07-22-2008, 10:32 PM | #11 |
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Ok Ok, so I know I said I thought The Dark Knight was awesome, but it still is a comic book movie, certainly doesn't rank up there with Shawshank, Schindler's List, and Godfather. I think Ledger's performance is really the reason this movie is at the top of that list.
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Not to be too morbid, but I think it is also due to his death.
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07-22-2008, 10:51 PM | #13 |
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Honestly Batman Begins bored me, I tried to watch it twice but never got halfway through it. I would have had no interest to see the Dark Knight if not for all of the hype over the deceased's performance. That's the only reason I went.
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Then again, Oscars are often awarded several years after the deserved performance year...so it would only make sense for Ledger to get one now (allegedly...never saw brokeback, but Denzel, Scorsesie (sp?), etc...you know the drill). |
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One month later and it has dropped to third.
Rank Rating Title Votes 1. 9.1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 364,311 2. 9.1 The Godfather (1972) 311,919 3. 9.1 The Dark Knight (2008) 237,033 4. 9.0 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 176,781 5. 8.9 Buono, il brutto, il cattivo., Il (1966) 103,671 6. 8.9 Pulp Fiction (1994) 306,228 7. 8.8 Schindler's List (1993) 202,991 8. 8.8 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 154,148 9. 8.8 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 213,996 10. 8.8 12 Angry Men (1957) 74,555 |
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I mean, would you not be able to judge a novel if you knew that the author had died 6 months after writing it? "Wow, that novel was excellent, but I wonder if I am just thinking that because he died 6 months after it was written?" Ask yourself this: where are the comic book villain performances that are better than his? Where are the generic villain performances better than his (e.g. action movies)? Most of them are entirely unmemorable. Yes, it is true that the Joker never changes or grows. That the performance is the exercise of a single motif. But it is a brilliant motif. And that the Joker never changes or grows is true of almost all villains in comic book and action films. Let's look at this list: Quote:
Funny, when I was just taking a shower before I saw the above list, I was thinking about movies and thinking about Rutger Haure in Blade Runner. He makes the list as well. Usual Suspects, Kaizer Soze may need to be on the list as well. I think The Joker from The Dark Knight belongs on that list. |
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I just made myself get rid of all my R rated DVD's and Kill Bill I & II was in the pile. They are probably in my top ten faves of all time, it was a sad day. (And Bill was a GREAT villian.)
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