Call me when you want to start taking things a little more seriously. *

[bending_sickle]

I figure I might as well say a few words about The Dark Knight, which I watched back when I was still in Leiden. First off, I haven't watched Batman Begins and I know zip about the comics or cartoons. The last Batman I watched was the one with Jim Carrey. So you can say I'm a noob at this fandom. That said, I liked this film a lot: it was fun, entertaining and with good character depth.

Some points:

1) Every time the Joker was on screen, I'd scrutinize and stare and still not recognize Heath (oh Heath). That's how awesome this performance was. This .gif is the only bit where I could be convinced the man beneath the makeup and hair is Heath Ledger.

2) Dude, Batman's stupid if he doesn't even consider the possibility of the Joker switching Rachel and Harvey's locations in the telling.

3) My suspension of disbelief died every time I say Two-Face. No way he's walkin' and talkin' with that kind of damage.

4) My favorite bit? Nurse!Joker's speech on chaos and car-chasin'.

5) Every time the Mayor was on-screen, you'd hear a little "Richaaard!" squee from me.

6) I really had to look hard to notice the scars on the Joker. If he'd ever asked me if I was looking at his scars, I could honestly say, "What scars? I was checking out the make-up." (Speaking of, that is one resistant lipstick the Joker wears.)

7) The cop who gave the Joker a phone call is a moron. That is all.

8) Michael Caine was awesome, but I didn't see the point of Morgan Freeman (besides the general aura of awesome, of course).

9) I'm all confused over the bomb-ladden boat thing. Did they have the switch to their own boat or to the other people's boat? Should I cheer or smackabitch over the criminal throwing the switch out the window? What happened?

As for Kung Fu Panda, I loved it, even though I'm upset over Tai Lung's story, near-redemption and off-screen demise. Also, the over-bite. What was up with that?!?

Food Meme via apiphile: In response to Andrew Wheeler's food blog, here are fifty things you might have eaten or drunk, from surprisetruck.

1. Won Tun.
2. Fish and chips wrapped in a newspaper.
3. Free sample of drinking yoghurt (from a supermarket. Double points if from a train station)
4. Crisps of an untraditional flavour (please specify). Ham. Ketchup. Curry. Yes, these are untraditional and EVIL
5. Vegetarian Lasagne. - Preseident's Choice with 5 cheeses. ♥
6. Cold Pizza the next morning.
7. Scrumped apples (other fruit may be considered). - "Scrumped"? *wiktionaries* Appled apples?
8. Six doughnuts as purchased at a pier or fairground (sharing not allowed). - I had 3 Krispy Kremes in a row one study night with Josie. Good times.
9. A Kitkat.
10. Pickled onion direct from the jar. - ♥
11. Piccalili the colour of no known natural yellow. - "Piccalili"?
12. A Mivvi or a FAB. - ???
13. Dandelion & Burdock. - ??? What is it with the UK?
14. Malted Milk biscuits.
15. Chocolate intended for cooking.
16. Rhubarb. - Inna pie. The crust was good, but I could do without the rhubarb.
17. Fried bread or a dip in the fat. - Croutons, croutons! Crunchy friends in a liquid broth!
18. Over-ripe bananas. - A sad banana :(
19. Not quite thawed Black Forest Gateau from the freezer. Not-quite-thawed blueberry cheesecake. President's Choice, how I miss you.
20. Something deep fried that is not usually deep fried.
21. A punnet of Strawberries. - Ok, now you're making words up. Punnet = box, damnit.
22. Special Brew.
23. Petits Fours out of a packet.
24. Cabbage.
25. A full English Breakfast with at least five of the following: bacon, sausage, egg, potato, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes. - The sausage was fat and flour rolled into an abomination, but the rest was delicious.
26. Black pudding.
27. Baked potatoes cooked in a bonfire.
28. Dry roasted peanuts.
29. Wine from a box.
30. KFC Zinger.
31. Grapes in hospital. - As opposed to just...grapes?
32. Corona limeade.
33. Colcannon. - ???
34. Welsh Rarebit.
35. Butterscotch Angel Delight or Instant Whip.
36. Horlicks. - ???
37. Balti Pie. - ???
38. Balti (double points if in Birmingham)
39. Shared a table naan. - *covets*
40. Scratchings.
41. Brains Faggots. - ???
42. Candy floss. - aka Cotton Candy :)
43. Cornish ice cream.
44. Stovies. ???
45. Tinned roe.
46. Corned Beef.
47. Freddo. - ??? Ice-cold Frodo?
48. Tea after it has gone cold. apiphile adds: (WORK OF SATAN)
49. Golden Nuggets.
50. Doner kebab, processed meat version, with all the trimmings, after 11pm.


Links of the Day:
irisbleufic's TDK Fanfic: The Arkham Sessions series and Escape Artist
batman_lulz's Fanvid: Joker: Come on a my house. (Swingin' fun.) and Fanvid: Hit Joker With Your Rhythm Stick (Hee!)
Spill's Animated TDK Review


* The Joker, TDK

Comments

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

8) Michael Caine was awesome, but I didn't see the point of Morgan Freeman (besides the general aura of awesome, of course).

In the first movie, Morgan Freeman was the head of the research and development part of Wayne Enterprises, although at the time it was a nothing job because the company was being run by someone else while Bruce was away learning how to be Batman. He became the official Supplier Of Bat-Tech and CEO at the end of the first film.

9) I'm all confused over the bomb-ladden boat thing. Did they have the switch to their own boat or to the other people's boat? Should I cheer or smackabitch over the criminal throwing the switch out the window? What happened?

The Joker said that each boat had the detonator to blow up the other boat. And he said that if neither boat blew up by midnight, then both boats would go. Of course, knowing the Joker, he was probably lying, and the detonators might actually have been for their own boat, or even both just for kicks, because that's how he rolls.


And I still like Kung Fu Panda. Yeah, no one "dies" because it's all kid-friendly and shit, and the only character that you see who dies really just turns into butterflies because that's what happens when you pass on. You turn into fucking butterflies.

Re: the bomb-laden boat

[lienne.livejournal.com]

What ey said, Sickle.

My personal theory, after some deliberation, is this: he could've set up the detonators both to both boats, but then he wouldn't know who'd pulled the proverbial trigger. So he told them they had each other's switches, and then gave them their own. Very poetic.

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

...because that's what happens when you pass on. You turn into fucking butterflies.

Excuse me, I'll be giggling incessantly right over here :D

Re: the bomb-laden boat

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

So he told them they had each other's switches

Ah... I wasn't too worried over what the Joker actually did but what, exactly, was the moral dilemma being forced on them (suicide vs. murder).

Re: the bomb-laden boat

[lienne.livejournal.com]

Yes. Essentially, the Joker is an asshole. :D

Re: the bomb-laden boat

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

XD It's your little smile at the end of that sentence that makes me ♥ you liek woah. *smothers in snuggles*

Re: the bomb-laden boat

[lienne.livejournal.com]

*♥ you right BACK*

*snugglecuddles ferociously*

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Of course, that begs the question of why butterflies. Do old kung fu masters automatically turn into butterflies upon death? What about karate masters- do they become ladybugs? And tae kwon do masters probably become grasshoppers. And Tai Chi masters turn into caterpillars.

Jujitsu masters become cockroaches, because no one likes those guys. ;-)

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

My suspension of disbelief died every time I saw Two-Face. No way he's walkin' and talkin' with that kind of damage.

It's not so bad; it was a dry heat.

Besides, if they really gave him a good voice, he'd have had a Daffy Duck-class lisp coming out of his left cheek. "Shhhufferin' shucchotash, Batmannn, you're dessshhpiccable!"

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to avoid TDK spoilers, but:

Apple Scrumping - stealing apples from a neighbour's tree.

Mivvis and Fabs are both types of ice-lolly.

Dandelion and Burdock is a soft drink - good for the digestion, I like it when I have tummy ache - made with extracts of well, dandelion and burdock plants. It's a bit like root beer...

Horlicks is a malted milk drink.

Brain's is the brand name, faggots are a type of sausagey dumpling thing, it's not as scary as it sounds :D

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

I was more concerned with the whole "Zomg exposed eyeball!" and "Argh exposed mandible" and the whole "Why no painkillers?!?" than the actual mechanisms of speech.

...I would've loved it if he'd talked like Daffy.

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to avoid TDK spoilers - Which means you both haven't watched it and intend to watch it. Do so. NOW.

Thanks for explaining what all that food was *jots down Dandelion and Burdock as a 'must try' item* As opposed to the "Omg you're a guy?!?" have some "Omg you're from (or in) the UK?!?" (which I gathered but tend to forget). Yay for sharing time zones!

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

I was supposed to go see it today with Sam straight after he left work, but then he had to work late and I was sad :'( Hopefully tomorrow.

lol, s'okay, I think colcannon is an Irish thing made with potatoes and cabbage but I'm not sure so I didn't mention it. D&B is very nice, most brands are good but don't touch pandapops, *blecht*

YAY! for time-zone buddies!

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Buggrit, I spoke too fast: you're one time zone behind. Still, it's sort of the same, and therefore: yays!

I'll be expecting a squeeful post tomorrow, then :) Do share what you think of the film.

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

I hate to say it but I was a bit like 'meh'. It was good and entertaining and stuff, I dunno, maybe all the fandom hype made me expect something life-altering?

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

But...but...were there any not!meh moments? Any squee at all? (Although I agree on the lack of life!alering hype.)

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

Green and purple argyle socks FTW?

I dunno, it was entertaining but I wasn't like OMGAWESOME!

Also I came away with more of a Joker/Two Face hankering than a Joker/Batman hankering (I will LOL at anyone who accuses me of going for the pretty, because it has to be Two Face rather than Harvey!)

I may just be pissed because Two Face was always my favourite Batman villain (actually he level pegs with Catwoman), but even then I'm just kind of "awww" rather than D:

I should probably keep this opinion quiet in public, shouldn't I?

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Also I came away with more of a Joker/Two Face hankering

Hankering is hankered...or something. Just clicky ;) (http://community.livejournal.com/batman_lulz/18102.html)

As for public opinion on villains, I can't help you there, knowing near-to-nothing of the fandom. In TDK though, Two-Face's complete defiance of medical science kinda threw a massive smokescreen on any aww or awesome he may have.

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

Opinion wise I meant the 'meh' thing more than the Two Face thing... It's midnight my writing comprehenshun she is not so good :(

Yeah the face was a touch overdone methinks, I was wondering why his eye wasn't burnt as well, or just plain falling out of the socket... And he wouldn't have been able to talk and the painkillers necessary for even walking around (unless there was some mention of nerve damage that I just missed completely)... The burns weren't as bad in previous incarnations, it was a lot of cosmetic scarring and the rest was psychological damage...

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

Also much approval for pic, thankee :D

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, might want to treat lightly declaring TDK a "meh" in some circles then. (Or hang out at The DarkKnightSucks.Com (http://thedarkknightsucks.com/).)

Aaaand I'm off, because it's 1 am over here and sleep is good. *hugs*

[bending-sickle.livejournal.com]

\o/ I was reading your previous comment and thinking, "But what about the hawtness? Not a word on that :("

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

Yeah it seems to have some scary fanpeoples D:

Sleep sounds like a good idea, I should probably go myself. Night! *hugs*

[capn-mactastic.livejournal.com]

lol, I opened up the link in new window, and then wrote my answer, and then was like "wot's this window here? ooOOOOooooooOOO!!!"

And then the last time I tried to edit you beat me to it so I thought "feck it! new comment!"

And I need sleep now.