Scary Jokers

It should not surprise people that Joker will do well in theaters. If the numbers from Thursday and Friday are an indication, it should have decent legs and do well into the new year. But there is the concern of the film with military warnings and a theater closing due to a threat. Can't say I don't feel bad and you can't blame the warnings.

We're over seven years removed from the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado when people watched The Dark Knight Rises. An insane pyscho murdered a bunch of them and even booby-trapped his apartment. But it is a different situation here. This is about a mentally unstable character who is one of the most prominent villains in Batman and DC Comics. Debates are made on who the best Joker is and looking into what makes the character tick. I'm not saying there will be a shooting, but it's a cautionary thing to understand.

From what I gather, it's not your typical comic book movie. The adaptation from Todd Phillips goes a different route, though it is inspired by some comics. It's not about green screen explosions and 20 million dollar actors in suits. We are looking at what happens when things don't always go right. And at a budget of 55 million, it will make more profit at a bigger multiplier than a Marvel movie. If this is right up your alley, then go see it. If not, then don't. I'm not, and I say that as someone that likes a bit of Phillips work.

Sparkling Bats

Who do you go for with the next Batman? Get Ed... I mean Robert Pattinson. There is always controversy surrounding who gets to be the Caped Crusader. There was questions about Michael Keaton because of his movie output in the 80s prior to the 1989 Batman film. My take is that people are spoiled.

They are spoiled by Christian Bale and the overrated voice actor Kevin Conroy. We can have different takes on DC's superhero. Every comic book character that gets an adaptation will always be questioned in terms of performance. Pattinson has done plenty of work and he is more than just those awful Twilight films. He was Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter. There is a new film that hit Cannes last month called The Lighthouse. The unfortunate side is that he will never escape what he made in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

I say give the guy a chance. Can't be as bad as George Clooney as Batman. Or other actors in other comic book movies like Venom in Spider-Man 3. I can see regular Bruce Wayne working for Pattinson. As far as Batman, that answer will come whenever the first trailers of the new movie come whenever that happens. Right now, it's just pure overreaction.