Economy
In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Repent! The End Is Here! July 20-22, 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)Today will hit 100F again, after a few days of relief, and tomorrow will be worse. Bach's Magnificat is up for the Monday night singalong.
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The Kid and I saw the Batman movie. Without giving any of the plot away, I can safely say it was the most boring, lifeless film in the franchise. If you don't see it, you won't miss anything.
Christian Bale plays Batman. Until I looked it up, I thought it was that other infinitely forgettable actor, Scott Bakula, who effectively killed off the Star Trek franchise with his "deathless" performance in "Enterprise". Where do they find these empty bodies? Neither personable nor talented nor handsome, they flood Hollywood.
I didn't recognize Gary Oldman at all, a fact for which he is probably grateful.
Anne Hathaway plays a villainess? Well, she at least showed some believability. And the biggest lips ever seen on a screen.
Michael Caine chewed up the scenery at every opportunity, but he's only one man, and not in a major role, either. Ditto Morgan Freeman, who held up the side for the USofA. The Brits still get some training before they are cast.
Don't bother looking for Liam Neeson....if he got more than 60 seconds of screen time, I'd be amazed. Ditto Tom Conti.
Plot and dialog mostly incoherent, when not totally implausible. I always thought the hallmark of good theater or fiction was "the feeling you were living it". Epic Fail, in this case. No catharsis here. No laughs, no romance, no suspense in a trite and predictable, dystopic plot.