The Dark Knight The Non-Spoiler Critic Review Thread

[Keyser Soze]

NO. Big surprise there...

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/06/13/050613crci_cinema

Wrong David, and wrong New York magazine, I think...

 

[Superman4ever]

The guy liked Hancock, Shrek 3, Vantage Point.

The guy did not like Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Dark Knight, 300.

Like a friend just reminded me, at the end of the day it's one mans opinion.

The guy likes ****ty movies what can you say? How does someone like Hancock but not Iron Man? I don't get that.

 

[Jokers_Wild]

Front page updated. The Soundtrack.net review link didn't work. But I found the review on the site. Here it is, for those yet to read it:

http://soundtrack.net/movies/database/?id=5812

Thanks! Nice to see another positive one!

 

[cblumkin]

That's no shock at all. For this type of flick you're always going to get at least a handful of negative reviews. There are times when you really need to take a review, and put it into perspective. This reviewer also didn't like The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, 300, Batman Begins, Grindhouse, Kill Bill, and V For Vendetta.

And although they aren't comic book type flicks, he also didn't like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Downfall, and Into the Wild.

Oddly enough, for whatever reason, the guy loved Hancock and called it "the most enjoyable big movie of the summer", yeah.

 

[Conebone69]

Do you guys think it'll get more than 15 bad reviews?

 

[the_monk]

I agree with the New Yorker guy on a lot of those reviews you listed: 300, Iron Man, V For Vendetta, Grindhouse (at least Death Proof). I didn't really care for the ones I listed.

However, the New Yorker has a tendency to be snobbish.

 

[Mike53421]

I figure I'll go see it tomorrow night, everyone will see it by Saturday, and we'll form our own opinions. I've liked movies that critics didn't like before.

 

[moguy]

another rotten on rotten tomatoes.

17/19 = 89%

 

[the_monk]

Still says 94%.

 

[TheGlassPrison]

Do you guys think it'll get more than 15 bad reviews?

Of course not. Virtually every review so far is calling it brilliant. There just has to be a few *****ebags that have to give it a bad review, just to give it a bad review. They ignore the great performances, the astonishing cinematography, the rich story and, instead, focuse their review around a few minor, superficial preferences.

It becomes obvious that they went into the film with an agenda, looking for things to complain about. They had already decided they were going to give it a bad review before they even saw it, now it's just a matter of finding any tiny little thing they can wine about to legitimize their review.

I see TDK ending up around 97% at Rotten Tomatoes.

 

[the_monk]

Plus the newest bad review is from Star Magazine, which is a tabloid rag.

 

[The Chris]

The One headline I saw "This movie is too in love with itself to make you love it" Is one of the DUMBEST things I;'ve heard. Are critics like these serious?

 

[moguy]

Still says 94%.

The updates are slow, but it will get recalculated.

 

[The Battousai]

I agree with the New Yorker guy on a lot of those reviews you listed: 300, Iron Man, V For Vendetta, Grindhouse (at least Death Proof). I didn't really care for the ones I listed.

However, the New Yorker has a tendency to be snobbish.

Looks like they're not alone

 

[Keyser Soze]

The One headline I saw "This movie is too in love with itself to make you love it" Is one of the DUMBEST things I;'ve heard. Are critics like these serious?

I'm not going to rag the guy just because he didn't like the movie. I'll read his review first, and see if he can back up his opinion with a solid argument. But yeah, that line doesn't bode well for the quality of his review.

 

[Keyser Soze]

EDIT: So nice I said it twice.

 

[moguy]

Of course not. Virtually every review so far is calling it brilliant. There just has to be a few *****ebags that have to give it a bad review, just to give it a bad review. They ignore the great performances, the astonishing cinematography, the rich story and, instead, focuse their review around a few minor, superficial preferences.

It becomes obvious that they went into the film with an agenda, looking for things to complain about. They had already decided they were going to give it a bad review before they even saw it, now it's just a matter of finding any tiny little thing they can wine about to legitimize their review.

I see TDK ending up around 97% at Rotten Tomatoes.

I think 97% is a bit too much to hope for. There will always be reviewers who will roll their eyes at any attempt at making a dark and serious Batman movie.

If it can stay over 90%, that would be fabulous.

 

[Keyser Soze]

The Star Magazine review isn't loading for me. But those who can read it say the guy's key problem with the movie is that it tries to be a serious film, which is just such a stupid thing for a kid's cartoon like Batman to do.

 

[moguy]

Unfortunately, expect to see that sentiment repeated across multiple "elitist" critics.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Do you guys think it'll get more than 15 bad reviews?

I personally doubt it, but then yet again you never know!

 

[Keyser Soze]

Here are excerpts quoted in the various comments over at Rotten Tomatoes:

"This movie is too in love with itself to make you love it."

"Instead of being exciting pop-culture entertainment that forces the viewer to take it seriously, the movie takes itself too seriously and misses the fun in the process."

"This long (2-1/2 hours!!), overplotted movie never misses a chance to hammer home what a tortured hero Batman is. Bale plays him as though his boxers are too tight."

"Why do comic-book movies want to be serious literature?"

 

[Keyser Soze]

Also, the same reviewer apparently gave "The Love Guru" the full 4 stars.

 

[TheGlassPrison]

I think 97% is a bit too much to hope for. There will always be reviewers who will roll their eyes at any attempt at making a dark and serious Batman movie.

If it can stay over 90%, that would be fabulous.

I think your right, and I spoke too soon. lol
Right after I posted they added 2 more negative reviews. But what I said about the nature of the negative reviews is staying true.

I absolutely don't have a problem with negative reviews- so long as they have legitimate reasons. So far, they are complaining about the smallest things, even complaining that it's too sophisticated. "Why does this movie require an attention span! Wha wha wha!" Ok, I'm done.

 

[Micah12345]

Sounds like the only thing 'batman' they've been exposed to is the sixties TV series.

They're so sickeningly arrogant.

 

[the_monk]

A couple more positive review on RT now.