The Dark Knight Action Figures

Well, I’ve been checking out some of the photos that people have taken of the new action figures from the 2008 US ToyFair for the upcoming Batman flick, my most anticipated film ever, The Dark Knight.  Thanks to “Scarecrow 360″, we’ve got plenty of photos, also thanks to Jett from Batman-On-Film for the link, you can see all the photos HERE.

I really must say that some of these action figures are extremely cool, and I know that there’s gonna be a tonne of fans that are gonna go out and buy them, me being one of them.  They’ll be a great addition to my Batman collection.  Kudos to Mattel for making some detailed figures.

As usual with what we’ve seen with every Batman action figure, there just has to be those pointless bright coloured ones.  You know, the ones that have fluoro pink and yellow.  They’ve always got those strange and ugly weapons that’re always extremely oversized.  Can’t stand those ones.  I hope that there’s a normal looking Batman.  One Batman figure that I saw that I thought was pretty cool was one of how Dr. Crane in BEGINS see’s him with the Fear Toxin.  Here’s a picture:

There was one figure that took my eye, it made me say to myself “I MUST HAVE THAT!”.  I would’ve thought that it’d be the Joker figure that made me say that, sure, I did say it for the Joker one, but I already knew that I’d be buying the Joker one no matter what it looked like.  So, this figure is actually a Joker Henchman.  I saw it and I was really impressed.  Here’s some pictures from “Scarecrow 360″:

Now you can’t say that this action figure isn’t awesome.  Just look at it.  I do want to get my hands on both the Joker figures, the cartoony looking one and the more realistic one.  That realistic one seems enticing, it comes with a Joker card in an evidence baggy.  I swear, all this stuff is making me as happy as a kid on Christmas.

One last thing, I did get a look at the TwoFace action figure, I thought it looked really cool as it kind of IS the first thing we’ve seen of Aaron Eckhart as my second favourite rogue.  I’m not going to post the pictures but I have to say, from what I saw, I really approve.  It’s so much better than the terrible performance that Tommy Lee Jones did in FOREVER, I got nothing against TLJ as an actor, I think he’s very talented, but seriously, he sucked as TwoFace.  I had a good feeling about Mr Eckhart from the beginning, his performance in Paycheck was great and I have confidence in Christopher Nolan.  Can’t wait to see how he portrays our favourite D.A.

Still really looking forward to TDK.  The day it comes out at my local cinema, I’ll be wearing my Heath-Joker shirt, waiting in line with a sign on my back saying “YOU WILL BE MISSED”.  We loved you Heath, you were just too good to be true.

Cheers.

“3:10 to Yuma” Review

Firstly, I’d like to welcome you to Beware The Creeper, a blog which I will use to talk about my favourite things: Batman, Movies, Comics, DVDs and Music.

Today I finally got the chance to check out “3:10 to Yuma”, James Mangold’s modern take on the classic 1957 western by Elmore Leonard.  This new remake features a very talented cast, including Russell Crowe, Peter Fonda, Ben Foster and my favourite actor, Christian Bale.  If you’re not aware of the plot of the film, the 3:10 to Yuma Official Website includes the synopsis below:

“In Arizona in the late 1800’s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad.  When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the ‘3:10 to Yuma’, a train that will take the killer to trial.  On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect.  But with Wade’s outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny.”

The choice of New Zealand born Russell Crowe, and Christian Bale who originated from Britain, has been controversial for some viewers.  Casting foreign actors in “True American” roles, to them, seems to be a problem for some reason.  In my opinion, their background should not be a problem, we’ve seen Anthony Hopkins (who was born in Wales), play Zorro.  I’ll leave it at that.  Background isn’t what people should focus on, because personally, I believe this film is Crowe’s best performance to date.  Ben Foster’s performance is one that must be mentioned, his character was very different to any that I’ve seen him play before, a true villain.  Bad to the bone.  Christian Bale was (as usual) a pleasure to watch, his accent was great, and his performance was perfect.  This film is a great addition to his filmography, he really chooses his roles well.

The film is filled with great action sequences and realistic special effects, but it’s really the actors that keep you interested.  A very well made film with a very talented cast of actors.  Anyone who loves a good western will really enjoy this movie.

 I’m glad we’ve finally got a western back on the silver screen.

 I give this film: Four Stars