Who Was The Best Film Batman?

Firstly this is just my view based on all the live action Batman actors appearing in films. So animated or tv series and old historic Batmans of black and white era are excluded. Mostly my reason for this is because they are vastly different mediums two which the story was told and well they chose good actors to portray this role for that time. So putting them in the same category as the live action film category just didn’t seem fair. Secondly this is just my thoughts on this subject and thus I’m open to more debate on the matter. I am not a big Batman fan, I don’t sit in in the realm of canon law from the comics. Purely looking at this from a film perspective.

So let’s begin to which I am going to go backwards in time. Starting from newest to oldest.

Robert Patterson

After watching The Batman there was two thoughts I had about it. 1. This feels like the logical conclusion for a sequel to the Gotham TV series. 2. Robert Patterson was not a good Bruce Wayne. Which is not necessarily the actors fault. Whilst in the Batsuit I could totally by Patterson as Batman. But then as Bruce Wayne it just felt completely off for his character. it’s almost like we saw the Bruce Wayne from the Gotham TV series grown up and it was also influenced by The Gritty vibe of the Joker movie. And somewhere in this mix, this radically different but early days of Batman just didn’t sit right with me. Like an uncanny valley effect nothing seemed right about this film yet they followed the core idea. All I could say about that film was “it was inspired by” because you could see Gotham, Joker, even Christopher Nolan’s influence in the story telling of Batman. So this felt almost like a fan film or parody and it set the wrong vibe. I think Patterson should of been given more time to prep for this movie as I feel he was given wrong directions for this film. The fact they are making a sequel to this film leaves me feeling “Meh” as I’m just not excited about this franchise of Batman.

Ben Affleck

The problem I have with Ben Afflecks Batman was that it was set in the Justice League World. Batman is complex, his real costume is that of Bruce Wayne and that’s something that’s slightly unhinged about the guy. He is Batman 100% of the time and Bruce Wayne is but a mask he wears when he’s needed for public. Now I like Affleck as an actor and I feel this was such a wasted potential for him. He played somewhat the Iron Man Robert Downey Jr role in the DC Justice League movies and it didn’t work. What we the viewer needed was more context to this Batman and what would of helped this is if Ben Affleck was given the chance to have at least a trilogy of Batman films to develop his character before the Justice League came about. The justice league just lacked chemistry and you didn’t feel any of these characters would ever join together. This is not Afflecks fault, again it was the studios use of the character that kind of betrayed the actor portraying Batman and it also betrays the complexity for Batman for the character being displayed.

Christian Bale

I don’t look at Christopher Nolans Batman Trilogy as one of the greatest trilogies of all time. Batman Begins, Dark Knight was its best two films and suffered badly with its third movie. Nolan wanted to make a conclusion to his trilogy and I feel that this one decision clouded the films ability to tell the story. So Dark Knight Rises kind of sucked because the focus was on story and conclusions and didn’t offer enough fandom moments that made the two films before it iconic. Onto Bale himself, I think Bale portrayed Bruce Wayne and Batman almost to perfection. Just one element was missing that would of been the cherry on top. That was a crazy and humorous side to Bruce. Not in Batman for. But in Bruce form. As I said Bruce is just a mask for Batman as he’s batman 24/7. The only time I felt this to be present was only subtly in Dark Knight but then became non existent in Dark Knight Rises.

George Clooney

Clooney gets too much hate for this role when it wasn’t his fault. Bad script. Bad director, and someone was on LSD at the time when they thought this looks visually good, Batman & Robin film is the product of when too many people interfere with an established order. When you strip away the very terrible movie. Clooney was a perfect choice for this role. He is very similar to Keaton. In fact if Clooney had been in Batman Forever you’d probably be more forgiving of him playing Batman. I’m frustrated with this one because Clooney is a good actor and the fault isn’t him but that of the director.

Val Kilmer

Kilmer is a tricky category because he was the first to take over the role of live action film Batman and he is vastly different to Michael Keaton. Was he good as Bruce Wayne and Batman? Absolutely but if he did Batman and Robin after Batman Forever then I think it wouldnt of been good for him. Batman Forever I think is actually better than people give it credit for. It’s still a continuous story from Tim Burtons Batman era as the script was adapted from Burtons third movie idea. So it was great for this transitional phase because it’s literslly between Burton and Schueler era but it’s just downplayed by the laterd influence. Just didn’t sit right. But Kilmer could of been a good franchise of Batman but it just should of been a completly new universe for it.

Michael Keaton

So Burton had it right, for its time period as well. He crafted us a Batman that you totally believed in. Something that didn’t happen till Christopher Nolans films. I will only agree with one thing that the studios said which wanted to make toys. batman returns albeit very iconic was too dark. The first movie with Jack Nicholson’s Joker was perfect, then it went full Burton by the sequel and well it was too far away from thr mark. Enough to say, don’t make a third movie. Which is a shame, because Burton should of been allowed to make a trilogy and if he just lightened up a little with Batman Returns we may have seen the third outing. But one thing he did get right was Michael Keaton’s casting as Batman, as Bruce he was distracted and not really present which was good because as I said before Bruce is just a mask, he’s Batman. Batman pretends to be Bruce Wayne in public and Burton portrayed this very accurately on many occasions.

So after my analysis, who was the best Batman actor? It’s a mix of Michael Keaton and Christian Bale they both hit the role almost perfectly and thus no contest they both sit at the top spot.

As for the worst, sorry but Robin Patterson takes that spot.

As for the rest, they was just wasted potential and could of been really good. And not a reflection of the actors that portrayed them.

It’s not a matter of who acted the worst because they all acted well but the problem comes from director and script, if both or one is bad then it’s VERY notiable. So it’s not the actors fault.

What’s your thoughts

Come On Barbie Let’s Go Party

Most would probably think my interests in film are bias to superhero movies. Not true, I look at all genres of films and I love a good comedy.

But I was a bit perplexed by a Barbie Movie. Personally I feel it wasn’t marketed very well. The first I knew of a Barbie movie was when it was released at cinema and went head to head with Oppenheimer.

And there is something incredibly sad about that. See I’ve watched the film but it wasn’t something I was intending to watch. Mostly because it was advertise very well as a comedy. And the themes of the film suggest that this film should be for everyone. So I’m perplexed by they promoted it in such a way to exclude and encourage more people to watch.

Anyway. So what lead to me watching this film. Weirdly YouTube – seeing that Ryan Goslin talk positive about it and then seeing what cast they had in this film. And nearly everyone wanted to be in it. It intrigued me.

So YouTubing some clips from the film and seeing a Stella comedic performance from Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling I felt this film needed abit of justice. Thus I went to watch the film.

And yes, it’s good. It’s funny, it has an important message and that message hits everyone. I saw reports that the film had become a piece of woke propaganda but it is simply not that. Instead it explains the problems of the world in a palatable narrative that works well even for story telling.

The whole film is really a piece on Identity and finding out who you are and being comfortable with who people are. Whilst being funny in many many scenes.

This film has a good vibe. And I highly recommend it to people of all.

My only criticism is there needed to be more Allan one of the funnest characters in the movie was sparsely used and should of appeared more but let’s hope for a sequel where him and midge for that matter kind of shine.

I’m short Barbie is a good 2023/24 film to watch for a humourus take of a toy franchise

Films That Was An Influence On Me

I wanted to do something different, I wanted to give you not a top 10 but 10 films that personally changed my life. Here they are.

1. Jurassic Park – This was the very first movie I ever saw at the cinema. Previously the only way I was ever able to watch a new release was a blockbuster video rental. At the time my family couldn’t afford such luxury as going to the cinema but as years went on we was able to see our first film. That was Jurassic Park. Now I was thinking about this, Jurassic Park is such an iconic film. A master class of story telling and imagination. If this had not been my first cinema movie, would I have continued my passion for film? So I credit this movie for being at the birth of my interest in watching films at the cinema.

2. Million Dollar Hotel – it took me nearly 5 years to track down what this film was. It appeared on tv one day in the early 00’s and it was one of those late night, film that’s on in the background as you surfed the early days of the internet. But this film took my attention. I always liked films that was a bit artistic and different and something about this film just stood out. It had so many good cast members. Directed by Mel Gibson, you had Jeremy Davis as the lead who has featured on many tv shows including Lost, Lucifer & Hannibal. It also had Mila Jovovich of resident evil fame, Peter Stomer of Lost World Jurassic Park and prison break – such an iconic film. So how did it change my life. It took me 5 years to track down this film as I forgot the name of it and well I had only remembered fragments of the film. But using the internet and researching about films and trying to track down history, helped me to explore the world of film making. You learn about set designs, trivia production, locations. This film is responsible for me delving deeper into the production of films. Such a great film shame such a low rating.

3. Short Circuit 2 – this film wouldn’t normally be on a list like this more of a top 10 films I like, but in recent times this film was one of the first films that I personally enjoyed but not realised how the casting of an actor in a controversial role is what makes this film questionable today. But for me, it’s like I didn’t know, I really didn’t know until someone pointed it out. And his is and still is a treasured movie of mine. So why this changed my life is that it gave me a perspective, a view point about what people find offensive or controversial. Even if the films intent was pure it still has something not quite right about it. Now many tv shows with controversial scenes or actions have been removed over the years and I don’t think this is the way forward on this. You can’t just sweep away history because it offends someone now. It happened. And it should serve as a reminder that it did happen and how we can improve for the future. Deleting history is a waste. But alas controversy is a big issue and the question on how to handle it is never straight forward.

4. Fight Club – I don’t agree with the plot of the movie, or the characters actions throughout, but there was something relatable to the main character played by Edward Norton in the film. The internal comments was too real. The writer (chuck palanki) knew very well how to portray inner dialogue. When we watch a film, we see it from the characters perspective but every now and there you can see the parallel to your own life. Fight Club was the first movie that did that for me, I was able to see my mind operate from the weirdest of thoughts wether silly or bizzare and a internal dialogue playing them out. Trying to make sense of them. There has been more films I can relate to, better films at that. But fight club was the first relatable movie.

5. Oceans 11 – take all the elements of James Bond, mix it into a heist movie and add a dash of celebrities. Ocean 11 is a modern mystery film. You never know exactly where to look because how it’s going to end is now how you have been lead to believe. This film introduced to me the idea of clever misdirection writing. When I was younger, I was learning psychology, this lead into hypnotism and then deception which is a tool of the trade for magicians. I became fascinated with this complex series of events that had to occur to make the end effect . Now it’s one thing to be a magician because you have an act practice it till perfect and then present it. But to make a film that most will see only once, include a deceptive nature and make you shocked by the end. Bravo. It wasn’t just about this for this film. It was the style, the use of characters. Basically this film is one of my inspirations for when I write my own stories. Just the richness of multiple characters playing there role in one film and they all play an Important part. That makes for brilliant writing.

6. Scream – a lot of people dislike scream as a horror movie, but as a horror movie that was not its intent or purpose. Wes craven made this film to teach the new generation of classic horror films. Instead of trailing through a tone of old horror films explaining old cliches just watch scream it has them all and explains it to you why there there in the first place. It’s a film that teaches you about how they made classic horror films. Disguised as a horror film. It is a source of reference for me and I use it as a litmus test when I ask people if they liked the movie. If they simply disliked it then they didn’t understand it’s purpose but if they bring up what the movie was about then I know that person has good taste in films. I wish we had more films like this, a somewhat celebration of film history but alas we don’t have this for other genres, maybe someday we will.

7. Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou – I had watched Wes Anderson films before in the past and never really got the artistic view until I saw Life Aquatic. I was already a fan of Bill Murray and I am no stranger to artistic films. But what changed it for me was watching life aquatic it was the beauty of the design of the set. The world, a artistic world that Wes anderson made, there are thousands of directors out there. But only a small few have a design. Like you know a Tim Burton movie because, you know a Kevin smith film because, baz lurhman, Luc Basson, Wes anderson their are simply some directors that have that unique look. I may do a post on this some point in the future. But anyway life aquatic really awoke the notion of style, what is your characteristics. In other words, it gave me the idea of how someone makes something into a brand, there brand.

8. Little Shop Of Horrors – I never thought I’d like a musical. If someone asked me did you like musical films or theatre… I’d think of cats, and hairspray, Jesus Christ super star and phantom of the opera and I’d be like no, musicals are not my genre. Till one day I saw Les Misrable and thought “that’s a well done movie” so why isn’t les misrable the film and not little shop of horrors. Well seeing Les Misrable and finding it enjoyable unlocked a flood of movies I had scene that was musicsl orientated but I just simply dismissed and Litttle Shop of Horrors was the first of that list. Not only had my school put on a performance of this from the 1988 film, I actually played the role of the dentist in the school play. Every time I watch this film it brings back warm memories, plus the wonderful Rick Moranis was in it. But yeah, little shop of horrors, Rocky horror picture show, several Disney cartoon movies like Aladdin or Lion King… I completly dismissed the whole musical element from my life because my mind associated it with films I disliked, and not the films I actually did like.

9. Ghostbusters – pretty iconic film how did this change your life. Well I never got to see this at the cinema especially as my first film was Jurassic park at the cinema. But I have seen this film multiple times. But that’s not the reason this makes this list. It’s more to do with jobs. See at the age of 16 you get a guidance councillor and they ask you want you want to be when your older. I had no clue, no idea. I was smart but no business venture of interest, it’s because I had learnt that if I was to capitalise on one of my hobbies the. I would hate that hobby over time and I didn’t want to lose that love for it. And if I took a job I hated I would be Misrable. So I figured the perfect job for me would be a job that I find easy to do, I can be quiet sociable and it’s not something I necessarily like doing but the money pays well enough to justify doing that job. That’s the bare minimum of the employment I went into, and had done for 18 odd years. But the question that always played on my mind is, what would of been my perfect job. Till one day it hit me, I was watching ghostbusters and I realised. A ghostbuster is my perfect job. But the problem then is this is a fictional job and doesn’t exist. But that was irrelevant because despite realising Ghostbuster was the perfect role for me. It the aspects of the Job, that I liked. It was a role that had gadgets, you work as a team. It has a sense of importance, and it’s very niche. So now I know what I need out of a job that would make me happy. Ghostbusters gave me the elements I needed to understand what kind of job I wanted to do in life. Sadly ghost busting isn’t real but at least I know it’s a job like that which would suit me well.

10. Die Hard – oh come on how can die hard be influential, I thought about this long and hard, I have multiple examples I could use. But die hard is in my top 3 of top films of all time so I thought why not. How die hard and may other films I’ll mentioned in a minute. Influenced my life. Is the art of a perfectly crafted film. There are so few films that are so perfectly crafted that you can watch them again and Again and again over and over and you never get bored of them. This is because there so perfectly crafted you can watch them a million times over and on the million and one times you see something new. Some notable examples are Jaws, The first Matrix Film, Terminatir 2, both Alien and Aliens the ultimate crafted film doesn’t need a sequel but these films are so well crafted you can watch the. Forever and never get bored. My question for you is what we’ll crafted film would you put here?

So there you have it. A bit of a personal journey into my history with theme as I honour some of my Al time classic films,

Ancient Purity

Hi folks, Now i am known for my geeky blogs…etc, but occasionally i like to bring a light new and interesting things that are thrown my why. Naturally i have a geniune interest in everything and i believe you can all become a bit nerdy in new subjects you hadnt thought about before.

So, today i would like to introduce you to an up and coming business that all the celebrities are talking about these days. It’s called Ancient Purity… for those of you who can use google simply type in that name and you’ll find it, if you want to be difficult the web link is as follows “www.ancientpurity.com”

So what is Ancient Purity – Now im a bit of a health nerd as it is but these guys know ALOT about health, longevity and vitality. They present for you natural, real health in superfoods and supernutrient form along health technology that encourage the body’s healing capacity. It’s your body that does the healing, supplements and devices simply provide the correct fuel the body requires to make this possible. They investigate and research the secrets of the past and bring them into todays world.

Not only is the site full of useful information, they also sell the products too so you have everything you need available.

From Supplements, Super Natural Liquids, Superfoods, Silver Health, Health Technology, Super Natural Products, Super Natural Snacks, Superfood Powders,

Bored of reading, well Ancient Purity also has a youtube channel full of good videos about healthy living. You can find them at http://www.youtube.com/user/ancientpurity

The site also gives you upto date events from Clive De Carle who you might see a few times on there youtube channel.

Check out this article for Food For Free http://www.ancientpurity.com/index.php/articles/36-food-for-free

Learn new breathing techniques, http://www.ancientpurity.com/index.php/breathing

I could go on and on about this business, think the biggest selling point to me is when they say chocolate is actually healthy for you.

Seriously check this site out its awesome.

A Good Cause

For those who havent noticed the nights are getting colder, and we start to stay indoors to avoid the cold weather. But what if you didnt have that luxuary?

I am very pro-good causes and in these modern times what better way to promote good causes than via the internet.

So i would like to bring to your attention the wonderful work that goes on at Oxford Pathways.

Oxford Pathways is a charity set up with a range of services to help the homeless people aged 25 and over in oxfordshire.

Check out there good work at the following weblink: http://www.oxhop.org.uk/

If you would like to help out there cause and looking for some decent music to have on your ipod please may i turn your attention to the following link

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-night-shelter-single/id576708675

It’s only 79p but money from this track will help go towards oxford pathways work and ultimately the homlessness in Oxford.

The song is called The Night Shelter created by the following musicians Charlton Allen, Joseph Aristide, Michael Hicks, Lewis Byfield, Calvin Ag & David Pringle

How do you use the 3 sea shells?

Demolition man was an awesome film, Sly and Wes playing cops and robbers in the future. That film i have to say came up with some classic one liners. But the most memorable one of them all is “How do you use the 3 sea shells?”

As weird as it was, it left the mind perplexed by the very nature of how would you use 3 sea shells? (I know this is a bit of a shit topic to have a post) but i found this amazing infograph that explains everything.

I found it a while ago and cant remember where i found it online but here it is.

How to use the 3 sea shells. – you will ever laugh at the comedy value or scoff at the grossness – eitherway once you seen it, you can list this as a new skill you just learnt

So if you ever find yourself spun into the future, note that you have now learnt the necessary skills to wipe your own arse. Happy Shitting everyone.

Showcase Oxford – Ozone

Being that im from oxford, i figure sometimes people need reminding whats on there doorstep. So i have created this little section called Showcase Oxford where i will review the highlights of resturants, entertainment, activities and shops around the place i call home.

Now Oxford is has many areas to visit, and im not just talking about “The Shire” which surrounds Oxford but Oxford itself. Today i take you south of oxford to the Ozone complex next door to the Oxford United Quadrangle Football & sometimes Rugby football stadium.

The Ozone has been around a few years now created in the early 00’s – it brought to the south of oxford a bar, a bowling alley, an arcade, a cinema and a frankie & bennys resturant… also round the corner a gala bingo.

Although those places are still there to this date the Ozone has expanded to offer more.

The Ozone now contains 4 resturants (techially 3 and a take away but whose counting) They are the Oxy Oriental Bar, the Aziz Resturant, Frankie and Bennies and a Fish and Chip takeaway… oh wait there is a food eatery in the bowling area as well. so 5 food facilities.

Now, the good thing is that i have eating in all four of these facilities so i can give you a brief review of them all.

1. Aziz – it has a tastey buffet of indian food you can choose from, wither you want spicey or flavoursome it has it, a stylish looking building and i think they serve tiger beer. However i’m not a fan of there puddings. (but thats mostly because i dont do sweet foods much)

2.Oxy – a briliant oriental buffet with alot of choice to choose from. Guarenteed to be well stuffed after eating here – the food is quite good.

3.Frankie & Bennies – well italian/american food – i find there food hit and miss – nothing to do with that particular resturant but the franchise in general – the food is dearer than your normal resturant and there isnt really a sense of value for money. but i feel its all about what you pick could change your mind. Last time i was here i had a beef burger with chips and i would quite impressed by it. Unlike Oxy or Aziz’s food – you can pretty much go in and choose what you want, try a little its a buffet if you dont like it you can try something else, but with Frankie and Bennie you have to make a decision. My advice with this place is to read the menu before you visit – it should be online.

4.Ozone Plaice – fish and chips have always been a brilliant british past time, and ive always been impressed by the chips from this facility. It’s kind of weird because its not like you classic fish and chip shop that has been around for years – usually old facilities that looks like the place has character – this place however is new and almost reminds you of a fast food chain like burger king or mcdonalds. Menues on boards above the counter – meal deals. It is quite a good facility.

I had to keep the reviews short on this section because i wanted to showcase everthing the ozone had to offer so moving on.

The Cinema.

The Ozone Cinema – now called the MyVue cinema (has been for sometime but i still remember it as the Ozone Cinema) has been my local cinema for some time. over 10 years of watching the big screen has been a favourite past time for me. There has been many cinemas i have visited over the years but this one still impresses me today – its still quite clean. most cinemas over time tend to get old and look worn in and you get a sense of sticky floors – this place however doesnt have that. The VIP seatings are brilliant for packed viewing – it may cost a little extra but its essentially worth it…. on an orange wednesday. If you do decide to visit the cinema here and want to get the VIP seating – from experiance i would suggest seat numbers 13-14 in cinema rooms 1 and 6 – they have the best view the smaller rooms your looking at roughly seats 10-11 and further down 6-7… i may have watched quite a few films in many of the cinemas rooms. In fact i think i have been in all 12 rooms?

Moving on… The other facilities. you have there is The Bowling Allie and Its Arcade – plus sports bar and pool tables.

The only problem i find with this place is that 1. they never update the arcade games – they need to bring back the classics like Street Fighter and i havent seen time crises or house of the dead in a while what gives. Then there is the bowling… its about time they had all lanes fixed – it seems to be a constant thing when i go there that nearly half the lanes are broken. Other than that is a wonder place to visit – wither you want to watch a football match, have a drink the bar, play pool, end up bowling with a large party of people. Its a good evening out.

Finally although i never have been there – round the corner from the facility you also have a gala bingo, a gym, the oxford united shop and i think a prison for kids… so it has everything you need to enjoy your night out.

So have fun and enjoy south oxford…