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That snakeman freaked me out back in the day. Now? Not so much.
Also loved Quaid's smug, smirking performance - I prefer my Dennis Quaid to be arrogant and cocky (Innerspace, Dreamscape, Big Easy) over his stern consternation (everything else).
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This way you could have him hide in the shadows & whatnot. It'd help my sense of immersion, at least. (Though, oddly, losing Katy Holmes wasn't a problem).
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09/22/09
Some villains I'd like to see on screen:
Clock King (Ralph Fiennes, anyone? He rocks the bowler like no other!)
Bane (can you imagine a Nolan version of a drugged out, paralyzed Batman?)
The Mad Hatter (Seriously, Tom Petty--I'm just sayin')
Clayface (Bruce Campbell as a down-on-his-luck B-movie Actor---with a dash of CG which Hollywood thinks is beyond necessary in any movie these days)
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I also think Jeffrey Combs might make a good Riddler. The man is completely under-utilized in Hollywood.
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Batman has so many .
want to add a touch of horror add clayface , where he could look like anyone else . and still have mystery for batman to contend with.
09/22/09
The Riddler has a wealth of as-yet-untapped potential, if done right. The confessional Zodiac Killer of a sort, obsessed with outsmarting his own honest tendencies.
Lord knows if they can improve on Romero & Nicholson's Joker with Heath, they can certainly improve on Gorshin & Carrey's goofball takes.
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As for Jim Carrey...he's a good actor but that just isn't what the Riddler is; he was playing him as a knockoff Joker.
Once again, the Bruce Timm animated Riddler essentially got it right: the point is that he's an intellect that equals Batman, but unlike Batman, he's just in it for the attention.
Batman would willingly let people think he committed the Twoface murders, a self-less act ruining his reputation for the greater good.
The Joker has Narcissistic Personality Disorder....he NEEDS to taunt the police, like Bundy or the Zodiac killer.
Just as the Joker represents Chaos, the Riddler represents Order taken to a ridiculous extreme: while the Joker is Batman's polar opposite, the Riddler is eerily too similar to Batman for comfort; he has all of Batman's mental powers...granted he doesn't have the martial arts skills or money/access to technology, but he doesn't need to. The point is that Batman's "superpower" is an incredible capability for self-discipline and his intellect; he can drive himself to do anything and, applying his intellect, solve any problem.
what I think "Batman 3" should be about is...just as "Batman Begins" set up the Joker at the end by hinting about "escalations", the Joker himself in "the Dark Knight" kind of hints at the rise of the Riddler: "You know what I've noticed? People don't panic when things go 'according to plan', even if the plan is horrible..."
I imagine that line playing over the cold open of the first batman 3 trailer;
the idea is that after the Joker's reign of terror....people would be disturbingly willing to let the Riddler basically take over the city and restore "Order". because the Riddler isn't a maniac like the joker: how can society appreciate his genius if he destroys society? How can people appreciate his intelligence if he blows up all the libraries?
So the way to play the Riddler is that basically he's a sort of vigilante that's as crazy as Rorschach but as brilliant as Batman....and this will lead to a disturbing debate....similar to the Two-Face one....about how Batman is or is not like the "villains"
Two-Face already played the revenge/vigilante angle. Riddler has to be slightly different; the point being that he doesn't use physical violence but is like a warped Sherlock Holmes, tricking his enemies into killing each other off.
09/22/09
That essay totally sold me on using the Riddler, crafting a unique and logical progression of the story. I just hope there's room for a Catwoman in Nolan's batman that can be morally ambiguous, yet available to give him support now that he's on the wrong side of the law. And look hot in a skintight suit, high heeled boots and a whip.
09/22/09
The other question I have is what villain would balance this Riddler out, the way Scarecrow's low level work balanced out Ra's Al Ghul larger plan or Two Face representing the Joker's final act of chaos.
09/22/09
But man, CodenameV NAILED Riddler.
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