Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
He does. The only problem going into Cap, though, was that the roles he was cast in before that were the opposite of Captain America.
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Ben Affleck As Batman?
- Thread starter Revoltingest
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He does. The only problem going into Cap, though, was that the roles he was cast in before that were the opposite of Captain America.
Nyingjé Tso
Dharma not drama
I've gotten used to changing Batman's identity and his apparent resistance to age. For the last 100 years he's stayed between 20 and 60 years old. Every movie has its bits of suspended reality required for you to enjoy the film. I've gotten used to Batman's changing faces. Besides, its not like we're talking about a new Star Trek captain. No big deal. :cigar:
Don't go there! There would be blood in the streets!
Side plea: if they ever do a Batman Beyond live action movie, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET KEVIN CONROY IN THE ROLE OF OLD BRUCE WAYNE!!! )
shout:shout)(
He'd better not slack off though. He's going to be compared to all the previous Lex Luthor actors.
Enai de a lukal
Well-Known Member
Ben Affleck is a joke as Batman, PARTICULARLY following Christian Bale, who absolutely knocked the role out of the park (I'll just go ahead and say it- Bale was the BEST BATMAN EVER)- they probably should just stop making Batman movies altogether, as they're never going to top or even come close to Nolan's trilogy.
And if you are holding out hope that Ben Affleck will surprise you- watch Daredevil. (but be warned, its awful)
freethinker44
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't say stop making them, there is still plenty of decent comic story-lines they haven't touched yet. I don't like comparing movies based off the same thing. I just treat them like separate movies that happen to share the same name. Take Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger as the Joker, for example. You can't compare those two, because they were both amazing in the roles they played and honestly, I can't see Ledger playing the Joker in Batman and I can't see Nicholson as the Joker in The Dark Knight. They were both perfect for their particular incarnation as the Joker.
I've tried to watch Daredevil half a dozen times or so, I have never once been able to sit through the whole thing.
DallasApple
Depends Upon My Mood..
I liked Ben Afflleck in that one movie with Bruce Willis..and Steven Tyler's daughter. Other than that I can not stand him as an actor.But who knows maybe I will love him as Batman.Cuz I love Batman.
The Neo Nerd
Well-Known Member
Bale made a terrible Batman.
Whilst i don't really rate Affleck either, i think it's time the reins got handed to someone else.
Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
I've heard people say this, but I still can't figure out why.
Bale does not quite look like the tall, dark-haired, self-assured person that Bruce Wayne must be. And the Batman of those movies (the costume and its behavior, that is) is, well, quite boring.
A lot of people hated the growly voice which sometimes made the lines a bit hard to hear. There's other reasons that might vary from person to person. My own opinion has already been stated. ^_^
Be on the lookout for a new book Finding Batman by Ima Frek
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Ben Affleck has the gravitas and charisma of a cold turd. And marginally less acting ability. Personally, I've always found Batman to be kind of a shallow, silly character, so it might be that Affleck will be fine for the part.
Enai de a lukal
Well-Known Member
Sure, but we can also evaluate the overall quality of the performance and the overall quality of the story and the movie in general- and in that respect, I think Heath Ledger and the Nolan trilogy generally take the cake. I'd even go so far as to say that Heath Ledger's performance was among the very best portrayals of villian, ever, in any genre- he absolutely knocked it out of the park. And don't get me wrong, I love the older Batman movies, including Jack as the Joker- but it isn't like they're completely apples and oranges that we can't compare them at all.
(and as I was raised on the Batman comics and the cartoon, part of it for me was that, for all the artistic license the Nolan trilogy took with the characters, it seemed to best capture the dark atmosphere of the comics and the show- which is a huge part of the draw they had, for me at least)
I doubt you're missing anything, although I commend you on your effort- I gave up halfway through my first go and haven't tried again since. Casting Ben Affleck as Batman is an absolute head-scratcher; sure, nobody is going to top Bale (I mean, his growl of a Batman voice gives me the shivers!) but at least get somebody who can put up a fight! Ben Affleck?! Please!
Sha'irullah
رسول الآلهة
I hope you are not recommending him for the new Batman
. I loved him as Captain America actually He is 6 feet like Christian Bale. This is exactly what we do not want also the comic book at hand features Batman when he is 60!
Of course that will not be done but Batman must look older. Chris Evans does not hold up to the role in any shape or form. It is not a matter of if he can play Batman.
It is a matter of if he can play this specific interpretation of Batman as features in the Dark Knight Returns graphic novel.