BKB, why so serious?

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Peru - July 17th (saw it on midnight)

Just so you guys know, the movie has leaked already, and a good copy going around.

i swear to god i'm just stunned. this wasn't a comic book movie from anywhere. i'm shocked WB even greenlit this.

They got almost everything right. And the end was perfect .... i'm so so happy they're taking one of the best routes in the character story line.

heath's performance was amazing but i think many people aren't realizing how absolutely amazing bale's performance was. he not only played 3 roles, he somehow managed to encompass so many batman traits all into one movie, something i thought would never be possible.

i loved how the entire movie, even with joker stealing the show was about batman.

i loved the joker schemes. every single one of them. was hpoing for more 2 face (in this or later sequel) but hey .. theres only so much you can ask for.

only 2 gripes and i'm really stretching to find these.
- editing issues during the first half here and there.
- ok .. i don't really have a second one.

my dream was that as lucious typed his name into the console and the surveillance went off, we could have seen a clip of a duplicate system coming on at the new bat cave. it would have completely covered batman's entire character, encompassing his paranoia and his resolution that hes the sole protector of gotham and that he needs to control all aspects of thec ity.

but i guess we can leave that for more character development in the next one.

I guess people are still on their way home. I'm going to bed.

I'm to tired to write a full review, but here is my crowd report.. am seeing it again tomorrow so my grade will be definite by then.Mama's home and got a juicy crowd report,..

Epic. Epic and then some. Masterful and then some. Amazing and then even more, if you can imagine that. This isn't a comic book movie. This is a crime drama thriller, that just so happens to have a Batman, The Joker and Two Face and take place in Gotham with some really really, insane toys. The writing is flawless, the acting is Oscar worthy (not only from Ledger who made me forget he had passed, but from Oldman, Eckhart, Bale and the rest of the cast), the effects are top notch and the action is the best action I have seen in the longest time. My favorite scene: The scene with the tractor trailer flipping over the Bat Pod doing, well when you see it, make sure you bring kleenex. Ledger is unstoppable, a menace, true terror, hilarious and masterful at his Joker. This is not Nicholsons Joker, this is a man who was petrified from birth, from some cause, and embodies the word chaos and destruction, with a little disorder thrown in. He deserves a nom at the very least and I put my coin on a win as well. He left us on a high not. Bale is fantastic, my only complaint about him and for the movie is his Bat voice, your not Lucifer just, tone it down a notch or 10. I haven't given on of these in forever, but as cliched as this will seem by weekends end, A+. I left with chills and a smile like no other on my face.

Lets see if this makes any sense...

Its easily a better film then Batman Begins....but I didnt really... ENJOY it as much. Its a 10/10 no doubt, hands down,

-Bale is absolutley superb. As is Gyllenhaal, but Eckhart NAILS Dent in a way I never thought he could. But of course, ledger totallty owns the show.

the magic track? the "you remind me of my father"...ledgers Joker is just such a goo nthat is frightening; he is capaible of anything. From the moment he barks at the fake batman in the video on the news after a series of giggles it goes from funny/scary to DISTURBING. Ledger fucking own, what is there to say?

That said...there are other things I think coulda been handled better:



as found the ending to be a bit anticlimatic...



but yeah, movie is sick.

Nolan's realist aesthetic and approach to the film really, really doesn't jive with the sheer silliness of the stunts and setpieces. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. No dice.

Heath Ledger's Joker is just wonderfully compelling. "I just want my phone call." Hah! But when he's not around, this is a bit of an endurance test.

Batman's decision at the end of the film is insulting and bogus. That's the solution to the problem? Uh-huh. Just seems to me like the guy has a bit of a martyr complex.

But hey, they got their third film set-up, and I guess that's what counts!

how the fuck does that happen?

Lived up to the hype. So so epic. Let's make a pencil disappear. A+

The movie was amazing A+ from me. I loved Ledger as the Joker. He turned in an incredible performance. I also agree Bale gets ignored for the great job he did, he was amazing too. One thing

That and the jokers "hi" to harvey in the hosptal were too much...i loved it!

awesome awesome. You guys keep calling this a crime drama, but I really thought of it as a thriller! LOL I was on the edge of my seat like half the time! Crazy twists. And to be honest...



Heath was great. Ennis del Mar who?

I actually thought it wasn't too dark at times. There was some "cheese" thrown in there which I would have rather not been in the movie as it made it a little anticlimatic at points (aka ferry scene).

A big A for me. I think best movie I've seen since ROTK. Need to catch it on IMAX now....

I avoided this thread all week to avoid spoiling myself and now that I've seen the midnight show I will talk about it in every way which involves spilling details. I'm sorry if I spoil anyone.

The Dark Knight

midnight - first since transformers for me

trailers:
mummy 3 - old trailer attached to this...boo, but i'll still watch it
deniro/pacino flick - again old trailer, iffy as to if i'll watch it
terminator salvation - not a fan of how it was put together but i was hyped and the crowd clapped
the watchman - just me or did they show way too much? I'll watch this and crowd clapped
body of lies - dicaprio and crowe...nuff said

I think it's safe for me to say that I was amazed and wowed by this film. It's practically non-stop action with very short cuts of dialogue interspersed throughout. Again, the action in the film and the stunt work and what appears to be demolishing a whole building was just superb! The kidnapping of Lau from hong kong was brilliantly executed and seeing the bat fly in that scene was intense. Again, there are lots more action sequences that were well thought out and executed to go over but this movie had amazing direction in that department and overall.

The story is in some ways simple but also very in depth. You have a lot of characters at play here but they all meld together and/or share fates with one another. Instead of listing everyone let me just say that I thought everyones acting performance was top notch for me. I have to admit that my mouth was wide open when Rachel wasn't the one who was saved and she ended up dying. I at least thought they'd both be saved in some way. Now, Gordon being dead I didn't buy completely but you never know in this new incantation. The Joker living was a surprise to me but probably not also since Batman never would have killed him intentionally. It's a shame that Fox has apparently resigned and now it seems that Batman is rogue in name only now.

Overall, I'm just completely satisfied that this film lived up to hype, expectation and didn't disappoint. It was perfectly executed in every way and is a film I'll definitely see again maybe three times.

Grade - Absolute A

It's baloney these days. Ds and Cs for this film? I don't get, but I don't care anymore either. I gave it my A and that's all the matters.

You've lost your mind here. TIH had good action yes, but it PALES in comparison to all the stunt work and live action done in TDK without Question. Plz.

Plus, I've never seen a film I thought was "good" yet grade it C. C is average or even below average, but whatever. We all know you're biased against it for whatever reason and that's your prerogative.

You'll change your mind.

The fatal flaw with WallE is the animated Humans are so 1995 level humans. C'mon Pixar! The film is still great though.

I think I'm just starting to realize after one hour how great this film is. It's filled with really, really great performances. There's a lot going on, but that means there's never a dull moment. It's great, but I definitley need to see it again. I really hope Two-Face wasn't killed off as I really like Aaron Eckhart. His scenes as Two-Face were some of my favorites. And I really liked the ending. The entire Batman giving himself up so Dent can be the hero the city needs is interesting. I can't wait to see what they do with the next film.

- A

The little trick that Batman does on the new batpod (or whatever the motorbike is called) during the scene when the truck flips over was awesome. Just wanted to throw that out there.

Wow, just... wow. This was perfect in every way and easily earns the title of best superhero film ever. It was long, and I did glance down at my watch a couple times, but that was only because I didn't want it to end. The action was superb (loved, loved, loved the chase scene and stuff in the street like everyone else) and there wasn't a poor performance to be seen. Bale was fantastic and I still can't get over Heath's performance - absolutely incredible. He put everything into the character and truly deserves the Oscar nom and win. The ending was great too and I hope we get to see more of Two-Face in the next film.

A+

So, BKB hasn't answered the questions posed towards the story line which means he never saw the movie. What a pathetic loser. Plus: he can't even tell to three since in my calendar he hasn't been away for three months