Saw Batman Begins last night on opening night. We made liberal use of the AMC's policy of allowing outside food and beverages in the theater, and stopped by Hy-Vee next door to get stuff on the cheap. One extra large Nestle Crunch, one 20 oz soda. I was hoping the ticket guy would at least give me a dirty look as I smuggled them in, but I got nothing. Oh well.
I have to say something about the Dukes of Hazzard movie, because they showed the preview before Batman. I think might possibly be the best comedy of the summer. I mean that! Seann William Scott as Luke Duke is crummy casting, I'll grant you. But Johnny Knoxville as Bo Duke and Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke are probably pretty good.
I make a point of not researching movies before they come out, because I think it makes your expectations tough to meet. I'd much rather go into a movie knowing nothing, and then decide for myself based on seeing it whether its Awesome or Nahsome.
So when I saw Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg, I just about dropped a deuce.
And Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse? Now that's good stuff.
Other preview of note was for this ridiculous movie Sky High -- offspring of retired superheroes all attending this high school for kids with superpowers. My thought on this is quite simple. Potentially a great movie, if Disney wasn't producing it.
So what about Batman Begins? Really, really, badass. I mean REALLY. I don't even really know where to begin, so I won't. Just trust me.
One thing I really liked as opposed to previous Batmen:
I always wondered how Bruce Wayne just magically got the Batsuit, the Batmobile, and built the Batcave. I mean, even for a millionaire playboy, these are not run of the mill items. In this movie, the suit is a military prototype that a scientist at Wayne Industries built, but was too expensive to produce. Makes sense. Same with the car -- a Hummer crossed with a Panzer tank -- which is interestingly never once referred to as the Batmobile. And the cave? A real actual bat cave, under the southeast wing on Wayne Manor. He and Alfred discover it when bats keep flying into the dining room from below the foundation. And to get in or out of the Batcave? He has to floor the gas, getting up enough speed to fly over a crevace and through a waterfall. Much more believable.
Also loved the trial and error period where he's kind of Batman, but not really and he screws up. That's how it would be, really -- not sure how the gadgets work yet, and so it sometimes goes awry.
Good movie. Its Awesome.
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After we left the theater, we saw the greatest thing I have seen in a long time. A black Chevy Cavalier -- covered in Superman regalia. I don't know what's funnier -- that it was decked out with Superman decals, or the fact that it was a Chevy Cavalier.
I'm talking red-and-blue seatcovers with giant embroidered "S" diamond logos. I'm talking giant Superman logo decal on the sunroof and the hood. I'm talking "Man Of Steel" decal on the top of the windshield. In short, over the top in tackiness but awesome at the same time.
It was parked right next to me, so as we went to get in The Colorado, I told Dick to come over to my side of the truck -- trust me, you have to see this!
He turns and says, "I didn't know Shaq was in town!"
You can't make this stuff up.
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