The Dark Knight TDK UK Thread

[Jack Ups]

Seen twice now, and was still great.
Just the level of exicement both times on teh un-completed skyscraper has me noth times.

 

[zhd05]

Seen it, loved it. The Joker stole the show.

 

[bholliday]

3 hours and five minutes at imax...but hey who's counting?

 

[Bastila]

Booked it for the IMAX in Augest the 10th I think, but seeing it this weekend still, can't wait that long ! Looks great.

 

[jezza]

After 3 years and a whole lot of anticipation, I have finally seen The Dark Knight and I left feeling speechless, yet now I have a voice.

Was it worth the wait? Definitely. Although the film is by no means perfect, it comes very close to what we could ever want from a Batman film, so close in fact that I think it will be a VERY long time until it's topped.

My main gripe with the movie is how some things are left unexplained in parts and how the pace is so quick at times that you dont have enough time to soak up every scene. The fact that some scenes are so quick, can be excused as there is so much to cram into the 2 hour and a half hour time slot (which just flies by, I might add) and it still leaves you begging for more.

Overall, i'm disappointed that the epic build up to it has ended, I'm also upset that we will have to wait quite some time to see anything like it again and especially more upset that Heath Ledger is not around to appreciate the amount of genius work he put behind a well loved character. The man himself will be sorely missed by fans and the movie industry as a whole, he is worthy of much praise for what he did for this film.

Oh and before I forget, GO SEE IT AT THE IMAX! the scenes specifically shot using the Imax camera took my breath away and I urge people to experience it at least once.

Above all, a top film and worth the hype.

 

[Two-Face]

After 3 years and a whole lot of anticipation, I have finally seen The Dark Knight and I left feeling speechless, yet now I have a voice.

Was it worth the wait? Definitely. Although the film is by no means perfect, it comes very close to what we could ever want from a Batman film, so close in fact that I think it will be a VERY long time until it's topped.

My main gripe with the movie is how some things are left unexplained in parts and how the pace is so quick at times that you dont have enough time to soak up every scene. The fact that some scenes are so quick, can be excused as there is so much to cram into the 2 hour and a half hour time slot (which just flies by, I might add) and it still leaves you begging for more.

Overall, i'm disappointed that the epic build up to it has ended, I'm also upset that we will have to wait quite some time to see anything like it again and especially more upset that Heath Ledger is not around to appreciate the amount of genius work he put behind a well loved character. The man himself will be sorely missed by fans and the movie industry as a whole, he is worthy of much praise for what he did for this film.

Oh and before I forget, GO SEE IT AT THE IMAX! the scenes specifically shot using the Imax camera took my breath away and I urge people to experience it at least once.

Above all, a top film and worth the hype.

I agree with everything you said, only thing I didn't do iy's to see TDK on IMAX.

 

[Grinning-smile]

Yeah i totally agree, just got back home from my fun day out in london, saw the 5.15 showing at the imax, bit disappointed that there were no jokers in the crowd lol although there were a couple of bats, if i'd known i would have jokered up lol. If you need any convincing to go to the imax then let the gasps when the prologue kicked in and the immense scale of the height and dizziness of the images made a couple behind me say that they thought it was like being there. Oh and just incase you wanted my two cents, loved it, me and my mates didn't say anything for a few minutes, we didn't need to, there were no words needed.

 

[regwec]

Seeing it with dear old friends on Saturday, and can't wait.

On another note, can we keep this thread spoiler-free? It's one of a few pages I will allow myself to check before the weekend!

 

[jezza]

Yeah i totally agree, just got back home from my fun day out in london, saw the 5.15 showing at the imax, bit disappointed that there were no jokers in the crowd lol although there were a couple of bats, if i'd known i would have jokered up lol. If you need any convincing to go to the imax then let the gasps when the prologue kicked in and the immense scale of the height and dizziness of the images made a couple behind me say that they thought it was like being there. Oh and just incase you wanted my two cents, loved it, me and my mates didn't say anything for a few minutes, we didn't need to, there were no words needed.

I was at that showing and had my joker clown mask, but I didn't put it on for fear of looking like a complete goon (no pun intended) as I was watching it on my own.

 

[regwec]

I was with you in spirit.

 

[jezza]

I couldnt believe how many people showed up late for the showing though. What a waste.

 

[regwec]

Just saw Kermode's mini review on The Culture Show. In summary, he likes it, but feels he needs to see it more times to love it. That's why I love the man- he can be professional and emotive simultaneously.

 

[JackBauer24]

Just saw Kermode's mini review on The Culture Show. In summary, he likes it, but feels he needs to see it more times to love it. That's why I love the man- he can be professional and emotive simultaneously.

Yeah, I'm a big fan of him too - I wonder if he'll have seen it again by the time he reviews it tomorrow?

I saw it again tonight - second time - and unfortunately I had the same reaction. It's a really good film - great scenes, great performances, great ideas. But it just lacks that narrative drive and focus that Begins had that made it great. So whilst Batman Begins was a film that was more than the sum of its parts, The Dark Knight ends up being a film that is less than its parts.

I'm not heartbroken by my disappointment, just disappointed - but it has made me appreciate just how great a film Batman Begins really is.

 

[strider]

Yeah, I'm a big fan of him too - I wonder if he'll have seen it again by the time he reviews it tomorrow?

I saw it again tonight - second time - and unfortunately I had the same reaction. It's a really good film - great scenes, great performances, great ideas. But it just lacks that narrative drive and focus that Begins had that made it great. So whilst Batman Begins was a film that was more than the sum of its parts, The Dark Knight ends up being a film that is less than its parts.

I'm not heartbroken by my disappointment, just disappointed - but it has made me appreciate just how great a film Batman Begins really is.

I agree %100 with this post. TDK was a great film....it's just BB was better.

 

[sarg2k]

Regarding spoilers

I would advise not going in the Merchandise thread at the moment.

There are pictures of a certain character that should not be viewed until you have seen the film.

They are only toys but could ruin it for certain people as they are fairly movie accurate

 

[regwec]

Thanks for the warning!

 

[CristiMAN]

Report from Portugal: people claped in the end. It's no common around here to do that for a movie. Amazing stuff. Pure genious. This time believe the hype. It´s better...

 

[doctorkenyon]

Why oh why is the BFI IMAX fully booked?!

 

[theoneandonly]

i saw an advanced screening at my odeon(this was on wednesday) , man it was ****ing awesome. and we got free 3d posters

wooo

 

[ActuallyRobin]

Finally gonna get to see it in IMAX tonight, stupid projector breaking and staff only telling us 5 mins before we went in.

 

[Eggyman]

Watched it for a second time last night - didn't think it was possible to love it any more than I already did. It was possible.

 

[keysi_uk]

whoo hoo! only a few more hours!! I'm going to the 11:30 showing at the IMAX london a bunch of us KFM guys are going, but it'll be tinged with a bit of sadness as Conway was a good friend who used to train with us

 

[bholliday]

saw the 11.30 showing at IMAX last night and it was phenomenal! Seriously go and see it in IMAX the specific scenes shot in it made the audience gasp.

With regards to the film, I thought it was fantastic and I just cant class it as a superhero film as it was something far more than that. The complexity of the story, aswell as the morals behind each move were executed near perfectly. I was pretty speechless after, i knew it was a good film but the darkness of the film and depth of it stopped me from being 'happy ' as such.

Just a great film 5 stars!

 

[Grinning-smile]

You should have worn the mask, we were gonna buy some batman masks from forbidden planet and wear them, or buy some make up and joker up, but the train ride home would have been interesting lol

 

[Dangerous]

I'm going tmr, don't have to wait till next week.
Cool!