Comments by "Scott Charney" (@scottcharney1091) on "Penguins inhabit the city | Batman Returns" video.

  1. That's really insightful.
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  2.  @gerardoalvarezdelcastillo9688  Do you think that they and the Poodle Lady would have escaped? I came up with a scenario in which the latter does just that.
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  3. She mostly speaks in a monotone, but when she realizes that something is wrong, and says so, her slight change in tone is a little startling.
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  4.  @Commander_Shepard.  When her monotone just slightly changes when she realizes that something's wrong, it's very effective. It's so small, but such a contrast.
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  5. All the remaining members, anyway.
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  6. She always stuck in my mind, specifically the very slight change in her (mono)tone of voice when she realizes that something's gone awry.
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  7.  @CROSSTATT  In this movie it's made clear that Cobblepot was basically reared by the circus as he traveled with them; he was the "Aquatic Bird Boy."
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  8. I've always appreciated how the slight change in the Poodle Lady's tone of voice says so much.
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  9. The slight change in the Poodle Lady's monotone says so much.
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  10.  @guileniam  Sure, but there is also some mean-spirited violence in it.
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  11. Her monotone changes slightly, and the effect is so strong.
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  12. The slight change in the Poodle Lady's monotone says so much.
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  13. Yeah, you could call it an ass movie, considering Michelle Pfeiffer's outfit.
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  14.  @DeadlyAlienInvader  He kills people in the previous film as well.
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  15.  @DeadlyAlienInvader  That was reminiscent of the character's origins.
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  16. It's even more interesting now that I've realized how heavy missiles are. They would have to be glorified fireworks! Cobblepot would be too crazy to grasp that his attack would not be as he envisioned, but would the other characters even have a moment to stop, think, and realize it?
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  17. The slight change in the Poodle Lady's monotone says so much.
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  18. Note that the subtle change in her monotone (when she realizes that something's wrong) is very effective.
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  19. Danny Elfman is extraordinary.
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  20. He probably designed it with that in mind.
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  21. The slight bit of emotion that creeps in then, and after, make such a difference.
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  22. The subtle change in her monotone is so effective.
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  23. The plan failed, there are only a few of them left, and Batman is about to show up.
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  24. That's Danny Elfman for you.
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  25. True, but it is really mean-spirited and violent.
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  26. I find the slight change in the Poodle Lady's tone very arresting.
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  27. I saw it at 10, and I suppose that I was fine also. Still, it is really mean-spirited and violent. Some kids were really upset.
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  28. Punctuation is a friend to all humanity.
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  29. It's not the Batwing.
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  30. You edited this comment but didn't add punctuation while you were at it.
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  31.  @b_side8669  There's much more missing than that! That's painful to read; it's logorrheic. Also: *your.
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  32. This scene, and the movie in general, get more interesting when one realizes that missiles are heavy. Those things would have to be just glorified fireworks for the penguins to be able to carry them (not to mention the backpacks)! The casualty estimate makes no sense. Cobblepot is too loopy to grasp it, but who else was even in a position to think it through?
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  33. She speaks in a monotone. When it changes, even so slightly, the effect is strong.
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  34. The Poodle Lady suddenly has some emotion in her voice.
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  35. And when her monotone changes, ever so slightly, it says so much.
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  36. ​ @Landofnothing  If she got caught by the authorities, I wonder if she would be out of prison by now.
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  37. Note that her slight change in tone (when she realizes that something's wrong) says so much.
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  38. Yes and no. This one is really mean-spirited and violent.
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  39. Ass sub? That could be awesome, or it could be horrible.
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  40. Not literally.
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  41. Figuratively.
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  42.  @danfors1333  I think that she fits perfectly. Her subtle change in tone is really effective.
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  43.  @Commander_Shepard.  Good point. Groupthink is the converse of teamwork; everyone is unwilling/afraid to contradict the leader, so everyone goes along with it. It takes a shock to break the hold it has on people. (Plus, the plan is ridiculous. Although she gives that wild casualty estimate, missiles are *heavy*, and those packs would be also. They have to be glorified fireworks!)
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  44. I don't know about the last question, since I have not seen the movie in full since 1992, but notice that the penguins are wearing things on their heads, interfacing with their brains.
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