tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post3562248456445993826..comments2023-11-03T01:50:13.028-07:00Comments on He Shot Cyrus: The Dark Knight: If Heath Ledger Hadn't Diedelgringohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16856962746924193109noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-46235018275559165652008-07-25T14:36:00.000-07:002008-07-25T14:36:00.000-07:00Creative professionals are always esteemed higher ...Creative professionals are always esteemed higher after they die.<BR/><BR/>Random Conspiratorial Thought: You know that guy in America's Sweethearts who "jokes" about having Eddie commit suicide at the premere to raise publicity? One might wonder if similar wishes about TDK's publicity didn't come true.mwhitlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152403617668745329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-24940688398600701422008-07-23T13:43:00.000-07:002008-07-23T13:43:00.000-07:00i wrote a surf movie for heath ledger. that was y...i wrote a surf movie for heath ledger. that was years ago.brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360813274831933394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-65972143544104161942008-07-23T12:56:00.000-07:002008-07-23T12:56:00.000-07:00I'm with hatter about the Oscar talk as being the ...I'm with hatter about the Oscar talk as being the real mystery with this one. Apparently there was word about it even before his death, but it really took off afterwards. Ironically, he died the day last year's Oscar noms were announced.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222052132452709301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-9999974674304634002008-07-23T09:42:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:42:00.000-07:00I hope by your comment that Ledger "made more bad ...I hope by your comment that Ledger "made more bad movies than anyone cares to remember" you aren't impugning A KNIGHTS TALE pal. One of my faves EVER.<BR/><BR/>And I wrote similar thoughts on all the lameness surrounding TDK earlier this week and agree with you:<BR/>http://www.filmthreat.com/blog/?p=1106<BR/><BR/>All in all (and I'm no fanboy per se) THE DARK KNIGHT is the best movie of the year so far and I don't really see anything on the horizon that's really got me excited...Don@PetalumaFilms.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05570900368693491772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-32586918060278601802008-07-22T21:39:00.000-07:002008-07-22T21:39:00.000-07:00I totally agree with you Leah, it's just too bad t...I totally agree with you Leah, it's just too bad that once the movie became all about Ledger, it shifted focus around, and too late for anything to be done about it.elgringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16856962746924193109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-4436842445897560402008-07-22T20:27:00.000-07:002008-07-22T20:27:00.000-07:00The movie was already finished shooting and in pos...The movie was already finished shooting and in post-production by the time Ledger died, therefore there wasn't anything to be done about leaving him hanging off the side of the building.<BR/><BR/>They were leaving room for the Joker in the third act, which would have been totally awesome... but is now very unfortunate because I believe no one can fill those empty shoes.<BR/><BR/>Once Ledger died, they couldn't really "re-shoot" those scenes and change the script around, etc.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748762320089640607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-79652258257362305702008-07-22T16:31:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:31:00.000-07:00I dunno man... I never gave two shits about Heath ...I dunno man... I never gave two shits about Heath Ledger before OR after he died, and I also never gave two shits about Nolan making another Batman movie, but I still loved <I>Dark Knight</I> and loved Ledger in it. I think it's important to not buy the hype, but it's also just as important to not knee-jerk against it. (I'm not saying <I>you're</I> doing that, but I've spoken to plenty of people who are.)<BR/><BR/>Not that I wasn't tempted to write a blog post entitled "Heath Ledger Totally Blows Ass and I Don't Care What You Say" just to see what kind of response I'd get...<BR/><BR/>Now that I think about it, wasn't <I>I'm Not There</I> in theaters right after Ledger died? That's when I saw it, anyway. People went crazy for that too, but not over him. And I straight up didn't like it at all.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807707408479752678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-69240932958496034952008-07-22T15:18:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:18:00.000-07:00I think that this movie is showing that it has to ...I think that this movie is showing that it has to legs to stay relevant all the way to Oscar season and do not doubt the muscle of Warner Bros. as a studio to push the film and use all the great reviews it got.<BR/><BR/>And Hatter, maybe you should put a 'side' in your title, as everyone seems to subliminally put one there anyways.<BR/><BR/>;)Big Mike Mendezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883097296917205119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-63584519982428377022008-07-22T13:59:00.000-07:002008-07-22T13:59:00.000-07:00I agree that Heath's death made TDK a martyr&#...I agree that Heath's death made TDK a martyr's film. It seems that whenever people die at the height of their success, they USUALLY become immortalized. Examples: FDR & WWII, JFK & Civil Rights Movement, MLK Jr. & Civil Rights Movement, Abraham Lincoln & Ending Slavery, Joan of Arc & French Identity, John Belushi & successful comedies, even Buddy Holly, Ghandi, or Jesus Christ could be argued on to this list (there are exceptions to this rule).<BR/><BR/>I guess Heath Ledger got lucky, in a sick twisted sort of way (at least career wise). Granted this movie and his performance still would have done much for his career, the fact that he sealed this movie with an untimely death seems to inject magic into it. Deaths like Ledger's make something a person did which was good into something that is gold merely because (like you said) the masses choose to perceive it that way.Nageoirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247291655000070381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-2005917381328175052008-07-22T13:25:00.000-07:002008-07-22T13:25:00.000-07:00I'll grant you the Oscar talk as being too much to...I'll grant you the Oscar talk as being too much too soon. I loved the film, and Heath's contribution to it, but I still want to wait until at least early December before beating any "Heath for Supporting" drums.<BR/><BR/>PS - Thanks for giving my blog a link on your sidebar...but there's no "Side" in my blog title ;)Ryan McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440134802928893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5724552330122407809.post-53237435629385089982008-07-22T12:58:00.000-07:002008-07-22T12:58:00.000-07:00I disagree. Personally, I was sold on the film bef...I disagree. Personally, I was sold on the film before he died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com