April 14, 20232 yr In. Didnt want to like The Batman but he was great.Just need help adjusting my tv so I can see stuff on HBO
April 14, 20232 yr I can't believe that is Colin Farrell. That's incredible. Also, a Michael Kelly character should fit into Gotham City well. Edited April 14, 20232 yr by Jerry Callo
April 14, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said: I can't believe that is Colin Farrell. That's incredible. Also, a Michael Kelly character should fit into Gotham City well. Yeah that is wild. He's certainly had a hell of a career considering he was close to throwing it all away with alcohol. Good for him.
March 23, 20241 yr Love this take on the character and yeah CF is epic in the role. I hope it can live up to the quality of The Batman. He looks like he has fewer facial scars, so maybe this all takes place before the last film.
September 13, 20241 yr Author https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/the-penguin-opinion-piece-max
September 13, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Parliament said: https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/the-penguin-opinion-piece-max Fuck. Yes.
September 16, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, huge said: Assume this will be a weekly drop, not a binge fest? Yep. They always start a series middle of the month to get more subscribers.
September 20, 20241 yr Excellent . Scarface meets the Dark Knight underworld. All the way in. Edited September 20, 20241 yr by billfromlaketravis
September 20, 20241 yr CF is going to win awards. Spoiler The whole thing with him and the kid seemed a little weird, but I’m really liking it
September 20, 20241 yr That might be the best makeup job ever. Doesn't look like him at all, not even a hint that it's him. Edited September 20, 20241 yr by kevwun
September 20, 20241 yr It really is remarkable. And Farrell is crushing it. The way he was just looking at the kid while they were riding in the car…so creepy. He brings a ton of complexity to the character: sinister and calculating, but also kind of naive and simple. The mom angle is awesome. They built a lot of context into one episode. I haven’t looked forward to the next episode of anything this much in a long time.
September 20, 20241 yr It's almost distracting knowing that it's Farrell. I don't really know who came up with the concept of the character, and casting him for it, but they nailed it.
September 20, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, kevwun said: That might be the best makeup job ever. Doesn't look like him at all, not even a hint that it's him. You can tell by looking at his eyes, of course. I kept thinking about the poor makeup artist who was having to remove that and re-apply it perfectly every single day of shooting. I happened across the first episode last night and was quickly sucked in. I thought it was excellent. I've had The Batman recorded on my DVR for a long damn time and I just haven't knocked it out. I hear it's really good. Had no idea -- or forgot -- that Farrell was The Penguin in that. Will it be more fun to finish The Penguin before watching The Batman or does it not matter?
September 20, 20241 yr You can tell by looking at his eyes, of course. I kept thinking about the poor makeup artist who was having to remove that and re-apply it perfectly every single day of shooting. I happened across the first episode last night and was quickly sucked in. I thought it was excellent. I've had The Batman recorded on my DVR for a long damn time and I just haven't knocked it out. I hear it's really good. Had no idea -- or forgot -- that Farrell was The Penguin in that. Will it be more fun to finish The Penguin before watching The Batman or does it not matter?You should watch The Batman. This show picks up minutes after that movie ends, and it would be helpful to know what happened with some other characters. Also it’s just a good movie.
September 20, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Buzzrock said: You should watch The Batman. This show picks up minutes after that movie ends, and it would be helpful to know what happened with some other characters. Also it’s just a good movie. Ah, so this is technically a sequel to The Batman? Thought based on reading this thread, this was The Penguin's origin story and he was fully realized in The Batman.
September 20, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, C-Man said: Ah, so this is technically a sequel to The Batman? Thought based on reading this thread, this was The Penguin's origin story and he was fully realized in The Batman. Correct. I started watching Penguin last night and thought, "Man, I ought to rewatch the Batman before this, since it's been awhile." In fact, I'll probably go back and watch it before episode #2 as a refresher. The Batman was excellent, btw. It's essentially a noir detective movie dropped into a superhero movie. They really continued the vibe with the Penguin, and I'm definitely digging it. Re: Farrell, it's almost disconcerting to watch because I keep looking for him, and he ain't there.
September 20, 20241 yr When Oz went to the prison I thought for a minute he was going to talk to Joker.
September 21, 20241 yr Ah, so this is technically a sequel to The Batman? Thought based on reading this thread, this was The Penguin's origin story and he was fully realized in The Batman.He was just an underling in The Batman. This is his origin as the crime boss.
September 21, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, C-Man said: Ah, so this is technically a sequel to The Batman? I think this picks up basically right after The Batman ends.
September 22, 20241 yr On 4/14/2023 at 1:30 PM, Jerry Callo said: I can't believe that is Colin Farrell. That's incredible. Also, a Michael Kelly character should fit into Gotham City well. It's like Farrell is channeling Gandolfini. I'd never know it was him.
September 22, 20241 yr Pretty dang excellent. Gonna rewatch right now. Great character development. Really like the wit, smarts, and motivation of Oz. Heck one episode in and I'm pulling like hell for the bad guy. Digging the physco daughter too. Gonna be hard to wait week to week but hey I'm happy there is finally something good on worth watching. As everyone has said Colin Farrell nailing it and should clean up on awards
September 23, 20241 yr Watched it over the weekend. Damn good and I can't wait for the next one to drop.
September 23, 20241 yr 21 hours ago, CptnJiggleBits said: Really like the wit, smarts, and motivation of Oz I’m enjoying the fact that they aren’t trying to portray him as some mastermind, which would be dramatically inert. He’s ruthless but only one step ahead. They did do a great job (having someone with Farrell’s charisma does a lot of the heavy lifting) of making the audience root for a villain. Also, in for Cristin Milioti. She’s always fantastic and this looks like a great role for her.
September 23, 20241 yr Also, one more thing--the make-up and prosthetics on Farrell are superb. I don't think I've ever seen someone basically wearing a mask but able to emote and move their face as much as I'm seeing here.
September 23, 20241 yr I really like the Milioti casting. It’s a meaty character and she should have plenty of screen time to shine.
September 23, 20241 yr On 9/20/2024 at 11:06 PM, futureman said: I think this picks up basically right after The Batman ends. Knocked out The Batman over three sessions around this weekend's football games. Had to watch the final 30 mins yesterday because I passed out immediately after relocating from the couch to my bed for the final scenes. (I'd consumed quite a bit and it was pretty late.) Anyway, good flick. Love John Turturro in everything he does. Jeffrey Wright as Gordon, Zoe as Selina Kyle and Andy Serkis as Alfred were good choices too. I'm not a huge Pattinson fan but I think he did fine. Paul Dano as The Riddler was hit-and-miss. He's definitely a strange cat so that worked.
September 23, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, C-Man said: Knocked out The Batman over three sessions around this weekend's football games. Had to watch the final 30 mins yesterday because I passed out immediately after relocating from the couch to my bed for the final scenes. (I'd consumed quite a bit and it was pretty late.) Anyway, good flick. Love John Turturro in everything he does. Jeffrey Wright as Gordon, Zoe as Selina Kyle and Andy Serkis as Alfred were good choices too. I'm not a huge Pattinson fan but I think he did fine. Paul Dano as The Riddler was hit-and-miss. He's definitely a strange cat so that worked. I'm definitely going to re-watch The Batman now with the new added layers. I remember liking it.
September 23, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, huge said: I'm definitely going to re-watch The Batman now with the new added layers. I remember liking it. Did they ever release a version of The Batman with the Batman/Joker scene in Arkham?
September 24, 20241 yr Did they ever release a version of The Batman with the Batman/Joker scene in Arkham?It’s on YouTube
September 24, 20241 yr Solid series. I read that the creator made a penguin dick for Colin to wear lol. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-penguin-premiere-torture-scene-colin-farrell-penis-prosthetic-1236146722/ Hoping for a Devito cameo. Edited September 24, 20241 yr by utxmike05
September 24, 20241 yr I turned it on last night to see if my wife could guess the actor playing the Penguin - she couldn't. Ended up watching and enjoying the whole episode. I need to go back and watch The Batman because I don't remember any of it.
September 25, 20241 yr It really is remarkable. And Farrell is crushing it. The way he was just looking at the kid while they were riding in the car…so creepy. He brings a ton of complexity to the character: sinister and calculating, but also kind of naive and simple. The mom angle is awesome. They built a lot of context into one episode. I haven’t looked forward to the next episode of anything this much in a long time. Almost a ripoff of Tony Soprano.
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