Batman: The Dark Knight Rises

[danny_galaga]

Just go enjoy it (",)

My reviews are never very objective, in case you never noticed. And this one might be tempered by the fact that I had to rush to get to the cinema, and spending maybe an hour or so wondering when I should go take a leak. It's anathema for me to get up during a movie, but it's 3 hours long! Strangely, the second half was more enjoyable than the first half  

There is no nudity. Anne Hathaway is looking good. I really, really liked how this ended as I'm a bit tired of rival Marvel ending all of their movies with a Battle Royale.

4/5

Oh, and for many years, I used to play spot Mo Henry when sitting through the credits. She is a negative cutter. Very prolific. Watch any Hollywood movie from the last 15 or so years, chances are she did it. Of course, less and less movies now are filmed on actual film. This one was. And guess what?

MO HENRY!

my score for recent movies you may have seen:

  5/5 - The Way Back, The Kings Speech, Michael Clayton, In Bruges, Gran Torino, Mary and Max

4.5/5 - Taken, Iron Man, Reign Over Me, Watchmen, The girl with the dragon tattoo

  4/5 - True Grit, Traitor, Bedtime Stories, Sunshine, pineapple express

3.5/5 - 300, Max Payne, You dont mess with the Zohan, Yes Man

  3/5 - That new Indiana Jones flick, Disturbia, That new TMNT flick,

2.5/5 - Angels and Demons

  2/5 - The Love Guru. Note: My 2 is probably someone elses 1. Just leaving room for worse!

[trekking95]

Did you ever see the Avengers to compare them?

[lanman31337]

A lot of the stuff was filmed a block away from where I work.  Getting into town was a nightmare when they were filming.

[Gray_Area]

This is out?  I may go and see it, though I'll probably wait for it to stream.

You can't knock Nolan for Inception, I think, as that was a popculture flick.

[ark_ader]

I'm going to see it tomorrow.  The cinema close to me opens at usually 1pm, but I think they are expecting huge numbers as their doors are opening at 9am.

The kids are still at school so the odds of getting a good seat is in my favour.

I'm looking forward to it.   

[Thraxster]

I think the movie is a fun ride.  There's a fair amount going on. I'm gonna see it at least once more. IDK if it counts for me tho, I work in a theater and I love batman. I think everyone and their grandma should see it at least twice.    Batman

[trekking95]

Two face dies at the end.

Ha ha ha, that was in The Dork Knight, not The Dork Knight Rises. (yes, I did put the 'o' where the 'a' would go!!  )

[danny_galaga]

I honestly think I'm waiting for this one on BluRay unless someone goes, "hey, let's go see Batman!" a month from now when it's still in theaters.  Nolan wore out his welcome with me on Inception.

Inception was awesome! But if you didn't like that, don't bother with Batman I guess...

[danny_galaga]

Did you ever see the Avengers to compare them?

Yes. It is one of those Battle Royales I was referring to. Batman is better I think...

[SNAAKE]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/colorado-theater-shooting/index.html

"One of the injured was just 3 months old"

epic parenting fail. they had to see the movie THAT bad?


I am not aware of any theater shooting in new york but generally I avoid opening nights. you never know. I wait like a week.

[lordnacho]

Probably somebody too young to have kids and couldn't afford a friggin' babysitter.

[yaksplat]

Nolan wore out his welcome with me on Inception.

Wow. Inception was amazing.  To each their own i guess.  I personally like when a movie comes out that thinks similarly to how i do; Inception, The Matrix, Men in Black (the very end sequence with the marble).

[SNAAKE]

inception is probably nolan's best movie. but I liked TDK just as much.

[shmokes]

I think I agree that Inception is his best movie. There's a huge, gaping logic gap that makes the dream levels thing not work, but the whole concept is so interesting and mind-bending that the plot hole is easy to miss. And then, beyond that, the cast is so great and well written, and the sets and scenarios are so fun and inventive, it's hard to dislike.

[ark_ader]

Saw it today and I give it 3/5.  Looks like there was at least two movies wort of content squeezed into one.

It started slow and had to go into warp speed 30 minutes towards the end.

Maybe the Blue Ray release will have a better cut of the film.

The second one was much better if not suffering the same flaw.

[SNAAKE]

picture of wounded kid and the dumbass parents

and the shooter bought an assault rifle that hold HUNDRED rounds. this is the kind of world we live in. anyone can legally buy an assault rifle from 'hobby' shops(guessing gun laws aren't strict down south)

[danny_galaga]

inception is probably nolan's best movie. but I liked TDK just as much.

I'm just about to watch Inception on DVD, since it's been mentioned. Just realised a whole bunch of people from that movie were in this new batman flick- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cottilard, Tom Hardy, and Michael Caine...

[mcseforsale]

<snip>I'm not a religous man (although I've read the bible twice and several other related texts), but I will pray for the families of the victims and the family of the shooter.  <snip> I hope those in the Aurora/Columbine area find peace and figure out what's in the friggin water over there.

dy.

AJ

[SNAAKE]

  for some reason I thought it was atlanta lol

[mcseforsale]

Sorry...we in Atlanta don't carry guns with hundreds of rounds in our pockets.  Not sure why this became the cliche of the south. 

AJ

for some reason I thought it was atlanta lol

[Le Chuck]

I think this tragedy is awful and I'm not trying to be crass but WTF is up with the ribbon?  Does that strike anyone else as being in terrible taste?  I dislike ribbons in general, being a soldier I see them as another way to say "I'm doing my part" without actually doing anything, but putting a black ribbon in the middle of the bat symbol completely steals the focus from the victims and makes it about the ---goshdarn--- movie.  Maybe my panties are in a twist over nothing but if heaven forbid there was ever a tragedy at a McDonalds I was at the last thing I would want smacked around the country would be a golden arches with a ribbon superimposed on it.     

[drventure]

Does that strike anyone else as being in terrible taste?  I dislike ribbons in general, being a soldier I see them as another way to say "I'm doing my part" without actually doing anything.....

 if heaven forbid there was ever a tragedy at a McDonalds I was at the last thing I would want smacked around the country would be a golden arches with a ribbon superimposed on it.     

+1

I sincerely doubt whoever come up with that ribbon/bat thing was thinking that when they did it, but yeah, it doesn't come off well to me either.

God knows that idiot's going to get 10x more media coverage than anyone in the military, all of whom deserve it 10x more.

[mcseforsale]

Yeah, in retrospect it's kinda stupid.  Taking it down.  But, bless the families of this tragedy.

AJ

Does that strike anyone else as being in terrible taste?  I dislike ribbons in general, being a soldier I see them as another way to say "I'm doing my part" without actually doing anything.....

 if heaven forbid there was ever a tragedy at a McDonalds I was at the last thing I would want smacked around the country would be a golden arches with a ribbon superimposed on it.     

+1

I sincerely doubt whoever come up with that ribbon/bat thing was thinking that when they did it, but yeah, it doesn't come off well to me either.

God knows that idiot's going to get 10x more media coverage than anyone in the military, all of whom deserve it 10x more.

[hypernova]

This discussion about the shooter needs to be held within the politics forum, IMO, or at least another thread within this forum.

[Le Chuck]

This discussion about the shooter needs to be held within the politics forum, IMO, or at least another thread within this forum.

Wow. That's... dumb.

[ark_ader]

We are all guilty of derailment  of threads.  The horrors  experienced in that cinema is something we can never imagine.  How many of us have been to a midnight screening, enjoyed the film and got home safe.  I find this act disgusting, and possibly a death knell for the cinema industry in  countries where it is legal to buy a gun and order 6000 rounds.

I think this thread is a fitting tribute to those fans who died for no reason.  We should respect those who comment on this subject as the film will forever be associated with this vile act on innocent women, children and men who gave their life protecting others from that Madman.

Censorship has no place here.   

[SNAAKE]

he's getting a "fair trial" lol. doubt he'll survive if they actually put him in general population. if real life prison is anything like movies/tv shows then he's dead.

[mcseforsale]

That's pretty narrow.  Either way, coming in there blasting yer 9 sideways because some other gang members are there and blowing up a bus-stop...or doing this is totally different......red herring.

I don't remember *any* illigal aliens who planned something like this for months and then carried it out, so red herring.

This dude was coco-puffs.  He planned it out, purchased the materials, put together all this stuff, dyed his hair like the joker, set up a trap for police at his home, and walked into a theatre and shot a bunch of people after tossing 2 tear-gas canisters into a crowded theatre. 

This is different.  The others are for destruction and death....this was something else. 

And, yes...I believe that this dude will "accidentally" end up in gen-pop.  It will be a "clerical error" or a " breach of protocol" but it will happen.  I just hope he tells his story first.

AJ

he's getting a "fair trial" lol. doubt he'll survive if they actually put him in general population. if real life prison is anything like on movies/tv shows then he's dead.

[trekking95]

Well if he thinks he is the Joker why don't they do the Batman interrogation on him? Seems fitting for such a piece of trash.

Like if this was drug gang or terrorist related you could almost say it is expected since that's what they do. But just some regular everyday guy? Makes you loose hope in people. They should just get the reasons why he did it out of him and throw him to the other prisoners. Or if he somehow gets off and is set free someone will take care of this.....thing. Calling him a person is an insult to people.



My thoughts and prays are with the families of the victims.

[danny_galaga]

There is absolutely no chance he's just going to be put in the general prison population. One of the worst shooting massacres ever (until that Norwegian dude) was in Australia. That guy (Martin Bryant) is still alive and well in prison.

[Le Chuck]

There is absolutely no chance he's just going to be put in the general prison population. One of the worst shooting massacres ever (until that Norwegian dude) was in Australia. That guy (Martin Bryant) is still alive and well in prison.

Jeffrey Dahmer was killed via a broom handle up the pooper in general pop. Don't underestimate American savagry Danny, we aint exactly civilized. 

[Le Chuck]

He actually died from having his head bashed in.  Don't project your anal rape onto everyone else.

(he wasn't in the general population, either)

Does anyone else remember that being reported in the media? I sure do. Either way, he didn't last in the pen.

[hypernova]

This discussion about the shooter needs to be held within the politics forum, IMO, or at least another thread within this forum.

Wow. That's... dumb.

My point wasn't to censor the thread discussion.  You dispense insults and jump to conclusions far too fast.  My point was that perhaps some people would want to actually discuss the *movie* and not the shooting that will forever be associated with it.  Another thread to discuss the shooting seems a better approach.  The thread title doesn't exactly say anything about it, nor does the initial post make any reference to it.  Seemed like an honest approach to talk about the movie itself.

Edited to satisfy LeChuck's anal-ness.

[Le Chuck]

This discussion about the shooter needs to be held within the politics forum, IMO, or at least another thread within this forum.

My point wasn't to censor the thread.  

Thanks for clearing that up     

[DaveMMR]

He actually died from having his head bashed in.  Don't project your anal rape onto everyone else.

(he wasn't in the general population, either)

Does anyone else remember that being reported in the media? I sure do. Either way, he didn't last in the pen.

While Dahmer was beaten with a broom handle, you may be mixing up the sodomy bit with the story of Abner Louima - a suspect who, in 97, had been sodomized with a plunger handle while in custody by an NYPD officer (who went to jail for that). And Abner didn't die, he got a big fat settlement from the city and is doing well from what I've read.

[Malenko]

spoiler?

















My biggest gripe with the movie is that in the 2 hour and 45 minute batman movie there's like 25 minutes of batman.

[shmokes]

Went to the theater tonight. I was tempted to see Batman, but saw Moonrise Kingdom instead. My god, what a spectacular decision. Moonrise Kingdom is just phenomenal, beginning to end. It's not for everyone, I'll grant, but if you liked Fantastic Mr. Fox (if you have any character at all you LOVED it, btw), Moonrise Kingdom will be the best movie you've seen maybe since Fantastic Mr. Fox. At least since Midnight In Paris.

[Flip_Willie]

I saw 3rd Batman the other day. I thought it was fine. I suppose it wrapped up the trilogy all right, but I didn't think it was nearly as good as the second one. I don't know. I had a really rowdy/obnoxious crowd in my theater, so I might try watching it again later.

Went to the theater tonight. I was tempted to see Batman, but saw Moonrise Kingdom instead. My god, what a spectacular decision. Moonrise Kingdom is just phenomenal, beginning to end. It's not for everyone, I'll grant, but if you liked Fantastic Mr. Fox (if you have any character at all you LOVED it, btw), Moonrise Kingdom will be the best movie you've seen maybe since Fantastic Mr. Fox. At least since Midnight In Paris.

Moonrise Kingdom is an amazing movie. Basically, it is the embodiment of what every kid hopes Scouting will be like. 

However, I actually didn't care for Fantastic Mr. Fox much at all (no character I guess).

[shmokes]

(no character I guess).

Clearly.  There's no other reasonable explanation.  

If you find yourself with nothing else to do sometime, I recommend watching it again. I bet you feel differently the second time. Especially if you liked Moonrise Kingdom.

[wp34]

I liked Fantastic Mr. Fox a lot.  I suppose it helped that I loved the book when I was a kid.  That being said it is the only Wes Anderson movie I would watch a second time.  I just don't get him.  He is like a modern Woody Allen.

Loved the 3rd Batman movie.   I think the 2nd movie is better but that's not really a fair comparison.  I was blown away by the acting in this one.  I'm not a big fan of Ann Hathaway but she hits it out of the park as Selena Kyle.  There were echoes of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns as well.

My biggest gripe with the movie is that in the 2 hour and 45 minute batman movie there's like 25 minutes of batman.

I agree. The movie still worked for me but I question that decision.