not to smile while seeing how Batman and Robin somehow disrupted their evil plans. <BR/><BR/>I loved the old TV show, but I can understand why comic book fans might want an adaptation less silly. Personally I still feel that Tim Burton hit the right note in his first big screen "Batman" film, though the followups didn't satisfy nearly as much, I'm afraid, especially once Joel Schumacher had at it. But this latest incarnation, "The Dark Knight", while I suppose being true to the current approach to the character in today's mean-spirited comics, is completely missing that sense of FUN that the old comics had. Instead, this film was so dark and nasty that I just felt like getting up and leaving and asking for my money back. (In retrospect, I wish I had!)<BR/><BR/>Though I'll grant you that Heath Ledger gave a bravura performance, I fail to see the appeal of this Joker, as he's just a modern-day terrorist in smeared goth make-up. Personally, I miss Cesar Romero! Anyway, for what it's worth, apparently Leonard Maltin shares our opinion on "The Dark Knight", as you can read in <A HREF="http://www.leonardmaltin.com/July08Journal.htm" REL="nofollow">his review</A>.Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-42210489710868513452009-01-02T15:36:00.000-05:002009-01-02T15:36:00.000-05:00Hi Nancy.Happy New years ! I saw "Milk" new years ...Hi Nancy.<BR/>Happy New years ! I saw "Milk" new years eve, don't know if up for anything but I do hope Sean Penn receives a nomination for best actor, very good film.Bill Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367778718249460149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-57203574589809398232009-01-02T14:11:00.000-05:002009-01-02T14:11:00.000-05:00Wow!You say Both of you.One of them is me? Sorry t...Wow!You say Both of you.One of them is me? Sorry this is off topic but I want to tell a big news that my husband's Miami resident cousin buys the book (a rarity) and I receive it via other relative who has to took a flight to Caracas.Is the impossible to buy book you know what it is (see why you can't buy its almost impossible the blame is The frightening bureaucratic <A HREF="http://www.chingodedinero.com/2008/09/11/currency-control-in-venezuela/" REL="nofollow">CADIVI </A>) But I had hope.Here its me smiling in plaza El Hatillo with the appreciated gift:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo83/deniseimages/DenisesnewgiftPreparetoBoardbook.jpg" REL="nofollow">See my Gift!</A><BR/><BR/>Happy New Year 2009 Nancy!deniseletterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549486044473359842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10632065.post-18005821776271119222009-01-02T09:00:00.000-05:002009-01-02T09:00:00.000-05:00I have yet to see The Dark Knight also... I have t...I have yet to see The Dark Knight also... I have the DVD but just haven't gotten around to seeing it. I am sure Heath Ledger is great as Joker, but Cesar Romero is who I always picture as the Joker.<BR/><BR/>-- BrettBrett W. McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135079639325919075noreply@blogger.com