The Dark Knight Rises... Into Ergonomic Comfort!
I finally got around to seeing The Dark Knight Rises on DVD and for the most part, I really enjoyed it. It's certainly not my Dad's Batman movie; it was violent and some fight scenes went on so long that I contemplated getting a cup of tea started because I didn't think I would miss much. However, the rest of the story was meaty enough, and the roles that some of characters got were more intriguing than previous installments; I especially liked Alfred's monologue about what he wanted for Bruce's life. Hands down, though, the best part of the whole thing was Anne Hathaway as Catwoman who was perfectly cast as a mysteriously aligned figure of minor chaos, and later ally.
My minor quibbles with the film have to do with some major lighting continuity errors (the final sequence alternates between day and night and later that same day, but all supposed to be on the same day, in the course of about... I don't know, an hour or so?) and the motorcycle/Bat-Pod thing that Batman and then Catwoman drives. On one hand, I can see how it's the coolest of all the gadgets and machines, with its unique turn capabilities, speed, and rocket missiles. On the other, it looked like a Swedish ergonomic desk chair had been glued onto a set of large wheels. When Batman was riding it, it was just goofy-looking (his cape didn't flow the way I think it was supposed to), but when Catwoman was on it, I began to wonder if the entire vehicle had been designed simply to show off her ass. (Because it sure wasn't designed to be ergonomically comfortable.)
My minor quibbles with the film have to do with some major lighting continuity errors (the final sequence alternates between day and night and later that same day, but all supposed to be on the same day, in the course of about... I don't know, an hour or so?) and the motorcycle/Bat-Pod thing that Batman and then Catwoman drives. On one hand, I can see how it's the coolest of all the gadgets and machines, with its unique turn capabilities, speed, and rocket missiles. On the other, it looked like a Swedish ergonomic desk chair had been glued onto a set of large wheels. When Batman was riding it, it was just goofy-looking (his cape didn't flow the way I think it was supposed to), but when Catwoman was on it, I began to wonder if the entire vehicle had been designed simply to show off her ass. (Because it sure wasn't designed to be ergonomically comfortable.)