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Post by Bravo Echo November on Jul 19, 2008 18:23:44 GMT -5
With all due respect to AJ but this movie was Phenomenal. The best superhero film I have EVER seen.
At this point, I don't care if they make a third, because it will be hard as hell to top this.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 19, 2008 18:28:11 GMT -5
Like I said earlier. I don't care if the third can top this one or not. I don't buy into everything having to be "better" or be "the best".
My mind doesn't work to compare everything all the time. As long as the third is good in it's own right is all I care about.
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Post by Silent Brad on Jul 19, 2008 18:29:56 GMT -5
I'm off to see it for the second time!
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Post by Full Moon on Jul 19, 2008 18:41:06 GMT -5
I have one little gripe...I was kinda sad I didn't see a "Dedicated to Heath Ledger" or "For Heath" message as the credits rolled. I thought that was gonna be a given. I was even waiting for a "pop" from the audience, so I was sad they didn't do that.
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Post by Batman on Jul 19, 2008 18:47:59 GMT -5
Well, this morning, I decided to go see it a second time at 10:00... It was even better the second time, so as soon as I walked out of the theater, I bought a ticket and saw it a third time... It just gets better every time, although the crowds weren't as good. I think I'm going to break my personal record for theater viewings of a movie with this one.
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Post by Vektastic's Tears cure Cancer. on Jul 19, 2008 19:01:15 GMT -5
I have one little gripe...I was kinda sad I didn't see a "Dedicated to Heath Ledger" or "For Heath" message as the credits rolled. I thought that was gonna be a given. I was even waiting for a "pop" from the audience, so I was sad they didn't do that. There was. It said that the movie was for Heath and the Stunt(?) guy who died on the sat too. It was just before the credit roll started.
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Post by MCMGM on Jul 19, 2008 19:02:34 GMT -5
I have one little gripe...I was kinda sad I didn't see a "Dedicated to Heath Ledger" or "For Heath" message as the credits rolled. I thought that was gonna be a given. I was even waiting for a "pop" from the audience, so I was sad they didn't do that. They did have it, its after the first cast and crew break down. They dedicate the movie to him and the stuntman who died in another movie.
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Jul 19, 2008 19:05:21 GMT -5
ZZZZEEEEEEUUUSSSSSSS
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Post by kretchpoof on Jul 19, 2008 19:08:56 GMT -5
It was a great movie, and one that I felt was very multi-layered. I mean, I still don't know what I exactly feel about the film, other than the performances were fantastic. I honestly did not know that Harvey would be the unofficial center of the movie, and I thought that Eckhart did a little better job than Ledger. A few thoughts on the movie:
It was the fastest 2 and a half hours ever.
I really don't think Harvey is dead.
I can't disagree with most of the directorial decisions, although I would've added one more scene with Dent, to fully complete the "turn." It felt a little rushed, but made sense, as I believe, from my very basic comic book knowledge, that it was pretty much a homage to "The Killing Joke," just with Harvey Dent.
I really think that any future Joker is going to feel like someone playing Heath Ledger playing the Joker, so I don't know if I want that.
I'm very much looking forward to the third film.
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Post by Full Moon on Jul 19, 2008 19:13:29 GMT -5
Damn, I missed the Heath tribute, but glad they did it I've heard rumors on the Batman-on-film site that Christopher Nolan may not be returning for a third film. Hope it's not true. BTW it was such a sad film, almost everyone ended up worse off: - Bruce Wayne lost Rachel - Batman is now an unwanted outlaw - Harvey is dead, or at least a tormented soul - Rachel is dead - Fox almost seemed dejected at the end, approaching resignation I enjoyed that it wasnt a cheesy "happy ending" type of story, and that Batman didn't become this beloved superhero. Exactly how it should be.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Jul 19, 2008 19:20:47 GMT -5
Damn, I missed the Heath tribute, but glad they did it I've heard rumors on the Batman-on-film site that Christopher Nolan may not be returning for a third film. Hope it's not true. BTW it was such a sad film, almost everyone ended up worse off: - Bruce Wayne lost Rachel - Batman is now an unwanted outlaw - Harvey is dead, or at least a tormented soul - Rachel is dead - Fox almost seemed dejected at the end, approaching resignation I enjoyed that it wasnt a cheesy "happy ending" type of story, and that Batman didn't become this beloved superhero. Exactly how it should be. It supports my theory that this is The Empire Strikes Back of the Batman franchise.
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Post by Shy Guy on Jul 19, 2008 19:23:17 GMT -5
i'm about to leave to go see it
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Post by jzbadblood on Jul 19, 2008 20:28:54 GMT -5
I didn't think Batman Begins was that great. It was decent, but it wasn't as good as I expected.
With that in mind...The Dark Knight lived up to the hype in every way. Great movie.
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Post by rrm15 on Jul 19, 2008 21:02:54 GMT -5
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!! NUMBER ONE ON THE IMDB TOP 250?!?! This movie is getting SO much critical praise and commercial success its awesome. Really exciting to see. I'll see it again some time this week.
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Post by jzbadblood on Jul 19, 2008 21:05:21 GMT -5
HOLY crap!!!!!!!!! NUMBER ONE ON THE IMDB TOP 250?!?! This movie is getting SO much critical praise and commercial success its awesome. Really exciting to see. I'll see it again some time this week. It's a very deserving movie, too. This is the first movie I've ever seen that surpassed the hype completely.
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Post by macdaddysquid on Jul 19, 2008 21:12:09 GMT -5
Glad you saw it JZBADBLOOD, even more glad you liked it...We'll have to discuss it later.
Anyone know the early profit numbers?
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 19, 2008 21:14:19 GMT -5
^ It made 66 million dollars on opening night and is on pace to break the 150-millionish record set by Spiderman 3.
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Post by macdaddysquid on Jul 19, 2008 21:15:49 GMT -5
ok, cause I am looking on yahoo and haven't found anything helpful... can't wait until Monday to see final numbers for the weekend.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 19, 2008 21:41:14 GMT -5
I just can't stop thinking about how much I love this movie. I've only seen a few movies in the theaters twice, this one i'm thinking even more than that.
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Post by Cyborg Franky on Jul 19, 2008 21:42:17 GMT -5
I can say this movie was Effing awesome. Ledger did a great job of being the Joker, and it capture that character that I really enjoyed when Mark Hamil was doing the voice for the Joker during his run on Batman the Animated Series, and Justice League. Joker's had a lot of great one liners that made me smile like "I want my phone call.".
Harvey Dent's transformation into Two-Face was really done, and the entire Harvey Dent storyline was really well done. The character development for everyone was great. And every character in the movie had a great moment. I did came close of crying at the end, with Batman being chased. But it was a great set up for next movie.
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