Ben Affleck as Batman??

[tekbow]

Does nobody remember Dare Devil???

[Lew]

Quite liked DD :-(

May as well, what's the worst that can happen?

[JimmyMoorby]

Daredevil was pretty bad but most comic book movies or remakes from childhood are.  I dont think Affleck is a bad actor but hes nowhere near as good as Chrisian Bale.

I had my doubts about Heath Ledger and needless to say his performance was incredible.  Im worried Affleck wont be good enough but the idea of superman and batman being in the same film is even more worrying its obviously just a cash cow.  I just cant see the point in superman...... and only christopher nolan could save this mess.

[tekbow]

Daredevil was pretty bad but most comic book movies or remakes from childhood are.  I dont think Affleck is a bad actor but hes nowhere near as good as Chrisian Bale.

I had my doubts about Heath Ledger and needless to say his performance was incredible.  Im worried Affleck wont be good enough but the idea of superman and batman being in the same film is even more worrying its obviously just a cash cow.  I just cant see the point in superman...... and only christopher nolan could save this mess.

^ this.

I saw the new superman movie. It was actually fantastic for the first hour or so, Clarkes early life, coming to terms with his powers, Kevin Costner nicking the film right out from under everybody with his performance as Jonathon Kent, then Zach Snyder got bored and decided that nowhere near enough buildings had been demolished and proceeded to demolish a citys worth of buildings for the next hour.

[JimmyMoorby]

Daredevil was pretty bad but most comic book movies or remakes from childhood are.  I dont think Affleck is a bad actor but hes nowhere near as good as Chrisian Bale.

I had my doubts about Heath Ledger and needless to say his performance was incredible.  Im worried Affleck wont be good enough but the idea of superman and batman being in the same film is even more worrying its obviously just a cash cow.  I just cant see the point in superman...... and only christopher nolan could save this mess.

^ this.

I saw the new superman movie. It was actually fantastic for the first hour or so, Clarkes early life, coming to terms with his powers, Kevin Costner nicking the film right out from under everybody with his performance as Jonathon Kent, then Zach Synder got bored and decided that nowhere near enough buildings had been demolished and proceeded to demolish a citys worth of buildings for the next hour.

I'm sure I could watch it and enjoy it but I just think the idea of batman and superman or the justice league will just cheapen the last few batman films.

[tekbow]

yeah, would be good brain junkfood, but i wouldn't expect anything as well thought out as the batman films, or even the first hour of Man of Steel.

Never know, might be suprised

[Philly Q]

Daredevil was great, if we're talking about the director's cut - and I say that as someone who hated the theatrical cut when I saw it in the cinema.

But anyway, Ben Affleck's a pretty good actor, a good director and a clever chap.  I think he'll be up to the task.  And hopefully he won't talk in a silly growly voice like Bale did...

[tekbow]

Daredevil was great, if we're talking about the director's cut - and I say that as someone who hated the theatrical cut when I saw it in the cinema.

But anyway, Ben Affleck's a pretty good actor, a good director and a clever chap.  I think he'll be up to the task.  And hopefully he won't talk in a silly growly voice like Bale did...

ah now, Haven't seen the directors cut, significantly better?

[Kiichi]

Oi, JimmyMorby, read the absolitly brilliant Dark Knight Returns comic some day. Best Batman I have ever read to this I day I must say.

[Philly Q]

ah now, Haven't seen the directors cut, significantly better?

Yes, it's still the same basic storyline of course, but the film is about 10-15 minutes longer, the back-story is fleshed out a bit, the overall tone is darker and there's much less emphasis on the Daredevil/Elektra romance.  Sadly Colin Farrell is still in it as Bullseye....

Interestingly, when the film came out on Blu-ray (as opposed to the original DVD release) they only included the director's cut - so maybe the producers finally realised their mistake.  They'd pretty much killed the director's career already though.

[JimmyMoorby]

Oi, JimmyMorby, read the absolitly brilliant Dark Knight Returns comic some day. Best Batman I have ever read to this I day I must say.

Ive never really read comics but ive seen stuff online and is that the stuff frank miller wrote?
The fight he has with superman isnt a bad idea but as much as superman irritates me and i like batman surely it would just be a no contest in a fight with superman winning?

Personally I like the bit in superman 2 where he loses his powers and gets beaten up by a random man in a cafe and his missus has to intervene haha what a hero!!

[Kiichi]

Oi, JimmyMorby, read the absolitly brilliant Dark Knight Returns comic some day. Best Batman I have ever read to this I day I must say.

Ive never really read comics but ive seen stuff online and is that the stuff frank miller wrote?
The fight he has with superman isnt a bad idea but as much as superman irritates me and i like batman surely it would just be a no contest in a fight with superman winning?

Personally I like the bit in superman 2 where he loses his powers and gets beaten up by a random man in a cafe and his missus has to intervene haha what a hero!!

Yeah it is the Frank Miller one. Really, really dark and deep. Lots of stuff going on and really exploring the Batman character a lot. One has to read it to get the whole thing really. Well worth it I must say.

To me that one is up there in my top four graphic novels of all time with Watchmen, V for Vendetta and Maus.

For any fan of Batman it really is a must read imho and that is all I am gonna say about it.

[WezV]

Ive never really read comics but ive seen stuff online and is that the stuff frank miller wrote?
The fight he has with superman isnt a bad idea but as much as superman irritates me and i like batman surely it would just be a no contest in a fight with superman winning?

Kinda the point.  There is no way Batman could beat Superman in a fair fight. 

Batman is an ordinary man (albeit very rich) in a world of superheros.  The worst batman story lines rely purely on gadgets, but in the best he relies on his wits to outsmart the ones who almost always have odds in their favour

[Alex]

First of all, I don't like comic books and it seems that every second movie nowadays has to be based on one, featuring guys in Dorky suits with superpowers. No wonder I liked "Kick-ass".

Second, the Batmans are the only ones I kind of like and I like Bale as well. However, given that he's wearing a mask half of the time, does it really matter that much that it's Affleck now? I really don't think so.

[WezV]

kick-ass was also based on a comic book.  in fact, compared to most comic book movies its a very accurate adaptation