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yallerdawg

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4. Batman to Birdman.

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:13 PM

Jan 2015

Tim Burton came out with a new, darker Batman vision, and Michael Keaton played a psychologically deep and darker Bruce Wayne/Batman. Rave reviews, and a brilliant over-the-top performance by Jack Nicholson as the Joker.

Then...

Chris Nolan comes out with a new, darker vision of Batman, and Christian Bale presents a nuanced psychological characterization. Rave reviews, and a brilliant over-the-top Oscar-winning performance by Heath Ledger as the Joker.

Burton, Keaton and Nicholson must have felt some massive deja vu during all this.

I haven't seen Birdman yet - still recovering from the cost of final 3D RealD Imax Hi Speed Hobbit movie, both financially and time-wise (I didn't fall asleep because it was SO LOUD!) - but I wonder if Birdman touches on this successful generational redo in any way?

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Bird Man? The Michael Keaton flick [View all] JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 OP

I want to. Rolling Stone raved about it. Said Michael Keaton best Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2014 #1

I saw it. HeiressofBickworth Dec 2014 #2

Brilliant. bigwillq Jan 2015 #3

Batman to Birdman. yallerdawg Jan 2015 #4

Are you against watching movies bigwillq Jan 2015 #5

It just won the Producer's Guild Award for Best Movie... PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #6

Thanks for posting. bigwillq Jan 2015 #8

I'm giving Birdman the edge if only because of his speech to the critic... n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #9

Fantastic scene bigwillq Jan 2015 #10

Amazing g00dfella Jan 2015 #7