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Post by Munkie91087 on Jul 22, 2008 20:08:57 GMT -5
So does anyone else think that the man formely known as "Zeus" is going to be become Bane in the later movies? I really hope he does. I actually think he'd make a good realistic Bane.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Jul 22, 2008 20:48:03 GMT -5
You know, with the first viewing would have been all for both Eckhart and Ledger getting the best Supporting nod, and with Aaron winning, but with the more times I see it (three time, for now), Ledger really deserves all the praise he was getting before and after the film was released. Total friggin' outstanding.
Also like how Jim's daughter is shown during the 'hostage' scene, but not really shown as her face is always covered by the mom.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jul 22, 2008 21:59:34 GMT -5
I just got back from seeing it, and I'll say it's the first movie I can recall in recent years that actually lived up to all the hype.
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Post by Franchise on Jul 23, 2008 0:14:29 GMT -5
Just got back from my first viewing. Ledger is deserving of all the praise he gets-and as an actor, I see that the little things are just as important as key character traits to an actor. Eckhart was also very good, and played the part of the anguished former hero quite well. The only gripe I have acting-wise is that Bale sounded very forced at times as Batman.
As for the plot, fantastic. You walk out of that movie in an almost depressed state, because no one wins. No one gets what they want-and the closest anyone gets is Joker. He commited his crimes not to hurt anyone specifically, but to cause anarchy, and even after he's locked up, the anarchy still rages and the hero is still blamed. In other words, it's a film that gets you to really think about society and our specifications as a whole, which I personally have never seen in a comic book film and don't know if I will again.
If you're reading this and haven't seen it, go see it. You won't be sorry.
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Post by Alucard on Jul 23, 2008 0:29:01 GMT -5
I've heard 20 minutes are cut from the IMAX version.
Any truth to this?
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Post by paragon on Jul 23, 2008 1:07:29 GMT -5
The Dark Knight made $24,493,313 on Monday. Is there another movie that made anywhere near that on a non-holiday Monday? I was looking around Box Office Mojo and couldn't find one that came close. I am amazed by that number. edit: The only three movies to make more than The Dark Knight on a Monday all did so over long holidays. www.superherohype.com/news/batmannews.php?id=7514Spider-Man 2 was over July 4th, Indy over Memorial Day, and Pirates 3 over Memorial Day.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 23, 2008 1:21:50 GMT -5
This is also the first movie in ages where it feels like everybody who sees it REALLY wants to see it.
Titanic was huge...but how much of that included husbands and boyfriends getting dragged in by their significant others'?
Lord of the Rings was gigantic, but it still got ripped on for the "geek" factor and whatever like that.
This is something different, though. EVERYBODY wants to see this film. Man, woman, old, young, it doesn't seem to matter.
That's amazing.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 23, 2008 1:43:39 GMT -5
The Dark Knight made $24,493,313 on Monday. Is there another movie that made anywhere near that on a non-holiday Monday? I was looking around Box Office Mojo and couldn't find one that came close. I am amazed by that number. Not that I could find. I'm trying to find the non-Holiday Monday record but can't. I know it's only $3M off the total record so it has to be close to the non-Holiday record.
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Post by paragon on Jul 23, 2008 1:45:43 GMT -5
Is there another movie that made anywhere near that on a non-holiday Monday? I was looking around Box Office Mojo and couldn't find one that came close. I am amazed by that number. Not that I could find. I'm trying to find the non-Holiday Monday record but can't. I know it's only $3M off the total record so it has to be close to the non-Holiday record. Going by the thing from Superherohype I edited into my last post just a little too late to beat your post , and then looking at Box Office Mojo, the only movies that made more on a Monday all did so over a holiday weekend.
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Post by Maidpool w/ Cleaning Action on Jul 23, 2008 2:07:16 GMT -5
Good research. I knew Spidey was a Holiday. So yep, Dark Knight has the all-time highest non-Holiday Monday. Amazing number.
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Post by Virt McGirt on Jul 23, 2008 4:05:15 GMT -5
I've heard 20 minutes are cut from the IMAX version. Any truth to this? If it is, it kinda makes sense, those IMAX cameras are only built to handle so much at a time, 2 hrs and 30+ mins. is kinda pushing it Kind've a moot point though, considering the IMAX nearest me is a pain in the ass to get to. I'm not trying to say I'm not gonna "go for the hat trick" because of this, but what I am saying is if I do, it won't be in IMAX. (Plus, the idea of seeing Harvey's face after the explosion in HD's a bit nauseating)
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Post by acressl on Jul 23, 2008 6:35:23 GMT -5
Apparently, nearby in Yellow Springs Ohio, people are vandalizing everything they can get at by writing "why so serious" and drawing a Joker smile. Not sure why. The hippie denizens of Yellow Springs are tired of it. It started long before the movie came out and it's release has not calmed it any.
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Post by kretchpoof on Jul 23, 2008 7:26:56 GMT -5
Titanic was huge...but how much of that included husbands and boyfriends getting dragged in by their significant others'? But, Kate Winslet...and her boobies!!! Funny story, my sister owns the DVD, and whenever I'd visit her house I would pop in the DVD, go to the scene where she is nude, take a mental picture, and turn it off. Really all that movie is good for.
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Post by Cheeba on Jul 23, 2008 7:39:38 GMT -5
The Dark Knight made $24,493,313 on Monday. I saw it last night and the theater was packed. Both early shows were sold out. On a Tuesday!
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Post by HMARK Center on Jul 23, 2008 8:40:34 GMT -5
Titanic was huge...but how much of that included husbands and boyfriends getting dragged in by their significant others'? But, Kate Winslet...and her boobies!!! Funny story, my sister owns the DVD, and whenever I'd visit her house I would pop in the DVD, go to the scene where she is nude, take a mental picture, and turn it off. Really all that movie is good for. You have a good point. Ah, the days before there was broadband for all your booby needs.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Jul 23, 2008 8:50:45 GMT -5
This. And dammit, I'm not supposed to be turned on by the damn Joker but I am. He looked so sexy here though: And I know it's the same movie, but I feel it gets better upon the second viewing. (Kinda like the effect listening to your favorite album again has ) The entire scene with him walking down the street in the nurses' gown clicking the detonator over and over again was freakin' priceless.
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Post by jamofpearls on Jul 23, 2008 9:50:05 GMT -5
One of my best friends went w/ her husband last night to see it. She doesn't like comic books, or comic book movies. She only really likes woody allen movies, but she loved it. Thought it was great. She was upset that she hadn't watched Batman Begins yet.
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Post by Annette on Jul 23, 2008 9:57:18 GMT -5
Stupid? question - I'm hoping to see this this coming weekend and I seen a local theater has both the "regular" version and an IMAX version available. The IMAX description says "'The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience' will feature four sequences filmed with IMAX? cameras. This is first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats."
Okaaay... so does that mean that only 4 parts of the movie will be gigantic IMAX quality and the rest will be regular movie-sized? Guess I don't really understand what they're talking about...
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Jul 23, 2008 10:37:50 GMT -5
Stupid? question - I'm hoping to see this this coming weekend and I seen a local theater has both the "regular" version and an IMAX version available. The IMAX description says "'The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience' will feature four sequences filmed with IMAX? cameras. This is first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats." Okaaay... so does that mean that only 4 parts of the movie will be gigantic IMAX quality and the rest will be regular movie-sized? Guess I don't really understand what they're talking about... If I understand it correctly, the whole film will be giant-sized since you're watching it on a 20-foot tall screen. However, I think the IMAX-filmed scenes will probabaly pop out more due to the fact that the technology is the same. It shouldn't really ruin or diminish the effect, though.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 23, 2008 10:52:35 GMT -5
Stupid? question - I'm hoping to see this this coming weekend and I seen a local theater has both the "regular" version and an IMAX version available. The IMAX description says "'The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience' will feature four sequences filmed with IMAX? cameras. This is first time ever that a major feature film has been even partially shot using IMAX cameras, marking a revolutionary integration of the two film formats." Okaaay... so does that mean that only 4 parts of the movie will be gigantic IMAX quality and the rest will be regular movie-sized? Guess I don't really understand what they're talking about... If I understand it correctly, the whole film will be giant-sized since you're watching it on a 20-foot tall screen. However, I think the IMAX-filmed scenes will probabaly pop out more due to the fact that the technology is the same. It shouldn't really ruin or diminish the effect, though. The movie will usually take up 1/2 or 3/4ths of the screen and it still looks VERY impressive, but when the sequences filmed in IMAX pop up, they fill up the entire screen, and it's some of the nicest looking footage I've ever seen. I coulda sworn it was more than 4 sequences, but I suppose not. It's worth the money, though.
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