Showing posts with label Batman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Batman. Show all posts
The $2 Million Batcave in Guys Home
A hardcore Batman fan is having a $2 million theater constructed in his house by Elite Home Theater Seating to resemble the Dark Knight's Batcave; complete with a batcomputer, Tumbler, cape and cowl, secret passages, sound effects, gargoyles, a 180 degree screen, and even a Bat-themed elevator.
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BATMAN vs WOLVERINE - LIVE ACTION BATTLE
-- BATMAN vs WOLVERINE --
The concept of the SPBD web series is to take two super powered legends and make them battle! Every month we will release a new episode, where viewers will be able to vote to determine the winner.
The show is hosted by Marisha Ray, with two debaters, Damian Beurer and Andy Liegl. Together they battle with their sci-fi/fantasy knowledge and comic wit to see who they think the winner will be.
The series is produced by Aaron and Sean Schoenke.
Be sure to check out our special effects artist channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Stalmation
and Damian's and Andy's comic websites:
http://www.thecomicbooknerd.com/
http://comicattack.net/
along with our stunt coordinator's newest feature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2UIxkUNxvk&feature=youtu.be
directed by Shaun Piccinino
and check out the artist who creates our COWLS!
http://www.facebook.com/Reevz666
http://reevz666.com/#home
Our 20 Favourite Batman Movie Moments
With The Dark Knight Rises getting every bit of attention (which it deserves!) we thought we'd compile a list of our favourite Batman movie moments (in no particular order) and although there are tons more, these are the ones that made the cut.
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Ok, we've lied, there's a little over 20 Moments on the list, but hey, you can never have enough Batman!
"Swear to me" - Batman Begins
This is probably one of the most quoted scenes in Batman movie history. The moment we really see how terrifying Bruce wants Batman to be. The gritty roar, and the symbolic gesture that Batman may appear to be supernatural has Flass in a pant wetting state.
"I'm Batman" - Batman
Whilst many see Christian Bale as the ultimate Batman (us included), many folk see Michael Keaton as the main man who wore the cape and cowl. This scene in particular showed a darker tone to Batman since the only movies previously were that of the campy Adam West mould. This saw director Tim Burton bringing Batman to his darker roots.
"I'm Batman" - Batman Begins
Think Keaton was intimidating in the scene above? Well, we think Bale did it better. Batman has tracked down where the drugs are being smuggled, resulting in him roughing up Carmine Falcone and his goons, where he tells Falcone just who he is...
[Thanks to Marc D for choosing this one!]
Bruce showing he's human - Batman: Mask of The Phantasm
There's a massive following of people who believe Mask of The Phantasm to be the most faithful adaptation of Batman outside of the comics, and this scene showed that Bruce Wayne isn't always the brooding billionare/beefed up vigalantee. Bruce has recently begun dating Andrea Beaumont, and has become infatuated with her. He finally realizes that having her in his life creates a conflict; He cannot risk his life every night if there is someone who loves him waiting at home.
He confronts his parents grave, and pleads with them for the opportunity to try living a happy life with her, instead of becoming Batman and fulfilling the promise he made to them.
Joker's Pencil Trick Scene - The Dark Knight
I remember hearing about the late Heath Ledger playing the psychotic clown, and as many believed, was a bad move by Nolan. How wrong we were. Ledger took the Joker to a new high, blowing everyone away with his performance. This scene showed us the clown prince of crime was both deranged, and utterly hilarious at the same time
Catwoman "Meow" - Batman Returns
Whilst we all (yes, all, you shouldn't be reading this otherwise) now have the utterly delightful image of Anne Hathaway donning the leathers and straddling the Batpod, long before that, Michelle Pfeiffer played the role of Catwoman. And this scene had the sexual prowess and danger of the femme fatal.
Bank Robbery Scene - The Dark Knight
Quite possibly the most well produced and thought out opening scene in movie history, the bank robbery scene from The Dark Knight was so well orchestrated, that it automatically made you glad Nolan had taken the Batman under his own wing. It also holds some brilliant quotes for Ledger's Joker, including the definitive "What doesn't kill you, only makes you; stranger"
Robin's Death - Batman: Under The Red Hood
One of my favourite Batman movies, Under The Red Hood, a gritty animation that took it's opening scene straight from the comic A Death in the Family, and see's a young Jason Todd savagely beaten by the Joker, before he kills him. Even though most comic readers hated Jason Todd, no one can argue at how gut wrenching the scene is.
Unmasking Bane - The Dark Knight Rises
As we hear the voice of the masked prisoner, we hear for the first time Tom Hardy's Bane. An unusual mix of English, Caribbean heritage, and Bartley Gorman, bringing a sordid style of class and etiquette to an otherwise massive brute. Then the mask is revealed (only to show another mask), and we are treated to the first sigh of Bane. His piercing eyes already striking terror into your soul before he's even stood up.
Bruce's "does it come in black?" line - Batman Begins
As Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) shows Bruce Wayne some high tech weaponry for, erm, spelunking, Bruce notices a rather large "tank like" vehicle. After taking the beast of a car for a spin, he remarks "does it come in black?" a line which brought humour to the gritty Nolan world. The line was later delivered by Fox in The Dark Knight Rises when he reveals to Bruce the Bat, telling him "...and yes, it comes in black". Brilliant.
"You can call me, Joker" - Batman
Grissom (Jack Palance) finds that his old henchman Jack (Jack Nicholson) has reinvented himself after his mob employer set him up and left him to die. A more 'cartoon' like approach to the Joker than Nolan and Ledgers, yet still retaining a homicidal streak.
Blood Bank Scene - The Batman vs. Dracula
In the animated movie Batman vs. Dracular, we see the Gotham's Dark Knight take on the original Bat-Man, and in doing so, see's the Joker transformed into a vampire. From what is essentially a children's animation, this scene is quite scary all things considering, but is a greatly animated and unnerving psyche into the Jokers new un-dead phase.
Joker Blows up a Hospital - The Dark Knight
Yet another entry from the late Heath Ledger's Joker, as he takes to the streets of Gotham in, well, style. Dressed as a nurse, the Joker causes mass panic as he threatens to blow up a hospital, unless Coleman Reese (Joshua Harto) is killed.
Batman Nearly Breaks His Rule - Batman Beyond: Rebirth
Although not technicaly a movie, Batman Beyond: Rebirth was released as a full animated feature before becoming a series (Rebirth actually being episode 1). Set in 2019, we find a new high-tech Batman in a new suit, but an old, ageing Bruce Wayne underneath fighting some goons. During the battle, Batman suffers a heart attack, and in that moment of desperation, he's forced to pick up a gun in order to defend his life and we're shown how Bruce betrays everything Batman stood for.
Joker's "Can I have a glass of water?" - Batman: Under The Red Hood
Even though I prefer Mark Hamill as the voice of the Joker, John DiMaggio does a stellar job in Under The Red Hood, bringing an excessively violent clown prince to the tables, whilst keeping the trademark psychopathic humour, as seen in this clip.
Bane Breaking Batman's Spine - The Dark Knight Rises
In Batman's first encounter with Bane, the Dark Knight suffers a brutal beating, and in a throwback to the story arc Knightfall, Bane breaks Batman's spine, as a horrified and treacherous Catwoman looks on.
"So that's what that feels like" - The Dark Knight Rises
In one of the funniest parts of the film, up high on a Gotham rooftop with Selina Kyle discussing tactics, Batman's attention momentarily shifts to The Bat behind him, before turning back to find Catwoman has vanished, prompting the line "...So that's what that feels like." Genius stuff.
"Where Are You?" - Batman Begins
As Falcone's goons carry on their drug smuggling, Batman intervenes, picking them out one by one, in the darkness, preying on them, striking fear into their good-for-nothing hearts. Then, there's only one goon left. Terrified, shooting his gun blindly into the darkness - "Where are you?" he screams, as Batman appears upside down behind him "Here". Brilliant.
The Joker's home video - The Dark Knight
A truly terrifying scene from The Dark Knight, see's the Joker's 'home movie' making the news, as he tortures a Batman imposter. "Do you think Batman's made Gotham a better place? Hmm?" he questions to silence before roaring "LOOK AT ME!" in a horrifying voice. It's unnerving as you really don't expect it, and added to the fact the scene is almost silent, it really takes your breath.
Scarecrows Own Medicine - Batman Begins
Dr Crane gets a taste of his own medicine and sees Batman in a whole new light after the Dark Knight sprays him with his own fear toxin. As if Christian Bales gritty Batman wasn't scary enough, Scarecrow sees Batman as a grotesque, snarling beast.
Batman Interrogates The Joker - The Dark Knight
In a fascinating clash of opposing ideologies; justice versus chaos, Batman interrogates the Joker as to the whereabouts of Bruce's squeeze Rachel and Gotham's "white knight" DA Harvey Dent. With no gadgets or theatrical swooping, it's just Batman and the Joker in a room, but after beating him around the room, Batman soon realises one thing - how can you threaten an enemy that doesn't want to kill you but wants you to break your one rule and kill him?
The Final Scene - The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises' ending is incredibly emotional, as Batman carrys the bomb away with the Bat, only for it to explode. We then see Alfred, Lucius, Gordon and Blake at Bruce Waynes grave, sending off the Batman.
However.
Lucius discovers that Bruce managed to programme the autopilot on the aircraft six months ago, and Gordon later finds that the Bat-Signal has been repaired. We then see Alfred in Italy, where he see's Bruce and Selina alive together at a café. Meanwhile, Bake follows coordinates that Bruce left him, leading him to the Batcave. It's a brilliant ending to a perfect trilogy.
And Then There's This...
Nothing - Batman & Robin
It shouldn't be on here, it's so bad. George Clooney's caped crusader made Adam West's look like the Punisher.
But, if you need a laugh, check out the video below. Just don't ever speak of it again
The Dark Knight Rises Review
It's taken what seems like forever, but the The Dark Knight Rises, the final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga, is finally here. Does it amount to all the hype? Is it the great ending we all hoped for in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy? Read On!
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It's been eight years since Harvey Dent died, and Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) hasn't wore the cape and cowl ever since he took the fall for Harvey "Two-Face" Dent's crimes. Here, Nolan shows us an older Bruce, who has retreated into Wayne Manor, now a recluse who needs a cane due to all his injuries sustained as Batman.
However, two people will draw Batman out of his retirement: cat burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) and Bane (Tom Hardy), a masked terrorist with a brutal plan for punishing Gotham City, and anyone who dares to stand in his way.
The lessons Bruce must learn in TDKR mirror those he faced in Begins (“Why do we fall, Bruce?”), but he’s not a vengeful young man anymore, he’s approaching middle age and, as Alfred (Michael Caine) reminds him, he isn’t living his life. He’s simply alive. He’s not moving on from the pain he’s experienced.
Alfred reminds him how lovely Wayne Enterprises board member Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard) is, hoping that romance and perhaps even a family of his own someday could help him become the man his parents would have wanted rather than the terrifying symbol that his scared the crooks of Gotham.
Again playing a somewhat understated performance as the character, Gary Oldman’s Gordon is a man reaching the up-most breaking points of living with the secret truth about Harvey
Dent, but he finds in Gordon-Levitt’s Officer Blake the sort of hopeful and honest cop he probably used to be himself. As Blake, Gordon-Levitt is carefully crafted and well played, but not everyone may buy his inconsistent East Coast accent and tough, streetwise manner, but Levvit does a good job overall, with Nolan delivering an interesting twist surrounding Blake.The first question many will ask, is if TDKR is better than Batman Begins and/or The Dark Knight. Truthfully, it's a mixture of both. Those of you who prefer Batman Begins to TDK will find much to love about TDKR, whilst, even though Tom Hardy is terrific as Bane (more to follow), Bane as a character just isn't as interesting as The Joker, so those who loved TDK will feel a little disheartened. But that's not to say you wont love TDKR, because no matter what; you will.
Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) is a welcome edition to the series, and Hathaway does a good job of mixing sly humor, the sexiness and the fighting prowess of the much loved comic character. Although neither Hardy or Hathaway give the same level of performance of that of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker in TDK, both characters are impressively portrayed in their own right.For a nearly three-hour-long movie, The Dark Knight Rises clips along at a reasonable pace although sometimes it might have been nice for the film to pause long enough to let a few important dramatic moments have that extra beat to resonate.
Christopher Nolan and his team have delivered the grandest and most emotional chapter in their Batman saga with The Dark Knight Rises, and it is a fitting emotional and narrative conclusion to this particular interpretation of the legend of Batman, I just wish it wasn't ending.
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Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, New TV Spot
New Batman: The Dark Knight Rises Trailer
Bane knows a big secret, and he want's to share it with us all...
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For more on Batman: The Dark Knight, KAPOW! this this link right here.
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Video's)
Batman fans of all ages will enjoy a new and original story filled with classic LEGO videogame action and humour as players fight through an open world (sandbox) game, to put the villains back behind bars.
How The Avengers Should Have Ended (Video)
How The Avengers Should Have Ended. Superheroes of HISHE past ASSEMBLE!
Source: How It Should Have Ended via Youtube
Will the Joker Be Referenced in Dark Knight Rises?
With Batman facing Bane and meeting Catwoman, many speculated the idea of the Dark Knights most legendary enemy being at least referenced in The Dark Knight Rises; despite the tragic death of the late Heath Ledger.
However, director Christopher Nolan confirmed in a recent interview that the character won't be referenced at all in the new film.
We're not addressing the Joker," Nolan told Empire. "That is something I felt very strongly about in terms of my relationship with Heath [Ledger] and the experience I went through with him on The Dark Knight. I didn't want to in any way try and account for a real-life tragedy. That seemed inappropriate to me. We just have a new set of characters and a continuation of Bruce Wayne's story. Not involving the Joker.
We're a little disappointed, to be honest. Of course, we completely understand why Nolan is handling the subject in such a respectful manner, but completely ignoring the events of The Dark Knight seems a little off. The Joker made such an impact on Batman, and you don't just forget a guy like the Joker.
We kind of imagined at least a scene over in Arkham Asylum, even just showing a murky corridor with a sound bite of Ledgers manic laughter, but, alas, we wont get our wish.
Check out the the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Source: Empire
Batman Nokia Lumia 900 priced at £600, With Freebies
Remember the Nokia Lumia 900 Batman Edition we announced this week? Well, Phones 4u has just announced that pre-ordered laser-etched Lumia 900s will be delivered on June 1st; that's this Friday. Pegged at £600 Contract-Free, or with multiple contracts also available.
Fancy a sluice of the gorgeous Dark Knight themed WinMO 7.5 beauty? Be quick, there's only 900 of them available. Those lucky enough to nab one will also get free tickets to see the Dark Knight Rises at UK cinemas this summer, plus the chance to hit up the premiere.
Source: Phones4U
New Batman: The Dark Knight Rises TV Spot
Brand new TV spot for The Dark Knight Rises! Check it out after the jump!
Check out the first two TV spots we posted last week!
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Nokia Lumia 900 Batman Edition
