Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have

[Jorge]

I don't think The Batman offered anything but "darker! grittier!"

It is nutty to me that anyone who engages with this film comes away with this impression, but I guess a good number of people have. SHRUG!

[Jorge]

Children of Men is a movie I loved but am kind of afraid to watch again because I think my tastes have grown away from the things it does well

Wow.

I'll rewatch it tomorrow

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Children of Men is a movie I loved but am kind of afraid to watch again because I think my tastes have grown away from the things it does well

Wow.

I'll rewatch it tomorrow

ARE YOU GOING TO REWATCH TOP GUN ALSO. UGH.

[Jorge]

I will not

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Oh thank God.

[VinylGuy]

The Batman was mostly boooooring. Too fucking long to show us a clueless Batman.

[Jorge]

Agree that it was too long. I almost want to try my hand at cutting together a 140 minute version of it

the Jorge cut

[The Argonaut]

What's the first element that gets sliced out?

[Jorge]

Well the very first thing to go is the stupid Joker scene, but that's only like 3 minutes long. Next that scene where Bruce writes down theories on the floor. I'd try to see if I can somehow untangle and simplify the Falcone/Maroni/Penguin plot just through editing but that might be tricky

[tree_]

i liked the joker scene

[Jorge]

To me it adds nothing and gets in the way of an already-too-long conclusion

[Jorge]

I need to watch it again though. Now I'm remembering all the things I loved about it

[tree_]

yeah it's fine the way it is so just leave it alone

[VinylGuy]

I think it needs some serious cut with the whole Falcone - Riddler - Catwoman thing. The story was not that interesting and Batman failed at getting pretty much everything so it was a drag that it took him so fucking long.

Also, make the ending way more concise and quick. Also give The Penguin way more screen time please.

[Jorge]

I can't shoot new Penguin scenes

[VinylGuy]

DO IT CALL MATT REEVES AND TELL HIM WHATS HAPPENING HERE

[tree_]

it doesn't seem to me some of you people understand the movie is basically all about young batman's character arc from angry and vengeful to becoming a more self-less, charitable bat person.. and that's pretty poignant for these times and effective.. plenty of substance and the style fits the story and it's awesome

[Jorge]

I like the movie a lot, tree_

I just think it could be a little shorter and there are long scenes of characters standing around explaining convoluted plot points to each other

It could be a little more streamlined

But I think it's a great movie

[tree_]

i get that, but that's really more of a preference issue.. i think they did a good job making the movie they wanted to make

[VinylGuy]

of course i get that Tree...its basically Batman year two. We all have seen this in the comics, just handled better.

I agree with Jorge, if they cut a lot of fat out of that movie, it would have been better.

BUT NO, LETS HAVE BATMAN AND GORDON TALK FOR HOURS AND BE WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING.

Sorry, sorry.