The Dark Knight in Canadian Chat http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20824369 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:16:22 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:16:22 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21118247 NCRGuy : The inflation adjusted domestic gross in 2008 dollars for Gone With the Wind is $1,430,476,000. By comparison, Star Wars is #2 at $1,261,086,700, and Titanic is #6 at $908,688,900, and the Dark Knight's present gross puts it at #28.

I was not able to find an inflation adjusted worldwide list, I expect because you are then dealing with too many different currencies to be able to adjust accurately.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21118247 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:35:33 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21118112 Tikker_LoS :
said by NCRGuy See Profile :

said by Deadpool See Profile :

I agree. In addition to the fact that Warner Bros has announced that they plan on re-releasing TDK in January.

However, as you said, when taking inflation into consideration, it won't beat Titanic. Truth be told, Titanic isn't #1 when using inflation, it's actually Star Wars.
Actually, it's Gone with the Wind.
what is the inflation fixed number for "Gone with the Wind" ?

I remember thinking at one point that it was a ridiculous number like $3 billion]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21118112 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:10:15 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21117263 Stewy : I heard Cameron say just the other day that Avatar will beat Titanic no problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21117263 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:12:17 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21116704 Deadpool :
said by NCRGuy See Profile :

said by Deadpool See Profile :

I agree. In addition to the fact that Warner Bros has announced that they plan on re-releasing TDK in January.

However, as you said, when taking inflation into consideration, it won't beat Titanic. Truth be told, Titanic isn't #1 when using inflation, it's actually Star Wars.
Actually, it's Gone with the Wind.
Yep, you're right. :)
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said by Deadpool See Profile :

I agree. In addition to the fact that Warner Bros has announced that they plan on re-releasing TDK in January.

However, as you said, when taking inflation into consideration, it won't beat Titanic. Truth be told, Titanic isn't #1 when using inflation, it's actually Star Wars.
Actually, it's Gone with the Wind.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21116378 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:41:02 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115603 Deadpool : I agree. In addition to the fact that Warner Bros has announced that they plan on re-releasing TDK in January.

However, as you said, when taking inflation into consideration, it won't beat Titanic. Truth be told, Titanic isn't #1 when using inflation, it's actually Star Wars.
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said by digitalfutur See Profile :

There's no chance that the Titanic record will be broken. In fact, it's not even likely that Dark Knight will break $1 billion worldwide.

Reason? Far fewer repeat customers and much lower foreign grosses than Titanic.
Well, I'm going to have to disagree with you on the $1-billion. As of this weekend, DK stood at $517,792,764 domestic and $449,100,00 for overseas , leaving it just over $33-million shy. It is still grossing in the top 10 domestically, and top 5 overseas. Another $33-million worldwide won't happen overnight, but another month should do it.

That also leads me to believe that they should be able to break Titanic's record (at least before you factor in inflation). The movie is still going strong, and there will likely be a surge around awards time.

I know what you're saying about fewer repeat customers. People were seeing Titanic over and over again, and I agree, I don't think DK will have those kind of legs. But Dark Knight got such a massive head start I think it will be able to pull it off. After 59 days in release, DK sits at the aforementioned $517,792,764, while Titanic was at $371,562,244.

Should be interesting to see how it finishes up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115216 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:06:27 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115201 FusionGuy : If would of been better if Leonardo DiCaprio was killed off in the first 5 minutes of the movie. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115201 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:03:11 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115075 Tikker_LoS : it would have beaten it if Katy was in the movie and let Bruce paint her naked]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115075 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:43:01 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21115047 digitalfutur : There's no chance that the Titanic record will be broken. In fact, it's not even likely that Dark Knight will break $1 billion worldwide.

Reason? Far fewer repeat customers and much lower foreign grosses than Titanic.
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said by Stewy See Profile :

at this point I don't think that it will make it to the 600M mark to overtake the #1 spot :(
I'm still maintaining hope. I know they are planning a big re-release in December or January to prime Oscar voters, so maybe that will help. Titanic must be erased.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21114435 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:48:50 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21114419 Stewy : at this point I don't think that it will make it to the 600M mark to overtake the #1 spot :(
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said by mordin See Profile :

said by The Flash See Profile :

Well worth it to see in theaters, not to mention Imax.
We ending up going Monday afternoon & really enjoyed it. Anyone else think Catwoman will be in the next film after Lucius Fox's comment about fighting with a cat after redesigning the bat suit?

As to Imax, the closest 1 is in Halifax. They had planned to put 1 in NB and it was between us and Saint John. The SJ company got the go ahead but folded about a year later and it was never built.
Probably just a foreshadow, I read that they won't go with popular characters such as catwoman or the penguin. They will likely introduce some lesser known.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20907312 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:19:36 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20907013 HiVolt : I saw it last week on IMAX... It was great, the outdoor full screen scenes were breathtaking.

Even today the 7pm IMAX shows are all sold out, and by the end of the day tomorrow will be sold out too... I had to order 3 days in advance on the web. Last wednesday i got there a full hour ahead, and there was already a lineup, heh... Got good seats at the back in the center of the screen though.
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Harley could have been Joker's wife at one time who left him for maybe being too abusive. Could also be one of the driving points to his insanity. Started to hang around Edward Nigma in a different city as a close friend perhaps girlfriend. Edward gets a job at Wayne Enterprises, moves into Gothem finds out about Batman. As his character who likes to solve puzzles, is curious to find out who the Batman really is, decides to toy with him. When Harley
meets Bruce and starts to get a little flirtatious, Edward gets jealous and becomes more aggressive towards them both. Decides to use Harley in a ploy to find out who Batman really is, maybe costing her life.

Who knows.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20906861 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:42:21 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20906327 noelstrom : Finally saw it tonight - great flick - it'll be a keeper when it hits DVD]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20906327 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:13:44 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20906289 mordin :
said by The Flash See Profile :

Well worth it to see in theaters, not to mention Imax.
We ending up going Monday afternoon & really enjoyed it. Anyone else think Catwoman will be in the next film after Lucius Fox's comment about fighting with a cat after redesigning the bat suit?

As to Imax, the closest 1 is in Halifax. They had planned to put 1 in NB and it was between us and Saint John. The SJ company got the go ahead but folded about a year later and it was never built.
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It moved into #8 all time with 395 million this week. First movie of the year to do #1 3 weeks in a row (though Mummy was only a million behind it!). With another good week it threatens to break into 4th or 3rd and is going to eventually be #2 and the second movie to ever break the 500 million mark.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20897783 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:10:00 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20897590 The Flash :
said by mordin See Profile :

said by The Flash See Profile :

Usually with sequels, they get worse every time.

But TDK is completely opposite.
Yes the 1st really good Batman movie was Batman Begins. The others were sort of childish.

We tried to go to TDK last night but Empire Theatres wouldn't take the 2 for 1 coupons we had so we left. I can understand the 1st night or 2 but not after it's been in theatres for a week. We were told that we couldn't use them until the 8th. We'll more than likely wait till it's out on DVD now as we all we all have HDTVs and usually have a 'movie night' once a week with the new releases.
Well worth it to see in theaters, not to mention Imax.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20897590 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:27:50 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20897406 mordin :
said by The Flash See Profile :

Usually with sequels, they get worse every time.

But TDK is completely opposite.
Yes the 1st really good Batman movie was Batman Begins. The others were sort of childish.

We tried to go to TDK last night but Empire Theatres wouldn't take the 2 for 1 coupons we had so we left. I can understand the 1st night or 2 but not after it's been in theatres for a week. We were told that we couldn't use them until the 8th. We'll more than likely wait till it's out on DVD now as we all we all have HDTVs and usually have a 'movie night' once a week with the new releases.
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said by capdjq See Profile :

I saw it yesterday. Good special effects, stellar performance by Ledger. Only one quibble. Why does Christian Bale, whose voice is velvety smooth as Bruce Wayne, sound like a cross between Clint Eastwood and a grizzly bear, when he's Batman. Its annoying and irritating.
I would assume it is to disguise his voice. One thing that always irritated me about superhero movies is the fact that it is easy to tell who the superhero is. Please, glasses and a slightly different hair do disguises superman? A half mask disguises batman? come on. At least he didn't sound like Bruce Wayne, and thus his voice could not give away his identity.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20896969 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:22:02 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20896065 ManMachine :
said by marco See Profile :

Having said that...I really didn't like Batman himself. His character is cool enough but the way Bale speaks when he's in the suit was stupid a lot of times(all the clenched-teeth talking). I've also always found his costume silly. Am I the only one that thinks the batman mask only works as a drawing, and even then only from the perfect angle?
I must be.
I agree, i don't like his voice and i don't like the mask, it covers to much of his face and it makes it look very round.
I don't think it works only as a drawing, Michael Keaton's mask looks pretty cool.
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said by marco See Profile :

I never was a fan of Batman, and I liked these last two movies. They're better than pretty much all the other comic book movies I've seen, although others were still enjoyable. In fact, I feel this last one is just a good movie on its own.

Having said that...I really didn't like Batman himself. His character is cool enough but the way Bale speaks when he's in the suit was stupid a lot of times(all the clenched-teeth talking). I've also always found his costume silly. Am I the only one that thinks the batman mask only works as a drawing, and even then only from the perfect angle?
I must be.
The voice makes him a BAMF.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20850440 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:33:39 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848707 Devanchya : If you read through the lore, you realize it says he has a very gravely voice. I do think it was over-done in this stage, but don't forget "Batman" is suppose to be young in this movie still. Less than a year into the 'role' really.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848707 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:08:37 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848600 The Flash :
said by theninjasqua See Profile :

He doesn't really talk that much as Batman though, so its pretty tolerable.
Didn't really have a huge problem with it, just thought it was overdone.

For some, something as small as this ruins a movie.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848600 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:47:17 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848557 theninjasqua : He doesn't really talk that much as Batman though, so its pretty tolerable.
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said by marco See Profile :

I've also always found his costume silly. Am I the only one that thinks the batman mask only works as a drawing, and even then only from the perfect angle?
I must be.
I've never been a big fan of superheroes in costumes in general. They always look stupid. But that's the genre, of course.
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No one beats Kevin Conroy as The Batman, IMO.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848492 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:30:50 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848447 The Flash :
said by marco See Profile :

I never was a fan of Batman, and I liked these last two movies. They're better than pretty much all the other comic book movies I've seen, although others were still enjoyable. In fact, I feel this last one is just a good movie on its own.

Having said that...I really didn't like Batman himself. His character is cool enough but the way Bale speaks when he's in the suit was stupid a lot of times(all the clenched-teeth talking). I've also always found his costume silly. Am I the only one that thinks the batman mask only works as a drawing, and even then only from the perfect angle?
I must be.
You're not the only one annoyed at the voice but I had no problems with the suit. Looked pretty cool.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848447 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:21:17 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848367 marco : I never was a fan of Batman, and I liked these last two movies. They're better than pretty much all the other comic book movies I've seen, although others were still enjoyable. In fact, I feel this last one is just a good movie on its own.

Having said that...I really didn't like Batman himself. His character is cool enough but the way Bale speaks when he's in the suit was stupid a lot of times(all the clenched-teeth talking). I've also always found his costume silly. Am I the only one that thinks the batman mask only works as a drawing, and even then only from the perfect angle?
I must be.
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But TDK is completely opposite.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848176 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:27:17 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848155 ZZZZZZZ :
quote:
Spiderman 3 was terrible.


Totally agree,nearly walked out,it was so freaking boring.
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Topher Grace played a good Eddie Brock, despite not being the huge body builder like the comics.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848115 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:11:56 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848111 Styvas : Number 3 was definitely the weakest, but I still enjoyed Tobey's character development throughout it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848111 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:11:25 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848091 Deadpool : Spiderman 3 was terrible. Not as bad as X-Men 3, but still pretty bad.

Raimi appeared to have just lost complete interest in the franchise. You can clearly tell he disliked the Venom character as well (f'n Topher Grace?!?!).
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said by Styvas See Profile :

said by The Flash See Profile :

For me, Ledger's performance is on par if not better than Nicholson's Joker. Ledger's Joker was more psychotic, where as Nicholson's Joker was more haha funny.
They both played their parts marvelously. But the roles were simply different. I preferred Ledger's role, but Nicholson also did a phenomenal job.

I really liked the movie, but I wouldn't say that it's the best superhero movie I've seen (not that one immediately leaps to mind). I am really enjoying this new series. I also really like the Spiderman series. But I do like these new Batman movies better than the previous series.
That said what were they thinking when they filmed Spiderman 3?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20848075 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:04:38 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20847735 Styvas :
said by The Flash See Profile :

For me, Ledger's performance is on par if not better than Nicholson's Joker. Ledger's Joker was more psychotic, where as Nicholson's Joker was more haha funny.
They both played their parts marvelously. But the roles were simply different. I preferred Ledger's role, but Nicholson also did a phenomenal job.

I really liked the movie, but I wouldn't say that it's the best superhero movie I've seen (not that one immediately leaps to mind). I am really enjoying this new series. I also really like the Spiderman series. But I do like these new Batman movies better than the previous series.
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www.abovetopsecret.com

You WILL find answers there.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20846999 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:48:19 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20846750 The Flash :
said by MarkAW See Profile :

I haven't been to a Movie Theater in a very long time ( The Titanic was the last movie i saw in a Theater). Although i am a Batman freak i think i will wait for it to come out on DVD/Blu-Ray and watch it at home, and from what i have read in this thread so far it seems to be worth the wait any way.
It anything, it's worth seeing in theatres and buying it as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20846750 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:53:33 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20845956 grayfox : Just got back from seeing this movie.

Wow this is easily the best movie ive seen in the past few years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20845956 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:52:45 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20831042 MarkAW : I haven't been to a Movie Theater in a very long time ( The Titanic was the last movie i saw in a Theater). Although i am a Batman freak i think i will wait for it to come out on DVD/Blu-Ray and watch it at home, and from what i have read in this thread so far it seems to be worth the wait any way.
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said by shaner See Profile :

said by BryceS See Profile :

Probably the best movie I've seen since The Good Sheppard.
Well, that's definitely not a selling point to me. The Good Shepard was one of the most boring movies I've ever endured.
I must have different tastes in movies then. I loved that movie.

Anyways going back to see The Dark Night for the fourth time tonight after wings.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830603 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:36 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830539 The Flash :
said by WyrdSister See Profile :

Wow! I didn't get the great feeling that so many of you did from watching The Dark Knight. Did I think it was good? Yes, but not great. Batman Begins was far better than this one. As mentioned by others, there were too many subplots and too many extra characters to the point that characters ended up being very one dimensional. If I compare Ironman and The Dark Knight, Ironman was far better of a film. Great writing, great acting, strong character development and fabulous wit. When you laughed, you really laughed - TDK received mere chuckles from me. As for Heath's portrayel of The Joker, it was good but was lacking a larger than life feel for me (something that Jack Nicholson nailed in the earlier films). All in all a decent film, but it left me disappointed for what it could have been.
For me, Ledger's performance is on par if not better than Nicholson's Joker. Ledger's Joker was more psychotic, where as Nicholson's Joker was more haha funny. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830539 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:43:30 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20830512 WyrdSister : Wow! I didn't get the great feeling that so many of you did from watching The Dark Knight. Did I think it was good? Yes, but not great. Batman Begins was far better than this one. As mentioned by others, there were too many subplots and too many extra characters to the point that characters ended up being very one dimensional. If I compare Ironman and The Dark Knight, Ironman was far better of a film. Great writing, great acting, strong character development and fabulous wit. When you laughed, you really laughed - TDK received mere chuckles from me. As for Heath's portrayel of The Joker, it was good but was lacking a larger than life feel for me (something that Jack Nicholson nailed in the earlier films). All in all a decent film, but it left me disappointed for what it could have been.
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said by ZZZZZZZ See Profile :

said by shaner See Profile :

Well, that's definitely not a selling point to me. The Good Shepard was one of the most boring movies I've ever endured.
Lol...I just saw this.

The Good Shepherd was the strangest movie and was a little slow at times.
Yeah, I was quite disappointed in that also...
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said by shaner See Profile :

Well, that's definitely not a selling point to me. The Good Shepard was one of the most boring movies I've ever endured.
Lol...I just saw this.

The Good Shepherd was the strangest movie and was a little slow at times.
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said by BryceS See Profile :

Probably the best movie I've seen since The Good Sheppard.
Well, that's definitely not a selling point to me. The Good Shepard was one of the most boring movies I've ever endured.
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He was pointing things out that I missed, and I thought I was doing pretty good seeing the 'larger' story line.

so I think when it comes out in blu-ray I'll watch both and decide. I know TDK is better than Begins. But TDK is better because Begins took the back story out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20828276 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:12:34 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20828174 The Flash :
said by Airwolf See Profile :

I'm going to see it sometime next week; depending on my schedule.
You need to make time for this movie...it's that good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20828174 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:55:47 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20828158 Airwolf : I'm going to see it sometime next week; depending on my schedule.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20828158 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:54:03 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20827993 BryceS : $158,000,000 first weekend.

9.6/10 IMDB

Probably the best movie I've seen since The Good Sheppard.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20827993 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:24:40 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20827700 Bender2000 : best movie of the summer..hands down.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20827700 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:32:56 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826516 ZZZZZZZ : Another quirky thing about this movie is how Gary Oldman plays his role as the nice head detective/commissioner.

I kept waiting for him to show his fangs or something ,he's such a great villian and bad guy. :)

Aside from the age difference ,he and Ledger could have switched roles.
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»www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/

94% on RT! Those numbers don't lie! :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826361 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:29:09 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826324 The Flash : Some people just can't be pleased...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826324 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:24:56 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20826306 nevertheless :
said by theninjasqua See Profile :

He said he would blow up the ferries if he saw anyone getting off. Hence the reason they did not evacuate them.
I won't discuss this further (due to the spoiler issue) than to state that the concept of bargaining with a Terrorist is always a losing situation.
said by theninjasqua See Profile :

filling up the entire 6 story tall screen.
IMO, there wasn't really all that much interesting action in this movie to be worth going to the ultra big screen. To boot, most of the action scenes were boring and repetitive. Perhaps that is a compelling argument for IMAX 'tho.

Now, I'm not saying it's a bad movie, 'cause it's not, but it's not as awesome as everyone is saying it is.
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Have you ever been to a movie in Imax? The screen is massive. Not all the scenes were filmed in Imax, but the ones that were look spectacular, filling up the entire 6 story tall screen. The scenes that were not in Imax still looked amazing because it was projected onto an even bigger screen then normal. Plus there is the better sound system, in some scenes it felt like you were almost there in person watching things go down.
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Ledger was unconscious when he played this role,he was that believable.

$fontbg And I too was surprised at how fast they killed Two-face off,I remember quite a few comics of Batman fighting him. $Fontbg

It'll be interesting to see where they take this in the next sequel. 9/10
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I'm also not sure why anyone would want to see this in IMAX, there's nothing in the movie that was all that visually stunning to warrant the need for a big screen. Apparently from all of those that enjoyed the Imax version, maybe the boring car chase scene might have been more interesting on the massive screen--but I doubt it.

Ledger did a good job portraying The Joker as it was written (not so sure about Oscar-worthy 'tho, as some say). I didn't find The Joker, as written, to be all that compelling or interesting. While some of the dialog was excellent and entertaining I didn't find all that there was enough meat in it to justify the praise that everyone's piling on.

Bale moved away from the mobile and flexible Batman and moved to a Keeton-esque stiff Batman (as well as a single dimensional Bruce Wayne), which was boring and annoying.

Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhardt's (Dent) characters were unnecessary and Dent's subplot should probably have been moved into it's own movie.

Plot wise, the movie was all over the place, it was overthought, overpacked, and overindulgant in some places, and woefully thin in others (there's this little thing literary people like to call 'character development', only Dent does it in this film).

I don't know who wrote the script, but they're clearly not familiar with the concept that a story has more to it than simply action and plot twists. I don't know about anyone else, but I started expecting a plot twist at every turn--and I wasn't disappointed (they would have received more of a reaction from me by the end if they HADN'T twisted).

As previously noted, there's really two movies in here, and I had hoped that people would have understood by now that adding more and more characters/bad guys into a superhero movie doesn't make it better.

On a final note, did anyone not find that Gary Oldman cast as Jim Gordan reminds them of Twitch from Spawn?

Oh, and on a final final note, it's amazing to me that they can evacuate 700 people off of the Titanic...I wonder how many you could get off of a ferry in 30 minutes...
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Besides that, great movie. A lot of interesting moments with Batman questioning himself. I think internal conflict is always a nice addition to movies with hero's.

It's really a shame about Heath Ledger. I feel he would of won an award if he was still alive, but now with his death I think people are going to try to discredit him a bit. More along the lines of "oh he won because he died", even though he really did put up an amazing performance. Unlike Jack Nicholson, Heath actually makes you believe that the Joker is a nut case. You can feel the insanity coming from the Joker.

The nice thing is for those who didn't see the first movie you can still appreciate the movie.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825727 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:46:20 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825523 The Flash :
said by Adam20 See Profile :

He is turning 6 this year, so that might be a problem, I guess I will have to watch it myself to see.

but the general consensus seems to be good for the movie, hopefully it lives up to the expectations.
6 is way too young for this movie, even the PG-13 rating is a little iffy.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825523 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09:45 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825516 Adam20 : He is turning 6 this year, so that might be a problem, I guess I will have to watch it myself to see.

but the general consensus seems to be good for the movie, hopefully it lives up to the expectations.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825516 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09:09 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825501 theninjasqua : If he's younger then 8 or so, you may want to think twice about letting him see it. There's some stuff in there that is probably not appropriate for young kids.
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for some reason youtube is being a pita today, anywho heres the link since it wont embed

»www.youtube.com/v/RKyZwT65NFE&hl=en&fs=1]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825490 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:03:58 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825338 theninjasqua : You could try the Coliseum in Mississauga. It's not that far away and is less busy (usually). They may have some available still.

I wouldn't wait an extra week though, you should definitely go with a full crowd in there, makes the experience so much more better.
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said by theninjasqua See Profile :

You may want to look at buying tickets before hand. The Imax showings have been selling out like crazy. The weekend showings were almost all sold out a week before the movie came out.
You're right, all sold out for the 7pm shows even on wednesday... i ain't going at 10:30.

thanks for the tip. Maybe i'll wait an extra week.
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said by dirtyjeffer See Profile :

wow...so far, i think i am the only one who isn't really interested in seeing this movie...i probably will see it, as my wife wants to see it, but when the previews came out, i was like "meh"...maybe it is one of those movies where the previews were mediocre at best as they saved the best for the movie...i don't know.
They definitely saved the best for the film. But the entire movie is good and nothing can be removed.

I agree with much of the reviews out there: It's a crime drama which happens to have superheroes and supervillains.

You can watch a boatload of clips here:
»movies.yahoo.com/movie/180927189···/8751321

And here:
»www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=15813

Maybe that will interest you. :)

Oh, and nice sig. ;) Don't get me started on how many flaws were in that piece though! :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825176 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:15:27 EDT Re: The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20825157 dirtyjeffer : wow...so far, i think i am the only one who isn't really interested in seeing this movie...i probably will see it, as my wife wants to see it, but when the previews came out, i was like "meh"...maybe it is one of those movies where the previews were mediocre at best as they saved the best for the movie...i don't know.
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This movie is a must see in Imax... after watching it in Imax I couldn't go back to seeing it in a regular theater. We're debating going again to see it, it's just so good.
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That was a great story and even when you knew things did not really work that way in 13th century France, they kept a lot of the historical accuracy in where they could which made the movie that much more enjoyable.

I'm not sure if there are any IMAX theaters around here but the regular movies will make do then there is always the HD released DVR for the 56" home theater setup where we can enjoy it anytime we want and the soda and popcorn will be a lot cheaper. :-)
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said by Deadpool See Profile :

Has anyone else seen the film this weekend? Especially in IMAX?
Yup I had tickets to the advanced screening last Wed. in Imax. It was packed!

Was GREAT.

Its been a very loong time since I saw a movie where I said I would watch this one again (years).

Definately a MUST see. Imax, if available to you.

Don't DL it, go see it!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20824405 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:50:30 EDT The Dark Knight http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20824369 Deadpool : Has anyone else seen the film this weekend? Especially in IMAX?

Amazing film. Well executed, well edited. And although 2.5 hours long, the pace is very good and doesn't feel that long (at least to me). Great script and some very funny scenes.

Acting was good all around and Heath Ledger does stand out as the Joker. I do feel that even if he hadn't died, he would still be getting the amount of praise he is in regards to his performance.

I could easily re-watch this movie many times over.

Anyone else?
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