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the Joker certainly didn't pull any punches, which I was glad for. The problem was the writers weren't with him in that regard. Instead the movie came the the brink and decided to withdraw and reassure us that the Joker was only a 'freak' and essentially deluded. The Joker moved from being a devil's...

I thought it wasn't dark enough.

The movie pulled its punchlines and wasted a lot of potential to truly challenge moviegoers.

I really, really enjoyed it, and they did a great job with everything they just lacked the followthrough to risk offending the paying masses, which is understandable.

Skills: ...but it seems they cut down the list A LOT, and that they focused mostly on combat skills. Skills with Non-Combat uses: Acrobatics Arcana Athletics Bluff Diplomacy Dungeoneering Endurance Heal History Insight Intimidate Nature Perception Religion Stealth Streetwise Thievery Knowledge Skil...

You could alter it a little-make the Death Note a touch less binary, or maybe have the Kira-wannabe have to preform some dread ritual to realize its full potential. True, making it something other than a "bang-you're-dead" outcome would be far more appropriate. Maybe it'd put the target i...

A manga from the same author as Monster, 20th Century Boys, has an excellent creepy villain. A mysterious, masked man who is known only as "Friend" builds a cult out of the childhood games and imaginings of a small group of childhood friends, beginning with the symbol of their secret club....

Monster is perfect for Ravenloft, aside from being set in the 20th century. The atmosphere is perfect: eerie, creepy mystery set in Germany and Czechoslovakia (providing old European buildings and streets) and plenty of Gothic themes. The villain (Johan) is one I'd love to adapt as a villain in a Ra...

We've had a 40 page debate on the WotC boards on whether or not Tome of Battle is "too anime". Needless to say it's not been particularly constructive for the most part. However, Batshido (who is not me, I take no credit for this) took up another member's challenge to make Tome of Battle f...