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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Jun 3, 2012 18:13:40 GMT -5
Nearly 3 hours is bad enough, but 3 hours with a C-grade villain like Bane.......Jesus....... Yes, I'm sure it's just going to be torture.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jun 3, 2012 18:15:56 GMT -5
People saying Bane is a "c-grader" do realize that he's a member of a VERY small club in comics: People that flat out beat the Bat, right?
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jun 3, 2012 18:18:31 GMT -5
If that's C-grade, then the Joker must be a god in the DC universe. That's like saying Thanos is not that vital of a villain when he KILLLED a few of the Avengers.
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Post by mizerable on Jun 3, 2012 18:22:13 GMT -5
15 minutes can make all the difference between "It was a little on the long side, but it was still good" and "Holy S*** this movie just won't end!" If "Return of the King" ended 15 minutes earlier, nobody would've been mad at them. Tone and pacing goes a very long way. I've seen many movies that were 70 minutes and seemed like it took forever. I've also seen 3 hour movies and not minded in the slightest. The last Dark Knight didn't bother me at all, and I have to really question people who can't sit still for any period of time...do you have weak bladders or something? Plus, this is "the last" movie in the trilogy, so it's quite clear Nolan is going to put a lot of stuff in there. If you didn't like the last movie...you don't have to watch this one. Simple.
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Post by Michael Coello on Jun 3, 2012 18:23:49 GMT -5
^That's ALL he is! He "broke the bat" once, then got his ass kicked by his replacement, who got his ass beat, in turn, but the original, now unbroken bat.
And in contrast to other people like Joker/Riddler/etc., Bane's only interesting in that one angle of "breaking the bat". (solo, so no "SECRET SIX! WUT ABOUT SECRET SIX?!") He's a one trick pony, as far as I'm concerned. He was dull in the Animated Series, dull in the Batwoman movie, dull in the video games, and the only way to really use his to his best as an ensemble cast.
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Post by mizerable on Jun 3, 2012 18:25:52 GMT -5
Well a one trick pony will do fine for one movie. Let's not look at this like they're doing anything else afterwards. This isn't Lex Luthor we're talking about where he's going to keep coming back.
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Post by The Dark Angel on Jun 3, 2012 18:28:55 GMT -5
15 minutes can make all the difference between "It was a little on the long side, but it was still good" and "Holy S*** this movie just won't end!" If "Return of the King" ended 15 minutes earlier, nobody would've been mad at them. Tone and pacing goes a very long way. I've seen many movies that were 70 minutes and seemed like it took forever. I've also seen 3 hour movies and not minded in the slightest. The last Dark Knight didn't bother me at all, and I have to really question people who can't sit still for any period of time... do you have weak bladders or something? Plus, this is "the last" movie in the trilogy, so it's quite clear Nolan is going to put a lot of stuff in there. If you didn't like the last movie...you don't have to watch this one. Simple. Well we all gotta go to the bathroom at some point when watching a film in theatres
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Post by mizerable on Jun 3, 2012 18:31:26 GMT -5
Here's an idea...go to the bathroom before. And don't go into the theater with a bunch of food and drinks.
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Post by Knailsic From Now On on Jun 3, 2012 18:32:25 GMT -5
Coello, again I'm going to have to disagree with you, I find Bane very intresting if he's done right as he's not only a big strong villian he's also very smart and cunning (and I'm a little bIt bias as Bane's one of my favorites and I was really pissed at how messed up he was in Batman & Robin Now back to the running time they have alot to put into not just Bane but Catwoman and wraping up the film trilogy
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Post by Z-A Sandbaggin' Son of a b!%@h on Jun 3, 2012 18:33:44 GMT -5
I'm super hyped for this movie. But won't lie I'd kinda like to see if flop. Does that make me a bad person. Lol
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Post by Chronos on Jun 3, 2012 18:38:00 GMT -5
I'm super hyped for this movie. But won't lie I'd kinda like to see if flop. Does that make me a bad person. Lol The internet backlash from some places would be beyond hilarious, it's true.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jun 3, 2012 18:41:10 GMT -5
^You know, that's one of my biggest pet peeves about forums. "I want to see such and such happen because it will piss so many people off". I mean...do you get off on seeing people mad? I never got that attitude.
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Post by mizerable on Jun 3, 2012 18:42:28 GMT -5
There's no way it flops. By flop, it wouldn't have to not even make back the cost...which is almost certainly will. The film would have to be extremely bad and this news would have to reach casual viewers, who will likely see it anyways. Afterall, it's not like Scarecrow or Ra's al Ghul were top tier Batman villians, and it's not like that movie had a predecessor movie to get people pumped up for. ^You know, that's one of my biggest pet peeves about forums. "I want to see such and such happen because it will piss so many people off". I mean...do you get off on seeing people mad? I never got that attitude. Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm not as excited as it was for DK, not even a fraction of which, but I'm optimistic about this. I want it to be a good movie. Why the hell would anyone want it to be a bad movie? Do you hate Nolan or Bale or something?
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Jun 3, 2012 18:43:02 GMT -5
I'm down.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jun 3, 2012 18:44:40 GMT -5
I'm super hyped for this movie. But won't lie I'd kinda like to see if flop. Does that make me a bad person. Lol There's 0% chance that it will flop, but I doubt it makes the kind of money that The Avengers has.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jun 3, 2012 18:46:10 GMT -5
I'm super hyped for this movie. But won't lie I'd kinda like to see if flop. Does that make me a bad person. Lol There's 0% chance that it will flop, but I doubt it makes the kind of money that The Avengers has. I really doubt any superhero movie will ever get that kind of money ever again. The hype, quality of the predecessor movies, and the quality of the movie itself was just a perfect storm of profit for Marvel.
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Post by Djm Doesn't Find You Funny on Jun 3, 2012 18:50:22 GMT -5
Works for me. I'm perfectly OK with that time, on account of it being The Goddamn Batman.
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Post by Buddy Peacock on Jun 3, 2012 18:52:59 GMT -5
My body is ready for 2 hours and 45 minutes of awesome.
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Post by Chronos on Jun 3, 2012 19:08:06 GMT -5
^You know, that's one of my biggest pet peeves about forums. "I want to see such and such happen because it will piss so many people off". I mean...do you get off on seeing people mad? I never got that attitude. Couldn't have said it better myself. I'm not as excited as it was for DK, not even a fraction of which, but I'm optimistic about this. I want it to be a good movie. Why the hell would anyone want it to be a bad movie? Do you hate Nolan or Bale or something? Hahaha, alright. I don't "get off on people's suffering." In fact, one of the main reasons it'd be so funny to me is because I'd be so pissed off/let down too, actually. I like to try and laugh things off whenever I can. The other big reason is because I usually find internet overreaction of the most melodramatic variety (which this would definitely be) to often be funny, because it's so overwrought. Yes, even if I do it myself, and even if it's not "immediately" funny. But there's absolutely no chance of this flopping, so it doesn't matter anyway. And no, I don't "hate Nolan or Bale or something." In fact, I've been looking forward to this since The Dark Knight, like so many others have. And I'm extremely confident that this will be good. Great, even. Confident enough to joke about it, at least.
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Post by Renslayer on Jun 3, 2012 19:40:11 GMT -5
As long as the story is good with some kickass fight scenes, I'm cool with it
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