SHOULD there be a third Batman film?

no and ditto for superman. i'm sick and tired of both.

Wait. Hasn't there already been at least 3 Batman films?

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Gotcha.

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Anyone who does not think there will be a third Batman after the money the last one made is insane. It will be made with or without Nolan.As we speak, Brett Ratner is practicing his pitch to the suits at Warners.

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The question isn't WILL is happen romantico, of course it will.
The issue is SHOULD there be another.

It was the third one in the last series that jumped the shark.

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Besty - but books and movies have long since had this situation, no?

I'll use my usual argument when people criticize a new broadway show they hear is in development based on a movie, or song catalog, etc

Ultimately - the source material doesn't matter as much as the execution (book, music, lyrics, etc).

There has been tons of original crap and tons of (for lack of better phrase) exploited crap.

Conversely, there have been wonderful original productions and wonderful stagings of shows based on movies.

There are - as always - exceptions to the rules!

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Craig, I guess I didn't mean "original" in its purest form, as in "not based on any previously existing material." (the Academy's definition?)

That's not what I meant at all. (I know there was an earlier thread discussing "original" musicals, so I see what you're saying.)

However, all I meant is that I don't want a spontaneously conceived sequel or an impromptu franchise created out of every hit movie. Part 2, 3 or 6.

I stopped going to movies with numbers after them, about six years ago, and I've never regretted it.

But something intended and conceived as a trilogy (like Lord of the Rings)... I'm fine with that.

I'm not fine with them splitting the last Potter book into two films and milking it. I'm fine with the Chronicles of Narnia movies, though, based on each of the books.

I'm fine with the Bond movies in theory (although personally I've lost interest in them), because they were conceived as a series of stories by the author.

But when we keep getting Shrek 6, Are We Really Done Yet Still? or The Even Darker Knight, it just irritates me. And bores me.

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That I can agree with

For a second I thought you were shunning Godfather II,Star Trek II, Terminator 2 (forget III please and no no no we don't need IV), and the like.

Every once in awhile a good spontaneous sequel comes up. I really liked Toy Story II. I worry about III though.

Horror/Sci-Fi movies are the worst culprites. The action movies. The comedies.

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if it's as good as the last two were, absolutely. were they the greatest movies ever made? nope, but they were darn good comic book movies that reinvented a classic character in an entertaining and contremporary way.

why not?

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I'd rather Nolan conquer Lucky Charms: The Movie and explore the dark side of leprechauns searching for their cereal

Or perhaps TRIX: The Movie (CG/live action)

Or since Nolan likes heist movies - what about

Cookie Crisp: The Motion Picture

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If it's anything like The Dark Knight, then no. I was bored out of my skull. The only interesting part was trying to spot the scene locations I recognized from my morning ride to the office back when they were filming.

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count me among those who definitely thinks there should be a third installment. i think chris nolan is one of the best directors out there right now and has completely reinvented the series. i love "batman begins", but "the dark knight" was something else all together... it was epic... i'm sure they'll make a third after the crapload of money it made. and hopefully with nolan directing.