I didn't recognize Luke Goss as the evil Prince Nuada. It would've been ace if they'd cast Matt Goss in drag as the good princess. A missed opportunity.
p.s. Surely its not just me who thinks that Johann Krauss looks a bit too much like a smash robot?
After The Apocalypse came once again this year (thankfully during The Verve and I'd made my escape), the site was left like a giant slosh of a mud pit meaning moving from stage to stage was almost out of the question as it took almost an hour to get anywhere of interest.
What didn't help the mood was that Sunday has the considerably shitter line up and 3 of the bands I wanted to see all clashed - So out of Tokyo Police Club, The Hold Steady and Iglu & Hartly I plumped for the topless Californian surfer dude-types, mainly so I could claim bragging points this time next year when they are massive. They put on a great show for 30 mins, not sure it'll work over an album - but I'm happy with my sweaty man hug and free frisbee.
Probably the best song on the album (though I am loving Profanity Prayer at the moment), but is also the most like Gnarls Barkley and the presence of Dangermouse is most obvious on the latest single from Modern Guilt. The 60s vibe is played up with this trip-tastic, psychedelic, surrealist video.
The superhero sequel aims so far and wide, it would be impossible to achieve all it sets out to - we still get one fantastic film, though not one without a flaws.
The three leads fare differently - Ledger is amazing as the Joker (full of psychotic intensity), Eckhart is wasted as Harvey Dent (he and his story are deserving of much more than playing second fiddle to the Joker) and whisper it quietly, but Bale is actually a bit rubbish as Batman this time out (the voice is just plain wrong).
The film is beautifully shot and features great action set pieces, though with perhaps one too many as the whole boat shebang doesn't quiet carry the weight that you'd expect, simply due to its place in the film.
In a strange way you'd like them to be less ambitious, as its feels like there's 2 films worth of ideas cramped into one - a whole film based on Bruce Wayne versus Dent was a definite option, but that battle was only touched on here which is a terrible shame as what made it was golden.
This is light years ahead of the usual summer blockbuster releases and it will be interesting to see if Nolan returns again to raise the bar further, you could view the ending as him signing off on his vision of Batman for now - if that is the case whoever follows will be doing well if they have even a fraction the impact that man has had on modern blockbuster cinema.
I recommend switching your brain off when watching this, as the moment you start to analyse what's happening on screen you start to realise what a mess it really is.
For example, what really bugged me was that short of doing a Team America signal - I am struggling to think of how they could be any less subtle in drawing attention to themselves.
Its problems are compounded with it being half an hour too long but on the plus side it does feature a pretty sweet soundtrack. It wants to be Oceans 11 so bad, but has more in common with the sub-standard sequels I'm afraid.
