Batsuit Discussion Thread

[regwec]

I note without pleasure that the batarang still appears to be bling.

[bunk]

You know, he's not terribly... "hyper" looking... just kinda standing there. Why is it even called "hyper" to begin with? Maybe he has a candy coating... for the the kiddies.

[The Guard]

I note without pleasure that the batarang still appears to be bling.

The whole suit is bling now. I hear The Tumbler will have gold hubcaps in the movie. Just because. Gold and Batman go hand in hand, you know?

[Wams]

We get it; you hate the suit. You don't have to remind us on every page.


Ahhh...Yes I do.:cwink:

[Wams]

Wam is disgruntle because nolan didn't choose his design.


Hardly.:whatever:

[Wams]

i mean, it's his opinion and all but he has this 'me me me' persona that is creepy

Shhhhhhh.....

[Wams]

Wams is a weird guy.


Really?
"How sweet...Tell me more about my eyes.":cwink:


:batman:
:supes:

[jimmy]

Ahhh...Yes I do.:cwink:

Hardly.:whatever:

Shhhhhhh.....

Really?
"How sweet...Tell me more about my eyes.":cwink:


:batman:
:supes:

Multi-quote FTW, n00b. :whatever:

[metalhead971]

Multi-quote FTW, n00b. :whatever:
Haha

[jimmy]

:heart:

[Wams]

Multi-quote FTW, n00b. :whatever:

Quote this Jimmy...

Get-a-LIFE. :cwink:

:batman:
:supes:

[Judson Caspian]

still appears to be bling.
It looked anything but bling in Batman Begins. More like rusty, as it was. A black batarang wouldn't have worked in my opinion. This rusty variant has a more handcrafted appearance, like throwing stars. Which is also the purpose.

[Matchbox]

It looked anything but bling in Batman Begins. More like rusty, as it was. A black batarang wouldn't have worked in my opinion. This rusty variant has a more handcrafted appearance, like throwing stars. Which is also the purpose.

I agree.

[jimmy]

Quote this Jimmy...

Get-a-LIFE. :cwink:

:batman:
:supes:

Sweet, I got it.

[Mr. Socko]

It looked anything but bling in Batman Begins. More like rusty, as it was. A black batarang wouldn't have worked in my opinion. This rusty variant has a more handcrafted appearance, like throwing stars. Which is also the purpose.


That's pretty much what they are. There were no batarangs in Batman Begins, just bat-stars. Two different things.

[The Guard]

It looked anything but bling in Batman Begins. More like rusty, as it was. A black batarang wouldn't have worked in my opinion. This rusty variant has a more handcrafted appearance, like throwing stars. Which is also the purpose.

Where are you people seeing "rust"? I don't see why a black batarang wouldn't have worked. He spraypainted everything else black in BATMAN BEGINS (except his belt and his gun). Those were Nolan's version of Batarangs, period.

[Matchbox]

Where are you people seeing "rust"? I don't see why a black batarang wouldn't have worked. He spraypainted everything else black in BATMAN BEGINS (except his belt and his gun). Those were Nolan's version of Batarangs, period.

Yeah, they were definately Nolan's version of Batarangs, but they were used more like stars in the film. I do see your point about Bruce spraying his suit black, but I think those batarangs were used as symbols even more than weapons/tools. That might justify the bronze/rusted color.

[The Sage]

That's pretty much what they are. There were no batarangs in Batman Begins, just bat-stars. Two different things.

A bat-shaped throwing weapon is a batarang in my opinion, regardless if it's a boomerang or a ninja star. The weapon comes in different forms.

[Prefix]

I always thought the 'batarangs' looked pathetically tiny and I personally couldn't believe they could do any damage to a person, or any object.

[bunk]

A bat-shaped throwing weapon is a batarang in my opinion, regardless if it's a boomerang or a ninja star. The weapon comes in different forms.

Well, I always thought the batarang was a form of boomerang, which is completely different from a throwing star.

[The Guard]

Yeah, they were definately Nolan's version of Batarangs, but they were used more like stars in the film. I do see your point about Bruce spraying his suit black, but I think those batarangs were used as symbols even more than weapons/tools. That might justify the bronze/rusted color.

They were used as projectile weapons in general. He wasn't throwing them into flesh or anything. I don't quite see how a batarang being black would make it any less of a symbol.

A batarang is a batarang. It doesn't neccessarily have to have the qualities of a boomerang, though that's how it was originally conceived. As Sage pointed out, Batman has all kinds of batarangs in the comics, for cutting, fighting, throwing ropes, etc.

[Matchbox]

They were used as projectile weapons in general. He wasn't throwing them into flesh or anything. I don't quite see how a batarang being black would make it any less of a symbol.

A batarang is a batarang. It doesn't neccessarily have to have the qualities of a boomerang, though that's how it was originally conceived. Batman has all kinds of batarangs in the comics, for cutting, fighting, throwing ropes, etc.

I know, I never disputed what it was used for so I agree with all of that. However, as far as the symbol explanation; I just feel that a rustic-looking batarang would be easier to see in the gloom of a Gotham night. Of course, I'm not saying that it couldn't have been black, but I do believe that making them that gold/rust color has its merits.

[The Sage]

Well, I always thought the batarang was a form of boomerang, which is completely different from a throwing star.

I always regarded them all as batarangs. I think the Ultimate Guide says something along the same lines. They call the bat-stars Mini-Batarangs.

[Secret_Riddle]

Its not a boomerang..they just share the.."rang"

The Batarang is like a throwing knife..which makes it awesome.

[The Guard]

I know, I never disputed what it was used for so I agree with all of that. However, as far as the symbol explanation; I just feel that a rustic-looking batarang would be easier to see in the gloom of a Gotham night. Of course, I'm not saying that it couldn't have been black, but I do believe that making them that gold/rust color has its merits.

It matches the belt, and it's being gold allows the batarangs to fold up and attach/blend into the belt. That's about it as far as merits go. That's why they're gold. Batarangs tend to be small enough that you cannot see them from a distance, and anyone who picked one up or found one stuck in a wall would be able to see it, regardless of its color.

[Matchbox]

It matches the belt, and it's being gold allows the batarangs to fold up and attach/blend into the belt. That's about it as far as merits go. That's why they're gold. Batarangs tend to be small enough that you cannot see them from a distance, and anyone who picked one up or found one stuck in a wall would be able to see it, regardless of its color.

Good point about the batarangs matching the belt. I wasn't thinking along those terms. However, I still think the color change does make a difference. I can imagine that the color would catch ambient light. I'm not saying it would be a huge difference form a black/gray one, but it is a visual difference. Also, I like it aesthetically. I think someone mentioned before that the color/finish drives home the "home-made" look of the 'rangs and I'd have to agree. I think the rustic bronze color also conveys a "beginning" feel which fit perfectly with the film. Of course, this could all be much to do about nothing, as it's just a color, but anything can be delved into with a lot of detail.

[The Guard]

I suppose. I thought it was kind of an oversight on the filmmakers' parts that a man who painted every other piece of high-tech equipment he owned used homemade batarangs and left them gold, but to each his own.

[bunk]

I always regarded them all as batarangs. I think the Ultimate Guide says something along the same lines. They call the bat-stars Mini-Batarangs.

That makes sense, at least for the sake of convenience. When I think "batarang", I picture the one used to grapple the dude's legs in the beginning of '89 Batman. Totally different from what he makes in Begins to break light bulbs.

[Matchbox]

I suppose. I thought it was kind of an oversight on the filmmakers' parts that a man who painted every other piece of high-tech equipment he owned used homemade batarangs and left them gold, but to each his own.

I don't find that an oversight at all; just their intention for visuals. By the way, do you remember the first images we recieved of the "new" Bat chest emblem from BOF? If memory serves me correctly, the symbol example was outlined in gold as well. Perhaps they were considering making the symbol the same color as his belt/'rangs.

[Matchbox]

That makes sense, at least for the sake of convenience. When I think "batarang", I picture the one used to grapple the dude's legs in the beginning of '89 Batman.

I always thought they were "bat-bolas".

[Darkness Falls]

is the batman begins suit going to be in the movie
or is it the new suit straight from the get go

come on we want another batsuit building montage

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

a batarang is a batarang.

[Axtech]

is the batman begins suit going to be in the movie
or is it the new suit straight from the get go

come on we want another batsuit building montage

yeah, he starts the movie with the Begins suit, and then for some reason (a plot point), he changes to the new suit.

[bunk]

I always thought they were "bat-bolas".


This is the one I was referring to. Not really what a bola actually is.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4925/89guidebatarangdt3.jpg

[Mr. Socko]

A bat-shaped throwing weapon is a batarang in my opinion, regardless if it's a boomerang or a ninja star. The weapon comes in different forms.

Ah, you are right. I was thinking only in terms of boomerang. So yeah, the bat-stars would still be considered batarangs, or just mini batarangs.

a batarang is a batarang.

Like Guard said, there are many different types.

[Matchbox]

This is the one I was referring to. Not really what a bola actually is.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4925/89guidebatarangdt3.jpg

Hmm. I think the one used in Batman '89 is a cross between a batarang and a bola. I dunno.

[jimmy]

Are you guys are retarded? This is a Bola:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Boleadoras.gif

[cjhill_14]

[quote=Wams;13733155]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/batsuit.jpg

you know what the new suits reminds me ofhttp://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/movies/MMPR/rangers.gif
GO GO POWER RANGERS !!!

[BatmanFanatic]

Well in Begins, didn't the Bat-throwing-stars match the belt perfectly so he could clip on a whole row of them and they'd blend in?

He never used them though. So maybe in this movie he could. Joker could step on one and make his toe bleed =P

[CaptainClown]

He used them a couple times in begins I believe

[BatmanFanatic]

He used them a couple times in begins I believe

I remember him making them all by hand on the grinder. (haha! ... a likely story)

I remember him throwing one into a wall in the Batcave to test it, while talking to Alfred.

Anything else?

[The Battousai]

He used them a couple times in begins I believe

He threw them at the lights at the docks, correct?

[CaptainClown]

he was going to stab rahs with it and used it like a dagger but then decided against it. I believe he threw it inside the tram also I would have to double check. He threw it in the dock and yup more or less it

[Spade]

Are you guys are retarded?

I'll let the words in bold sink in for a few seconds... :o

[BatmanFanatic]

That makes sense. Taking out lightbulbs is probably the best possible crime-fighting use of those little things ... :oldrazz:

[Stuntman Mike]

I don't mind the new suit but I like the other more as bit more but it's not even a big deal.

[cryptic name]

the batarang has never had the qualities of a boomerang in any of the movies, why are people just now b**ching about it? hell, i don't think the batarang has really been used as a boomerang-like weapon since the 40's. for the vast majority of batman's history they've been used as various throwing weapons and grapples.

[CaptainClown]

TAS Batarang that actually worked =)

[Hole Shot]

TAS Batarang that actually worked =)

Did anyone ever have the Nerf Boomerang? That thing sucked! It was just a big foam thing that when you threw plummeted to the ground on the opposite side of the yard.

[Anita18]

he was going to stab rahs with it and used it like a dagger but then decided against it. I believe he threw it inside the tram also I would have to double check. He threw it in the dock and yup more or less it
Yeah, he was threatening Ra's with two of them held in his hand, but used them to break a window in order to get a wind inside the train going.

And he does breaks the light bulbs with them, at the docks. I was never sure of the exact physics of how he does that but....I just go with it. :woot:

And I don't think they were gold - more of a dull silver.

I haven't read a lot of Batman comics, but in DKR and TLH, he uses the batarangs to distract people. It's hard to shoot someone when you've got numerous small pointy things sticking out of your hand.

[Watson]

Are you guys are retarded?



I'M THE GODD*** BATMAN!

[Nightwing1977]

I am Jigsaw puzzle suit man...:brucebat:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6835/moviemasterli6.jpg

:whatever:

Cry me a river. :p :waa:

And I notice some of the batarangs in BB can fold & some can't like the one where Bruce throw it on the wall to show Alfred & another when one of Falcone's man found it on the floor after it hit a light. I wonder why some of it fold in half & some don't. Anyone know? ;)

[regwec]

Where are you people seeing "rust"? I don't see why a black batarang wouldn't have worked.
Don't you understand yet? Nothing that Nolan didn't do could have "worked", apparently.

[Eggyman]

Don't you understand yet? Nothing that Nolan didn't do could have "worked", apparently.

It's because of teh realism :o

[Matchbox]

Are you guys are retarded? This is a Bola:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Boleadoras.gif

...I know what a bola is. In Batman '89, Batman used his 'rang in a bola type fashion. That's all I was saying. (a 'rang with a rope/cable attached to it to entangle an enemy's feet).

[Matchbox]

Don't you understand yet? Nothing that Nolan didn't do could have "worked", apparently.

I don't think anyone was saying that black 'rangs flat-out wouldn't have worked; just not as well. Not everyone blindly follows Nolan, you know.

[Mr. Socko]

he was going to stab rahs with it and used it like a dagger but then decided against it. I believe he threw it inside the tram also I would have to double check. He threw it in the dock and yup more or less it

Can someone explain to me how Batman threw a single batstar into the thing by Ra's and it caused the entire second half of monorail to break in half...what the hell, I never got that. He throws one batarang and the whole monorail breaks in half :confused:

[TV's Frank]

Can someone explain to me how Batman threw a single batstar into the thing by Ra's and it caused the entire second half of monorail to break in half...what the hell, I never got that. He throws one batarang and the whole monorail breaks in half :confused:

He throws two batarangs to shatter the windows, and throws one of those little mini mine things he has at the back of the train. The air flowing in through the windows helped send him out the back when he opened his cape.


God, I hope you were serious. Otherwise that was a waste of time.

[Mr. Socko]

Oh I never noticed he threw a mime, I thought he just threw a batarang and the monorail broke(which is the wtf part).

And yeah, I was serious

[bunk]

I'll admit when I saw the movie in the theater, I didn't know what the f*** was going on during that fight.

[TV's Frank]

Oh I never noticed he threw a mime, I thought he just threw a batarang and the monorail broke(which is the wtf part).

And yeah, I was serious

Why so serious?







Okay, you can hit me for that.

[bunk]

Oh I never noticed he threw a mime

Lol, that's an awesome visual!

[sasquatchs]

Oh I never noticed he threw a mime

http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/32000/Jack-Black-Mime--32321.jpg

[metalhead971]

Throwing mimes is strictly against Batman's code.

[itsthebatman]

Oh I never noticed he threw a mime
Marcel Marceau is extremely dangerous when usued by an inexperienced operator, and can even explode if improperly handled. In the right hands, he is a deadly weapon.
http://starbulletin.com/2001/05/31/features/artb.jpg

[The Guard]

I don't find that an oversight at all; just their intention for visuals. By the way, do you remember the first images we recieved of the "new" Bat chest emblem from BOF? If memory serves me correctly, the symbol example was outlined in gold as well. Perhaps they were considering making the symbol the same color as his belt/'rangs.

It's just kind of inconsistent. I thought that was the logo, not the bat-emblem.

[Cowleen]

Marcel Marceau is extremely dangerous when usued by an inexperienced operator, and can even explode if improperly handled. In the right hands, he is a deadly weapon.
http://starbulletin.com/2001/05/31/features/artb.jpgDead guys are like that.

[itsthebatman]

Dead guys are like that.
Alrighty then, name a living mime artist.

[TV's Frank]

Mimes or Mustache? Which is better?

[TV's Frank]

Alrighty then, name a living mime artist.

Michael Jackson..............no wait..........

[bunk]

That scene on the steps of City Hall in Batman '89 is probably the closest we'll get to seeing a mime get tossed. I thought it might happen the way Keaton was eyeing up that one though.

[TV's Frank]

That scene on the steps of City Hall in Batman '89 is probably the closest we'll get to seeing a mime get tossed. I thought it might happen the way Keaton was eyeing up that one though.

What the hell is in your avvy?

[Mr. Socko]

Lol, that's an awesome visual!

Throwing mimes is strictly against Batman's code.


:dry:

:funny:

[itsthebatman]

Mimes or Mustache? Which is better?
Don't make me choose! It would be like Sophie's Choice. In which case, the boy, obviously.

[deathfromabove]

Mimes or Mustache? Which is better?

the mustache is far more deadly when used properly

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4075/waywt20164kk0.jpg

[bunk]

What the hell is in your avvy?

Botched Polar Bear rescue. It turned out ok though.

[metalhead971]

Botched Polar Bear rescue. It turned out ok though.
It's really goddamn scary. Every time the rope slips I worry he'll fall :-(

[peteagassi]

Have you guys noticed the difference in colour between the prologue and the trailer? The prologue offers a more blueish, slightly more realistic, darker tint. The trailer is also blue, but there is more orange to it. In the trailer there are various shots that are also in the prologue, but the angles are slightly different, as well as the colour. I most definitely like the prologue colour better.

[bunk]

It's really goddamn scary. Every time the rope slips I worry he'll fall :-(


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kIGwsME9rE


The whole thing if you've not seen it.

[Crook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kIGwsME9rE


The whole thing if you've not seen it.
:lmao:

The look on her face at the end is priceless. She was like "wtf did you guys to me when I was sedated?!"

:D

I lol'd when she dropped head-first into the ocean. :o

[Wams]

OK...Im gonna say something nice about this suit....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p43.jpg

....Here it goes....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p47.jpg

...it should shoot well in very low light.

Whew!!! That took a lot out of me...but that was the best I could do.

:batman:
:supes:

[jimmy]

OK...Im gonna say something nice about this suit....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p43.jpg

....Here it goes....


...it should shoot well in very low light.

Whew!!! That took a lot out of me...but that was the best I could do.

:batman:
:supes:

WHOA! Is that a new picture, or just High Resolution of the old one?

Let's compare! Here:

http://media.firstshowing.net/img/tdk-still-08.jpg

[regwec]

The legs are the worst thing about it. They look just awful, and the best anyone can say about them is that they won't be noticed in the film.

[bunk]

Yup. Legs are god awful... I miss the more beefed up Bale too. :csad:

[jimmy]

I also hate the legs.

[Mr. Socko]

OK...Im gonna say something nice about this suit....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p43.jpg

....Here it goes....\


Why'd they have to make teh crotch so puffy:csad:

[bunk]

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7682/tdksuitscannv7.jpg

[Wams]

I also hate the legs.

All those stupid lines point right to his crotch.
Just a bad design.

[TV's Frank]

The legs are the worst thing about it. They look just awful, and the best anyone can say about them is that they won't be noticed in the film.

Yup. Legs are god awful... I miss the more beefed up Bale too. :csad:

I also hate the legs.

At least you guys kept in this thread and didn't make Batman's legs thread like that other one........what was it about...............





The Mustache!!!!





I wish I wasn't at work, because I can't see the images you are posting. Boo to this.

[Mr. Socko]

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7682/tdksuitscannv7.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4363/tdksuitscannv7kg7.jpg

[Yurka]

I cant stand the light bulb head, thats my biggest beef with this suit.
Who cares if he cant movie his head, he looked like a badass with the big neck, even Bale said he felt like a damn panther. Now they managed to make the BB suit worse. :down

legs= poop :down
cowl/neck= worse poop than BB :down :down
from waist to neck= bearable.

However I'm sure on screen it will look like the greatest thing ever.

[lordofthenerds]

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4363/tdksuitscannv7kg7.jpg
More like "teh cup" :o

[Majik1387]

I don't see any problems with the suit.

[bunk]

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4363/tdksuitscannv7kg7.jpg

Teh Crotch: "It protects the bat-pods"

I might have to bring my old avvy back.

[DorkyFresh]

Why'd they have to make teh crotch so puffy:csad:

tell me you're just joking...

[jimmy]

I don't see any problems with the suit.

Have you tried opening yer eyes?

[Mr. Socko]

tell me you're just joking...


Partially:oldrazz:

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

I can actually agree that I dont like the legs on the new suit and I do myself missed the more "buff" Bale :(

[rohitiyer]

OK...Im gonna say something nice about this suit....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p43.jpg

....Here it goes....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p47.jpg

...it should shoot well in very low light.

Whew!!! That took a lot out of me...but that was the best I could do.

:batman:
:supes:

In Begins, we see Bruce spray-paint over the busy-looking Nomax Survival Suit to make it look more homogeneous and cool.

Why would he then go with something ten times as busy for a suit that's supposed to be a progression from the old one? :huh:

I'm actually kinda hoping that during the final fight the kid gloves, so to speak, come off. And after shedding all the extra padding, we see him in the chain mail underneath. :brucebat:

[Majik1387]

Have you tried opening yer eyes?
Yes, and still see nothing wrong with it. Have you tried getting over the change in the batsuit?

[DaddyGrayson]

Yes, and still see nothing wrong with it. Have you tried getting over the change in the batsuit?

Eh, whatever problems I have with the suit are minimal. It looks cool and looks like Batman to me, so I'm cool with it.

[Mr. Socko]

My final thoughts as well JG :up:

[Hole Shot]

OK - I just heard from across the Internet something about throwing explosive mimes! That's awesome!

[The Guard]

He already had explosive mines in BATMAN BEGINS.

And those legs...are just absurdly, vividly horrible.

[Hole Shot]

He already had explosive mines in BATMAN BEGINS.

We're not talking about mines. We're talking about what he used to blow off the back part of the train after he had Ra's pinned to the ground.

Oh I never noticed he threw a mime, I thought he just threw a batarang and the monorail broke(which is the wtf part).

[Boom]

Why couldn't the legs have a simple design like the arms?

Seriously.

[deathfromabove]

OK - I just heard from across the Internet something about throwing explosive mimes! That's awesome!

He already had explosive mines in BATMAN BEGINS.

And those legs...are just absurdly, vividly horrible.

hahaha

mimes guard, mimes.

maybe you should read the thread:oldrazz:

[The Guard]

We're not talking about mines. We're talking about what he used to blow off the back part of the train after he had Ra's pinned to the ground.

Yeah. That was a miniature, mine-shaped explosive.

[Steyin]

In Begins, we see Bruce spray-paint over the busy-looking Nomax Survival Suit to make it look more homogeneous and cool.


I always interpreted that scene as him better disguising a suit made by a huge company in which someone who worked on it might recognize it.

[Vengeance of Bane]

I think that the changes that have been made to the suit are "story driven". The Joker will pose a greater threat to Batman and the city of Gotham and as we all know the Joker's methods are conventional. Christian Bale also said in an interview that he was training to do new things. The Batpod could also be the reason why there are armor on the legs because in the trailer we see Batman making a uturn where he almost hits the ground.

[rashad]

Great scans. I like the suit...even his legs. I'm not gonna be worrying about that too much during the film.

[theShape]

Say what you want, but that suit looks hella cool on that cover up there. Awesome. :up:

[Conebone69]

OK...Im gonna say something nice about this suit....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p43.jpg

....Here it goes....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p47.jpg

...it should shoot well in very low light.

Whew!!! That took a lot out of me...but that was the best I could do.

:batman:
:supes:
OMG see both of these pics of the suit look so sick and high quality! but then watch us get another terrible pic in a few weeks, omg its driving me crazy!!! I wanna know how its gonna look in the movie!!!

[Crook]

Why couldn't the legs have a simple design like the arms?

Seriously.
:huh:

The arms are just as busy, if not, more than the legs.

It does look pretty bad, but it's still a continuation of the design from the torso. Look at the sides, and you'll see they flow right along into the legs.

[Boom]

:huh:

The arms are just as busy, if not, more than the legs.

It does look pretty bad, but it's still a continuation of the design from the torso. Look at the sides, and you'll see they flow right along into the legs.
I fail to see how.

The arm is made up of a single pad covering the triceps, and two straps.

[Crook]

They're still segmented with designs. They're not as "simple" as say, the BB arms. That's what I thought you meant.

[Sandouras]

Have you noticed that the cowl covers a small part of his upper lip? I mean, when he says: "where is he?" in the trailer, his nose is right in his mouth. That never happened with teh puffy. I believe that they tried to make his jaw look more square and more like in the animated series. By making the upper lip smaller, the jaw looks longer. Looks great in some pics, but in the trailer, his nose looks like he is mother*** pinoccio!

PS: Suit looks perfect, except the pants and maybe....maybe...the neck. Despite it being a great suit, is it batman? I mean, f*** yeah, he wears a suit with segmented armour, but does that neck make him look like robocop? The previous suit was teh puffy and it folded badly at the abs and armpits, but it looked more organic and more animalistic didnt it?

Anyway, July 2008 fellas. Thats the real test.

[Sandouras]

The gauntlets are overly designed for no reason. In fact, in the internal part, they turn into 3 stripes. They arent like a glove. They are actually armour pads, with three stripes holding them on the hand. This is sooo bad! And i dont see why they couldnt be one piece with those stupid biker gloves.

I hated the Forever gloves for those lines on the fingers. They are there for the leather to stretch as the hand closes. They look horrible. My parents bought me a set of leather gloves like that and i went to the store and changed them! BB gloves were impeccable! Why the hell would the overdesigning of the suit have to reach to his fingers?

[Thythoutrust]

the black eyes always ruined it for me.

[El Payaso]

OK - I just heard from across the Internet something about throwing explosive mimes! That's awesome!

http://www.mimethegap.com/Mime%20Trad.%20-%20Mid%20Frown%20BLACK%20LGE.jpg

[PJBoy]

OK...Im gonna say something nice about this suit....
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/Movie_TheDK_p43.jpg


Awesome!
Do ya got the whole picture?

[SimpleHero82]

In Begins, we see Bruce spray-paint over the busy-looking Nomax Survival Suit to make it look more homogeneous and cool.

Why would he then go with something ten times as busy for a suit that's supposed to be a progression from the old one? :huh:

I'm actually kinda hoping that during the final fight the kid gloves, so to speak, come off. And after shedding all the extra padding, we see him in the chain mail underneath. :brucebat:

because it has nothing to do with whether he thinks it looks cool being busy or not. it has to do with his ability to take it on and off, move easier, etc.... flexibility. haha he's not a fashion designer.

[Nightwing1977]

Michael Jackson..............no wait..........

He's not a mime: he is scary! :wow: :shock:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4363/tdksuitscannv7kg7.jpg

Hmmm.....Mr. Wayne must've use too much of Swedish-made crotch (I think saying the "p" word is against the rule :p) enlarger pump. Austin Powers would be proud. :grin:

http://cache.jalopnik.com/cars/assets/resources/2007/02/Austin-Powers-Pump.jpg

[TheBatman072]

Well, there's a good reason I came back into this thread.


The ONLY good reason I came back into this thread. That picture up there.

[Octoberist]

the suit looks pretty good in the pix above.

[BatmanFanatic]

Are you ready for this? :woot:










http://www.alexandra-arts.com/img/suitjoke700.jpg

[The Battousai]

Naked, female, genital-lacking statue puzzle?

[totaljim]

Not that anyone will care but i think this new so called "jigsaw" suit looks way better than the BB suit..

WAY better..

Just thought i'd come up to bat and defend the suit..

:brucebat:

Viva TDK!

[Thespiralgoeson]

because it has nothing to do with whether he thinks it looks cool being busy or not. it has to do with his ability to take it on and off, move easier, etc.... flexibility. haha he's not a fashion designer.

Are you kidding me? This is a friggin movie. Looking cool, and being aesthetically pleasing to the eye are the only functions the suit needs to accomplish.

[BatmanFanatic]

Are you kidding me? This is a friggin movie. Looking cool, and being aesthetically pleasing to the eye are the only functions the suit needs to accomplish.

Excellent point, coming back to reality. See, in RL the puffy suit was a nightmare for Bale, and he sweat buckets in it. I believe that, as well as the filmmakers desire to keep changing things to create some excitement and debate and hype is what's driving the change.

But yah, in a superhero film, all the suit needs to do is look plausible and look good on camera. Whether in RL a suit like that would be good for fighting in or easy to go to the bathroom in or whatever is not what film makers think about. Look at Catwoman's suit in BR for instance. Do you know she went through 40 of those things by the time the movie wrapped? It was latex that had to be stretched over her baby-powdered body just to get it on. Then they literally vacume sealed it. Anything she did in it made it rip the seams, so they just kept replacing the suits. If you've ever worn skin-tight latex, you know it's very hard to move in... not something you're going to use for high kicks and backflips like Catwoman did in the movie. But did that matter? No - why? Because she looked smoking hot in it. People stole the promotional posters out of bus-stops that had her picture on them she was so hot. They had to get extra police around the posters so people would stop breaking into the plexiglass cases to steal her photo!

Now that's a good suit.

[Crook]

Did you seriously just ask us if we've ever been in skintight latex before? You do know where you are, right? Lol. :o

[Savage]

As long as it's both functional and looks good. Doesn't have to be either or. That right there seems to be a good balance of the two.

[The Battousai]

Hm...if only I knew what you look like, BF...

just teasing, of course

[not_a_victim]

Ok, is this suit just the base survival suit that Fox gave Bruce in BB, just without the rubber/spraypaint layer that Bruce added himself? Maybe version 2.0, but it still looks like the thing inner shell he pulled out of the drawer.

[itsthebatman]

Ok, is this suit just the base survival suit that Fox gave Bruce in BB, just without the rubber/spraypaint layer that Bruce added himself? Maybe version 2.0, but it still looks like the thing inner shell he pulled out of the drawer.
No, it's a totally new suit, supposedly built after the BB suit is rendered useless, possibly when Batman nearly drowns in it after Joker attacks the Tumbler with a rocket launcher and sends it into the river

[Gianakin_]

when Batman nearly frowns in it


But Batman always frowns. And broods.:woot:j/k

[itsthebatman]

But Batman always frowns. And broods.:woot:j/k
Damnit, hoist by my own petard.:woot:

[thegameq]

Excellent point, coming back to reality. See, in RL the puffy suit was a nightmare for Bale, and he sweat buckets in it. I believe that, as well as the filmmakers desire to keep changing things to create some excitement and debate and hype is what's driving the change.

But yah, in a superhero film, all the suit needs to do is look plausible and look good on camera. Whether in RL a suit like that would be good for fighting in or easy to go to the bathroom in or whatever is not what film makers think about. Look at Catwoman's suit in BR for instance. Do you know she went through 40 of those things by the time the movie wrapped? It was latex that had to be stretched over her baby-powdered body just to get it on. Then they literally vacume sealed it. Anything she did in it made it rip the seams, so they just kept replacing the suits. If you've ever worn skin-tight latex, you know it's very hard to move in... not something you're going to use for high kicks and backflips like Catwoman did in the movie. But did that matter? No - why? Because she looked smoking hot in it. People stole the promotional posters out of bus-stops that had her picture on them she was so hot. They had to get extra police around the posters so people would stop breaking into the plexiglass cases to steal her photo!

Now that's a good suit.

Who care's if Batman doesn't look cool? This isn't a comicbook, it's a movie. Batman needs to look like he can survive a night of fighting crime. The real world approach is the best thing to happen to this character and I for one hope we never see the character taken back into the campy, silly, corny, unbelievable stylized fantasy world that made him so popular in the first place.

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Oh and for the record, the 300/Sin City approach sucks and would never work for Batman. So there!


(......end sarcasm).......throw in the usual Power Ranger and spandex lines for good measure...so there!...again.

[The Guard]

Who care's if Batman doesn't look cool? This isn't a comicbook, it's a movie. Batman needs to look like he can survive a night of fighting crime.

So have the movie showing him surving a night fighting crime, regardless of his costume.

I would think that would be obvious.

[Gianakin_]

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Oh and for the record, the 300/Sin City approach sucks and would never work for Batman. So there!

I agree with the last paragraph. I, too, think it wouldn't work.
The previous paragraph: Don't talk like that about people who don't agree with this approach. It makes your good points lose their seriousness.

[bunk]

Who care's if Batman doesn't look cool? This isn't a comicbook, it's a movie. Batman needs to look like he can survive a night of fighting crime. The real world approach is the best thing to happen to this character and I for one hope we never see the character taken back into the campy, silly, corny, unbelievable stylized fantasy world that made him so popular in the first place.

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Oh and for the record, the 300/Sin City approach sucks and would never work for Batman. So there!


(......end sarcasm).......throw in the usual Power Ranger and spandex lines for good measure...so there!...again.


Joke post? :huh:

[Super Kal]

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7682/tdksuitscannv7.jpg
bat bra and teh pointy... great :dry:

[thegameq]

Joke post? :huh:

Merely a little humor and sarcasm as a departure from the norm is all.

[Gianakin_]

Merely a little humor and sarcasm as a departure from the norm is all.

I apologise for my previous post then. I didn't realise which exact parts were sarcasm.

[Judson Caspian]

It makes your good points lose their seriousness.
The difference between him and you is that he have good points.

[thegameq]

I apologise for my previous post then. I didn't realise which exact parts were sarcasm.

No big. As passionate as I am about this stuff, it doesn't hurt to lighten up every once in a while.

[The Guard]

God, those legs are awful.

[Gianakin_]

God, those legs are awful.

Hey, not everybody can be Tina Turner, ok?

[thegameq]

The difference between him and you is that he have good points.

My comments weren't meant to be taken serious JC.

[Gianakin_]

My comments weren't meant to be taken serious JC.

Leave him be. He's holding a grudge from a previous misunderstanding for which I apologised. Besides, he didn't notice that I wasn't talking about your points (with which I very generally agree, sarcasm or not), but the attitude. But you were sarcastic, I apologised, almost everything is cool.

[The Guard]

Hey, not everybody can be Tina Turner, ok?

Yeah, but they remind me of something out of Tron.

"Anyone see Tron?"

(Points for the reference and correct responses in sequence)

[Gianakin_]

You got me there, Guard. Haven't seen the flick.

[The Guard]

It's not a Tron reference. You're on the right track with your answer, though.

[Milu]

It's Treehouse of Horror.
:D

[The Guard]

Yup.

[Eggyman]

Yeah, but they remind me of something out of Tron.

"Anyone see Tron?"

(Points for the reference and correct responses in sequence)

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5894/tronguythumbse8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:up: :D

[DeaDheaD]

Sexy

[The Guard]

HOMER
Did anyone see the movie Tron?

"No"

"No"

WIGGUM
No

"No"

"No"

"No"

"No"

WIGGUM
Yes-I mean-No.

[BatmanFanatic]

Who care's if Batman doesn't look cool? This isn't a comicbook, it's a movie. Batman needs to look like he can survive a night of fighting crime. The real world approach is the best thing to happen to this character and I for one hope we never see the character taken back into the campy, silly, corny, unbelievable stylized fantasy world that made him so popular in the first place.

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Oh and for the record, the 300/Sin City approach sucks and would never work for Batman. So there!


(......end sarcasm).......throw in the usual Power Ranger and spandex lines for good measure...so there!...again.


Wow, you almost had me for a second ;) A 300 / Sin City version of Batman cinematography would make me drool on myself.

[BatmanFanatic]

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5894/tronguythumbse8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:up: :D

ewwwwwwwww...

A great example of why moose knuckle should not happen. For Batman or anyone else.

[GoogleMe94]

[quote=Wams;13733155]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/batsuit.jpg

you know what the new suits reminds me ofhttp://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/movies/MMPR/rangers.gif
GO GO POWER RANGERS !!!



LOL@!!!!!!!!!!!! so how many is that, power rangers, jigsaw puzzle, robocop, anorexic skeleton, the Forever sonar suit, bobbing bird thing from Darkman, wow, thats alot of references that ppl have been making towards TDK suit.

[GlasgowBat]

yet everyone knows at a glance that it's batman.

funny, huh?

[rohitiyer]

Ok, is this suit just the base survival suit that Fox gave Bruce in BB, just without the rubber/spraypaint layer that Bruce added himself? Maybe version 2.0, but it still looks like the thing inner shell he pulled out of the drawer.

Looking at this:

http://www.rmangio.com/pics/rt/rt100.jpg

I can see where you're coming from. As of yet, my favorite pic of the TDk suit has to be the first one:

http://media.movieweb.com/news/06.2007/batsuitDarknight.jpg

[rashad]

Thanks for posting that pic of the pre-painted BB suit. You can see a few similiarities between that and the TDK suit.

[The Guard]

Thanks for posting that pic of the pre-painted BB suit. You can see a few similiarities between that and the TDK suit.

It's a lot closer visually to the BATMAN BEGINS suit. Since that's what the BEGINS suit was, the base suit painted.

[regwec]

I just looked at the new suit's legs again. :(

[itsthebatman]

yet everyone knows at a glance that it's batman.

funny, huh?
It's Batman? Holy s***, I thought this was the Superman thread. The cowl, bat ears, black colour, fins and cape didn't make it clear enough for me.

[itsthebatman]

I just looked at the new suit's legs again. :(
Dude, look away, before you tear your eyeballs out in frustration. I don't want you to go blind.
How's the oul' virus?

[regwec]

Which virus? The norovirus or the nolanvirus? :)

The former has departed.

[dolfan55aj]

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/DECObatman1.jpg

Here is another version..


This looks alot like the BTAS suit...i like it. Although the yellow has never been my favorite part.

[dolfan55aj]

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/nwonknu2k/DECObatman1.jpg

Here is another version..


This looks alot like the BTAS suit...i like it. Although the yellow has never been my favorite part.

[bunk]

What's not your favorite part again?

[Sandouras]

http://www.rmangio.com/pics/rt/rt100.jpg



Oh sh**! Where do i buy one????

[GoogleMe94]

Looking at this:

http://www.rmangio.com/pics/rt/rt100.jpg





what toy store was this???

[Nightwing1977]

bat bra and teh pointy... great :dry:

Would you prefer to see his nipples again & his crotch? ;)

[Conebone69]

bat bra and teh pointy... great :dry:
Theres better things to complain about then pointy ears and a chest plate. Actually I got nothing to complain about except maybe the busy legs but its not a problem

[Dark Sentinel]

Looking at this:

http://www.rmangio.com/pics/rt/rt100.jpg

I can see where you're coming from. As of yet, my favorite pic of the TDk suit has to be the first one:

http://media.movieweb.com/news/06.2007/batsuitDarknight.jpg

i thought the pre=painted Begins suit was pretty bad***. this makes me think that there is more to be done to the TDK suit in the future

EDIT: one more post and i break 1,000! :hoboj:

[bunk]

Would you prefer to see his nipples again & his crotch? ;)

The crotch design isn't exactly winning points either...

[Spade]

Who would want to stare at Batman's crotch? :huh:

[bunk]

Nobody, really. That's why it's odd that they'd choose to design that region the way they did.

[zman]

say Bunk, couldn't you take this picturehttp://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa153/darcloud8/scan0001ee0.jpg

and modifie it like you did a while back with the first leaked image posted above? Easier said than done, I know, but...PLEASE???:oldrazz:

[bunk]

Yeah, I actually started to a while back. I'll try to finish it sometime soon.

[zman]

sweet.....

[BatmanFanatic]

Would you prefer to see his nipples again & his crotch? ;)

Whats wrong with just keeping how it was in BB?

[BatmanFanatic]

Do you guys think it's really meant to be modern chain mail underneath? Will the suit loose armor plates during a battle sequence and we'll see the chain mail?

Are they taking the "knight" part of "dark knight" too far?

[Crook]

Chain-mail fabric looks cool. I don't see what's wrong with it.

[BatmanFanatic]

Chain-mail fabric looks cool. I don't see what's wrong with it.

Didn't say there was anything wrong with the chainmail fabric. It's the neck, the jigsaw pieces and moose knuckle that I think is a problem, personally.

[jimmy]

Moose Knuckle: the camel toe's big brother!

[CaptainClown]

Teol!

[The Original Bamfer]

No.

[Nightwing1977]

Whats wrong with just keeping how it was in BB?

Nothing wrong with it. Beside, we will get the BB suit beside the TDK. Many has said that he will get the TDK suit because supposely it was destroyed or ruin during his battle with the Joker. Thought it unknown how. Hence, why he get the TDK suit. I'm all for it as long it fit the story or it work. I hate costume that go through changes without reason why.

[BatmanFanatic]

Nothing wrong with it. Beside, we will get the BB suit beside the TDK. Many has said that he will get the TDK suit because supposely it was destroyed or ruin during his battle with the Joker. Thought it unknown how. Hence, why he get the TDK suit. I'm all for it as long it fit the story or it work. I hate costume that go through changes without reason why.

I guess he needs kneepads to defeat the joker.

[not_a_victim]

Looking at this:

http://www.rmangio.com/pics/rt/rt100.jpg

I can see where you're coming from. As of yet, my favorite pic of the TDk suit has to be the first one:

http://media.movieweb.com/news/06.2007/batsuitDarknight.jpg

Thanks for posting this. That is exactly what I was talking about. It is basically the shell without the rubber coating Bruce put on the first one. Now I know it's not THE shell from the first movie, but now everyone knows what I meant by that.
Here's my big hope for this whole thing...
the suit is evolving, not just becoming a new version of itself for no reason. Possibly, just possibly, we could see the actual developments in the movies which lead to a more comic accurate costume, with a basis in realism and logic. Maybe in the next movie, we could see Fox give Bruce a suit and say, "Remember that hard shell the previous suits were based on? Now we can make it in a sift version.", and hand Bruce a "classic" suit, with all the protection we have come to expect from the armor he wears now.

[fabman]

Nah... I don't think a spandex - cloth Batsuit looks good on film. And don't start talking about Dead End, pleae, I don't like it.

[The Guard]

Nobody, really. That's why it's odd that they'd choose to design that region the way they did.

Exactly.

[Nightwing1977]

I guess he needs kneepads to defeat the joker.

Yep. ;)

[thegameq]

Wow, you almost had me for a second ;) A 300 / Sin City version of Batman cinematography would make me drool on myself.

Ditto. I was watching 300 this past weekend and all I could think about is how stunning a Batman movie would be done in that style.

I can't wait to see a live action scene of Batman standing on a ledge outside Gordon's office amidst a thunderstorm ala BTAS. The potential for some stunning iconic imagery is totally lost until the next Bat franchise--who knows when that will be.

There is of course the JLA movie, but I'm not holding my breath.

[regwec]

Saint had an idea about how nice a Batman film would look with the period-feel and visuals of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I agree. Retain the dark and grim tone, but strip away the mundane pseudo-realism, and get a daemonic looking Batman into a fight with a lurid, cackling spectre of a Joker; all with the backdrop of art deco skyscrapers and blimps.

LOTS of blimps.

[bunk]

I still want a 40's era crime drama Batman movie. I would kill to see that.

[regwec]

I remember hearing that it was because of both wrestlers and the "strong man" weight lifters you would see at carnivals. The trunks were what they wore, and it was a symbol of great strength, so they included it on Superman, Batman, etc...
My theory is that it circumnavigated the necessity of drawing Batman's buttocks or Batbulge in too much detail.

[BatmanFanatic]

Saint had an idea about how nice a Batman film would look with the period-feel and visuals of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I agree. Retain the dark and grim tone, but strip away the mundane pseudo-realism, and get a daemonic looking Batman into a fight with a lurid, cackling spectre of a Joker; all with the backdrop of art deco skyscrapers and blimps.

LOTS of blimps.

That would be SO TAS. (Which is why I'm sure we drool at the thought ;) )

[BatmanFanatic]

Nah... I don't think a spandex - cloth Batsuit looks good on film. And don't start talking about Dead End, pleae, I don't like it.

I don't see anyone suggesting spandex. Mostly just sticking with what wasn't broken in BB.

[Sandouras]

That would be SO TAS. (Which is why I'm sure we drool at the thought ;) )

A skycaptain or 300 version of batman could be made, but it would be too risky to succeed. BTAS reached perfection, so lets just leave it at that.

[BatmanFanatic]

A skycaptain or 300 version of batman could be made, but it would be too risky to succeed. BTAS reached perfection, so lets just leave it at that.

It certainly did. Here, here!

[Saint]

Saint had an idea about how nice a Batman film would look with the period-feel and visuals of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I agree. Retain the dark and grim tone, but strip away the mundane pseudo-realism, and get a daemonic looking Batman into a fight with a lurid, cackling spectre of a Joker; all with the backdrop of art deco skyscrapers and blimps.

LOTS of blimps.

Yes, my ideas are fantastic.

[jimmy]

Don't get ahead of yerself now, Saint.

[Sun_Down]

Saint had an idea about how nice a Batman film would look with the period-feel and visuals of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I agree. Retain the dark and grim tone, but strip away the mundane pseudo-realism, and get a daemonic looking Batman into a fight with a lurid, cackling spectre of a Joker; all with the backdrop of art deco skyscrapers and blimps.

LOTS of blimps.

That's a sick idea. Freeze would also be a cool villain for that type of movie, IMO.

However, pitching that movie to a studio would be awful hard. Not impossible, but hard.

[Saint]

Don't get ahead of yerself now, Saint.

You're just jealous that your ideas are not fantastic.

[BatmanFanatic]

You're just jealous that your ideas are not fantastic.

:yay::yay:

[Juha]

Saint had an idea about how nice a Batman film would look with the period-feel and visuals of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I agree. Retain the dark and grim tone, but strip away the mundane pseudo-realism, and get a daemonic looking Batman into a fight with a lurid, cackling spectre of a Joker; all with the backdrop of art deco skyscrapers and blimps.

LOTS of blimps.

I'll take the "mundane pseudo-realism" any day but that could be an interesting idea after everything else has been said and done. I'm pretty sure we'll be getting something like that one day. The concept has unique potential. If done right, the ending result could be very trippy. In a good way.

[Thespiralgoeson]

Who care's if Batman doesn't look cool? This isn't a comicbook, it's a movie. Batman needs to look like he can survive a night of fighting crime. The real world approach is the best thing to happen to this character and I for one hope we never see the character taken back into the campy, silly, corny, unbelievable stylized fantasy world that made him so popular in the first place.

Are you f**king kidding me? First of all, who said anything about realism? A suit can be "realistic" and still look good on screen. Second, there is nothing, I repeat NOTHING realistic about the batsuit in TDK (or any superhero movie for that matter, unless of course you actually think I guy could fight crime effectively wearing a rubber suit with plastic pieces glued all over the outside of it.) And lastly, are you actually trying to tell me that the suit doesn't need to be visually effective? So it's important for something to look good on paper... but it's better for it to look like ***** on screen? You have absolutely NO F**KING CLUE what you're talking about. Since when the hell does looking good on film equate being campy, silly, corny, and unbelievable stylized fantasy?

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Says the fanboy whining on this board.

Oh and for the record, the 300/Sin City approach sucks and would never work for Batman. So there!

You're just not very bright.

(......end sarcasm).......throw in the usual Power Ranger and spandex lines for good measure...so there!...again.

Well I wasn't gonna bring it up, but now that you mention it, the Power Rangers' costumes actually do look better on screen than either of the Nolan movies' batsuits.

[BatmanFanatic]

Are you f**king kidding me? First of all, who said anything about realism? A suit can be "realistic" and still look good on screen. Second, there is nothing, I repeat NOTHING realistic about the batsuit in TDK (or any superhero movie for that matter, unless of course you actually think I guy could fight crime effectively wearing a rubber suit with plastic pieces glued all over the outside of it.) And lastly, are you actually trying to tell me that the suit doesn't need to be visually effective? So it's important for something to look good on paper... but it's better for it to look like ***** on screen? You have absolutely NO F**KING CLUE what you're talking about. Since when the hell does looking good on film equate being campy, silly, corny, and unbelievable stylized fantasy?



Says the fanboy whining on this board.



You're just not very bright.



Well I wasn't gonna bring it up, but now that you mention it, the Power Rangers' costumes actually do look better on screen than either of the Nolan movies' batsuits.

Actually I think he was being sarcastic for that entire post.

[Juha]

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Why this thing has to always be brought up? :woot:

I was a whiny geek even when I used to date the hottest girl in town. Maybe that's the reason why I don't date her anymore. :woot:

All the babes in the world can't replace the Batman fandom! Teh vagina fears The Knight!

[Gianakin_]

Eh, I just can't see a Sin City/40's style Bat movie exciting me. I'd go see it to give it a chance, but damn, I just can't be thrilled with the prospect, try as I might.

[not_a_victim]

I could definately go for a "Sin City" type Batman movie. Maybe even show a Nolanesque world when we see Bruce Wayne on the screen, and anytime he changes into the Bats costume, the cinematography switches over to the Sin City type stuff.
It would fit nicely with the late 90's trend of Bruce being just this side of being insane, with a slightly skewed personal perspective when puts the batsuit on.
I am not saying that I am partial to the whole "loose grip on sanity" thing Bruce had/has going on, but I think it would translate well to film that way.
It would take a big pair of cajones for the director, and even the whole studio to do, but I think it would be workth the risk.

[lujho]

So since when is Sky Captain/Sin City/300 the only way to make a stylized movie, or a movie that isn't set in a 100% real world?

There's no reason you couldn't make a more pulpy or adventurous Batman movie that had a more normal cinematographic look - a look not to different from Batman Begins even. People seem to forget that the Narrows was far from realistic/naturalistic looking, it was a pretty far out design.

The vague idea that seems to be floating around that a more traditional batsuit, or a Bat movie with more comic-book elements could ONLY work if you filmed it like 300 or set it in the 40s or something is kind of narrow minded and silly.

It's not the look of a movie that defines what you can do with it's content - or the content that defines how it's allowed to look.

Frankly a Batman movie that looked just like Sin City or 300 would be kind of boring and derivative to me. Even Zak Snyder's wize enough not to repeat himself - Watchmen won't look like 300 and won't be filmed against greenscreen, it'll look more like a regular film, despite its fantastic elements.

[regwec]

Of course it's not the only way, we were just saying that it would be an interesting way of doing it.

[Mr. Socko]

Who care's if Batman doesn't look cool? This isn't a comicbook, it's a movie. Batman needs to look like he can survive a night of fighting crime. The real world approach is the best thing to happen to this character and I for one hope we never see the character taken back into the campy, silly, corny, unbelievable stylized fantasy world that made him so popular in the first place.

God, I hate the whining nerds, geeks, fanboys on this board. Go have sex, date a girl or something.

Oh and for the record, the 300/Sin City approach sucks and would never work for Batman. So there!


(......end sarcasm).......throw in the usual Power Ranger and spandex lines for good measure...so there!...again.

I disagree with 99.999% of what you say here.


And I wouldn't care to see a 100% green screen Batman film just as don't care to see a 100% realistic Batman film.

:)

[Gianakin_]

Do you disagree with what he said with or without the sarcasm? Because what he psoted was almost the opposite of what he meant.

[Mr. Socko]

I took his post at a face value as I am not sure of the context surrounding it, I just saw someone quote him so I went straight to his post and quoted it as well. I did not know he was being sarcastic though

[Gianakin_]

Yeah, I pointed it out because I got confused when I answered him, too.

[Prefix]

It says "sarcasm" right there in the post :confused:

[jimmy]

You're just jealous that your ideas are not fantastic.

I'm not jealous of anything. I'm just the best. :heart:

[The Guard]

BATMAN: THE MUSICAL is going to be kind of "period". I can see that approach working for a Batman film. Burton's visuals came close to something like that, but still seemed fairly realistic.

[Mr. Socko]

BATMAN: THE MUSICAL is going to be kind of "period". I can see that approach working for a Batman film. Burton's visuals came close to something like that, but still seemed fairly realistic.


Tell me more TG, do you have a thread on this?

[Conebone69]

Whats up with the action figure of batman wearing a jet pack or something

[Spade]

Whats up with the action figure of batman wearing a jet pack or something

It's just the folks at the toy companies still thinking that Batman is synonymous with forgetable action figure gimmicks.

[Conebone69]

It's just the folks at the toy companies still thinking that Batman is synonymous with forgetable action figure gimmicks.
Oh cool, I was like this better not have anything to do with the movie

[Spade]

Unless Batman throws down some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards and has an armor-up sequence in the middle of this film, it's safe to say we won't be seeing it.

[jimmy]

God, I really hate this suit now. I was never really a fan of it, but it kind of looked cool in some shots. All in all, it looks horrendous more often than it looks Batman-ish.

Seriously, I hated the BB suit; but I didn't hate it this much.

[Conebone69]

God, I really hate this suit now. I was never really a fan of it, but it kind of looked cool in some shots. All in all, it looks horrendous more often than it looks Batman-ish.

Seriously, I hated the BB suit; but I didn't hate it this much.
What finally convinced you that it was bad. Im on the fence about it but I honestly would of chose to stick with the BB suit, I thought it was pretty sick

[BatmanFanatic]

What finally convinced you that it was bad. Im on the fence about it but I honestly would of chose to stick with the BB suit, I thought it was pretty sick

BB suit is clearly better.

[jimmy]

What finally convinced you that it was bad. Im on the fence about it but I honestly would of chose to stick with the BB suit, I thought it was pretty sick

A lot of things. I'm having a hard time thinking about how Nolan is going to explain how Batman upgrades his suit. I saw a part of the call sheet where it says Batman asks Fox to upgrade the suit. That's hella lame, dawg. I want to see Batman upgrade it himself. Although, it might work if he just does it like in BB.

The suit just looks terrible most of the time. I'm trying to love it, but I just find more reasons to hate it.

I like the boots and the cape and the belt, though! :D

BB suit is clearly better.

WTF? Don't answer for me! :cmad:

[Conebone69]

BB suit is clearly better.
Yeah agreed. Its just an all around more general/less future-ish suit. It was perfect, why would you fix something that dosent need to be fixed?

[Conebone69]

A lot of things. I'm having a hard time thinking about how Nolan is going to explain how Batman upgrades his suit. I saw a part of the call sheet where it says Batman asks Fox to upgrade the suit. That's hella lame, dawg. I want to see Batman upgrade it himself. Although, it might work if he just does it like in BB.

The suit just looks terrible most of the time. I'm trying to love it, but I just find more reasons to hate it.

I like the boots and the cape and the belt, though! :D



WTF? Don't answer for me! :cmad:
They could always change the call sheet and it could even be fake but yeah I can see why your not happy with it. But I cant say I dont like it cuz I've seen really tight pics of it but then again I've seen really bad pics. So, I say lets just wait until the movie before we judge :cwink:

[Spade]

"On the next episode of Pimp My Batsuit, Bruce be visitin' his homey Lucius "Lucious" Fox for a sweet hook-up, dawg!"

[bunk]

"On the next episode of Pimp My Batsuit, Bruce be visitin' his homey Lucius "Lucious" Fox for a sweet hook-up, dawg!"


I can just see Xzibit walking up to the BEGINS suit and checking it out before talking to Bruce.

*pokes neck area* "Yo! What the f*** is this?!" "Heh, heh... it's teh puffy!"

[jimmy]

Hahahahahahahahahahahah

[luke1234]

When you guys watched the trailer, was the changes in the batsuit that noticeable in the shots when batman was in it. As long as it keeps the same color and the movie keeps the same kind of dark feeling there should be no problem with the suit, its not gonna affect the movie in anyway

[Spade]

Since I haven't gone through the footage frame-by-frame, I found that it was easy to lose track of the footage where he's in the original suit and the footage where he's in the new one.

[luke1234]

Since I haven't gone through the footage frame-by-frame, I found that it was easy to lose track of the footage where he's in the original suit and the footage where he's in the new one.

same here

[Conebone69]

"On the next episode of Pimp My Batsuit, Bruce be visitin' his homey Lucius "Lucious" Fox for a sweet hook-up, dawg!"

I can just see Xzibit walking up to the BEGINS suit and checking it out before talking to Bruce.

*pokes neck area* "Yo! What the f*** is this?!" "Heh, heh... it's teh puffy!"
Lol...

[Gianakin_]

BB suit is clearly better.

I disagree.

[GoogleMe94]

I disagree.


yeah me too. i hated teh puffy, and that tightass cowl that made bales mouth look all squishy and weird. ugh, terrible.

[Gianakin_]

Actually, I disagreed because I like both. Ok, I like the TDK suit a bit more.

[baronghede]

The TDK suit feels like it's the AZBats suit to BB's pre-back break suit.

[jimmy]

Let's not get carried away now.

[CaptainClown]

Yeah agreed. Its just an all around more general/less future-ish suit. It was perfect, why would you fix something that dosent need to be fixed?
because after 5 movies I want Batman to turn his head

[Magenta666]

because after 5 movies I want Batman to turn his head

QFT

[Wams]

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