The Dark Knight rises (Batman 3)

[Zoop]

Have you never seen parents take their babies to the cinema with them?

I'm saying they shouldn't. If I'm sitting in a cinema and someone's baby starts crying, I get pretty ****ed off.

I've always considered it inconsiderate to take your baby into the cinema.

[Nferno]

I'm saying they shouldn't. If I'm sitting in a cinema and someone's baby starts crying, I get pretty ****ed off.

I've always considered it inconsiderate to take your baby into the cinema.

Totally agree.

When I got to the cinema, I can barely handle other people talking around me, much less little Junior sonnovabitch crying hysterically while the parent tries to console him. If you do that, you're a bad person and you should feel bad.

[Darranged]

Yer I was, where were you sitting, I was 3rd row from the bottom, right aginst the wall to the left as you walk in. And yes, dat ending ;)

Second row from the top, the guy with the iPad that totally wasn't recording the film. Those times when Bane spoke, when the sound didn't cut out? I could understand him perfectly.

Except during the most crucial, atmospheric moments, said sound did vanish. The price to pay for watching a movie a week early, I guess.

[5h@un13]

Second row from the top, the guy with the iPad that totally wasn't recording the film. Those times when Bane spoke, when the sound didn't cut out? I could understand him perfectly.

Except during the most crucial, atmospheric moments, said sound did vanish. The price to pay for watching a movie a week early, I guess.

I was the guy with the blue hoody, with the small lady friend who totally wasn't bbming during the film.

Must have been because the speakers were right above me. I honestly feel like I missed out on half the movie just because of that. It was mostly the base that was muffling the sound abit. The sad thing is we only getting a full release next week, while the US and the EU have already watched it, which is something I dont understand.

[echo]

Except during the most crucial, atmospheric moments, said sound did vanish. The price to pay for watching a movie a week early, I guess.

Happened to us a couple of times too. So I'm not sure it's a PE only problem.

[Jodez]

Holy crap that was awesome! Not perfect but still pretty damn awesome... Can't wait to watch it again

[Kharrak]

So, having seen it this morning, I really, really enjoyed it.

Some thoughts:


*Loved seeing the League of Shadows arc come to a conclusion. I had hoped to see it happen, and was well pleased to see it do so.
*Bane was absolutely astounding. Even if I didn't know what he was saying 30% of the time. An amazing mirror to Batman.
*The identity of the child was a good twist - even though I had assumed she would be the one with the trigger almost immediately. At very least, I questioned her allegiance upon her introduction :P
*I had attached Robin's identity to the cop early on, but it was a nice nod regardless
*How the hell did Bruce get back into Gotham?
*How the hell did those tanks miss the "Bat"?
*Most importantly, that last scene... my own opinion screams just showing Alfred seeing something, then smirking / smiling, WITHOUT showing Bruce, would have been a much better way to end it. But ah well.

[MonGooS]

*Most importantly, that last scene... my own opinion screams just showing Alfred seeing something, then smirking / smiling, WITHOUT showing Bruce, would have been a much better way to end it. But ah well.

I would have found Nolan and murdered him if this happened. +1 to pretty much everything you said though.

Also watched it the weekend, and I really really enjoyed it. Call me a softy, but I had wet eyes at least twice. The movie just sucked me in so well.

[Cleric]

Overall, I though it was good. I have a number of problems with it. Quick couple thoughts

- It's annoying that the rebuild-batman arc happens twice in the same movie. Makes it overlong
- Bane's whole big-picture philosophy was rendered moot by the Talia twist. SO it was all about revenge all along
- As has been mentioned, the final scene could have been more delicate. Didn't need to see Wayne, but more importantly, I would have preferred him being with someone other than Selina.
- The Bat was pretty awesome
- The hand-to-hand stuff continues to be pretty weak
- Contrary to what I've read elsewhere, I found Selina Kyle to be insufferable
- At what point did Batman get a chance to exit The Bat?
- Joseph Gordon Levitt continues to be great. The Robin nod wasn't bad either.
- Stuff everyone, Christian Bail is an awesome actor, and apart from 1 or 2 moments, his "bat-voice" is awesome
- Finally, how is it that a 3 hour movie in a Batman trilogy has so little Batman?

I know this sounds like I'm mostly complaining, but I really did enjoy it. I suppose that the chief problem for me is that the level of suspension of disbelief required felt quite a bit higher than in the previous two films.

Oh ya, did anyone else think that the "so that's what that feels like." joke would have worked better if he hadn't actually said it? A knowing glance would have been enough. Plus the idea of him using his "batman voice" to talk to himself was a little silly. .

[Grimnebulin]

I'll leave this here without context, save for saying skip to 1:30 and it should be obvious...

[Soulmantle]

Another Batman crime wave

http://www.news24.com/World/News/Men...nemas-20120731

[Grimnebulin]

Far from perfect, but I'd love to know what those people who claim Avengers was a better movie were smoking. More entertaining? Perhaps. In any event, don't want to devolve the conversation into a comparison, I'm thankful to have had both movies this year.

As Kharrak already said, Hardy's performance as Bane was phenomenal, and I had no trouble at all understanding him. The scene in which he 'breaks the Bat' was chilling, and to elevate his performance like that behind a mask....man, kudos. Oddly, though, it was the plotting and tightness of the script, an area that is usually Nolan's bread and butter, that for me was somewhat of a letdown. A few throwaway lines that fell flat, far too many plotholes and inconsistencies, and a 'twist' that wasn't really. And Hathaway was indeed disappointing; a decent effort on her part, but simply miscast. And for Selina to be with Bruce at the end? Just, no.

But like Cleric, it may sound as if I'm complaining way too much, and yet it's a testament to Nolan's reinvigoration of the franchise that despite of those missteps, it remains a fantastic film. Bravo indeed, Mr Nolan.

[Nferno]

I'll leave this here without context, save for saying skip to 1:30 and it should be obvious...

I've watched that video so many times before. It's amazing how their mannerisms are so much alike. The voice comparison is very much spot-on, but the subtle little things about the way he conducts himself screams Joker.

[Grimnebulin]

I've watched that video so many times before. It's amazing how their mannerisms are so much alike. The voice comparison is very much spot-on, but the subtle little things about the way he conducts himself screams Joker.

To be fair though, I've read in a couple of interviews with Nolan where he talks about Heath's process, and amongst other sources he apparently was inspired by ventriloquist dummies. So I don't know whether the Waits theory is more just conincidence than anything else. Still, it's pretty damn close.

[Somnambulist]

Salutations,

I sat in the movie theater, my cold dead hands trembling with anticipation. The first scene unfolded, my eyes rolled back in unanimous congruence. As the movie continued I felt my body become limp once again, only to be revived by Tom Hardy's captivating performance.

All in all, an average movie with a predictable ending. Nothing special, just a summer blockbuster. Look into your own tormented souls and acquiesce.

[pArkEr]

dafuq

Saw it last week. I was fasting at the time (still am), so the smell of popcorn in the morning was torture. However, from the opening scene till the very end of the movie, not once did I even think of food. A first.

It'd be more accurate to say that I stumbled out of the theatre, as I'd just received the mind**** of the decade. Whaddamovie.

[Garson007]

How can people like this overly predictable, corny, crap? I don't get the Nolan fetish at all. Okay blockbuster director with more than decent (out of the box) ideas, but little else to show.

[The_Furry_Cat]

How can people like this overly predictable, corny, crap? I don't get the Nolan fetish at all. Okay blockbuster director with more than decent (out of the box) ideas, but little else to show.

Yep. This movie is overrated. I don't like the all the Batman films made by Nolan at all.

@Parker, you got mind****ed by a predictable action-packed movie? lol.

[Cyberninja]

I watched it yesterday. Really enjoyed it. Not a perfect movie, but still very entertaining. I thought Tom Hardy did a great job as Bane. A very brutal character with a unique voice. I was expecting the scene where Bane breaks Batman's back to be a bit more dramatic, having Bane towering over a fallen Bruce, but he just sort of walked away after the act. The fight/tension leading up to that moment was very good, though. Hathaway was pretty forgettable as Catwoman, in my opinion. I liked the various nods to the Lazarus Pit and it was nice seeing Liam Neeson reprise his role of Ra's Al Ghul. I agree that the closing scene would have been much better if they didn't show Bruce at the end, and just let the credits roll after Alfred smiles and sees him off-screen.

I also love the fact that they included Robin in the movie (even though it was only confirmed at the end). Especially, after both Nolan and Bale were adamant that the character would not appear in the trilogy. It was a way of giving back to the fans, which I thought was very cool of them. All in all, despite its flaws, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and thought it was a very satisfying end to a great trilogy. Sad that it's over, but it was a great ride while it lasted. Thanks Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale and crew.

[Cleric]

Is it strange that the more I think about this movie after the fact, the less I like it?