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No more TDKR in theaters tonight :-(
Stupid Skyfall :-(
No more TDKR in theaters tonight :-(
Stupid Skyfall :-(
Rises had it's time in the theater. Time to make way for better movies.
It's got 93% critic rating so far. Whupping Rises there.
Skyfall was a consistently great film, but to me, the best moments in TDKR outshone Skyfall's. There are few things in Skyfall that can be deemed as really 'weak' in absolute terms whereas TDKR's quality graph would look like the volatility index in the S&P 500 dailies - lots of amazing highs but about just as many damning lows as well. Despite that, it is TDKR for me by a hair. No other film I ever watched made me feel the way it did, both unspeakable joy and gut-wrenching disappointment at the same time. It certainly was a more memorable experience and after successive viewings, in spite of all of TDKR's failings I have come to appreciate its finer aspects. TDKR is, more often than not, the bolder and more ambitious film. It is an incredibly and deeply flawed masterpiece, but a masterpiece nonetheless.
Rotten ratings only matter when people want them to, lol
Vid don't work. Was it some smart ass comment vid?
Skyfall was a consistently great film, but to me, the best moments in TDKR outshone Skyfall's. There are few things in Skyfall that can be deemed as really 'weak' in absolute terms whereas TDKR's quality graph would look like the volatility index in the S&P 500 dailies - lots of amazing highs but about just as many damning lows as well. Despite that, it is TDKR for me by a hair. No other film I ever watched made me feel the way it did, both unspeakable joy and gut-wrenching disappointment at the same time. It certainly was a more memorable experience and after successive viewings, in spite of all of TDKR's failings I have come to appreciate its finer aspects. TDKR is, more often than not, the bolder and more ambitious film. It is an incredibly and deeply flawed masterpiece, but a masterpiece nonetheless.
Skyfall was directly influenced by TDK: http://collider.com/sam-mendes-skyfall-the-dark-knight/204523/
If Skyfall is doing well critically then I like to think a little bit of that praise is due to TDK for being used as an influence on Skyfall. That has to be a first, too. Has a comic book movie ever influenced a major franchise outside of it's genre before?
Masterpiece? The third act alone is enough for me to believe TDKR was far from a "masterpiece". Sure it isn't "garbage" like some have called it, but it definitely isn't a masterpiece either.
Masterpiece? The third act alone is enough for me to believe TDKR was far from a "masterpiece". Sure it isn't "garbage" like some have called it, but it definitely isn't a masterpiece either.
Interesting, because most consider the third act in TDKR to be the strongest third act in the trilogy.
Oddly enough, I prefer TDK's third act, lol.
I was hoping that would be the focus of the thread. I can't think if there have been any other comic films to inspire major changes to outside franchises.
Interesting, because most consider the third act in TDKR to be the strongest third act in the trilogy.
Oddly enough, I prefer TDK's third act, lol.
Personally, most of my biggest problems with the film are in the 3rd act. I think I'm in the rare group that considers the 2nd act the best.
Agreed. It's got too many flaws for me to call it a masterpiece. It's a good movie.