Author Topic: Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (Read 12730 times)

shmokes · « **Reply #40 on:** July 23, 2012, 10:41:31 am »

Moonrise Kingdom is much more like Fantastic Mr. Fox than any of his previous movies. I'm actually surprised that Flip_Willie liked one and not the other. They're very similar. I've also never seen any of Wes Anderson's films more than once besides Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Rando · « **Reply #41 on:** July 23, 2012, 12:16:21 pm »

Saw the movie Friday at a matinee and really liked it. Didn't LOVE it, but really liked it.

Think the problem I had was that I've never been a fan of the whole Raza Guhl (sp) storyline in 1 and this continued it. I thought Bane was great, I really liked Catwoman more than I thought I would (though after seeing her in "Love and Other Drugs" I was less fearfull of Anne H in the role. Note, you see her naked often in L&OD). But the whole former master looking to destroy Gotham thing, meh. Ending was really good though, powerful, I stayed away from spoilers/reviews before the movie so didn't see the Robin thing coming, though it was really cool while it was happening.

Freaked out my wife when the scene straight from the comic happened and Bane had Batman over his head and then dropped him to his knee. I imagined that they would do that, but then during the movie wondered if they really would, and then I was like "Whoa, they're really going to BREAK him!!" Think I got a little loud and giddy at that point, sorry hon!

Overall really good, basic premise of storyline aside.

However I made damn sure I knew where the exit was and checked over my shoulder a few times during the film. Ass.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #42 on:** July 23, 2012, 05:34:30 pm »

The first two films, while great, had several stretches of slow pacing. This new one didn't really have any that I noticed. Some people are saying otherwise about the beginning, but not me. I think the third film is actually my favorite.

I think Nolan was still on his "I can make a Bond movie" high from Inception, because WOW, that opening plane sequence was awesome!

selfie · « **Reply #43 on:** July 23, 2012, 05:53:22 pm »

I saw it on opening day here in Australia too much to the dismay of a few American mates...

I loved it. It seemed much more balanced than The Dark Knight, good performances all around with out the one standout, Joker. My only two gripes were that Bain was just a bit difficult to understand at times, just me?, but the big on for me is how dumbed down it was... Every reference to the earlier movies was accompanied by a clip just in case you haven't seen them and am I the only person who thought Bruce Wayne should not have been shown on screen in the cafe? It should have been just a nod and a smile from Alfred?

Did anyone get the point of the scar on Marion Collitard's back? They made a big point of it if it was nothing...

SithMaster · « **Reply #44 on:** July 23, 2012, 05:54:17 pm »

post lost.

Bane uses drugs to roid up but the movie doesn't have him do this. He gets a mask to sound like Sean Connery to deal with the pain while wearing his breastplate when he fights Batman. It probably has to do with antidrug campaigns so I'll let it slide.

Bane knows where Fox hides Batmans prototypes despite the location belonging to a separate company and being off the books.

I'm pretty sure Dagget was important to some plot lines in the comics (made Clay Face) but apparently they don't need him cause the League of Shadows are going to be at it again in the fourth movie.

The movie length to Batman ratio is horrible but even considering that it was somewhat enjoyable (I hate everything so it had a steep hill to climb). People were pretty quiet (someone laughed when Bane commented on the kid singing) and the people in my row annoyed me greatly. Getting up 7 times before the movie starts, trying to steal my armrest, and yeah to hell with going to the movies again. I did get a laugh out of the Terminator Salvation shooter being defective. The start buttons only skipped the video intro but wouldn't let you start playing. Somehow it had 7 dollars of credit (9 dollars a half hour after I first checked) so there was that. It should've been a Wii game.

wp34 · « **Reply #45 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:51:59 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 23, 2012, 05:34:30 pm

I think Nolan was still on his "I can make a Bond movie" high from Inception, because WOW, that opening plane sequence was awesome!

Good point. That opening was exactly like a Bond movie.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #46 on:** July 23, 2012, 09:06:30 pm »

Quote from: wp34 on July 23, 2012, 06:51:59 pm

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 23, 2012, 05:34:30 pm
I think Nolan was still on his "I can make a Bond movie" high from Inception, because WOW, that opening plane sequence was awesome!

Good point. That opening was exactly like a Bond movie.

Yeah, pretty much Inception = Nolan's "Bond" film and The Dark Knight (not Rises) = Nolan's version of "Heat"

I'm cool with both of those concepts.

wp34 · « **Reply #47 on:** July 23, 2012, 09:14:42 pm »

There were parts of Dark Knight Rises that really reminded me of Rocky III. Eye of the Tiger man...

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #48 on:** July 23, 2012, 10:31:52 pm »

Quote from: wp34 on July 23, 2012, 09:14:42 pm

There were parts of Dark Knight Rises that really reminded me of Rocky III. Eye of the Tiger man...

Did you by any chance watch this?

Malenko · « **Reply #49 on:** July 24, 2012, 07:36:02 am »

I got about 6 minutes through the video, he said "ummm" or "ahhhh" 97 times (I'm sure if you edited out the ummms/ahhhhs it was only about 2 minutes of dialog. I had to stop. Why didn't he write down what he wanted to say, then practice saying it?

wp34 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 24, 2012, 08:27:08 am »

I watched for about 5 minutes but also skipped forward a lot. These video reviews make me feel like I have ADHD. Must be getting old.

Flip_Willie · « **Reply #51 on:** July 24, 2012, 10:55:48 am »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 23, 2012, 10:31:52 pm

Did you by any chance watch this?

I started watching, but decided to stop after he said it was spoiler free. With that in mind, I figured he wasn't going to discuss anything too interesting.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #52 on:** July 24, 2012, 03:51:31 pm »

The only reason I asked if you'd seen that video was because of the Rocky III mention. James pretty much recorded that on a whim, which is why it's kinda rough. Anyone familiar with his AVGN videos knows he makes better videos usually.

wp34 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 24, 2012, 04:50:08 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 24, 2012, 03:51:31 pm

The only reason I asked if you'd seen that video was because of the Rocky III mention. James pretty much recorded that on a whim, which is why it's kinda rough. Anyone familiar with his AVGN videos knows he makes better videos usually.

Cool. What minute mark does he talk about Rocky?

The Rocky III feeling came from the way they built up Bane as being more "hungry" than Batman. Alfred even at one point gives a lecture to Bruce about Bane and I could almost hear Burgess Meredith saying "he will kill you to death inside of three rounds." Then Wayne has to find his "edge" again in prison. Even the fight at the end seemed more like a boxing match. Good stuff.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #54 on:** July 24, 2012, 05:13:01 pm »

Quote from: wp34 on July 24, 2012, 04:50:08 pm

Cool. What minute mark does he talk about Rocky?

4:45

danny_galaga · « **Reply #55 on:** July 25, 2012, 04:45:31 am »

Quote from: shmokes on July 23, 2012, 12:19:40 am

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.

Saw the trailer for Moonrise at the Batman show. Because it's not a huge blockbuster, it's probably going to take some time to come down under. Blockbusters they tend to make sure they premier on the same day all over the world, which is why I sometimes get a review in before even you 'mercans have seen it, since I come from the future

I can't wait for Moonrise though. Looks excellent (",)

shmokes · « **Reply #56 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:25:50 am »

Quote from: danny_galaga on July 25, 2012, 04:45:31 am

Blockbusters they tend to make sure they premier on the same day all over the world,

You're not taking this far enough. These days Blockbusters are opening up in the rest of the world a week in advance of the U.S. opening.

selfie · « **Reply #57 on:** July 25, 2012, 05:58:54 pm »

Quote from: shmokes on July 25, 2012, 08:25:50 am

Quote from: danny_galaga on July 25, 2012, 04:45:31 am
Blockbusters they tend to make sure they premier on the same day all over the world,

You're not taking this far enough. These days Blockbusters are opening up in the rest of the world a week in advance of the U.S. opening.

It's good isn't it

It is starting to make up for a few years back when the US would have a movie out on DVD before we had it in the cinemas

ark_ader · « **Reply #58 on:** July 25, 2012, 06:12:07 pm »

Yeah Armageddon rings a bell.

trekking95 · « **Reply #59 on:** July 25, 2012, 07:35:28 pm »

oops..........

DaveMMR · « **Reply #60 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:07:16 pm »

Quote from: Malenko on July 24, 2012, 07:36:02 am

I got about 6 minutes through the video, he said "ummm" or "ahhhh" 97 times (I'm sure if you edited out the ummms/ahhhhs it was only about 2 minutes of dialog. I had to stop. Why didn't he write down what he wanted to say, then practice saying it?

The dude's working on a movie and squeezed this in - cut him some slack.

Although in all fairness, I'm not a big follower of his "off the cuff" videos for that reason and largely prefer his scripted stuff (e.g. AVGN).

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #61 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:45:22 pm »

^Batgirl? Typing faster than you could think?

Oh, and the Robin thing was pretty obvious to just about everyone.

AtomSmasher · « **Reply #62 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:48:03 pm »

WARNING: Link contains spoilers

SNAAKE · « **Reply #63 on:** July 26, 2012, 03:36:22 am »

Quote from: pinballjim on July 25, 2012, 10:39:34 pm

How did Batman escape a desert and show up just in the.... ... just urgh.

pretty sure it wasn't some random desert. that prison area was around the football stadium.

ALSO:

I didn't understand the part where batman meets bane at the sewer place. what..he just went there to defeat bane and all his goons with guns? wtf was his plan lol..

DKR was allright but nolan needed to get rid of some dumb/pointless cutscenes. I think it was at least half hour too long.

TDK was obviously better. the joker set the bar too high for anyone. it was much more exciting and stylish. TDK kinda made movie history. just my humble opinion.

SithMaster · « **Reply #64 on:** July 26, 2012, 06:47:14 pm »

If you are referring to after Bane liberates Gotham I believe the criminals were endorsing him since he opened doors for them. If you mean why they didn't turn on him a day later its probably because his Banees controlled the urban themed tanks.

As far as the rubble goes I suppose those were mostly traffic cops since they were going underground to deal with weapons trafficking and not building violations which would require police that could move rubble. Either way sending the entire police force underground was stupid to begin with since only the SWAT units would be capable of dealing with the known situation at the time with minimal loses. Of course a more interesting scenario involving other Batman villains keeping the police at bay wouldn't fly since Nolan only likes Scarecrow (three movies compared to everyone else).

Also missed opportunities for Bane jokes was disappointing.

The setup for Escape from New Gotham could have taken a backseat to the interactions of the big players (catwoman, drake, bane, and scarecrow (who else was on the ballot for the judge's seat the ventriloquist mob boss?))

A scene after the credits explains how he survived the atomic blast that would send radiation towards the city anyway.

jimfath · « **Reply #65 on:** July 28, 2012, 04:58:34 am »

I liked the movie but, like Return of the Jedi, it was easily my least favorite of the trilogy.

This movie was way LONG and it didn't need to be. Felt like they had 2 movies on their hands and they tried to cram a less interesting version of the stories into one long film. I would have enjoyed it thoroughly had it not gotten tedious in places. That was probably my biggest complaint. While I liked how it tied in elements from the previous 2, there were SO many flashbacks and back peddling exposition it got cumbersome and lost a lot of momentum.

Ann Hathaway did a decent job. I wanted to hate her and I didn't.

[spoilers]

Bane's back story and the whole Batman rehab sequence was trite, predictable, and, at times, an utter drag. ZZZZZZZzzzzz.

How did the cops trapped under ground for three months not only NOT have beards, but also not have severe muscle atrophy, rickets, and a host of other diseases? The cops should have been an army of gaunt, pale, and barely able to walk zombies. The theater I was in had terrible THX sound and the audio peaked A LOT. I could not understand a lot of what Bane was saying. Maybe they explained the underground cops thing and I did not hear it.

When Catwoman kissed Batman before he flew away with the bomb at the end, there were audible laughs and groans in the theater. "here here!" I said aloud. Sometimes me and the hipsters see eye to eye.

It was nice seeing the Steelers and Heinz Field get blown up. Cept for Hines Ward managing to out run the blast . That bastard would live if it happened for real too. That cat always lands on his feet.

yaksplat · « **Reply #66 on:** July 29, 2012, 12:42:42 am »

Quote from: jimfath on July 28, 2012, 04:58:34 am

It was nice seeing the Steelers and Heinz Field get blown up. Cept for Hines Ward managing to out run the blast . That bastard would live if it happened for real too. That cat always lands on his feet.

Ward getting offed would have made the movie.

CCM · « **Reply #67 on:** July 29, 2012, 11:22:46 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on July 25, 2012, 11:05:27 pm

Batgirl was a joke, dude.

Also love how the Batcopter can withstand direct atomic blasts. They literally nuked the fridge.

First off, you do realize that Batgirl was not in the movie, right?

Secondly, who said the Batcopter survived the blast? After the explosion it was learned that Bruce Wayne had fixed the autopilot on the batcopter... so I took that to mean Batman ejected well before the explosion.

lordnacho · « **Reply #68 on:** August 01, 2012, 09:34:08 am »

Went to see it friday, we don't get out very often(2 young kids). But we dropped them off at their grandparents and went. 60 min in, power went out and generators kicked in. A lot of eyes were at the emergency exits.
Wasn't raining going in, but a huge storm went through ripping up trees.

Seemed ok up to that point, hope to get back and see the rest.

Trip · « **Reply #69 on:** August 01, 2012, 02:27:20 pm »

Thought it was ok. Definitely a lot worse than Dark Knight. The chase scene was pretty dumb. Catwoman did all the work and Batman just flew around being dumb. Speaking of which the heli was just an easy escape/easy way to end the movie. Figured that out immediately, especially when they mentioned the autopilot.

Le Chuck · « **Reply #70 on:** August 01, 2012, 07:38:56 pm »

Quote from: lordnacho1 on August 01, 2012, 09:34:08 am

Went to see it friday, we don't get out very often(2 young kids). But we dropped them off at their grandparents and went. 60 min in, power went out and generators kicked in. A lot of eyes were at the emergency exits.
Wasn't raining going in, but a huge storm went through ripping up trees.

Seemed ok up to that point, hope to get back and see the rest.

You didn't miss much Agent Colson dies when he gives Loki the business. Samuel "Snakes on a MF Plane" Johnson throws some bloody cards. After that the Hulk kicks ass and everybody else runs around.

lordnacho · « **Reply #71 on:** August 01, 2012, 08:27:51 pm »

I called your spoiler bluff although peeking through my fingers much like when I think I'm gonna get Rick Rolled


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