Batman: The Dark Knight

[ellen_datlow]

Finally saw it Friday afternoon. Wayyyyyy too long. Loved Ledger as the Joker, enjoyed a lot of it, but wayyyyy too long.

And then truly enjoyed three episodes of Deadwood (from season 2) that evening.

And great dinner party last night with old friends. Got stinkin drunk, gobbled lots of great cheese that I and another friend brougth. Much wine. So much wine that at one point I walked into the screen door spilling my glass of wine enroute to the patio and began laughing hysterically. The owner of said screendoor wasn't as happy but she fixed it.

Barbecue ribs, fresh corn on the cob, I made the salad, Claire (house owner) made the dressing, we all brought wine. John (only guy there) brought a yummy dessert. We ahem, then finished off Claire's cognacs...John and Donni stayed over, Carol and I trundled our ways back home by cab.

No hangover, thank you.

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[jenwrites.livejournal.com]

I also thought that Batman could have been a tighter film, but it really didn't bother me so much when I was watching it. However, the most exciting moment in the theater for me was the Watchmen trailer. I'm still quite worried that they'll fuck it up somehow, but it looks right, so that gives me a little bit of hope.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

It didn't exactly bother me while I was watching it, but I did notice it...I began to get impatient towards the end.

I read Watchmen a long time ago and don't remember it all that well, so when the trailer was on, I kept asking my viewing companion...what is this, The Silver Surfer? I didn't realize what it was for until it was announced at the trailer's end. Very much looking forward to the movie.