That’s the first time we’ve ever been mentioned first when it comes to the weekly podcast-funtimes-round-up at the end of this or any show. Thanks bunches, Marla.
Grand show this week. I can understand how one might like Hellboy 2 more than The Dark Knight, but I respectfully disagree. If it’s a battle of visuals, then Hellboy 2 is certainly the champ, but the cult of personality was too strong for me to withstand and The Joker swallowed me up. The thing I appreciated about both films, however, were the untraditional motivations of the villains. That goes a long way towards getting me to invest in the story, particularly in a summer where even some of the best films (Iron Man) have had villains with very tired reasons for being…villainous.
That said, nothing got my heart/fist pumping harder than watching Batman flip that 18-Wheeler on its ass. Or the Joker showing every major criminal in Gotham his “magic trick.” Or Harvey Dent re-enacting the final scene from The Deer Hunter with Gordon’s kid as a good luck charm. Or…
