The Dark Knight Discussion **CONTAINS SPOILERS**

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kashanova

michael keaton did the best job out of all the batmans they had in the 90's he was the darkest one and imo is the best one i need to see bale in one more bat film before i can say he is the best

Being the best out of a group of douchebags doesn't mean you are the best.
Michale Keaton isn't even the best Keaton to play Batman. Alex P. would make a better dark night.
I never viewed Batman as a pencil necked geek that weighed less than my left leg. Bale looks the part and he's built for it.
Maybe Keaton can make a cameo in Batman 2 as Bruce Wayne's pool cleaner. Of course, he'll need an assistant to help him carry those large pails of chemicals.

[SPTO]

I don't share your sentiment on Keaton. Yeah he's not the biggest guy in the world but for a lot of Batman's history he wasn't that big either. Actually I think Keaton would make for a good Bruce Wayne/Batman if there was ever a movie adaptation of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS.

Keaton's Batman was brooding and dark and I thought he pulled off the quiet intensity that Batman has in the comics.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by SPTO

I don't share your sentiment on Keaton. Yeah he's not the biggest guy in the world but for a lot of Batman's history he wasn't that big either. Actually I think Keaton would make for a good Bruce Wayne/Batman if there was ever a movie adaptation of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. Keaton's Batman was brooding and dark and I thought he pulled off the quiet intensity that Batman has in the comics.

But by that admission you're basically saying that Batman is all gadgets and anger. Batman still has to get down and dirty once in a while and go hand to hand. Being skilled in martial arts will help you out with most people but eventually you're going to meet someone that is just as skilled but has greater strength. If this weren't the case you wouldn't see the monsters that run the Octogon in UFC or Pride. Not all look like Mr.Olympia but very, very few look like slobs.
I'd hate to think that Batman is merely Jeff Gordon with a tool belt and a temper.

[sven]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fresh Tendrils

Why isn't it important?

Because it doesnt matter how he got the way he is. He just is what he is.


And I've read the Killing Joke. Very overrated it be.

[Beantown]

Quote: Originally Posted by sven

Because it doesnt matter how he got the way he is. He just is what he is.

Riiiiiight.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Quote: Originally Posted by sven

Because it doesnt matter how he got the way he is. He just is what he is. And I've read the Killing Joke. Very overrated it be.

I bet you like the Schumacher Batman films don't you?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Bale is, hands down, the best Batman AND Bruce Wayne, not that he had much, if any, competition. Keaton did not pull of the Bruce Wayne role at all. He came off as awkward and, for the lack of a better word, nerdy. His Batman was alright for what the scripts gave him. He never really had a big challenge, unlike Bale's Batman had, so its hard to compare them on that front. But yeah, when I look at Keaton's Batman, I don't get the sense that he could easily kick my ***. With Bale, I definitely do.

[MachoMyers]

Am I going crazy or did I remember reading a rumor that Steve Carell (The Office) was being considered for the role of Joker in #2?