The Dark Knight Rises (Official Third Nolan Batman Thread)

[CathKhan]

Was anyone else a little off-put by Bane's voice?

At first, but in the second viewing, it just seemed awesome.

And looking at 20RP12's signature: They have Gotham license plates!?

[For Oklahoma]

Was anyone else a little off-put by Bane's voice?

I thought it was really odd. Like Eraser said, it was better in some scenes than in others.

And looking at 20RP12's signature: They have Gotham license plates!?

It looks that way. That's really rad.

[London Man]

Just seen this. Got to say:

You'd have to take that nuke a clean 30 miles away at least to minimise the damage

[Senator Ben]

It looks that way. That's really rad.

They look like Illinois plates that just say Gotham instead.

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Just seen this. Got to say:

You'd have to take that nuke a clean 30 miles away at least to minimise the damage

The movie was certainly not without some plot holes and logical leaps.

[Sibboleth]

I've not seen the film and probably never will, but to continue with the trolling, here be Crooked Timber's take:

http://crookedtimber.org/2012/07/24/the-dark-knight-rises/

[realisticidealist]

Did anyone else think that the agent in the very first scene looked like a younger, slightly more attractive Rick Santorum?

[Keystone Phil]

Did anyone else think that the agent in the very first scene looked like a younger, slightly more attractive Rick Santorum?

It didn't stand out to me so I guess not.

[Communists For McCain]

Well, I had a lengthy review written out for this film.  But then I realized this isn't imdb.com so I'll just leave a few sentences worth of summation:

This is a really good film guys.  You should go see it.  It doesn't suck.  I'd rank it either #3 or #4 for "Best Batman Ever".

Thank you Mr. Nolan sir.  You gave me back my faith in humanity.

[Mr. Morden]

Did anyone else think that the agent in the very first scene looked like a younger, slightly more attractive Rick Santorum?

Wasn't that Aiden Gillen from Game of Thrones?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fAOOJpaKaU

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Well, I had a lengthy review written out for this film.  But then I realized this isn't imdb.com so I'll just leave a few sentences worth of summation:

This is a really good film guys.  You should go see it.  It doesn't suck.  I'd rank it either #3 or #4 for "Best Batman Ever".

Thank you Mr. Nolan sir.  You gave me back my faith in humanity.

Which ones do you put ahead of it?

[Joe Republic]

Just saw it.  Okay, I was impressed.  And yes, I thought it was better than the last one, which frankly I found difficult to follow and was put off by its strange, episodic format.  This one was far more... holistic.  It did seem like Batman himself didn't really get as much screen time though.

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Just saw it.  Okay, I was impressed.  And yes, I thought it was better than the last one, which frankly I found difficult to follow and was put off by its strange, episodic format.  This one was far more... holistic.  It did seem like Batman himself didn't really get as much screen time though.

Interesting. I've met very people who put it ahead of The Dark Knight. What did you think of Batman Begins?

[tb78]

I watched it two weeks ago, and I enjoyed it like I thought I would. I still rate The Dark Knight ahead of it, but it's the second best of the trilogy. Begins was not a bad movie though, it's one of those few series where it's sequels get better.

[Comrade Funk]

Good, but the weakest of the three imo.

TDK
Batman Begins
TDKR

[realisticidealist]

I've only seen it once, but Rises was my favorite, with Begins number two. The Dark Knight just isn't very interesting honestly. Ledger did a great job, but the movie's rather mediocre beyond that; it's just a bit boring and drags on forever (Rises is longer, but it doesn't feel long. In fact it feels like it could have easily been longer). As far as Rises goes, I think Hardy did a marvelous job too, and I actually preferred Bane as a villian due to him actually being threatening. If Batman wanted to, he could have snapped the Joker's neck, but, for most of Rises, it felt like Batman had no shot against Bane. Plus the stakes were so much higher in Rises, and I tend to enjoy more grandiose movies with the highest (reasonably) possible stakes. Hathaway, Caine, and JGL did pretty great jobs as well in Rises, plus I think Bale had to actually act as opposed to most of the rest of the series.

[Senator Snowstalker]

http://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=157033.msg3375872#new

Finally got to see it (matinee ). Great overall, but some parts were a bit silly (Batman shouting about the trigger in that voice was total Narm), and Hathaway, despite her ass, was a bit weak (Michale Caine was probably the best actor).

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Obama (who is known to be something of a comic book fan) saw it and really dug Catwoman:

http://comicbook.com/blog/2012/08/06/the-dark-knight-rises-president-obama-likes-catwoman/

[Californian Tony]

Finally watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, found them both better than this one. The Dark Knight is by far my favorite.

[Politico]

I have not read any of this thread, but I would like to point out that it is insane how many views/pages it has.

Good movie, BTW. I preferred the last one, though (And Inception is Nolan's masterpiece thus far). My favorite part in the entire series was the time he took out the Joker's semi and the ensuing "hit me! HIT ME!" Seeing the bike for the first time probably had a lot to do with it. That is one of the few times I've ever been on the edge of my seat in a movie.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Finally watched this. I thought that Anne Hathaway was fantastic as Catwoman, and really the entire cast was brilliant. My only qualm was that while they tied in Dent and Ra's (TDK and BB), they didn't make a reference to the Joker directly. Yes, I know that there's the respect issue, but in terms of storytelling, I felt that they should've tied in something for continuity's sake.

Anyways, best third movie ever, and the perfect way to end the series.

[anvi]

Saw this last evening, and enjoyed it, but thought The Dark Knight was more interesting.

I'm not very familiar with the comic and the history of the villains.  I understand how Bane and Talia are tied together, but I didn't really understand the storyline behind Talia's father and how she is fulfilling his mission or dream by doing all this.  Can someone help me connect the dots there?  Thanks!

[All life is a blur of Republicans and meat.]

Saw this last evening, and enjoyed it, but thought The Dark Knight was more interesting.

I'm not very familiar with the comic and the history of the villains.  I understand how Bane and Talia are tied together, but I didn't really understand the storyline behind Talia's father and how she is fulfilling his mission or dream by doing all this.  Can someone help me connect the dots there?  Thanks!

Have you seen Batman Begins?

[anvi]

Batman Begins was the one in the trilogy I missed.

[CathKhan]

Batman Begins was the one in the trilogy I missed.

Well there ya go. In it, Ra's tries to destroy Gotham.