re: #348 Targetpractice

They’re making the same mistake that pretty much killed the franchise. The Burton films really got Batman as a character, dark and broody. The Schumacker films went campy and so just did plug-and-play with the actor because all you needed was somebody who looked good and could make quips. Christian Bale really brought the franchise back to its roots and I think it’s gonna be poorer without him.

re: #346 Vicious Babushka

The rationale of casting Ben Affleck in the next Batman movie was that they were searching for the best actor to play Bruce Wayne, since anybody could be the guy in tights and a cape.

Affleck may surprise, but after Daredevil, I’m not holding my breath.

Frankly, I think the best Bruce Wayne/Batman (the total package) in film was Keaton; he had that out-on-the-edge thing going on for him very well.