mmmmmmm. i gotta say... i understand where you're coming from. and i feel like a nerd saying it, but the stuff that bugged you is all from the comic. pretty faithful work too. guess it didn't translate well for you.
the jokers evil sadistic psychopath level was almost overkill, but hey, they WANTED you to feel uneasy whenever he popped up in a scene. it worked well. i'll note the scene when he was taping himself with fake batman. i had a really ugly, cold feeling in my gut that i don't usually get watching movies.
bale skinny, i agree. but that's kinda batmans whole thing. he's just a man in a suit. he's not a "superhero" at all. he's just a dude who needs to fight crime and he has a keen intellect, suits and gadgets, vehicles, and back-up plans.
and yeah, the 'whiskey and cigarettes' batman voice is meant to terrorize villians and disguise his voice, but... yeah, i was cringing hard each time he used it.
maggie, oh maggie. she was out of her element. this was NOT a good role for her. katie holmes was a bad choice to BEGIN with if you ask me and but i'm piffed she didn't come back. so, they throw in maggie. this is not her kinda thing at all. she didn't fit. i like her in other movies though.
Wow, you agree with me? Thank you sir! (especially on the terrible scary Batman voice).
Although, I feel the "skinny man in a suit" should be reserved for Spiderman - (Toby McGuire still needs to hit the gym and then eat some Big Macs).
Sounds like I'll definitely need to read the book.
well, there's a few books you should read, lol. Batman: Year One, Dark Knight Returns (Batman is in that one). the Batman/Gordon/Harvey thing is begun in Batman: Long Halloween. the joker stuff is from Killing Joke and The Man Who Laughs. And no, i haven't read all of these comics, just Year One and Dark Knight Returns. Those are SOLID GOLD batman comics.