Dark Knight Rises (SPOILER THREAD) beware!!!

[Philpenn]

Saw it yesterday and loved it. First movie I've been to in years, and it was worth it for sure. I really dug the nods to olde timey Adam West Batman. Hathaway's simply black tights and ears cat suite, and all I could think of at the end was:



As for the location complaints, I was mostly bugged by the scoreboard at the football game. I went to Pitt so the UPMC and Giant Eagle billboards were a good bit distracting. Not enough to make me not like the movie though. My biggest complaint was the amount of daytime Batman, but that's what the movie called for. Small holes like those or those mentioned before don't bother me since it is a Batman movie and all.

[sidewaysscott]

[greenhorn1]

Most overrated movie of the year, just like the Dark Knight was when it came out. Agree with most of cinematical's points he made initially.

Saw it yesterday and I pretty much have to agree. I didn't hate it but I won't be watching it again either. I do think the portions filmed in IMAX looked beautiful though.

[shannk47]

i think Bane made the movie great. it was cool to see a villan that could physically overpower batman and show us that batman is actually human.

i think alot of people are picking out the flaws in this movie are being too realistic. obviously there are plot holes in every movie, but this was also a comic book super hero. and i think Nolan did a great job making seem as realistic as possible. this one was my favorite of the three.

[MovieManJeff1012]

Just saw it for my second time on the St. Louis Omnimax! That was a trip unto itself. I really enjoyed the movie better the second time. I noticed things I did not the first time around, nothing big, just small things, like Alfred apologizing to Bruce's parents and not to him, which I thought he was the first time I saw it.

It does have its' problems and its' flaws, but overall I think it is a really strong film and it really is a marvelous feat that Nolan was able to make a trilogy that ultimately is pretty great!

[mike123230]

Just saw it for my second time on the St. Louis Omnimax! That was a trip unto itself. I really enjoyed the movie better the second time. I noticed things I did not the first time around, nothing big, just small things, like Alfred apologizing to Bruce's parents and not to him, which I thought he was the first time I saw it.

It does have its' problems and its' flaws, but overall I think it is a really strong film and it really is a marvelous feat that Nolan was able to make a trilogy that ultimately is pretty great!

Jeff, just because the only reason I'm still awake is because I had to edit a bunch of nonsense - http://its-not-its.info/

[MovieManJeff1012]

Haha, thanks Mike, I always do that and now I will know better :p I am generally pretty good with grammar and punctuation, but tonight I suck!

[mike123230]

Haha, thanks Mike, I always do that and now I will know better :p I am generally pretty good with grammar and punctuation, but tonight I suck!

Sorry for being that guy, but that's what I've been doing for the last 3 hours.

[MovieManJeff1012]

Thank you for being that guy! Can't let my internet street cred get tarnished with bad punctuation!

[kannibaliztik]

[fredo]

I give it a B. Effects/action: A. Last 2 minutes: F-. The reveal in the climax was good... but they shoulda killed Batman, never mentioned Robin, and left it at that.

Fapping to follow.

It was clunky here and there, but overall TDKR was a way more cohesive ride than the last one. For me the themes of comeuppance, redemption, etc. smoothed over the rough patches and created the grand vibe that the totally disjointed TDK couldn't deliver, imo. In general Nolan's flicks suffer because he can't seem to write interesting characters- only convoluted circumstances for them to fight/conquer. E.g. Inception and Memento (which I liked) were almost entirely driven by the leads' actions/needs and not the characters themselves. As far as enjoying those films go, you just have to accept their burden as yours and voila! Off you go. It's no failure unto itself, but you gotta know your limits and imo with TDK Nolan went way out on a limb with the character development and (along with some horrific editing) sunk the entire flick in the process for me. /digression]

So...yeah. TDKR played effectively with the bigger themes in the run up to the climax. These made the villains seem more menacing even after the revenge plot reveal than just a dull sociopath doing chaotic shit for its own sake (a much goofier and transient M.O. than actually, physically destroying a city for its sins) and screwing with the head of a billionaire who I hated anyhow. In that vein, taking some of the focus off of Wayne's personal life here helped a ton w TDKR. Solid flick.



ps Keaton's Batman still rules.
pps the new Batcycle also rules.

[optimusGRRR]

Suck

[bethemonkey]

The worst part was when Bane gets a hold of the letter Comish Gordon (by accident, chance) was going to read and this becomes his big speech to gotham. Did he have another speech prepared or did he throw it out and go with this one?
Overall it was a solid movie, but the way Bane got taken out and the whole Rocky-eque comeback from the prison, which would have taken a few weeks to get there and back and back again. Why not just have Bruce Wayne in his own bed and watching the news and then get back into shape or visit the city as Bruce Wayne, that would have been more effective.

I think it the movie had to be out at a certain time and they had to get things together quickly. Also it ripped off the Dark Knight returns.

[kannibaliztik]

Also it ripped off the Dark Knight returns.

what the... I cant even... ripped off? ITS A MOVIE BASED ON THE CHARACTER BATMAN! how dare they use a graphic novel about him for a storyline! that is probably the dumbest statement i've ever heard. and i'm on the internet ALOT .

[bethemonkey]

Use Bane and such instead of Mutants and have out of shape batman instead of old batman, instead of death of robin death of girlfriend... introduce robin,
fakes death at the end.. shall I go on.

I'm just saying that it would have been nice to have a totally new story instead of some old ones being rehased.

Also it ripped off the Dark Knight returns.

what the... I cant even... ripped off? ITS A MOVIE BASED ON THE CHARACTER BATMAN! how dare they use a graphic novel about him for a storyline! that is probably the dumbest statement i've ever heard. and i'm on the internet ALOT .