• Dark Knight Returns
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[video=youtube;5JMli3MopNs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JMli3MopNs[/video] Im surprised there isnt a thread about this. The Dark Knight Returns is an animated adaptation of the 1984 comic of the same name, involving a retired Bruce Wayne going back into action and ending his War on Crime.
It also has fucking [B]Robocop[/B] as Batman.
[QUOTE=Helios127;40835131]Im surprised there isnt a thread about this.[/QUOTE] Probably because the two parts came out back in September and January. Haven't seen the whole movie, but what I caught was pretty impressive. Also you should definitely read the comic.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;40835683]Also you should definitely read the comic.[/QUOTE] One of the most famous stories for Batman and one of the most infamous for most Superman fans. But yeah, you (Hellos127) should read it if you haven't but the movies do a really good job though.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;40835683]Probably because the two parts came out back in September and January. Haven't seen the whole movie, but what I caught was pretty impressive. Also you should definitely read the comic.[/QUOTE] I did. As a comic, personally, it was [I]ehhh....[/I] I often saw the comic compared to Watchmen. There is no comparison. Allen More's writing and whoever-did-the-arts eye for detail are leuges above DKR, which often pauses sequences in favor of a non-sequitar about a man shooting up a theature, plus theres always Frank Millers reputation of the whole thing. Before and after reading it, I knew that its "Sequal" really sucks. Maybe I will read it again once I stop feeling the need to compare it to watchmen, but the story had some high points, alot of points I thought were dumb and the artwork... just didnt do anything for me. But then I saw this animated adaptation. Wow. Now I cant help but wonder if Dark Knight Strikes Again will have an animated adaptation, and if it ever does will it suck as much as its comic?
I pretty much agree with everything you said. It's still something that most people should read but I don't think it's gold tier. Which is why I think thi film did a really good job.
[QUOTE=Helios127;40836222]I did. As a comic, personally, it was [I]ehhh....[/I] I often saw the comic compared to Watchmen. There is no comparison. Allen More's writing and whoever-did-the-arts eye for detail are leuges above DKR, which often pauses sequences in favor of a non-sequitar about a man shooting up a theature, plus theres always Frank Millers reputation of the whole thing.[/QUOTE] TDKR is a bleak and ugly book, but I love it. Although Miller's writing (and politics) can get pretty suspect, the art and layout are fantastic in telling the story. [url]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/26/dark-knight-returns-editing-composition-frank-miller-batman-ronin/[/url] Gibbons and Moore are fantastic, but Miller was going for a very different feeling. His lumpy scratches don't - and shouldn't compare to the more elegant style [I]Watchmen[/I] employs.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;40836343]TDKR is a bleak and ugly book, but I love it. Although Miller's writing (and politics) can get pretty suspect, the art and layout are fantastic in telling the story. [url]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/26/dark-knight-returns-editing-composition-frank-miller-batman-ronin/[/url] Gibbons and Moore are fantastic, but Miller was going for a very different feeling. His lumpy scratches don't - and shouldn't compare to the more elegant style [I]Watchmen[/I] employs.[/QUOTE] Good, Because they dont. How come Watchmen is often brought up alongside DKR? Anyways, this is to the point where we are discussing comic books. One of which is the line to two-face "A Reflection", and speaking of which, where exactly did Two-Face go after his scene? I heard somewhere in the comic he jumped off a building, yet I cant seem to find that anywhere either
[QUOTE=Helios127;40836477]Good, Because they dont. How come Watchmen is often brought up alongside DKR?[/QUOTE] [I]Watchmen[/I] and [I]TDKR[/I] came out at around the same time in the '80s. They were very popular miniseries that had a huge effect on comics. [I]Watchmen[/I] took "what if heroes were real?" and examined that with a serious lens. [I]The Dark Knight Rises[/I] was a very different take on Batman from what was in the public eye (Adam West) and provided commentary on pop-psychology and cold war politics, [QUOTE]and speaking of which, where exactly did Two-Face go after his scene? I heard somewhere in the comic he jumped off a building, yet I cant seem to find that anywhere either[/QUOTE] Harvey is cured (mentally and physically) of being Two-Face. However, soon after his release a person with face covered in bandages claiming to be Two-Face and threatening to blow up two towers unless he is paid five million dollars (would have been two, but he's "got bills to pay"). Batman takes out the masked man (by tackling him through a window), who is in fact Harvey. His face is pure, but his mind is irrevocably the evil Two-Face. Batman remarks that he sees a reflection of himself in Harvey and the chapter ends.
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