The Dark Knight Rises

[wurwolf]

Does it have to be either or? Is it too much to ask to have a movie that's neither convoluted nor insulting to my intelligence? I love giant robots beating the shit out of each other but it's not as though I didn't think Michael Bay's Transformers didn't have godawful problems.

I personally want a film that challenges me intellectually. I want it to keep me actively thinking and guessing what's going to happen next, as I believe that's the hallmark of the best cinema.

So you prefer movies that are needlessly complicated?

Heh, I guess I do...

You and I probably go to movies for very different reasons. I like a lot of mindless entertainment. If things get too complicated I bail, which is probably why I stopped paying attention halfway through TDKR.

[Russell]

You and I probably go to movies for very different reasons. I like a lot of mindless entertainment. If things get too complicated I bail, which is probably why I stopped paying attention halfway through TDKR.

I don't know if it's because I am so stingy with money these days or if it's because I really won't pay for a ticket unless it's something I am really excited for. Maybe it's a combination of both. I can tell you for sure there's only maybe 2-3 things I am seeing for sure before this year is out.

[Space version 2.0]

I do agree about Tom Hardy's voice, though, and I just looked up his picture and omg he is a total babe.

You see his penis in Bronson.

[Riffman for Hire]

I do agree about Tom Hardy's voice, though, and I just looked up his picture and omg he is a total babe.

You see his penis in Bronson.

I don't think Charles Bronson would appreciate Tom Hardy's penis in him.

[MrTorso]

Just saw it again today. Holds up for me! 

[Jonny Jit]

I don't Charles Bronson would appreciate Tom Hardy's penis in him.

ha!

[MontyServo]

I do agree about Tom Hardy's voice, though, and I just looked up his picture and omg he is a total babe.

You see his penis in Bronson.

Just saw it again today. Holds up for me! 

Nuff said!

[a pretty girl is like]

Well, they did mention it was 4am or so at the start of the raid

I have no idea, for instance, who Joseph Blake killed (or even who he was at first). I still can't remember who he killed or why.

I am drawing a blank as well.  A lot of stuff happens in that movie, it is easy to forget some of the smaller details.

After he was made detective he went to the sewers and saw the same truck driver he saw at the stock market raid and accidentally shot him

I think it was more a case of his police training kicking in and he instinctively used his gun on the two guys.  Most likely his first shooting judging by his horrified reaction. 

[Relaxing Dragon]

Well, they did mention it was 4am or so at the start of the raid

I have no idea, for instance, who Joseph Blake killed (or even who he was at first). I still can't remember who he killed or why.

I am drawing a blank as well.  A lot of stuff happens in that movie, it is easy to forget some of the smaller details.

After he was made detective he went to the sewers and saw the same truck driver he saw at the stock market raid and accidentally shot him

I think it was more a case of his police training kicking in and he instinctively used his gun on the two guys.  Most likely his first shooting judging by his horrified reaction. 

Definitely his first time, since he throws away the gun right afterward. Marks a nice little moment that puts his mind in favor of a Batman-style "no guns, no killing" policy. Admittedly he still grabs a shotgun when he rushes to Gordon's defense at the hospital, but there's no telling if he was actually planning to use it or just subdue and arrest whoever was going over there. Whatever the case, his shooting scene marks another moment that puts him on the road that takes him to the Batcave by the end.

[NRRork]

Well, just saw it. I'm not reading ANY other posts in here, or anyone else's opinion of it ANYWHERE until I have my own thoughts put down. I don't want them contaminated by accidentally, say, reading something that I didn't notice myself in the movie or. . . whatever. So, if I'm repeating a lot of common sentiments, well, so be it.

All and all, I say Nolan's Batman trilogy went from strength to strength.

For me at least, it took a good hour or more to build up steam, but after it does, well, it had a lot of goddamn steam. Let's put it that way. I was just starting to get kinda bored with it and a bit let down when it just started really picking up, and then it had me hooked. I had no idea what to expect from this movie, I deliberately read very little about it in the last few months. But I know I sure as hell wasn't expecting what I saw. And I loved what I saw. ^_^

Of course, that's after ONE viewing. I guess the real question will be how much staying power it has. Will it endure as well The Dark Knight did? I'm not so sure. I suspect the themes and story of The Dark Knight will endure better. It's probably the better movie, but a part of me just really doesn't even want to compare them. The two movies go in such different directions, which I think was a brilliant decision. There was no recreating The Dark Knight, and it would've been a disaster to try. And even IF they succeeded, it only would've been ANOTHER Dark Knight.

Here, they took some risks, and I believe it paid off handsomely. And even if ends up being remembered as not quite as good as its predecessor, it deserves some major praise for that.

Also I wasn't crazy about Bane's accent. But whatever, just one more reason we wanted to see Batman kick his ass!

[Russell]

Did anyone else get a Wrath of Khan vibe at the end of the film with them reading the lines from A tale of two cities?

[RoninFox]

Did anyone else get a Wrath of Khan vibe at the end of the film with them reading the lines from A tale of two cities?

That passage always makes me think Wrath of Khan, it never fails.

[Russell]

That passage always makes me think Wrath of Khan, it never fails.

Indeed. I also like how the photon torpedo tube landed safely upon the newly formed Genesis Planet.

[gbeenie]

That passage always makes me think Wrath of Khan, it never fails.

Indeed. I also like how the photon torpedo tube landed safely upon the newly formed Genesis Planet.

Which reminds me: >SMACK!<

[Kete]

Finally saw it.

I absolutely loved it.  I don't know if I can compare it to the others because it just seemed so epic.  Maybe that's the IMAX talking, but it just seemed like it had a much larger scope than the other two (not necessarily better, just bigger scope).

I have a few complaints, but I'll save those for later.  I just really enjoyed it, and I'm sad that it's over.