Movie: The Dark Knight Rises

[darkshadow]

Just saw it a few hours ago.

[Munsu]

Some people are just nuts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18921492

[darkshadow]

Mini Review (spoiler-free ofcourse):

Just saw The Dark Knight Rises IMAX,

What can I say really..absolutely stunning conclusion to an epic trilogy; yeah that sounds about right.
I went to a very early showing which turned out to be a blessing because the room was filled with fans, true believers; complete and utter dead silence and no annoying phone screens as IT SHOULD BE >:[..

Right away the movie started of very strong with an opening that left me wondering how they actually pulled that off; Bane immediately establishes his entire character much more powerfully than Joker did in TDK prologue.
Heck I'd say Bane's entire portrayal was much more engrossing than heath ledger's character ever could hope to be.

Where Joker was kinda "playfully deranged", Bane's tour de force is just terryfing; bordering on ominous at times even; Tom hardy was great in inception, but he is master and commander in DKR.
I'd say for the entirety of the Nolan Trilogy, Bane got the biggest emotional response out of me and even though I have a few gripes about his "origin" story, he was overall too excellent for me downplay the character on.

Now selena kyle, I had serious doubts about hathaway as catwoman. Honestly I thought she would just fail miserably and would be pretty much be the movie's only shortcoming; oh how wrong I was.
Hathaway is easily the best catwoman to date, she actually managed to steal the spotlight in select scenes.
Her costume was also very clever, with her goggles "unintentionally" becoming her cat ears when she flips them up; also not being refered to as catwoman, or anything related to cats in general was a great way to keep her character believable. She was just a sexy skilled thief.

Now there isn't much to say about bats aside from it being his most powerful potrayal yet.
The rest of the cast was great as always; JGL, cain, freeman and Oldman are all at the top of their game.

The overall pacing of the movie was staggeringly good; clocking in at an epic 164 minutes I didn't get lost or bored ever.
Time flew by so fast I actually hoped it was a bit longer.

Another excellent thing was the cinematography, much more of this movie was shot in the actual IMAX format than TDK was and it paid of big time.
All the scenes that were in said format, like the opening, were just a feast to the eyes.

Music wise I'd be incredibly surprised if the score didn't get an oscar nod/win. So powerful infact I believe it completely carried some of the scenes by itself, almost as if the music was it's own actor in the movie.

Now Avengers vs DKR?
I already made out Avengers as not only the greatest action movie of all time, but also the greatest superhero movie ever.
This is still true, but aside from being an equally good superhero movie, DKR is a better movie overall.
So making it impossible for me to pick one over the other, I just have them both sitting comfortably at the top.

The Dark Knight Rises was an epic and at many times emotional thrillride that kept me fully engrossed during its entire epic 2 hour and 44 minute runtime with great pacing, action, characters, music and conclusion I'm very satisfied with.

I strongly recommend watching this, and in IMAX ofcourse; avoid all regular showings, the IMAX scenes should be enjoyed in full glory.
It's the least this epic movie deserves ;D (also buy the blu-ray when it releases ofcourse...).

[Psyke]

Was in the theaters when this happened: http://www.svherald.com/content/brea...2/07/20/276463

Needless to say it was a pretty exciting day..... And I've yet to finish the movie

[mariocarner]

The Dark Knight Rise is amazing movie of 2012 it is also
great action and adventure movie.Christian Bale done great
Job in it.

[Assassin]

<<Spoilers>>


So i was in the arctic for the entirety of July and i just got back a 2 days ago....first thing i did (After sleeping) was to watch this movie. And man oh man, what a great fucking flick. With all the hype around it, i still walked out of that theater thoroughly impressed, and that in itself says it all.

I didn't think any villain could measure up to the joker, but bane is right up there with him. I loved the fact that he's a different enough character to be the main antagonist and not be compared to the joker. He had the screen presence and the aura which made him seem like the crazy anarchist he was. Supremely acted and incredibly well written. And yes, Knightly as Catwoman was incredible as well. To pull it off without being tacky, it really shows nolan's brilliance. As darkshadow mentions in his review, i loved that they never called her "catwoman". I think that went a long way towards making her a believable character.

Also, the various twists in the story. Maybe it was just me, but i never for a moment considered Cotillards character to be Talia. The whole time i was convinced the child that escaped the prison was bane, so when it was revealed i was totally taken by surprise. The same with batmans death. I though "ok, so he dies and levitt becomes the new batman" and i was kinda bummed, cuz its fucking batman...batman doesn't die. So when they had that scene with alfred at the end, it was brilliant.

An all around fantastic movie, with a great ending and a sense of closure. I walked out of the theater utterly satisfied, knowing that if they never made another batman movie again, i would be just fine with the way the series ended. Kudos Mr. Nolan, kudos.

[Killa-Eyez]

Seen it yesterday, pretty kewl movie. It didn't seem to flow as nicely as TDK but the acting was very good. I didn't like the plot involving a nuclear bomb but the Gotham takeover was genius! I also liked that Bane wasn't necessarily the big mastermind behind everything as I always remembered him being somewhat of a big brute with simple ambitions. Before watching this movie I was also wondering if Liam Neeson would make an appearance. Made me happy.

Oh and Hathaway was called a "Cat Burglar" by Bale in some scene.

[UChessmaster]

Am i the only one that`s NOT a fan of this trilogy? :/

[darkshadow]

Seen it yesterday, pretty kewl movie. It didn't seem to flow as nicely as TDK but the acting was very good. I didn't like the plot involving a nuclear bomb but the Gotham takeover was genius! I also liked that Bane wasn't necessarily the big mastermind behind everything as I always remembered him being somewhat of a big brute with simple ambitions. Before watching this movie I was also wondering if Liam Neeson would make an appearance. Made me happy.

Oh and Hathaway was called a "Cat Burglar" by Bale in some scene.

What you remember of bane is wrong, he's a really smart guy and is strong; he was pretty much the first villain that outsmarted and defeated batman.

And yeah he did say cat burglar, but that doesn't relate her to cats in any way; a cat burgler is just a very skilled, sneaky thief. If anyhing her cat ear goggles where the only reference to her "catwomenness".

[Assassin]

Seen it yesterday, pretty kewl movie. It didn't seem to flow as nicely as TDK but the acting was very good. I didn't like the plot involving a nuclear bomb but the Gotham takeover was genius! I also liked that Bane wasn't necessarily the big mastermind behind everything as I always remembered him being somewhat of a big brute with simple ambitions. Before watching this movie I was also wondering if Liam Neeson would make an appearance. Made me happy.

Oh and Hathaway was called a "Cat Burglar" by Bale in some scene.

the bomb was just a plot device....it can be replaced with just about anything threatening gotham city....ya its a little tacky, but the movie itself revolves more around the fall and rise of batman, the evolution of the character and the person.

[Killa-Eyez]

What you remember of bane is wrong, he's a really smart guy and is strong; he was pretty much the first villain that outsmarted and defeated batman.

And yeah he did say cat burglar, but that doesn't relate her to cats in any way; a cat burgler is just a very skilled, sneaky thief. If anyhing her cat ear goggles where the only reference to her "catwomenness".

I know Bane's smart but to take over Gotham? I dunno. If it wasn't for Miranda he'd be a nobody. And that's what I meant with "a brute with simple ambitions". I prolly should've used the word "simpler". Orchestrating such nefarious schemes seems more Lex Luthor-ish.

I was merely pointing out how close they were to calling her Catwoman by the usage of the word Cat in her reference. It was also a newspaper headline in the movie. And I'm convinced her being Catwoman and a cat burglar simultaneously not only in the movie but the comics as well isn't a coincidence. So I can't dismiss it being a hint as goes for the goggles.

I'm done explaining myself though, it's just my opinion. Thank you.

Edit:

the bomb was just a plot device....it can be replaced with just about anything threatening gotham city....ya its a little tacky, but the movie itself revolves more around the fall and rise of batman, the evolution of the character and the person.

I know, but it's those details that turn something great into even greater.

[darkshadow]

I know Bane's smart but to take over Gotham? I dunno. If it wasn't for Miranda he'd be a nobody. And that's what I meant with "a brute with simple ambitions". I prolly should've used the word "simpler". Orchestrating such nefarious schemes seems more Lex Luthor-ish.

I was merely pointing out how close they were to calling her Catwoman by the usage of the word Cat in her reference. It was also a newspaper headline in the movie. And I'm convinced her being Catwoman and a cat burglar simultaneously not only in the movie but the comics as well isn't a coincidence. So I can't dismiss it being a hint as goes for the goggles.

I'm done explaining myself though, it's just my opinion. Thank you.

That's what I'm saying, Bane did take over gotham by himself and defeated batman by himself in the comics; he was the mastermind and executioner.
So yeah bane could've easily been the sole villain in the movie.

And I didn't mean that cat burgler wasn't a reference to her being catwoman, since it was, but cat burgler doesn't relate her to actual cats in the same way "catwoman" does.

[Killa-Eyez]

So yeah bane could've easily been the sole villain in the movie.

This. Could've. Not would've. And you can show me anytime where Bane solely takes over the entire city of Gotham in the comics.

And I didn't mean that cat burgler wasn't a reference to her being catwoman, since it was, but cat burgler doesn't relate her to actual cats in the same way "catwoman" does.

Agreed.

[darkshadow]

Read knightfall and prelude to knightfall? Bane's plan is his own and is nearly the same setup they used for the movie, cept in the comic arc he does it solo.

[Killa-Eyez]

The plan is his, the execution however is not without the help of other villains. In the comic, fighting Batman head-on would be foolish. So he let's loose all inmates of the asylum to weaken Batman over the coming 6 months so he could defeat him at his weakest. Only to rule the city's underground scene as "The King", not taking it over like he did in the movie with the sole purpose of "cleansing" the city's corruptness (Talia's motive).

So yeah, different ambitions (or motives, better word). You can say it's "loosely based" on this comic series but to say it's nearly the same? Key elements happen but they differ too much to be the same for me.

I admit not ever having read the comic series but this is what I've found out about it. Ergo claiming my recollection is wrong does not make yours right. I never said Bane's simple, just that his motives were. And he is a big brute.

[darkshadow]

How is that not his execution though? All those inmates were just pawns or tools for him to use, not different from a gun for a street mugger; he planned it and he executed it.
And bane explicitely takes control of the underworld and he defeats batman; that's pretty much taking over gotham whatever way you look at it.

Saying he's just a big brute really is an oxymoron though, since a brute is someone crude and unintelligent; Bane is a genius and far from crude.

So whatever way you look at it, Bane disposed of batman and took control of gotham's underworld, which is why I said he easily could've been the sole villain in the movie cause he essentially does the same thing in it; they could've left out talia completely and nothing would've been lost.

[Killa-Eyez]

Saying he's just a big brute really is an oxymoron though, since a brute is someone crude and unintelligent; Bane is a genius and far from crude.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...w=1920&bih=962

All I'm saying is, his purpose in the movie does not fit his comicbook character. That's why I said I was happy it wasn't all Bane.

[darkshadow]

Dictionary.com:
2. a brutal, insensitive, or crude person.
-crude:
--1. in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
--2. lacking in intellectual subtlety, perceptivity, etc.; rudimentary; undeveloped.
5. not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational.

Collins English Dictionary:
4. without reason or intelligence.

Yeah...he's not a brute.

[Killa-Eyez]

Seems you really like this movie. Me too man, me too.

[darkshadow]

Yep, yep.