Comments on: “The Dark Knight” http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight The Smoking Section Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scorchio http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760893 Scorchio Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:55:45 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760893 I'm a huge Batman fan and I am so happy they have finally made a Batfilm that is true to the source material, there is nothing slightly emo about it, Bruce Wayne doesn't walk around with his fringe over his face and writing poetry. I don't think you need to be a fan of the Bat to enjoy this, you just need to appriciate good film. Ledger will be amazing, Jack was good but he took the clown thing to far he wasn't scary and the Joker is supposed be, he's the ultimate villian. I’m a huge Batman fan and I am so happy they have finally made a Batfilm that is true to the source material, there is nothing slightly emo about it, Bruce Wayne doesn’t walk around with his fringe over his face and writing poetry. I don’t think you need to be a fan of the Bat to enjoy this, you just need to appriciate good film. Ledger will be amazing, Jack was good but he took the clown thing to far he wasn’t scary and the Joker is supposed be, he’s the ultimate villian.

]]> By: Tumer http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760181 Tumer Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:51:28 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760181 Yeah I thought Nicholson was the GOAT Joker, until I saw this shit. Ledger's incarnation is nasty and a helluva lot darker than Jack's. Looks awesome Yeah I thought Nicholson was the GOAT Joker, until I saw this shit. Ledger’s incarnation is nasty and a helluva lot darker than Jack’s. Looks awesome

]]> By: The Real Anonymous http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760156 The Real Anonymous Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:43:02 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760156 @ BEZ What's a trip is... I remember going to see that! (Getting old) Line was around the corner. @ BEZ

What’s a trip is…

I remember going to see that!

(Getting old)

Line was around the corner.

]]> By: BEZ http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760128 BEZ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:28:06 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760128 I gotta see this movie. It better be on par with the '89 version or better. I wasn't feeling Batman Begins. I'll have to check it out before I see this one. Can you believe it was almost 20 years ago when Tim Burton did his first one? I gotta see this movie. It better be on par with the ’89 version or better.

I wasn’t feeling Batman Begins. I’ll have to check it out before I see this one.

Can you believe it was almost 20 years ago when Tim Burton did his first one?

]]> By: Why you hate the game ! uh, the greums ! http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760123 Why you hate the game ! uh, the greums ! Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:29:05 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760123 LAX Preview/ Tracklist 1. L.A.X Produced by JR Rotem Big intro, he spits some BARS on this track talks about being gangster, very west coast bouncy production! 2. State Of Emergency feat Ice Cube Produced by JR Rotem Crazy beat again, very west coast, another big tune, the only thing I could have asked more for was a verse from Ice Cube - he was only on the chorus ‘California ain‘t a state it‘s an army‘(they didn't play the whole track so he might have a verse at the end hopefully). Game has stepped his lyrics up even more so far on this album. 3. Dope Boys Produced by 15 or Nothin' I'm not gonna lie when I first heard this track I wasn't impressed, but I think I must have gone mad cos this track is a BANGER! Most people would have heard this track already it's got a very rocky feel with Travis Barker on the drums. 4. House Of Pain Produced by Dj Toomp This was one of the standouts for me, guitar rocky beat again. Game has definitely stepped up lyrically on this album. Another bouncy track with a load of quotables. Dj Toomp done his job with the beat! 5. Heaven Produced by Jelly Roll Another standout this track is serious, Game does some singing on the chorus. This could be a single for me a more introspective track than what's been heard so far. 6. My Life feat: Lil Wayne Produced by Cool & Dre This is the next single, another introspective track. Talks about The Game's struggles in his life. Very serious. Lil Wayne's singing on the hook ‘Dear lord you took so many of my people but why havn't you taken my life'. Beats serious as well very dark piano beat 7. Bullet Proof Diaries feat Raekwon Produced by Jell Roll Very funky westcoast beat. Another standout. Raekwon does his thing on this. The chorus reminds me of the Ruff Ryders 'World War 3' track - ‘Where you from, New York'…………BIG TUNE 8. Cali Sunshine Produce by Nottz This track is ok, I think I might have to hear it again The Game`s talking about 50 getting robbed, Suge Knight getting punched up. For me Nottz is a serious producer but I wasn't really feeling this track it might be a grower though. 9. Never Say Goodbye Produced EP Another highlight. At the start Biggie's talking about his shock of hearing Eazy E death. Then it cut's to the radio talking about the death of Biggie and Tupac. First verse The Game raps with Tupac's flow and second verse he spits like Biggie, he SMASHES it! They faded out the track after the second chorus so I'm not sure if he does another verse. 10. Ye Heard feat Ludacris Produced by Nottz This track is SERIOUS! The beat is stupid, probably the best beat on the album for me. Very Funky bouncy beat. The Game does his thing lyrically, he talks about being looked over and being too gangster to win a grammy but Ludacris SMASHES IT, one of the verses of the year for me, too many quotable ‘So many flags I thought I was in Russia…….' 11. Gentlemans' Affair feat Neyo Produced by JR Rotem To be honest I thought this was the weakest track for me, it's got a mellowy summery vibe. It'll probably do well on radio but I wasn't really feeling it compared to the tracks I heard before. 12. Angel feat Common Produced by Kanye West When I saw the line-up for this I thought this track would be SERIOUS but at first it didn't grab me, the beat didn't sound like a Kanye West beat at all, it followed the west coast bouncy production of the rest of the tracks. Common and The Game done their thing lyrically and I think it was john Legend on the chorus. Everyone else in the room was feeling this track though to be fair, it'll probably grow on me(still a big tune though I was just expecting a classic) 13. Camera Phone feat Neyo Produced by Cool & Dre This sounds like it could definitely be a single, I could imagine this being huge, double time beat. 14. Money Produced by Cool & Dre This one is definitely for the streets, similar vibe to Rick Ross ‘Push It', talks about money. This will be BIG another highlight! I could imagine rappers freestyling over this beat on mixtapes for years! 15. Breaking Rules feat Busta Rhymes Produced by Scott Storch Minimalist beat, everyone in the room was feeling this track. Got a similar vibe to ‘Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See'. Good track 16. Letter To The King feat Nas Produced by Hi-Tek One of my favourite tracks. The track is an ode to Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. Very introspective, they both talk about when they were younger overlooking the struggle but now realising the power. The beat is crazy, Hi Tek does his job. Nas and The Game make great tracks together, they both have featured on each others current and previous albums and each track for me has been a standout! Pain - they didn't play Pain because everyone's heard it all ready Big Dreams - The people at Universal said this maybe a bonus track their not sure at the moment L.A.X is in stores August 25th in the Uk. August 26th in US LAX Preview/ Tracklist
1. L.A.X Produced by JR Rotem
Big intro, he spits some BARS on this track talks about being gangster, very west coast bouncy production!
2. State Of Emergency feat Ice Cube
Produced by JR Rotem
Crazy beat again, very west coast, another big tune, the only thing I could have asked more for was a verse from Ice Cube – he was only on the chorus ‘California ain‘t a state it‘s an army‘(they didn’t play the whole track so he might have a verse at the end hopefully). Game has stepped his lyrics up even more so far on this album.
3. Dope Boys Produced by 15 or Nothin’
I’m not gonna lie when I first heard this track I wasn’t impressed, but I think I must have gone mad cos this track is a BANGER! Most people would have heard this track already it’s got a very rocky feel with Travis Barker on the drums.
4. House Of Pain Produced by Dj Toomp
This was one of the standouts for me, guitar rocky beat again. Game has definitely stepped up lyrically on this album. Another bouncy track with a load of quotables. Dj Toomp done his job with the beat!
5. Heaven Produced by Jelly Roll
Another standout this track is serious, Game does some singing on the chorus. This could be a single for me a more introspective track than what’s been heard so far.
6. My Life feat: Lil Wayne Produced by Cool & Dre
This is the next single, another introspective track. Talks about The Game’s struggles in his life. Very serious. Lil Wayne’s singing on the hook ‘Dear lord you took so many of my people but why havn’t you taken my life’. Beats serious as well very dark piano beat
7. Bullet Proof Diaries feat Raekwon
Produced by Jell Roll
Very funky westcoast beat. Another standout. Raekwon does his thing on this. The chorus reminds me of the Ruff Ryders ‘World War 3′ track – ‘Where you from, New York’…………BIG TUNE
8. Cali Sunshine Produce by Nottz
This track is ok, I think I might have to hear it again The Game`s talking about 50 getting robbed, Suge Knight getting punched up. For me Nottz is a serious producer but I wasn’t really feeling this track it might be a grower though.
9. Never Say Goodbye
Produced EP
Another highlight. At the start Biggie’s talking about his shock of hearing Eazy E death. Then it cut’s to the radio talking about the death of Biggie and Tupac. First verse The Game raps with Tupac’s flow and second verse he spits like Biggie, he SMASHES it! They faded out the track after the second chorus so I’m not sure if he does another verse.
10. Ye Heard feat Ludacris Produced by Nottz
This track is SERIOUS! The beat is stupid, probably the best beat on the album for me. Very Funky bouncy beat. The Game does his thing lyrically, he talks about being looked over and being too gangster to win a grammy but Ludacris SMASHES IT, one of the verses of the year for me, too many quotable ‘So many flags I thought I was in Russia…….’
11. Gentlemans’ Affair feat Neyo
Produced by JR Rotem
To be honest I thought this was the weakest track for me, it’s got a mellowy summery vibe. It’ll probably do well on radio but I wasn’t really feeling it compared to the tracks I heard before.
12. Angel feat Common
Produced by Kanye West
When I saw the line-up for this I thought this track would be SERIOUS but at first it didn’t grab me, the beat didn’t sound like a Kanye West beat at all, it followed the west coast bouncy production of the rest of the tracks. Common and The Game done their thing lyrically and I think it was john Legend on the chorus. Everyone else in the room was feeling this track though to be fair, it’ll probably grow on me(still a big tune though I was just expecting a classic)
13. Camera Phone feat Neyo
Produced by Cool & Dre
This sounds like it could definitely be a single, I could imagine this being huge, double time beat.
14. Money
Produced by Cool & Dre
This one is definitely for the streets, similar vibe to Rick Ross ‘Push It’, talks about money. This will be BIG another highlight! I could imagine rappers freestyling over this beat on mixtapes for years!
15. Breaking Rules feat Busta Rhymes
Produced by Scott Storch
Minimalist beat, everyone in the room was feeling this track. Got a similar vibe to ‘Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See’. Good track
16. Letter To The King feat Nas
Produced by Hi-Tek
One of my favourite tracks. The track is an ode to Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. Very introspective, they both talk about when they were younger overlooking the struggle but now realising the power. The beat is crazy, Hi Tek does his job. Nas and The Game make great tracks together, they both have featured on each others current and previous albums and each track for me has been a standout!
Pain – they didn’t play Pain because everyone’s heard it all ready
Big Dreams – The people at Universal said this maybe a bonus track their not sure at the moment
L.A.X is in stores August 25th in the Uk. August 26th in US

]]> By: DR3 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760121 DR3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:21:46 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760121 damn MZ put in work. Props. damn MZ put in work.

Props.

]]> By: KILLA GREUMS http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760120 KILLA GREUMS Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:18:54 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760120 greumsed ! greumsed !

]]> By: KILLER GREUMS http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760115 KILLER GREUMS Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:03:00 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760115 What iz dis movie What iz dis movie

]]> By: David D. http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760093 David D. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:15:01 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760093 This movie on the net yet? i can't wait for it... This movie on the net yet? i can’t wait for it…

]]> By: M.Z. http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2008/07/the-dark-knight#comment-760090 M.Z. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:03:47 +0000 http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=5498#comment-760090 4th of July I had to work 10 hours so I knocked out 10 songs on the clock. 4th of July I had to work 10 hours so I knocked out 10 songs on the clock.

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