The Dark Knight Rises

[Cure]

Go right ahead, dawg.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

The 3rd trailer will be playing in front of The Avengers, in case ya'll didn't know.

yup! can't wait to see it

[mikey22]

Hello

This may be posted elsewhere, but has anyone found a good dark knight rises 6 minute trailer preview? the one i found is really blurry.

similar to the joker dark knight one it deals with bane for the opening scene.

thanks

[Leo656]

Got D-Box seats for the midnight showing. Soooo pumped.

[ToTheNines]

Trying to get excited....

[CyberCubed]

The reviews are as expected. Its a good movie but it doesn't top the second in the trilogy.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Going on Sunday! Cant wait

[mysterycolor]

saw this on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon....voices/1409279

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The reviews are as expected. Its a good movie but it doesn't top the second in the trilogy.

The only reason there saying that is because Heath isnt in this one.

[Threat]

Midnight Tix for me tonight Can't wait!

Being 3 hours long I think will hurt it more than help it though, you know how most people are.

While it will do good, it will not even come close to Avengers number as some on here seem to daydream about. DTKR could be a better movie, there's no doubting that, but the target audience is so much smaller for these Nolan Batman films than Avengers is. Avengers is for anyone, even kids, which is why they got so much money, not to mention extra for the lame 3d gimmick. TDKR has no 3d to boost ticket prices, and it's not for kids. These Batman movies have been for more adult audiences.

[Leo656]

Yeah there was a surprisingly insightful article on Yahoo of all places saying essentially the same things. It's almost mathematically impossible for DKR to beat Avengers as far as dollars earned. The lack of 3D is going to be a big hit to the overall intake, selfishly I almost wish Nolan had caved and went for the gimmick. Its length may not be a factor in so far as being too long for people to sit through, but it IS a factor into how many times in one day it can be screened. Add in the fact that it's the third of a trilogy that's rather self-involved with several plot threads relying you to have seen the first two to make complete sense of things (I'm hearing that this one especially makes many references to Batman Begins), and that keeps it from being as approachable as Avengers. Yeah, people talk a ton about how well they wove some grand tapestry of storytelling through Iron Man, Thor etc., but really, most of the people who saw Avengers probably saw one or none of those other movies, they just wanted to be part of "The Event", and it wasn't like they were lost. It was easy to get into for women and kids, who I'm betting aren't going to care as much about DKR.

Most kids won't have seen one or both previous Batman films, and will be lost. I'm also hearing Batman isn't in-costume very much in this one, which will annoy the impatient types who don't care about the story. I remember one of the only things people complained about at the time Superman Returns came out was that there were too many long stretches where the main character was totally absent from the story. That stuff might not hurt initial ticket sales, but I'm betting it won't do quite as much repeat business because of it.

It's definitely gonna be a huge money-maker, around here a bunch of theaters are sold-out through Sunday already. And I could be wrong and good word of mouth could skyrocket this movie. Some critics who've seen it are (again) wondering if this might be the first super-hero film to win Best Picture. But I predict it'll fall short of Avengers monetary success and cross-over appeal, while simply succeeding at being a much deeper and overall better movie.

Midnight!

[Cure]

Rotten Tomatoes had to shut down the comments section because negative reviewers were getting death threats. Babies.

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by Cure

Babies.

More like retarded, fanboy dipsh*ts.

[Cure]

That, too.

[SS_Turtle]

Might have to go Friday night if not Sunday, can't wait to see the film!

[DonatelloFan]

Ooooooh man, it is good. Not 'Joker', Heath Ledger good, but it definitely is worth seeing. I'd recommend it to anyone. Very long (almost three hours), but kept my attention throughout the whole movie. I went to a midnight showing, by the way. First time ever doing that.

[Leo656]

HOLY. F*CKING. SH*T.

Hundreds of people packed the theater, every midnight showing sold out. People cheered, people laughed, people f*cking CRIED OUT LOUD, I've honestly never been a part of an opening night or midnight showing like this, not even for a comic book movie. I've especially never seen a comic book film that was so masterful at creating real emotion, and manipulating those emotions. The final 15 minutes of this movie are some of the most powerful moments I've ever seen on film, more so from a simple "comic book film".

So I'm not over-selling it, be clear: It's not the best comic book movie ever. In fact, I don't think it's even the best film in its trilogy. Further, I think it's the weakest individual film in the series, mostly because it is very much a Part 3, and its story completely could not have happened without the first two, and if you haven't seen the first two, many of the film's biggest and most emotionally powerful moments mean very little out of context. Also, if you are just out to see a summer super-hero flick, and have little or no knowledge of the Batman comics or mythology, this movie is almost a "don't bother". Its entire conceit is based on the fact that the audience is Batman fans, and specifically fans of this series in particular.

But if you ARE a huge Batman fan, if you DO read the comics, and if you want to be surprised by an amazingly simple yet complexely-layered story that creates way more real emotion that super-hero movies are "supposed" to do, this movie is BRILLIANT. It not only takes threads from each film and some of the most important parts of the Batman comic mythos, it reinterprets them and reimagines them into a storyline that not only stands beside the comic book stories, it actually SURPASSES them.

No, it is not "Knightfall" retold. I feel it's better, as it tells a much tighter story with a much stronger and more personal conflict between all the characters involved. In truth, the one long story told from "Batman Begins", through "The Dark Knight", and finally into "The Dark Knight Rises"... it just may be THE greatest Batman story ever told, if you take it as that. In its own universe, seperate from the books with its own identity, this is NOT three films any longer, it truly must be watched as a 9-hour epic which tells an almost PERFECT beginning, middle, and... resolution, of the Batman saga.

Each film does stand on its own to a degree, but only the first two can exist individually, and while this movie fails at being its own beast, it succeeds better than almost any Trilogy-Closer EVER at changing everything we thought we knew, flipping it on its head, and giving us more than what we wanted and still being able to surpise you, whether it's a cameo from a past film, a twist on a character we thought we knew, or the addition of things we weren't sure we would get to see in this series at all, in ways we didn't expect. It's "Return of the Jedi"/"Lord of the Rings"-caliber stuff. It's a rare Part 3 that not only ends the story, it makes each previous individual chapter BETTER by existing as it does.

I had the circumstances of hearing about some things I didn't want to know about in advance, but even when I knew what was coming, the way it was done was still a surprise. This movie deserved every bit of the standing, cheering ovation it got at the end. Is the story over? I guess time will tell on that one, but if it is... WHAT a f*cking story THAT was! The individual film, I don't feel, is "Best Picture" material, but I think this trilogy of films is going to live on in peoples' minds for decades to come as the "definitive" Batman saga. Comic fans, we officially have our "Star Wars Trilogy" of super-hero films. I would put this trilogy against any other in the history of film.

It "fails" next to Avengers in every way I predicted - a bit long, not a lot of in-costume super-heroing, a lack of light-hearted women and kid-friendly summer popcorn fare - but surpasses it entirely as a film. The acting and storytelling is amazing. Selina Kyle is perfect perfect PERFECT, as is Bane, just like with the Joker just *forget* what you think you know from the comics. These interpretations are perfect for the universe they exist in, and this is the best "Catwoman" ever, by far. I was a skeptic too. They nailed it.

Watch Begins and TDK, and go see this movie as fast as you can, and by God avoid spoilers. A+.

That said.... SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS......

Spoiler:

I don't want to dissect the plot, but here are some things you might like to know...
-The letter Alfred burned, and the lie Batman and Gordon agreed to in order to save Gotham at the end of TDK, are a major part of the film's story.

-Ra's Al Ghul, The League of Shadows, and TALIA all play major roles, in ways you wouldn't expect.

-Johnathan Crane makes a cameo, but no "Scarecrow".

-Selina Kyle is never referred to as "Catwoman", but a newspaper clipping shows a headline like "The Cat Strikes Again", a reference to Batman #1 when Selina was called that before "Catwoman".

-Batman's breaking at the hands of Bane, and his recovery, aren't as dramatic as you might expect. In fact, they're both done a little too "matter-of-factly" for my taste, especially how quick Bruce recovers, but it's in there and as good as it can be in a 3-hour movie with this many subplots and characters. The movie clearly wants you to focus on other things, and does so to great effect.

-Not saying much, but the best fight scenes yet in the trilogy. Not as flashy or choreographed as comic films usually are, but at least you can see what's going on this time. It's frustrating and sad watching helplessly as Batman throws everything, literally everything he has at Bane, and it's nowhere near good enough, it literally does NOTHING to him. You know what's coming, and while it's not done complete with dramatic slo-mo, opera music and blood-curdling scream, the moment is built rather well in a realistic fashion.

A couple more Big Ones, last chance to turn back......
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- ROBIN. People stood up and cheered.

- Familiar with the more recent image from the comics, of BRUCE WAYNE's grave next to Thomas and Martha's gravesites at Wayne Manor......?

Yeah, anyway, lots of very audible crying and more than a few grown-ass men "coughing" in the audience during the last ten minutes. Regardless of how it all ends, let me say this: Bruce Wayne's final scene drew the most heartfelt ovation I've ever been part of at a film debut. The ending, for this story, was perfect.

It's not even close to a perfect movie, it's the "worst" in its own franchise and it's not as much fun as Avengers... but it's a beyond perfect ending to this Batman story. A f*cking Plus.

Oh incidentally they also had a "Man Of Steel" trailer. Looks amazing, suit looks better far away, tone is perfect. Let's see if WB can actually do for Superman what this series has done for Batman, namely surpass the source material and redefine what comic movies are supposed to be.

[That Matt Guy]

I got 12:35 am tickets at the last minute on a whim. I liked this movie a lot more than the Dark Knight, as it makes a lot of reference to Batman Begins which is still my personal favorite.

Some general thoughts/spoilers...

Spoiler:

There were really no big surprises for me, a lot of the rumors turned out to be true so nothing really blew me away, but there were a lot of scenes though where I thought a character would die, such as Lucius Fox when that sewer started to flood or Batman right before Bane gets killed. A lot of people yelled stuff at the reveal of Talia and the entire audience laughed at her death scene, which was honestly one of the worst things in the movie. "My father's plan is now complete... uhh" it was like something out of a B movie. Everyone cheered at the Robin thing and when Alfred saw Bruce Wayne at the end. A lot of the Bane controlled Gotham stuff was almost exactly like No Man's Land if anyone is familiar with that storyline.

All the actors were great, Gordon got to do a lot which is always cool. It was hard to understand Bane at times, and his voice is amplified over everything else, soundtrack included, which I thought was weird.

[Slap-Happy]

More than 10 midnight showings at my theater. Everybody was evacuated from the building because they needed clearance from the fire department or something like that. So many people there. This will easily beat Avengers' midnight record at least.

I loved the movie though. That ending... Hoo boy...

What were everybody's crowd reactions to the Man of Steel trailer? It incited laughs in my theater.

[Leo656]

Much as I loved it I still don't see it making Avengers money. Especially without 3D prices factored in. Hope I'm wrong though, it's a more mature piece of work and deserves to be recognized commercially for being as good as it is.

Matt: Yeah I kinda thought right away that they over-reacted a bit to the criticisms of Bane's voice in the previews by amping it up WAY too much in spots. The very first time he speaks, for example, I was like "THAT's the voice nobody could understand? Gee whiz tone it down, buddy!" I thought it was fine for about 95% of his dialog, a very few spots I'm gonna need to see the flick again to hear it better but they were by far the few and I don't think it was anything plot-related that I missed.

"Man Of Steel" trailer? Unexpected, hushed silence. Reports said the trailer wasn't going to be seen until the "official" opening of DKR on Friday afternoon, so nobody at the midnight show was expecting to see it. Took us by surprise, afterwards mostly just "That looks pretty cool" sort of comments. I mean they didn't exactly show a whole lot. I don't like the suit, but it does look better from far away, flight scene was great, and the tone of the movie looks perfect for Superman. I know it's dumb and nitpicky, but if they'd just used a more classic version of the suit I'd be 100% on board, instead of just 95%.