The Dark Knight Rises How did you feel after your first viewing of TDKR?

[Bim]

Let down . I dont even know how to rate the movie, that's how weird it is for me atm. Didnt expect this at all, i thought i would at least have a definite opinion about it, love it or hate it.

 

[joker1524]

Call me crazy but i think the trailers...especially trailer 3 ruined alot

 

[redfirebird2008]

Call me crazy but i think the trailers...especially trailer 3 ruined alot

Definitely shouldn't have used the hospital scene for the teaser or the "not everything, not yet" scene in Trailer 3. Oh and they definitely should not have shown the stadium getting blown up in the trailers.

 

[joker1524]

Or the bane talking to a beat up bruce in the prison...after that u kinda knew bane was gonna mess him up in the first encounter lol

 

[The Joker]

In a word; underwhelmed. I enjoy it but felt it was a big step down from Begins and especially TDK. It's got big pacing problems, rushed plot lines, and several unnecessary characters who could have been excised altogether.

 

[KalMart]

Call me crazy but i think the trailers...especially trailer 3 ruined alot

I think we were also naturally expecting another step up in complexity to a point that was , perhaps, cerebrally more than what should be asked of a film like this. More 'chess' to the storyline, if you will...and more of a sense of apocalypse...like the end of Children Of Men or the like. This actually ended up being more 'straight-ahead', and in a lot of ways felt even less layered than TDK, which we knew was going to be hard to top.

But still, even though it was I feel the weakest of the three, it ended up being a feather in the cap for this franchise just by not being an embarrassing third installment.

In a word; underwhelmed. I enjoy it but felt it was a big step down from Begins and especially TDK. It's got big pacing problems, rushed plot lines, and several unnecessary characters who could have been excised altogether.

Unfortunately, yes. It's nice that they set out to tie everything up and end it all...but I think it also presented a sense of 'deadline' to the delivery which ended up making it feel a bit too rushed/condensed/overstuffed...because it HAD to wrap up so 'tidily'.

 

[Drizzle]

I was satisfied, though I didn't feel that it was as good as TDK. When TDK ended, I was actually disappointed by the fact that it was over. Though I was blown away by TDKR's ending.

 

[redfirebird2008]

But still, even though it was I feel the weakest of the three, it ended up being a feather in the cap for this franchise just by not being an embarrassing third installment.

This is an important point. I'm sitting there watching it last night thinking, "How can anyone compare this to SM3 when Bale gives such a good performance while Tobey was atrocious?" And it's not just Tobey. The rest of the cast in that film was awful. Even though I think TDKR has pacing and editing problems in the first two acts, Nolan still got very good performances across the board. Hell, he managed to avoid any extremely annoying extras this time too (which was a shock after "no more dead cops," "it's gonna blow!" and whatnot). Plus the climax of this film destroys SM3 and so many other superhero threequel climaxes.

 

[WorthyStevens]

My first thoughts: Absolutely the best in the trilogy; everything came full circle, and then some.

Then I went and saw it again the next day.

 

[Goku Goes Crazy]

Satisfied. I loved it.

 

[BlackFox]

UPLIFTED! It was great to see that this Batman film had more subtext to it than the other two before it and worked on more than just one level even if TDK was a better film "technically" it never had anything to SAY about life itself, not that every film has to, but this felt more like a comic book film and so needed this subtext to it to make it different enough from Begins and TDK.

Thats what i loved the most is that all three films are of great quality but also varied enough that they dont feel just like a re-hash of the previous film (unlike Star Wars for example) they all has their own goal and priority which they mostly fullfilled.

 

[TLH]

I enjoyed it a lot, and knew it was a great movie, but also knew that out of the three it had the most discernable flaws.

After repeat viewings, most of the rough edges I perceived disappeared, it got even better. Now, despite a few minor flaws, it's pretty close to perfect.

 

[BlackFox]

I enjoyed it a lot, and knew it was a great movie, but also knew that out of the three it had the most discernable flaws.

After repeat viewings, most of the rough edges I perceived disappeared, it got even better. Now, despite a few minor flaws, it's pretty close to perfect.

Yes I would agree it gets better each time as well which is good sign.

 

[mrbrownie]

The first showing was so emotional for me, I came out with red and teary eyes. For a moment there I really thought Nolan was going to kill Batman. I mean when I saw the bomb go off, I was broken. Then Sir Caine hit me with his performance in the funeral. It was so freaking intense, but then, hope. During Fox's scene I started to get so excited at the possibility that he could've survived. Then I was just smiling like a freaking chimpancee for the rest of the ending. I'll always cherish my first viewing. It made it my all-time favorite film. But after the hype lowered I started to remember the issues, issues that would later be soften by subsequent viewings. After the third viewing basically my only complains are Bane and Talia's death and lack of real gothamites.

 

[lililatigresse]

Frustrated is definitely the word. I did not like the film at all, sometimes I had to close my eyes because I could not watch this mess and it's awful because I think Nolan can do so much better.

 

[mikey1974]

mostly happy,i guess. i felt satisfied that i had seen the "epic" end to Bruce's story that i wanted. some parts did disappoint me a little, but overall the experience was a good one. and the ending satisified me as an actual "ending" while still leaving me wanting more!

 

[Gale]

When I went to see TDK I was hyped up from trailers and people generally saying it was awesome so after I watched it for the first time I was disappointed 'cause I was apathetic to the film. I hadn't gotten bored at all, but somehow things weren't as awesome as I thought they'd be. It took me about 10 more viewings to love it and I did reach a point where I genuinely loved it.

With TDKR I spoiled the heck out of myself knowing almost everything about the movie. I can honestly say it didn't ruin my experience at all because I completely forgot those spoilers and just watched... but unlike any of the other Nolan Bat movies I did have these moments of "Huh?" and the pacing was awkward. The ending and third act really made me love it though. I can't really compare my BB movie experience to TDKR because I was too young to actually criticize or know Bats that well.

So basically I was confused about how I felt about TDKR. The ending was awesome, but the pacing, while not boring, felt awkward because of the transition from scene to scene.

I've watched it two more times and the second time I loved it. Somehow the pacing just fixed itself and everything just fell into place. I actually loved the pacing the second time because the whole movie felt like the end and (though my movie knowledge is very limited) the way the pace went was brilliant and unlike any other film I've watched. The second viewing really made me happy with the movie.

Third viewing and rating it didn't matter 'cause I was just going along for the ride and what a ride it was.

BB was always tied with TDK and now so is TDKR.

 

[Lasirius]

I felt like I needed that see it a 2nd time. I was excited with everything that was happening, I really needed to see it with a different perspective after I knew what happened in the story and how it all went down. It's the same with all Nolan films, including TDK. Too many things happen just to see it once.

 

[BlueLantern]

As an aspiring screenwriter, there's two kinds of great films.

The ones that are brilliant but make you thing, I can never do that. i.e. The Social Network or anything Aaron Sorkin.

Then there's films like The Dark Knight Rises. They inspire you. They make you want to stretch your abilities to the maximum and achieve more than you believe capable.

Despite it's flaws, and there were a few, this film completes a genuinely groundbreaking trilogy. So ultimately I felt a volley of emotions. Happiness, sadness, elation and yet a feeling of bittersweet contentment.

 

[JaD]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had mixed emotions after coming out of my first viewing. I thought this was a combination of things, like the fact that something about the movie/ending was bugging me, it was a lot to take in for the first viewing, or the fact that this series is over.

So when my brother asked me about the movie afterwards I stumbled in my words a lot because while I thought it was good, something about the movie was bugging me. I basically had the same look as Blake as he was looking out at the Bay on the bridge when I came out of the movie, a bit more confusion thrown in though.

 

[Ultimatehero]

"Wow. They really nailed the character of John Blake. First awesome orphaned character brought to the screen. They got it right! That was awesome! Best Batman movie ever! Plus the way Bruce Wayne was championed the orphan hero? Freaking Awesome!!!"

As said, I think I'm biased lol. I'm always near tears when all the kids enter the orphanage out of feeling like they actually got why Batman and all these heroes were always so important to me. That scene still feels like, every time I see it, I'm one of the kids being able to finally enter Wayne Manor. I just can't really put into words how uplifting that image is for me.

 

[Spuzz]

My first thoughts: Absolutely the best in the trilogy; everything came full circle, and then some.

Then I went and saw it again the next day.

That's a Bingo! t:

 

[Mandalore464]

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[Fudgie]

Really disappointed. Not only Nolan's worst Batman movie but probably the worst movie he's done. So many things annoyed me. Not enough Batman. Bale being a bearded looking wreck for most of it. Cottiard's pointless character and bad acting in the end. Bane being so hard to understand sometimes. LOS coming back was pointless. Gordon had hardly anything to do. Alfred vanishes and leaves Batman on his todd. JGL taking up too much screen time. This isn't a Cop movie.

TDK is as good as it gets for Nolan's Batman for me.

 

[Frontier]

First time was a bit of a daze, sort of like shock or something, because... it was over. I also have trouble the first time I see a film because I'm so concerned over missing something, I focus too much and so I miss some nuance.

Second time, I was happier. I got to enjoy the film that time because I knew what was going to happen from scene to scene and got to pick up on things I missed.

Third time, utterly depressed at the reality that it. is. over.