The Dark Knight Rises This Would Make an Awesome Batmobile!

[Frontier]

http://flickr.com/photos/stasiuwong/2356916244/

 

[Doc Samson]

yeah it would actually, just not in Nolan's interpretation. In the next batch of movies (assuming they won't continue in Nolan's vision after he's done with the series) I would definitely like to see another stylized version of Batman's world, with a car like that

 

[BlueLightning]

I like it, but I love the Tumbler more. Reminds me os "The Batman" cartoon This looks like a car Bruce Wayne could ride. However...

 

[Eagle_23]

I like the Tumbler. It's got a rugged, tough, take no S#!^ quality. ^^^ that's to "pretty" looking imo.

 

[66 Face]

I wouldn't mind that. Its better than the big fin cars of the past films. I would actually like to see that mixed with The Tumbler.

 

[COMPO]

taht woudl be good but rather iif they made a more sleeker tumbler.

 

[Charlie No-One]

They need something more sleek than the Tumbler. I get the need for reality and stuff but the Batmobile is iconic and they should go for a more traditional look.

 

[Melkay]

They need something more sleek than the Tumbler. I get the need for reality and stuff but the Batmobile is iconic and they should go for a more traditional look.

The Tumbler is iconic. Even more iconic, I must add. There are many many versions of that stylized car you're asking for, but just one Tumbler. And it has cooler gadgets.
You want something sleeker and more traditional? That's what the Lamborghini is for.

"Much more traditional".

 

[Kurt Wagner]

I hope the never go with the sleek look. that doesn't fit in a real world approach to batman... and I hope that whoever takes on the franchise after Nolan respects that. When filmmakers start changing things in an already established franchise, things within that world fall apart. That's what McG did to Cameron's Terminator Franchise and the reason why T3 is generally regarded as crap compared to T1 and T2.

 

[Kurt Wagner]

Batman is about fighting crime.... Not about style. Bruce is about style, and hence his lamborghini and luxurious lifestyle.

 

[Charlie No-One]

The Tumbler is iconic. Even more iconic, I must add. There are many many versions of that stylized car you're asking for, but just one Tumbler. And it has cooler gadgets.
You want something sleeker and more traditional? That's what the Lamborghini is for.

"Much more traditional".

The Tumbler is nowhere close to being iconic.

 

[Frontier]

Oh, I like the Tumbler. I think it's the smartest choice for a batmobile, if not the sexiest. But I saw that and it screamed "potential batmobile" to me. LOL. I mean, ditch the rear spoiler, paint it black, add gadgets and armor, tint the windows, and put some really tiny sleek short fins on the sides - more like a 50's caddy than the 89 batmobile - and boom.

 

[UA-Archangel]

It'll be interesting to see what kind of vehicle Nolan brings out next for the Batmobile.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I like it, but I don't see Bale driving it.

 

[Melkay]

The Tumbler is nowhere close to being iconic.

Says who? It's unique in shape, plausability, function, effectiveness and origins... even in name. And, as Kurt said, describes the nature of Batman and his methods.
The traditional bat-mobile has had literally dozens of incarnations and almost all of them are interchangeable. The Tumbler is in a league of its own.

Plus, it's the vehicle of the Batman of the Nolan films. The films that resurrected Batman in the big screen.

Nowhere close to being iconic? Please. It's more iconic the 'sleek' one.

 

[UA-Archangel]

An iconic vehicle is one that people are always going to remember.

Does anybody really think that the Tumbler is going to be forgotten?

 

[X-Ray]

http://flickr.com/photos/stasiuwong/2356916244/

That's pretty sick. It would make a nice replacement for Bruce's lambo but not Batman's Tumbler.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I've thought for the longest time that the fins & logos & whatnot were a little...vain. It's contrary to his whole motif, you know? I'm this dark, mysterious avenger-but my ride is all flashy & fancy? Just because it's me driving it, it has to have bat logos on it & batwings welded to it? It's impractical & unnecessary. The Tumbler is a much more functional vehicle for him.

 

[Hyden]

The Tumbler is nowhere close to being iconic.

don't be dense, the word iconic gets bandied about a lot, for sure, and most contemporary schools of thought would conjecture that most nearly anything might be labeled iconic, what in these topsy turvy post-post-modern deconstructionist times we live in, but I think even the most conservative hyperbolist out there would be willing to grant "the tumbler" iconic status. ...People friggin' call it the tumbler, people who didn't even know Harvey Dent was Two-Face knew that the car was "the tumbler". It's got two multi-hundred million dollar films under its belt, both of which are not just commercial success's but darling amongst both critics AND fans. And the tumbler's inclusion in the Nolan films legacy is not just passable footnote, it's a veritable distillation of the heart and soul of the franchise : it's grounded in some near realism, it's dark, it's gritty, it's pragmatic and it friggin' kicks ten times as much ass as any other game out there... for christs sake, the tumbler was used as the pitch to warner for batman begins...

that said... I definitely wouldn't mind a new model, sleaked up and streamlined... i'd like to see it swerve through traffic instead of just plowing it out of the way.

 

[UA-Archangel]

don't be dense, the word iconic gets bandied about a lot, for sure, and most contemporary schools of thought would conjecture that most nearly anything might be labeled iconic, what in these topsy turvy post-post-modern deconstructionist times we live in, but I think even the most conservative hyperbolist out there would be willing to grant "the tumbler" iconic status. ...People friggin' call it the tumbler, people who didn't even know Harvey Dent was Two-Face knew that the car was "the tumbler". It's got two multi-hundred million dollar films under its belt, both of which are not just commercial success's but darling amongst both critics AND fans. And the tumbler's inclusion in the Nolan films legacy is not just passable footnote, it's a veritable distillation of the heart and soul of the franchise : it's grounded in some near realism, it's dark, it's gritty, it's pragmatic and it friggin' kicks ten times as much ass as any other game out there... for christs sake, the tumbler was used as the pitch to warner for batman begins...

that said... I definitely wouldn't mind a new model, sleaked up and streamlined... i'd like to see it swerve through traffic instead of just plowing it out of the way.

There is no question, thanks to the destruction, that Nolan is going to bring out a new model. It'll be interesting whether or not he'll stick with Batman being semi military.

 

[Chris Wallace]

In all likelihood, yes. Radical new direction midway through the series has led to disaster in the past.

 

[Melkay]

don't be dense, the word iconic gets bandied about a lot, for sure, and most contemporary schools of thought would conjecture that most nearly anything might be labeled iconic, what in these topsy turvy post-post-modern deconstructionist times we live in, but I think even the most conservative hyperbolist out there would be willing to grant "the tumbler" iconic status.

Huhuhuhuh, and you call him dense?

Well, amid all that dense defense of the position I defend, you called me (at least) hyperbolist. How rude.

...People friggin' call it the tumbler, people who didn't even know Harvey Dent was Two-Face knew that the car was "the tumbler". It's got two multi-hundred million dollar films under its belt, both of which are not just commercial success's but darling amongst both critics AND fans. And the tumbler's inclusion in the Nolan films legacy is not just passable footnote, it's a veritable distillation of the heart and soul of the franchise : it's grounded in some near realism, it's dark, it's gritty, it's pragmatic and it friggin' kicks ten times as much ass as any other game out there... for christs sake, the tumbler was used as the pitch to warner for batman begins...

that said... I definitely wouldn't mind a new model, sleaked up and streamlined... i'd like to see it swerve through traffic instead of just plowing it out of the way.

That's not it's only function, you know? You want Batman swerving through traffic? He already has the Batpod.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I think his ride should be as imposing & fearsome as he is. We've seen enough souped-up sportscars.

 

[Melkay]

There is no question, thanks to the destruction, that Nolan is going to bring out a new model. It'll be interesting whether or not he'll stick with Batman being semi military.

"Let's wind the clock back to 2005..."

[ Lucius Fox: She was built as a bridging vehicle. During combat, two of these would jump over a river, towing cables. (...) We never could get the damn bridge to work, but this baby works just fine. ]

They needed Two Tumblers two make the bridge work, so nothing is destroyed.

"At least we'll have spares."

 

[Melkay]

In all likelihood, yes. Radical new direction midway through the series has led to disaster in the past.

Oh my god, argumentum ad hitlerum has become argumentum ad Schumacherium.

Now that's dense.