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TXMoviebuff77 · 01-13-2020, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RalphoR

Cookie cutter comic book movies are so common....but along came Joker and it gets attacked for actually being different. Great acting, great story, great directing, no cgi, no goofed up continuity, no ridiculous premise.....guess some people aren't used to it

Which is the exact reason it got all the nominations today. The academy fumbled with Logan a few years back & Joker is essentially the same type of film.

birdztudio · 01-14-2020, 12:04 AM

In what terms that you think they’re the same? As I think they’re totally different...

jFug · 01-14-2020, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dallywhitty

It's better.

To each their own.

Wonder Woman will always hold a special place in my heart.

TXMoviebuff77 · 01-14-2020, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by birdztudio

In what terms that you think they’re the same? As I think they’re totally different...

While Logan still had plenty of action scenes in, it wasn’t that typical comic book vibe, don’t pretend the Nolan Batman’s did it first, those are still very comic bookie movie. Logan used a well established & popular comic character & made it into a totally different genre as in film noir & western. Joker while hardly any action scenes still took a very well established & the most popular comic villain & turned it into a character study that had similarities to early Scorcese, so yea the 2 are different as far as action, but very much the same as far as the approach to different genres. I honestly hope Joker wins BP also besides actor for Phoenix.

Alister_M · 01-14-2020, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by birdztudio

In what terms that you think they’re the same? As I think they’re totally different...

Exactly, there's literally nothing in common aside from them both being R-rated. In fact, they're basically polar opposites. One is an origin story of a broken man being driven to madness and becoming a villain, the other is the final redemption of a conflicted hero.

mahyar1 · 01-14-2020, 01:06 AM

Just received the Australian version from jbhifi for those wanting to see what it looks like.

ek79 · 01-14-2020, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dallywhitty

It's better.

Much better than TDK (that is a great flick).
Joker is the best DC movie to date.

dallywhitty · 01-14-2020, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ek79

Joker is the best DC movie to date.

Close but no cigar. Don't forget that Batman Returns exists.

ek79 · 01-14-2020, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Close but no cigar. Don't forget that Batman Returns exists.

It's a good Burton movie. And that's all.

dallywhitty · 01-14-2020, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ek79

It's the best comic book film ever made.

I agree.

Jumpman · 01-14-2020, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by willieconway

Please don’t compare Joker to anything by Christopher “I write my movies in a spreadsheet” Nolan.

Anyway....

shane01 · 01-14-2020, 03:25 AM

This is a solid movie, but it often feels like a style exercise.

Cherokee Jack · 01-14-2020, 03:50 AM

FYI to other people dipping their toes into the streaming water to listen to the commentary: iTunes extras apparently aren't available on the Roku, PS4 or Samsung/LG apps and they don't work with Airplay either. So there's a decent chance you'll have to watch the film with commentary on a small device or try to sync it up manually between two devices

I hate streaming so freaking much.

shinobipopcorn · 01-14-2020, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DMRI2006

You had this movie on in front of your 4 year old?

I can clearly remember my parents having The Crying Game on while I was playing in the adjacent room. This was the old house so it would have been 3rd or 4th grade.

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MuffinMcFluffin · 01-14-2020, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by RalphoR

Cookie cutter comic book movies are so common....but along came Joker and it gets attacked for actually being different. Great acting, great story, great directing, no cgi, no goofed up continuity, no ridiculous premise.....guess some people aren't used to it

CGI is used all over the backdrops... but I get what you mean.

My only two real gripes were the incessant Wayne tie-ins, and this one particular moment where they undermined my intelligence as an audience member and edited in a little more than they had to at one point. Rest was solid, and the final act was pretty gripping. Not one of my favorites of the year, but I wouldn't hate it performing well at the Oscars.

biggquis · 01-14-2020, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by willieconway

Please don’t compare Joker to anything by Christopher “I write my movies in a spreadsheet” Nolan.

What do you mean by "write my movies in a spreadsheet"? I won't respond to your reply as I'm not trying to argue at all. Just not sure where that comes from

To keep on topic, loved this film. So out of the ballpark of what I was expecting. Heard a theory at work that the entire movie was happening in his head and he was in the asylum the entire time. On my second watch, I could see some basis for that argument. Thoughts?

Nothing371 · 01-14-2020, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jFug

I think Joker belongs up there with the Dark Knight trilogy and Wonder Woman, honestly.

I really don't see how you can compare the Joker to comic book movies tbh.

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Originally Posted by TXMoviebuff77

Which is the exact reason it got all the nominations today. The academy fumbled with Logan a few years back & Joker is essentially the same type of film.

no it's not. There is nothing 'fantasy' about the Joker at all. Besides his own delusions of course

. But I mean there's nothing that would put it into the 'low fantasy' genre. It's complete realism.

MosHighDef · 01-14-2020, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nothing371

I really don't see how you can compare the Joker to comic book movies tbh.

no it's not. There is nothing 'fantasy' about the Joker at all. Besides his own delusions of course

. But I mean there's nothing that would put it into the 'low fantasy' genre. It's complete realism.

Ya a guy dressing up as a psycho clown is realism.. not quite .

Alister_M · 01-14-2020, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MosHighDef

Ya a guy dressing up as a psycho clown is realism.. not quite .

Except for a few years ago when every other bored edgelord in America was doing it

MosHighDef · 01-14-2020, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Alister_M

Except for a few years ago when every other bored edgelord in America was doing it

Thankfully a psycho clown revolution never started. Although I can't imagine what some weirdos do closed doors.
RIP Ledger..

01-14-2020, 12:04 AM	#1122
birdztudio Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:341 Trading Score:25	In what terms that you think they’re the same? As I think they’re totally different...

01-14-2020, 01:06 AM	#1126
mahyar1 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Middle of Nowhere Blu-ray collection:14 Trading Score:12	Just received the Australian version from jbhifi for those wanting to see what it looks like.

01-14-2020, 03:25 AM	#1132
shane01 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:The Southland 4K collection:456 Blu-ray collection:1411 DVD collection:341 MA collection:267 Digital collection:17 iTunes collection:118 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:133	This is a solid movie, but it often feels like a style exercise.

01-14-2020, 03:50 AM	#1133
Cherokee Jack Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2017 Location:Arizona Trading Score:172	FYI to other people dipping their toes into the streaming water to listen to the commentary: iTunes extras apparently aren't available on the Roku, PS4 or Samsung/LG apps and they don't work with Airplay either. So there's a decent chance you'll have to watch the film with commentary on a small device or try to sync it up manually between two devices I hate streaming so freaking much.

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