The Dark Knight Rises (Official Third Nolan Batman Thread)

[Simfan34]

So, will it be a flop for this?

[Paul Kemp]

So, will it be a flop for this?

uh No.

[Keystone Phil]

I'm at the theater now!

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Horrible, horrible news.

But the movie was amazing, much more like Begins than TDK.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Just saw it. Absolutely incredible movie. I'm still in shock.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Sold out.

(Will not read thread due to possible spoilers)

Might have to catch a Sunday matinee.

[Keystone Phil]

Great movie.

[Tender Branson]

It starts here only on the 24th, but I'll probably watch it on the 28th - which is a Saturday.

[Eraserhead]

Without getting too into spoilerish stuff, I just have to say that the fight scenes between Batman and Bane were so damn good. Nolan's ability to film a fight has improved markedly since Batman Begins.

Anyway, how do you guys rank the three movies?

For me, I'm thinking:

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins

Very small gaps between each of them though.

[Mr. Morden]

I was actually just thinking about how to rank all of Nolan's movies, and my first draft ranking was this:

1) Memento
2) The Dark Knight
3) Inception
4) The Dark Knight Rises
5) Batman Begins
6) The Prestige
7) Following
8 ) Insomnia

But they're all good, and all fairly close in quality, so I could probably be talked into just about any possible reordering combination.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Inception belongs right at the bottom.

Everything about it was great... except the ending. I think it totally undermined everything about the movie. Maybe that's immature, but I'm still not over it.

Anyhow, I'm glad TDKR is good. Sounds very topical. I'm excited to see it.

[milhouse24]

Without getting too into spoilerish stuff, I just have to say that the fight scenes between Batman and Bane were so damn good. Nolan's ability to film a fight has improved markedly since Batman Begins.

Anyway, how do you guys rank the three movies?

For me, I'm thinking:

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins

Very small gaps between each of them though.

I think your signature comparing Romney to a murderer is disrespectful to the victims of the murders in Colorado. 

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Without getting too into spoilerish stuff, I just have to say that the fight scenes between Batman and Bane were so damn good. Nolan's ability to film a fight has improved markedly since Batman Begins.

Anyway, how do you guys rank the three movies?

For me, I'm thinking:

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins

Very small gaps between each of them though.

I personally enjoyed "The Dark Knight Rises" the most, probably thanks to all the mind-screws that happened in it. Sadly enough, I can't go back to that night in 2008 when I first saw "The Dark Knight" to give an equal comparison. So from my current vantage point, the latest one, though I can totally see why one would put "The Dark Knight" above that.

[Joe Republic]

I think your signature comparing Romney to a murderer is disrespectful to the victims of the murders in Colorado. 

Haha, wtf?

[Mr. Morden]

Without getting too into spoilerish stuff, I just have to say that the fight scenes between Batman and Bane were so damn good. Nolan's ability to film a fight has improved markedly since Batman Begins.

Anyway, how do you guys rank the three movies?

For me, I'm thinking:

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins

Very small gaps between each of them though.

I think your signature comparing Romney to a murderer is disrespectful to the victims of the murders in Colorado. 

Bane is a fictional character who didn't murder anyone in Colorado.

[King]

This film feels like something that will only get better with time. 

[Eraserhead]

Without getting too into spoilerish stuff, I just have to say that the fight scenes between Batman and Bane were so damn good. Nolan's ability to film a fight has improved markedly since Batman Begins.

Anyway, how do you guys rank the three movies?

For me, I'm thinking:

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. Batman Begins

Very small gaps between each of them though.

I think your signature comparing Romney to a murderer is disrespectful to the victims of the murders in Colorado. 

That's nice. I can't say I really care. I am slightly curious to know what the hell Mitt Romney has to do with the victims in Colorado though? You are aware Bane is a fictional character and it's just a joke too, right?

[tmthforu94]

^^^

Watched it tonight - amazing. My favorite thus far.

[Eraserhead]

The shooting appears to have impacted the box office for this in a very, very negative way. It'll still be big but it certainly won't be challenging most of the major records including The Avengers opening weekend.

It's a far better movie than The Avengers in my opinion. Bummer.

[Beet]

Well I just saw The Dark Knight for the first time yesterday, and saw the The Dark Knight Rises today. And while they're both kind of blurring in my head right now, I'd have to say TDK was the "better" film, in that it presented more of an ethical dilemma. TDKR didn't really present the same kind of ethical problem, it seems as if instead, the loose ends from TDK were wrapped up. Second films in trilogies are often the best because they're the darkest. The writer isn't under pressure to provide a complete, satisfying ending, nor the need to introduce the characters and the world. It's the time of maximal freedom in the trilogy structure. The Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy also fits the same pattern, IMO.

[King]

The strangest thing about this trilogy is that all three movies are incredibly different.  I think that's why TDKR has gotten a few more bad reviews.  TDKR isn't a crime drama.  It's... it really is an epic film.  This will be remembered as a true classic ten years from now.

I'm going to see it again in real IMAX on Wednesday.  I hope those scenes are good.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Saw it. I realize I should've probably rewatched Batman Begins instead of The Dark Knight before it since it has more to do with Batman Begins. I probably will watch Batman Begins before rewatching it. Looks like one of AndrewBerger's "suggestions" after The Dark Knight for the third movie came true as well.

Did anyone notice that Bale had surprisingly low screentime? Probably less than Joseph Gordon-Levitt, he arguably was the true main character.

Also if it's eight years after the last movie, wouldn't that make it set in 2016? That would make Catwoman 30 rather than 26, closer to Anne Hathaway's real age (she can easily pass for either though so no big deal.)

[Simfan34]

All I have to say is after being let down like that, Gotham ought to declare independence.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Well I saw it in IMAX today for the second time. I went to the midnight premiere, but ended up getting way too drunk beforehand and hardly remembered a thing.

This time, I thought it was a classic. It is far different than TDK and has a more Begins type feel to it, but I really loved it. I'm actually surprised people have given it as many negative reviews as it has gotten, but that is to be expected with Ledger no longer in it and how long it was. I plan to see it again. The biggest surprise to me was how good Anne Hathaway was. I remember being a bit disappointed when I heard she was going to be catwoman, but she blew me away.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

There is one thing that kind of really bugged me (big spoiler so I'm white texting it):

The death of Bane. When I saw it I just kind of assumed he died because Batman was harming his mask and he was going crazy, but thought the film never addressed it. It wasn't until afterwards when I read some other things when I realized Catwoman killed him when she rescued Batman, but that's basically a blink and you miss it scene. I'll pay more attention next time I see it, but I'm surprised by the lack of focus on such a big deal.