The Dark Knight Teaser Poster Coming?

[Nightwing1977]

My s**t attempt t:

Not bad. Not bad at all. I like it.

 

[Solidus]

I agree. I see the same flaws, but realize Nolan is bright and sensitive enough to perhaps improve on the shortcomings of Begins. I look forward to the 'epic' scope of TDK, which was hinted at by Begins.

Ideally, for me anyway, a Batman film allows us behind the scenes as it were, where we can see Batman is just a guy with a lot of cool toys. But this ideal film also allows us to experience the Batman fantasy and myth those toys are meant to project.

Well, for you that may work. But to me thats shallow, if you want a Batman that is a lot of fantasy and toys, go watch the other four movies, and the West TV series.

Because actually Batman, in the 40's and again in the 70's was a man with tools required, his grappling, vehicle, smoke bombs, the basics. I'm tired of these fantasy versions of comics, I like seeing the "human" side of it all. And actualy Nolan is digging to the roots of Batman, for some reason a lot of people believe that Batman is suppose to have a billion toys/tools, and all that stuff, actually he is a lone warrior who uses very little, he is a detective, who uses his brains and smarts to figure things out.

If you want a fantasy based man in a suit, go buy the Batman Collection and it should satisfy you.

 

[Mr. Socko]

Nolan is not infallible. He DOES get fine performances from his actors, however. He has problems in terms of recognizing and running with his opportunities for creative license. Take the Scarecrow's "fright" scenes, for example. Those should have been extraordinary, but were not. Compare them with, say, the nightmare scenes from Lord of the Rings, when Frodo is being pursued by the Wraiths. They're not in the same league in terms of impact.

Nolan is also weak in his graphic presentation of Batman. He claims he is trying to show how Batman appears to criminals, and that is the reason for the choppy fight scenes. Again, he is missing an opportunity there. Instaed of making those fight scenes headache-inducing for the viewer, he should seize the opportunity to become atmospheric. He ALMOST achieved something like this when Scarecrow sees Batman through the haze of his own fear gas. But we've seen fanboy films, like Batman Dead end and that foreign-language thing set in Arkham - you know the one I mean - where Batman takes on a gritty, yet sometimes almost ethereal, quality. Where he really does NOT look like a "guy in a suit", but like some sort of man-creature. Nolan just can't seem to take us there.

Nolan's strength is in the creation of the world in which Batman exists, and the rules by which Batman operates ("You have to become an idea!"). There he is making some fine choices. That I think is what the fans are pleased with. That world allows Batman to be Batman, but it also allows for more potential than Nolan seems able to handle.

I don't agree with all of what you say here, but thanks for making it well punctuated and comprehensible. And without having to idiotically bash the film like GoogleMe always does.

 

[Solidus]

I don't agree with all of what you say here, but thanks for making it well punctuated and comprehensible. And without having to idiotically bash the film like GoogleMe always does.

I agree as well, thanks for at least giving a thick argument, and not a few words!

 

[sad lieutenant]

Does anyone truly believe that we're going to get a poster of the Joker holding a dead bat? That is the fawking lamest idea I ever heard. It's like that episode of Curb your Enthusiasm where Larry David suggests to Martin Scorcese that his character show his thugs a plastic bag full of a man's testicles (which actually would make a pretty awesome Hulk teaser -- can anyone do a manip?).

 

[Octoberist]

Nolan is not infallible. He DOES get fine performances from his actors, however. He has problems in terms of recognizing and running with his opportunities for creative license. Take the Scarecrow's "fright" scenes, for example. Those should have been extraordinary, but were not. Compare them with, say, the nightmare scenes from Lord of the Rings, when Frodo is being pursued by the Wraiths. They're not in the same league in terms of impact.

Nolan is also weak in his graphic presentation of Batman. He claims he is trying to show how Batman appears to criminals, and that is the reason for the choppy fight scenes. Again, he is missing an opportunity there. Instaed of making those fight scenes headache-inducing for the viewer, he should seize the opportunity to become atmospheric. He ALMOST achieved something like this when Scarecrow sees Batman through the haze of his own fear gas. But we've seen fanboy films, like Batman Dead end and that foreign-language thing set in Arkham - you know the one I mean - where Batman takes on a gritty, yet sometimes almost ethereal, quality. Where he really does NOT look like a "guy in a suit", but like some sort of man-creature. Nolan just can't seem to take us there.

Nolan's strength is in the creation of the world in which Batman exists, and the rules by which Batman operates ("You have to become an idea!"). There he is making some fine choices. That I think is what the fans are pleased with. That world allows Batman to be Batman, but it also allows for more potential than Nolan seems able to handle.

It's funny how many people are revealing their feelings on Nolan.

Personally, I felt that Nolan matured visually as a director with The Prestige. Batman Begins was a big venture for Nolan, and it was his big first mainstream film. Hopefully, Dark Knight will be more polished and balanced out.

Yes, I didn't like the fight scenes. You got ninjas..show them right?

However, but I like Nolan. I respect him as a director. If people blindly love him, then I don't see why I should get in the way.

 

[Solidus]

Does anyone truly believe that we're going to get a poster of the Joker holding a dead bat? That is the fawking lamest idea I ever heard. It's like that episode of Curb your Enthusiasm where Larry David suggests to Martin Scorcese that his character show his thugs a plastic bag full of a man's testicles (which actually would make a pretty awesome Hulk teaser -- can anyone do a manip?).

If your going to troll, go elsewhere. Yes it apprently is one of the teaser poster concepts, and it shows the darkness of TDK.

 

[TheBat812]

I bet a lot of people hated or thought nothing of Ledger before he was cast. After the announcement, people suddenly think he's a terrific actor. To me, he came across as someone who mumbled his way through some pretty crappy movies. But I am not going to judge him yet and obviously Nolan saw something in him that I have yet to see.

After seeing Brokeback, I totally see his potential as possibly the next Bale or Oldman type cameleon actor. I would never have thought that Heath would have been a good Joker, but that's why I'm still a film student, not an acclaimed director/writer. IMO, anybody who doesnt think Ledger's performance in Brokeback is phenomenal doesn't know what good acting is. Bold statement, I know, but the majority of people wouldn't be able to decipher a good performance from an excellent one.

 

[sad lieutenant]

If your going to troll, go elsewhere. Yes it apprently is one of the teaser poster concepts, and it shows the darkness of TDK.

I think I'll do all my "trolling" (whatevah that means) here, thanks. And since this is a thread devoted to the upcoming teaser poster, it hardly seems inappropriate. The Hulk holding a bag of Human Testicles was, admittedly, off-topic -- I'll reserve that sort of material for my self-improvement journal.

And, if the teaser truly turns out be a pic of the Joker holding a dead bat and looking at it like the Virgin Mary in a pieta, then I pledge to do the cyber-equivalent of eating my shoe. Verily, I tell you.

 

[TheBat812]

Nolan is not infallible. He DOES get fine performances from his actors, however. He has problems in terms of recognizing and running with his opportunities for creative license. Take the Scarecrow's "fright" scenes, for example. Those should have been extraordinary, but were not. Compare them with, say, the nightmare scenes from Lord of the Rings, when Frodo is being pursued by the Wraiths. They're not in the same league in terms of impact.

Nolan is also weak in his graphic presentation of Batman. He claims he is trying to show how Batman appears to criminals, and that is the reason for the choppy fight scenes. Again, he is missing an opportunity there. Instaed of making those fight scenes headache-inducing for the viewer, he should seize the opportunity to become atmospheric. He ALMOST achieved something like this when Scarecrow sees Batman through the haze of his own fear gas. But we've seen fanboy films, like Batman Dead end and that foreign-language thing set in Arkham - you know the one I mean - where Batman takes on a gritty, yet sometimes almost ethereal, quality. Where he really does NOT look like a "guy in a suit", but like some sort of man-creature. Nolan just can't seem to take us there.

Nolan's strength is in the creation of the world in which Batman exists, and the rules by which Batman operates ("You have to become an idea!"). There he is making some fine choices. That I think is what the fans are pleased with. That world allows Batman to be Batman, but it also allows for more potential than Nolan seems able to handle.

Apparently, you have no idea how to make a good film, or what a good film entails. Every single thing you see on frame has been dictated for a reason when it comes to good directors. Your comparison between the BB Scarecrow effect and LOTR is not a viable one. Why? The two scenes are meant to evoke completely different feelings and emotions. On the one hand you have a slow moving, frightening world that feels like it lingers forever in LOTR, meant to be scary, but not unbearable. On the other, you have BB, where the effect is meant to be disorientation, intense fear, and most importantly, a certain sense of chaos. Both did their respective jobs very well, and it is things like this that make a movie critically acclaimed. It is things like this that make the general public wonder about reviews; both groups are looking for different things in movies. That's why i always rate movies in two ways: entertainment and quality. The two are anything but synonomous and anybody who has studied movies should know this.


While I agree that it was tough to see what was going on in some of the fight scenes (although the final fight was noticeably more standardly shot because the two were equal fighters), the entire thing was done for a reason; to showcase Batman's ability as a sneaky but brutal fighter. The disorientation you feel is done ON PURPOSE to get you into the movie. Not only this, but it is also a way to get around the fact that wide fighting shots are typically boring unless they are done stylistically. Look at the fights in nearly every superhero movie thus far that didn't involve CGI. I have not seen a single one that has looked good. BB's did, mainly because it looked authentic. I felt like I was there, that just as Batman is supposed to do, I could barely see him, but could still FEEL every blow he delivered.

And please don't try to make any points using Dead End unless it's to emphasize the fact that fanboy's should stay away from any kind of adaptation unless they are willing to separate themselves a bit from the source material. I don't care how small their budget was, they didn't even shoot it with film, so all that cost goes towards their ****ty ass costumes and sets. Either way, the movie is poorly written, poorly shot, poorly acted, and poorly edited.

 

[Hole Shot]

That's why i always rate movies in two ways: entertainment and quality. The two are anything but synonomous and anybody who has studied movies should know this.

Couldn't agree more!

 

[Redd]

any word on any viral sites???

 

[Joe-ker]

any word on any viral sites???

Or better yet, Any word as to whether we're gonna get a new viral site with this Poster, or if it's just gonna show up online... with no fanfare... Because, and maybe I'm just to used to the hype now, but it feels like a reveal without a cool viral site will be a little bit of a letdown. They should release the movie through a viral site instead of in theatres!!! Ok, that was a bit much, but you get the idea.

 

[sad lieutenant]

any word on any viral sites???

Word is there was going to be one -- an interactive game of sorts with the Joker, culminating in new still photos -- but the idea was scrapped after the accidental leak of those photos in August or whenever. Now the talk is teaser poster...

 

[Cornfred]

Word is there was going to be one -- an interactive game of sorts with the Joker, culminating in new still photos -- but the idea was scrapped after the accidental leak of those photos in August or whenever. Now the talk is teaser poster...

Isn't there supposed to be a site on Halloween where the teaser is revealed?

 

[MiniBond]

Isn't there supposed to be a site on Halloween where the teaser is revealed?

Hell...Halloween, that's an idea !

 

[Cornfred]

Hell...Halloween, that's an idea !

Wasn't that already the idea ?

 

[MiniBond]

Wasn't that already the idea ?

Except I wasn't aware !

 

[jsf]

needz more cowbell

 

[Cornfred]

needz more cowbell

Like you need more poon tang

 

[TromaFreak64]

...cowbell thing is getting lame

 

[jsf]

Like you need more poon tang

for serious, gf doesn't put out anymore

...cowbell thing is getting lame

wtf i havent said anything about cowbell since like forever

 

[fear&loathing]

anjow,

any updates on the details your source might share?

 

[Anjow1060]

anjow,

any updates on the details your source might share?

Not yet.

But I'm keeping an eye on my email. He said "within the next couple of days."

I do believe it will be some of the other concepts floating around for either art, images or posters.

- Jow

 

[jimmy]

Yes!