The Dark Knight Rises

[Spitfire]

The complaining about Catwoman is reaching ridiculous heights all over the internet. She wears goggles in the comics. Her costume is pretty accurate. There's way less accurate costumes in almost every other comic movie and people complain about those less. Also no one has seen the movie we have no idea the context of that screen shot. Getting worked up over it is really idiotic at this point.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

The complaining about Catwoman is reaching ridiculous heights all over the internet. She wears goggles in the comics. Her costume is pretty accurate.

She wears goggles in the comics, but they look nothing like those.

And I don't care too much about accuracy, I just want things to not look like sh*t. Which is what those goggles do.

[Fugitoid Jones]

Here's an article from Forbes that I thought was pretty good. It's called "Five Reasons Why Anne Hathaway's Catwoman Looks Like Catwoman".

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhugh...like-catwoman/

Listening to everybody complain about Hathaway's costume, I'm pretty sure there was less vile being spewed on the Halle Berry Catwoman suit before that movie came out.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

Here's an article from Forbes that I thought was pretty good. It's called "Five Reasons Why Anne Hathaway's Catwoman Looks Like Catwoman".

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhugh...like-catwoman/

Listening to everybody complain about Hathaway's costume, I'm pretty sure there was less vile being spewed on the Halle Berry Catwoman suit before that movie came out.

So what's your point? Does this costume have to look great to everybody just because things were worse before? All it is, is throwing more crap onto the pile. Sure, It might be a hell of a lot better then that filth we got with Halle Berry but that doesn't mean it's a great look. The only reason this seems like such a big disappointment is because I'm sure people expected better from Nolan. The costume lacks a Catwoman look. Sure she's wearing tight spandex but that's all you can say. Yeah, she'll have gadgets but what does that matter? It still doesn't make her LOOK anymore like Catwoman. It's the face area that bother's me and I'm sure many others as well. People like to bring up the Catwoman from the Adam West TV show from the 60's but at least she had ears. This one has ridiculous "goggles".

[Fugitoid Jones]

I guess my point was that the costume could be alot worse. But you're right. The "goggles" thing is soooo silly. "Cat ears" makes alot more sense, both thematically and realistically.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I don't really care what the hell she's wearing frankly. I just want the character to be good this iteration

[Leo656]

One of the best things I ever did, even though it sucked at the time, was lose the internet for like 5-6 years. You lose perspective. Since I've been back on more lately it's easier to see how easily people get worked up and to what degree.

So Catwoman might not have kitty ears in this movie. It'll still be good. All signs point to the "Cat" in this Catwoman being more "cat burglar" than "chick who literally has a thing for cats", and as such, she need not literally have a feline appearance. The fact that she's a "cat burglar", she wears a leather "catsuit", the way she moves in a "catlike" manner... all more than qualify her to be Catwoman without a tail and ears, especially in this more realistic take on the characters.

I mean, I get it, I totally do. I'm not thrilled with the little changes to the new Superman costume in that movie, but it's not the same with Catwoman, she's had like 75 costumes since Batman #1. In this case, how the character is portrayed is far more important than her costume. Look at Batman Returns. Visually it was a great take on Catwoman, but as far as her origin and the overall portrayal it wasn't very good, even though the costume was. I'm betting this will be the best big-screen Catwoman yet, ears or no.

People need to relax.

[Jurassic]

I have no problems with her outfit I'm just worried if A. Hathaway can pull off the sultriness of the character she's going to be playing. I'm going into this movie very open minded. I don't think I'll be disappointed in the least!

[Fugitoid Jones]

Originally Posted by Leo656

So Catwoman might not have kitty ears in this movie. It'll still be good. All signs point to the "Cat" in this Catwoman being more "cat burglar" than "chick who literally has a thing for cats", and as such, she need not literally have a feline appearance. The fact that she's a "cat burglar", she wears a leather "catsuit", the way she moves in a "catlike" manner... all more than qualify her to be Catwoman without a tail and ears, especially in this more realistic take on the characters.

Thank you. My feelings exactly.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Leo656

One of the best things I ever did, even though it sucked at the time, was lose the internet for like 5-6 years. You lose perspective. Since I've been back on more lately it's easier to see how easily people get worked up and to what degree.

So Catwoman might not have kitty ears in this movie. It'll still be good. All signs point to the "Cat" in this Catwoman being more "cat burglar" than "chick who literally has a thing for cats", and as such, she need not literally have a feline appearance. The fact that she's a "cat burglar", she wears a leather "catsuit", the way she moves in a "catlike" manner... all more than qualify her to be Catwoman without a tail and ears, especially in this more realistic take on the characters.

I mean, I get it, I totally do. I'm not thrilled with the little changes to the new Superman costume in that movie, but it's not the same with Catwoman, she's had like 75 costumes since Batman #1. In this case, how the character is portrayed is far more important than her costume. Look at Batman Returns. Visually it was a great take on Catwoman, but as far as her origin and the overall portrayal it wasn't very good, even though the costume was. I'm betting this will be the best big-screen Catwoman yet, ears or no.

People need to relax.

I don't see what the problem is. All we're saying well at least me, is that her appearance as Catwoman isn't good. We're...I'm, not saying that the movie will suck because of this. That would a dumb reason to think that. But come on. Bringing up the realistic thing is still no excuse. You might as well botch Batman and say that this is a more realistic take on him. Her performance as Catwoman better make up for that costume. Like you said, the performance matters, but that doesn't mean the appearance doesn't also.

I don't mind changes with characters in media outside of the source material, but I just don't like when they do something too drastic from what we know it to be. Sometimes we're lucky, but I don't think that's a good risk to take with this movie. I mean, she doesn't even look cool IMO. That thing on her face is just whack.

[Candy Cougar]

Super excited about this movie. I am a total fan of Batman, and the Dark Knight movies are awesome thus far. Plus sooo excited to see Catwoman in this. It can't be worse than Halle Berry...right?

[KROW]

I don't get the Catwoman hate, either. Bane looks worse.

[The Stryker]

The whole thing has looked lame.

[shuriken]

Originally Posted by KROW

I don't get the Catwoman hate, either. Bane looks worse.

yes. Anne Hathaway in a tight latex outfit is awesome. Bane with a wierd gas mask thing/ trenchcoat? not so much. I do however wish they have a scene with him sipping a martini in a marroon robe, that would be awesome.
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[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Candy Cougar

Super excited about this movie. I am a total fan of Batman, and the Dark Knight movies are awesome thus far. Plus sooo excited to see Catwoman in this. It can't be worse than Halle Berry...right?

Lol good one

[Godzilla]

With Catwoman, her costume gives me that Newmar/Meriwether/Kitt vibe. Outside of the goggles of course. Looking forward to Anne Hathaway's performance, though I've always enjoyed Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman.

Pretty confident Tom Hardy will deliver as Bane. However, like others, I'm not exactly crazy about the new look. Not getting exactly why the mask was dramatcially altered to the extent it is, cause I feel the comic book mask could have just easily worked with only minor alterations. Oh well.

[Leo656]

I'm pretty sure with Bane they just wanted something that said more "super-villain" and less "Roided-Up Luchadore". It's fine.

And again, there is no "right" way to make Catwoman look, because they constantly change her outfit. I'm the first one to bitch about costume changes in comic movies. In fact, I'll come out and say that the Batman suit in these new flicks has looked like clunky sh*t to me. I get why it does, but I still don't like it. I hate the look of the movie's main character. And yet, I love the movies anyway because I love the way the character is portrayed.

Does anyone care this much about Catwoman any other time? NO, or else she could support her own book for more than a year. People just gotta bitch about something.

Save your venom for what deserves it. Like the new Superman costume.

[Godzilla]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I'm pretty sure with Bane they just wanted something that said more "super-villain" and less "Roided-Up Luchadore". It's fine.

Bleh. It screams "Mortal Kombat" to me. That's the first thought that came to mind upon seeing the officially released pic of the Nolanization of Bane. If it's between that, or the original luchadore mask, I'll take the latter. Especially when it would be fairly easy to modify it, or even just the colors in order to make it appear less luchadore-ish.

Save your venom for what deserves it. Like the new Superman costume.

Looks alright to me, and similar to the new 52 relaunch Superman that DC Comics is publishing now. Sans obvious knee pads of course.

[Jester]

Any one see the new shots of Anne Hathaway as Cat Woman:
http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/09...hristian-bale/

[Fugitoid Jones]

I just saw those. Looks like she's wearing a pair of goddamn cat-ears to me. If you ask me, she totally looks like Catwoman in those pics, but you know what pisses me off? Is all the people that are still going to bitch about the costume. At this point, all the people complaining about the costume could care less about how the character is portrayed in the film, all they're concerned with is how the costume will never be 103% comic book accurate, and I wonder if they really mean the original Catwoman costume with the green cape and dress.




I totally dig the new pics, and I think the costume looks great. I just wish these pics would shut up the haters.