Well, apparently great minds think alike because we also went to see The Dark Knight on Sunday. I am a bit of a superhero fan so I was stoked about it and that is saying alot because I do not enjoy going to a movie theatre. I honestly have a hard time just sitting still for that amount of time and doing nothing but watching a movie. I like movies at home where I can read or surf the net or do something other than just sit there. We mistakenly thought that Harper would stay content during the movie since she basically nurses and naps 24 hours a day but we were wrong wrong wrong. That's not entirely true- she did let me watch all of the previews (OMG- how awesome does Twilight look?) and about 5 minutes of the movie. So I grabbed her up and left the theatre. I took her to the family bathroom, tosed her up on the changing table and swaddled her which is generally the surefire way to get her to calm down. And she did. But I didn't want to take the chance on having her freak again (I think the loud sound was scaring her) so I stood up and rocked her the entire time. The entire 2.5 hours. It worked out well though because I could just kind of wander around in the little corridor and still hear the movie and see the parts that I wanted to see (some of the Joker's parts were a little intense). Heath Leadger's performance totally lived up to the hype- he was unrecognizable as the Joker- everything from his appearance to his mannerisms were so creepy and twisted. And I liked how they handled the Harvey Dent story and the haters who say his story was rushed or whatnot need to watch the movie again. And thank god they replaced Katie Holmes with Maggie Gyllenhall- I'm not saying I hate KH or anything but I do hate the way she seems to speak out of the side of her mouth- it's just to Joey Potter for me. And the Bat-Pod, I was totally geeking out over it and the way it separates from the Batmobile/Tumbler. Very cool. Poor Zachary is dying to see it but for once, I am pulling the mom card in regards to movies (we pretty much let him watch anything- I know, we're horrible parents) and not letting him see it until it's out of DVD. I just think it's too intense for him- hell, I thought I might have nightmares after seeing some of the close ups of the Joker. But if you're one of the 8 people in the US who have not seen the movie, you need to head out asap and see it.
July 30, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Great take on it Amy!
Laura
August 28, 2008 at 5:28 PM
i still wish Katie Holmes had stayed on board as Rachel Dawes for the Dark Knight; it was like the time spent getting familiar with her character in Batman Begins was wasted...