The Batman
Added 2022-08-01 04:01:39 +0000 UTCMarie Bardi joins BC:SF for the conclusion of our #NotAllBatMen commentary series with 2022’s The Batman. Topics include: the runtime, the l
Marie Bardi joins BC:SF for the conclusion of our #NotAllBatMen commentary series with 2022’s The Batman. Topics include: the runtime, the length of the movie, why 3 hours is way too long and more!
Movie starts at...1:58
Comments
would literally be another classic if griffin at some point would shutup for TWO SECONDS, that in itself isn't a killer its that you're all doing it the whole time WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS WATCHING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME
JC9000
2025-06-02 07:26:18 +0000 UTCEveryone has at least one movie that they SHOULD love, they WANT to love, and they don't. This is one for me. Really didn't like it, and I was disappointed in *myself* for that. :( *** Well, heck, you pretty much went there almost immediately! And THAT is why I comment before listening..
Patrick McEvoy
2025-03-30 22:20:13 +0000 UTCGreat Commentary. All the haters are going to hate. Because they're obsessed with mushy face.
Kaz Nosu Gref
2024-09-22 01:54:09 +0000 UTCGot a 15 in the UK. So did Venom. Yet we got Beowulf as a 12A (decapitations, blood, oral, blood, mutilations) makes no sense. I think some films just get a higher rating in league with studios to cater to certain age demographics outside of domestic markets.
Kaz Nosu Gref
2024-09-21 23:45:25 +0000 UTCPlease speak about the film at least 88% of the film playing 😆
Kaz Nosu Gref
2024-09-21 22:25:41 +0000 UTCBarry himself pronounces it "Kyo-gin"!
George Kenward Parker
2024-09-14 12:32:00 +0000 UTCGreat commentary
Keagon Strickland
2024-02-22 05:29:09 +0000 UTCRe nc 17 and why that age - the voting age was lowered to 18 when people realized you could be drafted at 18, so the MPaa probably figured if you can be sent to Vietnam you should be able to see apocalypse now in the theatre. So that’s why that age - I think.
Ben Zaretsky
2023-11-15 07:18:51 +0000 UTCYeah, that was pretty epic lol
Ancient alien
2023-10-13 05:54:38 +0000 UTCMan I’m listening to this again, this is one of my favorite Blank Check episode openings ever, the sing-off between Griffin and Marie, this is the best
Rad Rodge
2023-08-16 01:45:25 +0000 UTCi demand a full length version of marie singing something in the way.
michael clarke
2022-09-04 17:24:35 +0000 UTCNOOOO ITS LEGO NOT LEGOS!!! THERES NO S AT THE END!!!! I WANT MY FIVE DOLLARS BACK
Alf
2022-08-22 21:40:51 +0000 UTC…seems in poor taste that James Holmes was given a writing credit for the third act climax…
Podcast Enjoyer
2022-08-22 03:17:47 +0000 UTCIt's Barry Key-Own. Can't believe the guys don't remember they totally predicted the Joker as Hannibal Lecter in their Manhunter Ep.
Norman Normalperson
2022-08-13 21:16:38 +0000 UTCWell said
Rad Rodge
2022-08-09 22:44:39 +0000 UTCthey should do Zsasz next. he fits the vibes
Austin McDougle
2022-08-09 01:10:52 +0000 UTCI also thought the theaters were overreacting by banning the Gentleminions until I listened to Paul Rust talking about how he almost cried when he went to see it with his daughter and had to leave midpoint because they were throwing popcorn and spitting soda on him. Not cool.
Tiago Augusto Souza Barreiro
2022-08-08 15:01:47 +0000 UTCKind of amazing they can’t get basic facts right when it is so easy to fact check.
j0hnb0t
2022-08-06 09:21:15 +0000 UTCI loved Serkis as Ian Dury.
Tony Jennaway
2022-08-05 20:33:04 +0000 UTCAlso 10/10, no notes on The Batman.
James Hill
2022-08-05 14:24:39 +0000 UTCI feel like they missed the point that the vengeance button at the end is not that Batman learns that he is "too scary." Bruce learns that while vengeance might feel good personally for him to exorcise his demons, it cannot save a city which is his actual goal. Vengeance is a raw power that can be corrupted vs. hope which is the better tool.
James Hill
2022-08-05 14:24:06 +0000 UTCDon't forget your cling wrap!
Monique Dee
2022-08-05 11:30:21 +0000 UTCWhat a boring movie. Vibes aren’t enough to justify a three hour runtime. Commentary is whatever. Extended tangents on Minions, etc… just emphasize how uninteresting the actual story is. This movie is all sizzle, no steak. And more eating on mic 🙄
j0hnb0t
2022-08-05 10:33:48 +0000 UTCGriff being so wrong about the Rata Alada clue really took me by surprise.
Jackson Bishop
2022-08-05 06:35:49 +0000 UTCOr Seth Myers' Weekend Update joke along the lines of "Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgard welcomed their first child this week. A small, independently produced child."
Mike Ostrov
2022-08-03 18:50:13 +0000 UTCBarry *K'yown* (say it quickly) is the closest I can approximate the correct pronunciation. Blank Check's vendetta against Irish names (Dom-nall Gleeson) must end! lol.
RWOB
2022-08-03 14:58:31 +0000 UTCone of the most discussed 6.5-out-of-10s in film history. we are swine who get what we deserve.
Nick
2022-08-03 13:55:28 +0000 UTCI wonder what they thought about the Runtime
Just a Sleepy Guy
2022-08-03 12:49:06 +0000 UTCDISHINGTON???
Michael Hashizume
2022-08-03 05:36:53 +0000 UTCI get it, “it’s too long”, they’re tired of Batman movies, they seem to like Nolan’s take better, etc. but I would have liked them to actually talk about what is happening in the movie instead of filling time with more tangents than usual.
Soapfish
2022-08-02 23:39:38 +0000 UTCThat actually coalesces what I was thinking too—messy without being *a mess* as such, that's right
Rad Rodge
2022-08-02 19:10:10 +0000 UTCA long movie, but much like Fincher, a weirdly comforting slice of dreary decay, though far less precise than his tightly wound Hitchcockian best. Love Glasgow as Gotham. My favorite Gotham yet. Pattinson was great crawling out of his skin as Bruce Wayne. Zoe Kravitz was subdued but convincing. The movie is not a mess, but it’s messy, if that makes sense. I don’t mind the length, but it does feel a little rudderless by the third act.
Deren Ney
2022-08-02 14:07:29 +0000 UTCIf we're shifting interest to how Bruce is the misunderstood son of a corrupt billionaire, can the next Batman just be in continuity with How Do You Know? Rudd's chin. Nicholson out of retirement in a double role as the Joker and Thomas Wayne?
Mike Ostrov
2022-08-02 12:58:56 +0000 UTCNever forget the SNL sketch about the Peter Sarsgaard SARS Guard.
dd
2022-08-02 12:13:34 +0000 UTCMichael Marino did the penguin’s make up, not Kazu Hiro. Apologies if they correct this later in the pod.
Jonathan Popalis
2022-08-02 10:35:54 +0000 UTCBen will receive $55,555 a minute for 3 hours.
Hayley
2022-08-02 03:41:58 +0000 UTCI mean I think there's really just movies that are too uninvolving for someone, no movie just becomes too long because it clicks over an arbitrary line. I predict nobody on the show is gonna be like "Barry Lyndon is too long," nor should they be
Rad Rodge
2022-08-02 03:20:54 +0000 UTCI feel like a limitation on this movie and most (or all?) Batman joints, is that our familiarity with the character and surrounding iconography is so extreme that these movies can only really be “about Batman.” Like this idea of, “ah, this one gets that he’s an awkward weirdo” or “this one gets why Batman is X or Y or Z” or Lego Batman’s whole shtick, it’s all so insular and self reflexive and a little lifeless.
Arlo
2022-08-02 01:57:27 +0000 UTCI'm happy that Griffin called out Laura Dishington for her graphic design work.
Data Janitor
2022-08-02 00:19:07 +0000 UTCUse the rss feed to get the feed in a podcast app and download on there
The Great Kha
2022-08-01 22:41:56 +0000 UTCsometimes the player/patreon doesnt always wrk, so I would download for later?
Jerry Kowalski
2022-08-01 22:19:10 +0000 UTCDid Patreon remove the download opption?
Jerry Kowalski
2022-08-01 22:18:21 +0000 UTCBen basically pitched the Clayface arc in Harley Quinn this season
Nate Shu
2022-08-01 21:51:38 +0000 UTCFor two guys saying Avatar is their favorite movie, they shouldn’t be too affected by The Batman’s running time /s
Danh Nguyen
2022-08-01 21:21:28 +0000 UTCI was surprised how much I liked this movie
Marisa
2022-08-01 20:48:22 +0000 UTCIf I had watched it in one go it would have been too long but I watched it in two parts and had a great time
Marisa
2022-08-01 19:29:44 +0000 UTChe took green venom baby, it's venom. Bane Juice. Movie deserves more credit for feeling like an actual batman story imo
Jamesdillenbeck
2022-08-01 18:27:37 +0000 UTCGuys, there’s another classic “taking off Batman’s mask” scene you’ve forgotten. In the first Burton film, the Joker’s gang briefly has the drop on him, and they lift up his mask for a second which allows Vicki Vale to snap a photo before he jumps back up and beats them up. This in turn I guess justifies Batman kidnapping and roofie-ing her to get the film back from under her blouse. It also has the classic line, “Check his wallet”, which means these goons thought Batman would leave the house with, what, a few bucks and a Sam’s Club card just in case?
John Halski
2022-08-01 16:10:16 +0000 UTCI certainly think you can feel the length (heh), but I’m happy with that.
Anthony Regina
2022-08-01 14:10:18 +0000 UTCThe penguin looks like Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci became one
MeekoCHAOS The Raccoon Boi
2022-08-01 12:59:01 +0000 UTCBen’s joy always releases the ballasts on my soul. 🖤
Daniel A. Barron
2022-08-01 08:54:27 +0000 UTCUnpopular opinion but I don't think this movie is too long
Frickward Testicles
2022-08-01 08:15:21 +0000 UTCOh my GOD the story of Griffin saying strangers are listening to the podcast when they see him on the street who react like they know him has my jaw dropped.
Anthony Regina
2022-08-01 07:55:21 +0000 UTCI gotta single out how much I love the “I Have But One Heart” needle drop in Turturro’s penthouse. If you’re gonna reference an established masterpiece to amp up a new movie, I think that’s such a fun way, which I realize is partly cause I’m such a sucker for tonally ironic needle drops that I really like the craft of doing a *diegetic* tonally ironic needle drop haha
Rad Rodge
2022-08-01 05:58:12 +0000 UTCRian Johnson had eye-drop drugs in Looper!
Tobey
2022-08-01 05:20:36 +0000 UTCI hope they discuss the run time for this film.
Patrick JB
2022-08-01 05:00:09 +0000 UTCYou know it, just fill the sauna with those Greig Fraser vapors and lemme stay all night
Rad Rodge
2022-08-01 04:23:25 +0000 UTCBatman is a menace. He should be locked up!
ediblegenius
2022-08-01 04:07:04 +0000 UTCi've heard that this batman fella doesn't hide in the shadows, allegedly he IS the shadows
Jordan B. Anderson
2022-08-01 04:04:36 +0000 UTCBecause this Batman is a serious Batman movie. VERY serious Batmaning.
Alexis Boursier (Bore-See-A)
2022-08-01 04:03:59 +0000 UTC…not too long - not long enough, baby.
RJ Burchatz
2022-08-01 04:02:53 +0000 UTC
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