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Okay, someone needs to say it. The Dark Knight wasn't all that great of a film. Everyone on this site seems so obsessed with this movie; I do not understand why. Yes, it was entertaining and had some nice cerebral elements which are rare in popcorn flicks, but there was nothing truly groundbreaking in the feature, and nothing very soul-searching either. It presented a nice amalgamation of techniques, both filmic and storytelling, developed by other people and other films. It is a product of a well-honed Hollywood studio; it is entertainment; it succeeds at what it is. What it is, however, does nothing new, reaches for no unconquered heights, and strives for no new artistic echelons. It's a fun film and it's a visually exciting film, but not a great film. Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, and Morgan Freeman gave good performances; the rest were forgettable. Michael Caine was a self-parody and Christian Bale was excruciatingly wooden (a shame, since he is actually not a terrible actor - I recommend The Prestige for anyone wishing to see a good performance by him). Much has been made of Heath Ledger's performance, to the point of hagiography. This is absurd. It was, as I stated previously, a good performance, but let us face simple facts: Acting crazy is the second-easiest thing to do in the acting world (the easiest being 'acting angry'). Mr. Ledger did a superb job acting crazy, enough to literally chill, but it was ultimately not a truly impressive role. To be perfectly frank, Eckhart's was the best acting in the film. I enjoyed The Dark Knight a lot. But it is not a masterpiece of cinema.
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...but I really, really love Bryan (aka Makaru). He is the best dude of all dudes and continually proves this. I think this is like, my third Bryan Appreciation Thread. Discuss how he is the greatest.
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If you don't have a happy birthday I am going to be SO MAD
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Welcome to Glam Castle. Don't worry if you were looking for Glamis. You've come to the right place.
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Republished 3-24-11 for absolutely no stated reason I just wanted to say that Yannick (ToM Dracone) is so cool! I am his biggest fangirl!! I care so much about him, I made a -blog entry- dedicated to him, not just twitter posts, like a hipster. Yanni!!!! Hugs for you! Also you'll be sleeping in my room in less than three weeks!
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All you poseurs who think you can celebrate St. Patrick's Day Y'all better kiss me, 'cause I AM Irish. More Irish Flag Swimsuit babes So proud of my heritage
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it's very silly and I feel like complaining about it. BT
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You won.
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He is adorable.
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I had a big calzone at lunch, and now my stomach hurts so bad, and I still have over four hours here at work. I mean I could just leave early and finish my work from home today, but I have a meeting in about two hours. :(
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Niki, Janu, Llah, Deevs, Sixboss, Tucker, Jojo, BestBoss, MZorz, and all youse guys I wubs... I miss you all; when we gonna hang out again?
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Rob, aka Janus here on BZ, is like a brother to me. He is seriously one of the greatest human beings on this planet, and I really love him dearly. He helps me through rough times and helps me see things in a wiser light. He helps me to keep believing and to hold on to good things, like dreams and love. So sometimes when I'm having a problem or a rough time, I just have to remember advice he's given me. My life would honestly be pretty rotten without Rob in it! So this is the Rob Appreciation Thread, where we all talk about how much we love him.
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Tufi Piyufi is really rad. She is basically the coolest admin (but don't tell Black Six I said so), and is also a wonderful human being. Tuffinstuff rocks hardcore. So this entry is dedicated to her. Discuss how awesome Tufi is here. B)
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What chance, then, do we have, against... MECHA-PATRICKSTEWART??!!
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Guys, this is the thread where we talk about how awesome Andrew "Bulltop" Black Six is. B)
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And I'm here to save the day.
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Don’t try to be cynical. It’s perfectly easy to be cynical.
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I am highly disappointed in Bionicle.
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The shirt I am wearing right now is probably definitely the most comfortable shirt ever created.
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I feel the need to inform every one of you that ice cream is quite possibly the most delicious dessert ever created by Homo sapiens sapiens. That is all.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BZPOWER MEMBER "NIKIRA"!! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND LOVELY AND I ADORE YOU!!
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Hey um she said "you need to update your blog" so I'm updating! Seriously I'll be back in less than two weeks yaaay
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I'm in love x3
