Thought this’d be a gangster movie, not a raucous comedy, but it succeeded because a) it was raucous and b) it was funny.
Not sure I’ll ever look at a pig the same again now I know that they’re worse than piranhas when hungry, nor will I forget the term pi***ys and how much Gorgeous George hates them.
In parts the British equivalent to Pulp Fiction, in parts an Edgar Wright flourishing showcase before he even made his mark -…
You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Like skimming the pages of a comic in a newsagents, this had a bunch of perfect Batman imagery, but not enough story or interest for me to leave the shop with it.
I loved Gotham’s dark, imposing visual style. It’s a shame that we’re mostly confined to the small town square - it’s hard not to “see” the set. But it’s atmospheric and sinister, with Batman operating in the shadows…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Considering this is basically 3 hours of Batman getting out of bed, it ain’t half good.
Bane is powerful force that gets Gotham’s balls in a vice and destroys the barriers between class - putting prisoners and the rich on the same (exploding) playing field. It’s something this film doesn’t dive into enough.
It’s nice that all the villains in the trilogy are different: Al Ghul - personal, Joker - chaos, Bane - strength.
Rises isn't as smart as the…
Can’t be understated just how bizarre this film is. It takes Mario Mario and Luigi Mario (their actual names here) and pairs them up with Daisy (not Peach) to fight Koopa (not Bowser) and his gang of goombas (who look like lizards) in a parallel-universe Brooklyn (a world where people evolved from dinosaurs, not monkeys).
In ways, it’s impressively rebellious of anything that would make it into a Mario movie. And in other ways it’s just so shit.
Look, I…
