x files, batman, and indiana jones!
Writing by Jana on Friday, 9 of May , 2008 at 11:49 am
Batman: The Dark Knight, The X-Files: I Want to Believe (working title, I think) and Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Three franchises that I have loved and been border-line obsessed with since I was a small child. Movie-wise, this will be an exciting summer indeed.
Yes, I am a nerd. Thanks for asking.
Batman: The Dark Knight.
I don’t want to talk about Heath Ledger and how this was his last film. The details of his tragic death have been delved into everywhere ad nauseum, and will be brought up again as this movie is officially released. I will say this though, and it has been said before, but you can’t tell it’s Ledger playing Joker. The voice, the character — amazing.
I’ve been a huge Batman fan ever since first coming to Canada at the age of five. I watched the cartoons, I watched the cheesy Adam West show, and I loved the movies. And I was obsessed with Catwoman. I would play pretend like I was her and in my childhood imagination, I commandeered a huge army of cats. Batman and I usually wound up married by the end of my game. Again — I was a child, this isn’t a recent thing!
Like alot of fans, I was hugely disappointed by cartoonish crap the films were becoming; the final straw being the horrible 1997 Batman & Robin, unfortunately starring the luscious and talented Clooney. Really, I felt bad for George, but he should have known better.
When Christopher Nolan took over and made Batman Begins with Christian Bale, I was in love with franchise all over again. It became the best of the bunch for me, and Christian Bale is without a doubt the best actor to ever play Batman.
The X-Files
The X-Files is probably what piqued my interest in Science Fiction. It was another childhood obsession (I was like 8, or something, when it debuted) that I never quite grew out of. I was also one of the crazy internet fans who would argue different conspiracy theories online and argue over inconsistencies and etc.And I’m going to admit now that I may have actually written some fanfiction. May have.
I stopped watching soon after David Duchovny left the show; as a huge part of the success of the series was the amazing partnership between Scully and Mulder.
The X-Files: Fight the Future came out ten years ago; and now, finally, we have the sequel which apparently is based on events between seasons 4 and 7. Not sure as to the truth on that one. There’s alot of secrecy (read: clever marketing) surrounding this one.
Finally, we have Indiana Jones 4: Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. Say all you want about Harrison Ford being too old, but as far as I’m concerned, even at the age of 97 (or whatever) he’s sexier than alot of guys my own age.
Indiana Jones made me want to be an archaeologist; and, even after I grew up and realized that archaeology equalled a decade of post-secondary education, relatively low pay, and mostly desk work, I always cherished the image of the intellectual adventurer discovering long-buried treasure and secrets.
I rarely — if ever –get excited about big blockbuster movies, so these had better not dissapoint.
Category: Fantasy, film, science fiction
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Comment by Tom Stanley
Made Friday, 9 of May , 2008 at 12:28 pm
I was on Yahoo and found your blog. Read a few of your other posts. Good work. I am looking forward to reading more from you in the future.
Tom Stanley
Comment by Soleil Noir
Made Friday, 9 of May , 2008 at 12:44 pm
Jana, you sound like a lady of good taste. 
“And I was obsessed with Catwoman. I would play pretend like I was her and in my childhood imagination, I commandeered a huge army of cats. Batman and I usually wound up married by the end of my game. Again — I was a child, this isn’t a recent thing!”
Y-…you mean I wasn’t the only one to do that? *sheepish grin*
Seriously, Bale IS batman. I’m so hyped for the Dark Knight, it’s unreal. efiantly going to make an effort to see that more than once. The Joker is probably gonna give me nightmares for weeks. Heath…
Clooney….nipples on the batsuit….whhhhyyy? *sniffle*
And I have not seen anything of X:Files or Indiana Jones but am still looking forward to both movies.
Comment by Vivi
Made Friday, 9 of May , 2008 at 5:42 pm
I’m so right there with ya. I was the biggest X-files nerd ever. I even went to an X-files convention (still have the hat somewhere). I still get all giddy when I hear the theme.
Comment by Violet
Made Monday, 12 of May , 2008 at 7:47 am
Dark Knight for the win! From the preview I’ve seen? I’m with you. I’d have had no idea that was Heath Ledger if I didn’t already know. And I would’ve spent half the film trying to puzzle it out too.
The comic book movies seem to be getting much, much (deservedly so) better. Batman Begins set a new bar. Ironman was brilliant and I can’t wait to own it on DVD so I can watch it repeatedly.
I’m looking forward to Indiana Jones too! Saw the first preview for it last weekend and wow 
P.S. your archaeology story sounds like my paleontology story, which was only fueled even more by Jurassic Park.
Comment by Justin
Made Tuesday, 13 of May , 2008 at 2:06 am
We have very similar taste in TV and Film. These are my 3 most anticipated films of the year too. I’m most excited about the X-Files because it was the least expected. Ever since the show went off the air, I feared it was the last we would see of Mulder and Scully.
The Dark Knight will be huge, people are influenced by the last film in a series. Batman Begins struggled at the box office because Batman and Robin was such a joke. Batman Begins was nothing short of a masterpiece so the Dark Knight will be a runaway hit.
Comment by Jana
Made Wednesday, 14 of May , 2008 at 5:09 pm
Nerds unite!
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