Film Someone’s Got a Bat in Their Belfry
posted by on July 15 at 12:03 PM
New York magazine’s David Edelstein has a review of The Dark Knight up. The review is negative—awestruck, but ultimately negative—but the review is not why I’m linking to the page.
I’m linking to the review because the comments are fascinating. Most of the commenters haven’t seen the movie yet, but they’re violently attacking Edelstein for his negative review…without having seen the movie themselves.
It’s quite obvious that the reviewer clearly wants attention by writing such an article on one of the most anticipated movies of this summer. I’ve been hearing of universal acclaim from almost every critic, yet the one review with such attitude and bravado is the one with no meaning at all, least to forget reasoning.
Hes pretty confused throughout the review. maybe this movie is actually that great to have someone this twisted after they see it. he thinks hes the joker now trying to “crash the party” thats going to start on july 18th. what a scrub.
Much more, including an old-school put-down of fanboys, after the jump.
I love your allusions to Al Franken and George W. Bush in this article. Is it really necessary to insert your politics into a movie review, if it can be called that.Your “review” is an insult to Heath Ledger. What makes you think he didn’t love this role in every way possible? He himself said that playing the Joker was the most fun he had ever had.
Oh, and by the way. Did you catch the title? It’s called the DARK Knight.
I don’t even know why I’m arguing about this. With Edelstein’s being the only NEGATIVE review for the film and the rest are all POSITIVE, that obviously proves that he has no clue with what he’s talking about.
It’s like the viral marketing has infected these commenters and they’re promoting the film on their own without any help from the studio. But I love this snippy comment in response to the anti-Edelstein comments:
Thats because most fanboys are annoying little twits who dont know how to intelligently disagree with someone when they offer a viewpoint that differs from their own. They lash out like imbeciles at any hint of something that doesn’t jive with their personal “tastes” and then rally their online “friends” to do likewise. If anyone is guilty of being biased, its these clowns.This type of behavior is the reason why they’re stuck in an emotional rut their whole lives and still escape to the world of comicbooks at 20, 30, 40 years of age. if you get that upset about someone’s partially negative take on a movie, i.e. a piece of entertainment, you really need to reassess the priorities in your life.
You know, I love comic books, but it does my heart good (for some inexplicable, weird reason) to know that people out there still think that they’re something to outgrow.
He's the GODDAMN BATMAN.
I used to read scans_daily on LJ. Best inside joke ever.
@1 - Used to? Did you just get sick of all the whining insightful commentary?
paul, are you wearing those ugly hipster pants? you better not be!
You posted this because Batman uses the word Retarded
(http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/the_morning_news_516.comment)
If BATMAN can say "retarded," I can say retarded.
Scary @3: My pants are ugly, but not hipsterish. I don't really miss Kurt Cobain, either, and I didn't ever like grunge music.
@4: Actually, this is one of the first things that comes up when you type "Batman critic" into Google image search. I was hoping someone drew a picture of Batman beating up on Edelstein, but Frank Miller Batman is almost as good/bad.
@5: Jonah, if Batman jumped off a building, would you?
No you can't--you're not the Goddamn Batman.
OMG. That's it! ECB is an Enviro-Nazi Fanboy!
I saw it at the noon press screening yesterday at the I-Max. I think Edelstein is just trying to stir up attention for the mag. It is an intense movie and definitely transcends the superhero genre.
The review is snobbish, and he wants it to be more infantilized (like the other superhero movies?). His complaints were that Nolan doesn't know how to do action (I disagree), it sounds too smart for Batman (which is meaningless because he's comparing it with the Burton Batman as though that started the franchise), the tech concepts seem to confuse him, he list-mods the event in the film and doesn't say so, and really just sounds like one big "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN."
No really, it's a good film.
Miller and Lee's All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder is one of my favorite recent portrayals of Batman in print. I'm glad you agree, Paul.
Personal to Christian Bale:
Your'e a retard. I'm the goddamn Cookie W. Monster!
So stop stealing my catchphrase, m'kay?
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z156/ericwrong/batman-law-and-order.jpg
Who cares about Batman? its Edelstein's trashing of Mama Mia! that deserves attack!
30-year old who still spends several hundred dollars a year on comic books. I'll outgrow the habit when you pry my goddamn Batman action figure out of my cold, dead hand. It'll be the one wearing the replica Green Lantern ring.
@6
say yes, jonah, say yes!
thank you, paul honey. i was just messin' withcha.
I kind of love The New Yorker, but when it snob-hates a piece of pop culture, I take it as a happy sign that pop culture will endure.
And if I may gloat: I saw the movie and it kicks ass.
@1: S_D used to be about the hilarious, inadvertant gayness found in comics. Now it's a bunch of idiot fanboys posting as many pages from as many books as they can, with nothing insightful or funny or interesting. That is why I no longer read.
Tres gay!
@16: It's not New Yorker magazine, it's New York magazine. Completely different.
@19 Oops. Duh.
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