Memorable quotes from The Dark Knight

I'm a big fan of action and comic movies, some of my favourites include The Matrix, Spiderman and X-MEN.

Now one more to add to my HOTlist: The Dark Knight



The action-packed movie blew off my mind with not just the intense scenes and impressive character plays, but also with its downright clever scriptwriting and this is boiled all the way down to the witted play on words.

I had to review the quotes again. So, gotten off the site imdb.com, here are some of those remarkable quotes from the movie:

1. Gamble: [to The Joker] Give me one reason why I shouldn't have my boy here rip your head off.
   The Joker: How about a magic trick?
   [pulls out a pencil and sticks it upright into the table]
   The Joker: I'm gonna make this pencil... disappear.
   [Gamble's thug walks over to kill The Joker, who pushes his face into the pencil and kills him]
   The Joker: Ta-daa! It's... gone!
   
   
2. The Joker: If you're good at something, never do it for free.
   
   
3. The Joker: [to police officer] Do you wanna know why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savor all the...little..emotions. And..you see..in their last moments...people show you who they really are. So, in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which one of them were cowards?
   
   
4. Harvey Dent: The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming
   
   
5. Harvey Dent: You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain
   
   
6. [The Joker holds Rachel Dawes out of a window]
   Batman: Let her go.
   The Joker: Hmm.. Very poor choice of words.
   [The Joker lets her drop as he laughs maniacally]
   

From these quotes, we can see most of those that impressed me were from Joker. I watched Batman on TV as a child, but never quite love it because to me, Batman was just a dark sombre cartoon. It was a tad too serious, and Joker was just another villain. Watching Heath Ledger take on this role, brought Batman to a whole new level for me. I saw beyond the villain role, into the manic emotional side of the character and what drove him to it, and I actually enjoyed seeing him venture in his dark deeds.


I have not watched such a great movie in ages. The Dark Knight has all my thumbs and toes up!

Singapore Band Challenge

The heats are over and this time, let the contestants show you their musical prowesses at the Singapore Band Challenge Semi-finals this Saturday 12:00pm to 7:00pm at the Arena, Clarke Quay. The show will be one that boasts of talents playing genres from metal, hard rock, funk and even electronica.

Door charges -
S$12/- nett for 1 x Alcoholic /Soft Drink above 18 years old
S$10/- nett for Soft Drink under 18 years old

Can't wait for this weekend! Meanwhile here are some of the pictures I took from the heats. Not very good quality though.

one of my favourite bands! loved their style since Baybeats 2003

GK with his beatbox crew

Zai, the drummer of Juxtapose!

Love their music! They did an awesome rendition of MrAZ's Butterfly.

Sonofa, the band to watch out for.

snuff out and walk away

i saw a girl lighting up today, the first time in her life
scrambling out of the bus heading for the quiet spot
shoved out a cigarette from the tight package, hands full of jitter
between her delicate fingers she placed the white stick
striking a light twice to make sure it lit
Pursing her lips she inhaled gently, careful not to choke
First huff of white smoke out her mouth
a stream of mint down her throat
Let's try it again, its quite fun watching smoke come out
Second huff, she observed deliriously
a bitter taste forms on the tongue
Standing behind the bus-stop panels, she took
a third, a fourth, a fifth puff as the mint and bitterness piled
Nothing excitable, she thought
and she snuffed out the cigarette and walked away

maybe i should just shut up

"maybe i should just shut up"
this line i've confessed many times this year
i keep finding myself in situations
wishing i never said the things i did
i can't sustain a conversation
or express frank opinions to
my closest ones

feeling mistaken and misunderstood
leaving people in distaste and dismay

i really should shut up
my verbal expression comes out disorganized, uncertain and misinterpreted
my writing obsession: precise to my thoughts, full of conviction

i hate to feel stupid after the words i say
i hate to have words that i could never take back as easy as backspace
withdrawing from the deeper subjects
avoiding discussions that require complex deliberation

Oh who can i turn to for a listening ear
Who shall be patient enough, while i struggle in my failed re-phrasal of thoughts

maybe i should just shut up
and just wallow in a writing fixation

24 - Switchfoot

"24"

Twenty four oceans
Twenty four skies
Twenty four failures
Twenty four tries
Twenty four finds me
In twenty-fourth place
Twenty four drop outs
At the end of the day
Life is not what I thought it was
Twenty four hours ago

Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And I'm not who I thought I was twenty four hours ago
Still I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You

Twenty four reasons to admit that I'm wrong
With all my excuses still twenty four strong

See I'm not copping out not copping out not copping out
When You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now

And You're raising these twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts
But I want to be one today
Centered and true

I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
You're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh I am the second man
Oh, oh I am the second man now
Oh, oh I am the second man now
And You're raising the dead in me

I want to see miracles, see the world change
Wrestled the angel, for more than a name
For more than a feeling
For more than a cause
I'm singing Spirit take me up in arms with You
And You're raising the dead in me
Twenty four voices
With twenty four hearts
With all of my symphonies
In twenty four parts.
I'm not copping out. Not copping out. Not copping out.