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'The Dark Knight' is Not Perfect
Published 7/13/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
... ), because I know some people will not like it as much as I did and I actually spoke to a couple of fellas from UK's Channel 4 that didn't like it already. However, I didn't think a truly negative review would hit the scenes that would tip the scales and take away Batman's Teflon RT rating, but that has all changed. New York Magazine 's David Edelstein has posted the first negative review , referring to the film in his opening graph saying, "[Then] the novelty wears off and the lack of imagination, visual and otherwise, turns into a drag. The Dark Knight is noisy, jumbled, ...

The First Negative Review of The Dark Knight
Published 7/14/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... New York Magazine’s David Edelstein calls The Dark Knight “a morbid affair”, claiming that “It could only be darker if Batman died. (He does die a little, on the inside.)” And he is right, The Dark Knight is not Adam West’s Batman, it’s not Tim Burton’s Batman, it’s not even Frank Miller’s Batman. Edelstein comments that when  Burton’s Batman came out critics complained that the film was too violent for kids. “Wait’ll they get a load of this,” he says. And again, he’s right. This is the Empire Strikes Back of comic book movies. Harvey Dent will loose half ...

Sunday Discussion: Is There Too Much Hysterical Hype for The Dark Knight?
Published 7/14/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... a comic book movie masterpiece that is sure to win Heath Leger an Oscar. But the more we talk about it and the more that the hype increases as the we count down the minutes, the bigger the chance it has to disappoint. Writing that just made me cringe, because I really can't see The Dark Knight disappointing anyone since it literally is a masterpiece. However, it's inevitable that someone out there won't like it at all. In fact, the first negative review already showed up online (and I'll address that specifically in a separate article). The buzz for this movie ...

First Negative Review for TDK!
Published 7/14/2008 at OH NO!!
... is Heath Ledger? My heart went out to him. He’s working so very hard to fill the void, to be doing something every second. It’s rave and rage and purge acting.... I couldn’t take my eyes off him, but in truth, I found the performance painful to watch. Scarier than what the Joker does to anyone onscreen is what Ledger must have been doing to himself—trying to find the center of a character without a dream of one." ----------------------------------- http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/48514/ and ...

They don’t make superhero franchises much darker than this
Published 7/14/2008 by steph at Celebrity Mound
... they get a load of this… “How is Heath Ledger? My heart went out to him. He’s working so very hard to fill the void, to be doing something every second. It’s rave and rage and purge acting…. I couldn’t take my eyes off him, but in truth, I found the performance painful to watch. Scarier than what the Joker does to anyone onscreen is what Ledger must have been doing to himself—trying to find the center of a character without a dream of one.” (source)

Bad Reviews For The Dark Knight
Published 7/14/2008 by admin at The E-Biz
... So if the title “ Bat Out Of Hell ” is any explanation then I really don’t need to say anything else!  And with the cast returning from the *big* ...

The Dark Knight, round 2.
Published 7/14/2008 at GreenCine Daily
... would be a morbid affair," writes New York's David Edelstein: "It could only be darker if Batman died.... The Dark Knight is noisy, jumbled, and sadistic. Even its most wondrous vision - Batman's plunges from skyscrapers, bat-wings snapping open as he glides through the night like a human kite - can't keep the movie airborne. There's an anvil attached to that cape." ...

Links for the Day (July 12th, 13th, & 14th 2008)
Published 7/14/2008 by Keith Uhlich (noreply@blogger.com) at The House Next Door
... 5. "Bat Out of Hell": The first not-so-enthused review of The Dark Knight that I've read, courtesy David Edelstein. Related by temperament: Nancy Franklin on ...

First Negative Dark Knight Review - And Why It's Bullsh*t
Published 7/14/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... to the film. Although I was hoping it would remain one of the best reviewed films of the year, the first negative review has shown its ugly head courtesy of David Edelstein at New York Magazine. The so-called critic chimes on the morbid elements of the film, calling it "noisy, jumbled, and sadistic." I wanted to wait to address this, because I'm on my way to see The Dark Knight for my second time right now, but alas it's become the talk of the web and I can't help but address it before other critics get their chance to see it this morning as well. If you care ...

“The Dark Knight” Reviews
Published 7/14/2008 by celebritique at Celebritique - The Celebrity and Fashion Critique
... The initial reviews of “The Dark Knight” are in and like always, they vary between each film critic.  It is currently receiving  100% on Rotten Tomato, which proves that  ‘most’ critics are giving high praise to the film. The first negative review on the web comes from New York Magazine editor David Edelstein:  Even if the death of Heath Ledger hadn’t already draped it in a funeral shroud, The Dark Knight would be a morbid affair: It could only be darker if Batman died. (He does die a little, on the inside.)  It’s a shock—and very effective—to see a comic-book villain ...

Batman: The Dark Knight NY Magazine’s terrible review causes outrage
Published 7/14/2008 by CNH at Cele|bitchy
... film a negative review due to violence and “morbid” factors that seem related to Ledger’s untimely death: The momentum doesn’t carry through, though. The Dark Knight is all fits and starts—fitfully suspenseful, fitfully scary, one jerky episode after another with jolts of brutality to keep you revved up. When Burton’s Batman came out, some prominent critics griped that the film was too violent for kids. Wait’ll they get a load of this. [NY Magazine] Many of the latest superhero movies are not for kids. The films are a darker ...

Published 7/14/2008 by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood at Mollygood
... affair: It could only be darker if Batman died. (He does die a little, on the inside.) … We’re now in a modern, untransformed Manhattan, where the Joker’s opening bank heist unfolds in a tense, realistic style with multiple point-blank shootings. It’s a shock—and very effective—to see a comic-book villain come on like a Quentin Tarantino reservoir dog. But then the novelty wears off and the lack of imagination, visual and otherwise, turns into a drag. The Dark Knight is noisy, jumbled, and sadistic. Even its most wondrous vision—Batman’s plunges from skyscrapers, ...

Kimmel and Silverman Split
Published 7/14/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... : More trouble at the Tribune Co as both the Los Angeles Times publisher David Hiller and Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski have resigned their posts. Two-face : Guess who which site was quite pleased with itself for publishing the first negative review of The Dark Knight ? ...

First Negative 'The Dark Knight' Reviews Ding Impenetrable Bat-Armor [Batlash]
Published 7/14/2008 by Seth at Defamer
... (who just lavished his highest praise upon Hancock, so take that for what it's worth), and New York's Dave Edelstein. The cumulative effect of the Dave-naysaying? A sizable dent in the dark armor, with the movie's RT score tumbling to 88% at post time. As for our worst fears—that Ledger isn't posthumously Oscar-worthy, just hammy from the grave—Edelstein confirms every last one of them after the jump. We're seeing it tomorrow, after which we'll try to get our Defamer Instant Review up as quickly as possible, for those who are just dying to know how ...

The Dark Knight, More Money Quotes
Published 7/15/2008 by Ryan Adams at Awards Daily 2008
... and giving this franchise its The Empire Strikes Back. Christy Lemire, Associated Press Christopher Nolan’s film is indeed an epic that will leave you staggering from the theater, stunned by its scope and complexity. It’s also, thankfully, a vast improvement over his self-serious origin story, 2005’s “Batman Begins.” Two less giddy reviews after the cut. David Edelstein, New York Magazine It’s a shock—and very effective—to see a ...

Batman Blog-A-Thon Day 1
Published 7/15/2008 by Michael J. Mendez (noreply@blogger.com) at Big Mike's Movie Blog
... - It had to happen eventually and it finally did. Someone wrote a negative review of The Dark Knight. David Edelstein of the New York Magazine has called the film "noisy, jumbled and sadistic." The only other well known critic to be unfavorable to the film is David Denby from the New Yorker. You can read his review here in which he describes it as "constant climax; it's always in a frenzy and it goes on forever." Besides jumbled, are any of these things negative? ...

What are the critics saying about 'Dark Knight?'
Published 7/16/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
... : "Christian Bale has been effective in some films, but he’s a placid Bruce Wayne ... It’s a dogged but uninteresting performance, upstaged by the great Ledger .... He’s part freaky clown, part Alice Cooper the morning after, and all actor. He’s mesmerizing in every scene." New York Magazine : "Noisy, jumbled, and sadistic." ...

Random Arrest of the Day
Published 7/17/2008 by Candy at CandyKirby.com | Humor Columnist, Pop Culture, Sex, Funny News, It's CandyTV
... tried to avoid any coverage of Heath Ledger since his death, mostly because:  1)  I’m a gossip humorist, and there’s clearly nothing funny about that situation; and 2)  Even “tributes” to him somehow reek of exploitation.  All the hype surrounding his Batman performance makes me uncomfortable, too, because at this point it’s impossible to distinguish true brilliance from posthumous pedestal (see:  the backlash over New York Magazine’s less-than-stellar review). ...

10 Lame Excuses For Missing THE DARK KNIGHT This Weekend
Published 7/18/2008 by Christopher Campbell at SpoutBlog
... that calls everyone “Bubba.” - His name is Pat Hingle, and I agree that he is one of the best character actors working today. But, sorry, nobody beats Gary Oldman. Even David Edelstein, who is one of like two critics to pan the film, celebrates Oldman’s involvement. ...

The Dark Knight : The Movie's Out, The Reviews Are In, And Heath Ledger Is Amazing [Critical Mass]
Published 7/18/2008 by Maria at Jezebel
... saturnine shades of mockery. At times, I was reminded of Marlon Brando at his most feline and insinuating. When Ledger wields a knife, he is thoroughly terrifying (do not, despite the PG-13 rating, bring the children), and, as you’re watching him, you can’t help wondering—in a response that admittedly lies outside film criticism—how badly he messed himself up in order to play the role this way. His performance is a heroic, unsettling final act: this young actor looked into the abyss. New York : Oh, the verbiage probably wouldn’t matter if those truck crashes were any fun, but ...

Buzz Multiplex: A Knight's Tale
Published 7/18/2008 at Yahoo! Buzz Log
... All this frothing adoration has yielded a not-unexpected dark side: The few film critics who dare to sound any low notes, most notably New York Magazine critic David Edelstein, have suffered ...

Batman Fans Threaten Detractors
Published 7/31/2008 by Karina Longworth at SpoutBlog
Two weeks ago, David Edelstein attracted ridiculously outsized ire from the fanboy community for daring to do his job––ie, give his considered opinion on the cinematic value of The Dark Knight. Still, even the most vocal critics of Edelstein’s criticism didn’t really do anything more hostile than declare his review to be “bullshit.” But other critics who reviewed the latest Batman film less than positively aren’t getting off so easily. Today Filmbrain takes a look at ...