The Dark Knight Rises The TDKR General Discussion Thread - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 147

[kvz5]

TDKR didn't exactly have the best opening night.

RIP Colorado Victims.

I remember going to bed excited after reading the reviews of everyone who came out of the midnight screenings and waking up to the news about the Colorado shooting.

 

[Brain Damage]

I went to a midnight IMAX screening and didn't find out until the morning. I had planned on seeing the film at least once or twice on the 20th, but the event made me so down I couldn't manage it.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Same here, went to the midnight showing, slept for a little while, then went out for coffee that morning where I found out...

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Wow... 1 year already.

I went to see this at 5AM in the morning... It's very first showing in Ireland. I thought I'd be tired but I was too damn pumped to see it.

A wonderful experience and one I'll always remember. People even came dressed up (In Ireland ).

It has its flaws but I to still love the movie dearly.

R.I.P. to the Colorado victims.

 

[Green Goblin]

What the hell every CBM has dropped on RT? Why? Will RT look into it has I know they control their pages e.g Nolanites vs Avengers fans.

 

[Two-Face]

Wow the movie is 1 year old... Too bad we won't getting a 4th movie which is right time to get a new franchise out.

R.I.P to the Colorado victims.

 

[Victarion]

R.I.P. to all of them.

I'm more excited about the new franchise possibilities. I remember how conflicting many of the reviews were--"the last 45 minutes are amazing", "the film falls apart in Act 2-3", "the first Act was solid; everything else was a mess."

 

[Green Goblin]

To celebrate the ending of the trilogy I bought a large coke. I regretted it as from the chase scene onwards I really had to pee...

 

[DerTommissar]

R.I.P. Aurora victims.

Thinking today about the Colorado tragedy and everyone touched by it.

Will never forget that day.

 

[Monicabbm]

To celebrate the ending of the trilogy I bought a large coke. I regretted it as from the chase scene onwards I really had to pee...

The first appearance of the bat is so meh.

Tumbler=Batpod>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Bat

 

[ThePhantasm]

I found the bat rather badass at first but it never really gets a chance to do anything awe-inspiring in the film, unlike the Tumbler and Batpod in previous films.

 

[Victarion]

My favorite bat scene is when it breaks through the waterfall, heading into the bat cave.

 

[Tequilla]

That Blade Runner-esque landing

Fabulous.

 

[shauner111]

R.I.P. to all of them.

I'm more excited about the new franchise possibilities. I remember how conflicting many of the reviews were--"the last 45 minutes are amazing", "the film falls apart in Act 2-3", "the first Act was solid; everything else was a mess."

Oh im sure the new franchise will get its fair share of bad reviews, good reviews, endless comparisons to the Nolan films (good or bad). I can just see the "not as good as Bale's Bruce Wayne but a better Batman!" and comparisons to Snyder's Man Of Steel because there's too much action and not enough character development, or **** like that. OR it could be the perfect balance, who knows? But im fully expecting the reboot to have mixed reactions like TDKR had.

You cant please everybody. I just want Batman movies to have a dark tone, with at least some psychological/serious elements. If you do that and don't insult the intelligence of the viewer with constant puns, or spoofy villains...then I don't see the reason to complain. Getting a respectful Batman movie should be celebrated by all. Like TDK-T, Batman 89' and Mask Of The Phantasm.

 

[Ryan]

I remember one year ago heading to the theatre the day after the shootings. I was in line for the first available afternoon showing and a reporter had shown up and had asked me questions about the shootings from the night before, and if it affected my mindset going into the theatre. Somewhere in the interview I remember saying that it was an isolated incident by a nut. Little did I know how many more of these types of "isolated' incidents would happen within the year.

 

[Mike_D202]

CONFIRMED!!! A Batman/Superman movie in the works!!! Just got done with the live chat from the WB panel!

 

[Green Goblin]

confirmed!!! A batman/superman movie in the works!!! Just got done with the live chat from the wb panel!

oh my god yesss i'm a marvel fan and i'm more excited for that!

 

[Ms. Marvel]

Oh im sure the new franchise will get its fair share of bad reviews, good reviews, endless comparisons to the Nolan films (good or bad). I can just see the "not as good as Bale's Bruce Wayne but a better Batman!" and comparisons to Snyder's Man Of Steel because there's too much action and not enough character development, or **** like that. OR it could be the perfect balance, who knows? But im fully expecting the reboot to have mixed reactions like TDKR had.

You cant please everybody. I just want Batman movies to have a dark tone, with at least some psychological/serious elements. If you do that and don't insult the intelligence of the viewer with constant puns, or spoofy villains...then I don't see the reason to complain. Getting a respectful Batman movie should be celebrated by all. Like TDK-T, Batman 89' and Mask Of The Phantasm.

I wouldn't say TDKR had mixed reactions from the critics or the GA.....

 

[Shikamaru]

I wouldn't say TDKR had mixed reactions from the critics or the GA.....

Whenever someone says TDKR got mixed reviews, it goes without saying that they are only referring to the comic book community. Nobody is doubting for a second that TDKR was loved by critics and the GA.

 

[Green Goblin]

Whenever someone says TDKR got mixed reviews, it goes without saying that they are only referring to the comic book community. Nobody is doubting for a second that TDKR was loved by critics and the GA.

still came 2nd in the poll...

 

[Shikamaru]

still came 2nd in the poll...

The poll taken by the general audience.

 

[BatLobster]

Just heard about the Batman/Supermam announcement. Wow, massive news.

 

[Shikamaru]

My thoughts on the Batman/Superman announcement:

I seem to be the only one facepalming at this.

Back when the DC Cinematic Universe was first announced, there was one fear I had. My biggest fear was that WB would make the same mistake Marvel did and turn their solo films into JL promos/setups as opposed to letting them stand on their own as good solo films. I really hoped WB would not go that route. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of putting my faith in WB once again.

What some people seem to misinterpret is that this is not a World's Finest film. From what we've just heard from Snyder and WB, it is a Superman film with Batman appearing in it (or Superman: featuring Batman, as I like to call it). Maybe it is meant to be a WF film and Snyder/WB will clarify that in the future but for now, it is a Superman film with Batman in it to our knowledge. In other words, WB just made the same mistake Marvel did. This film might end up being the Iron Man 2 of the Superman franchise. Instead of coming up with a good Superman story to stand on its own, we have to devote precious screen time to throwing in other DC characters on the side.

I also do not trust Snyder and Goyer by themselves. As much as I loved MoS, it had a lot of problems when it came to pacing, certain parts of the story, execution of certain scenes/ideas, and its color palette. The main strengths of the film were its acting, its spot on characterization of the characters, messages/themes, and its action. The former things I listed are by no means major problems to the film but that is because it was the first movie and it was more acceptable to get away with such problems, especially since the first film was more of a setup film. The second film and onward simply cannot have those problems be there to the same extent or they will get far more criticism than MOS even got, and I fear this will happen if Goyer and Snyder are given complete freedom over the story with no other writers involved.

At the very least, the acting and characterizations for Batman and Superman and the dynamic between them should be great. Cavill was an excellent Superman and the way they characterized him was near-perfect. I have faith they will do the same thing with Batman. Maybe this will be the first Batman in live-action to not be watered down and be THE Batman in all his might and glory. I'm hoping the new actor will end up being the Christopher Reeve/RDJ of Batman as well (in other words, the definitive Batman actor).

 

[ChrisB]

Just heard about the Batman/Supermam announcement. Wow, massive news.

I've got audio of the announcement on Batman News. Video coming later tonight!
http://batman-news.com/2013/07/20/warner-bros-announces-batman-superman-movie-for-2015/

 

[BlackFox]

Really feels like an end of an era and start of a new one with this news.

Exactly a year on from TDKT ending and the next chapter is announced as this one ends, interesting times indeed.