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  • RobbyD462
    RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,812
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,880
    uninnocent- wrote:
    I was not impressed with this film. I have been a big fan of Nolan's movies for a long time and can say safely that The Dark Knight Rises is the weakest of his career. It just felt like he tried too hard to create an 'epic' feel for the movie, but ultimately it fell flat. I couldn't get a good feel for the new characters; they felt undeveloped and the acting wasn't as strong as one would expect from these actors.

    As an avid comic book reader and film fan, none of the twists were surprising for me. That's not to say that the movie wasn't without its merits. The direction in the action scenes was well done and the special effects were great.

    On IMDB I ranked this film 7/10 upon first viewing.

    I respect your opinion.This is a disaster movie vs a crime drama like dark knight. I enjoyed Bruce's journey in this one, being both mentally and physically destroyed. The dark knight story was more self contained as this one was a mucher bigger world or scope.

    I would say the script isn't as good, the action is better and The ending is terrific.

    And yes some of the twists were seen a mile away unlike let's say when Joker escapes for instance. It's tough living up to the last film.... But if Nolan's primary goal was to wrap up loose ends and close out a trilogy, big success IMO

    The dark knight was revolutionary... This is more conventional in the story. It felt like it grabbed pcs from other big budget movies

    But like I said I felt it was done well

    I'd say now after letting it sync in

    The Dark Knight- 9/10
    The Dark Knight Rises 8.5/10
    Batman begins 8/10

    But in 70mm IMAX the set pcs were crazy :thumbup:
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    WOW!

    Christopher Nolan is a genius. Still amazed by the movie. Definitely going to see it again. I haven't been able to get the ending out of my head all night.
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  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    gonna see it again today. went to the midnight showing then went straight to work so i didnt get a chance to see it last night cause i needed some sleep. i really liked it but i have to see it more then once to compare it fairly to DK, which i saw like a million times. I thought bane was great. joker was out to prove gotham was full of crazy people, bane just wanted to destroy them, starting with the rich (most powerful). i felt this one was bleaker and had less humor in it. no jokes between alfred and bruce, or bruce playing up the careless playboy. nothing like that. everything was serious in this one.

    i thought there was some loose ends in here, but there was in DK too. my main complaint was nolan pretty much promised the trilogy would have a conclusion for no sequels, so no one could pick it up in hollywood. but the movie ended with all kinds of possible options for future movies.
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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    This movie badly needed to just say to hell with it and take the R rating. I can't stand it when 2 characters are brutalizing each other on screen yet neither has a scratch or bruise. People getting shot all over the place yet never any blood. Not that I want unnecessary gore, but c'mon, it's almost like the old cartoon GI Joe/Cobra war where there were never any casualties. Anytime a plane blows up you see the pilot parachute to safety. Also, as much as I love him as "joker" in "Full Metal Jacket", Matthew Modine was awful in this film. Still enjoyed it, but at times I felt like George Lucas wrote some of the cheesy dialogue.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I liked it. It was as good as Batman Begins.


    Not as good as The Dark Knight, but I never thought it would be. TDK is the greatest superhero movie ever.
  • curlygirly9
    curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    Heisenberg wrote:
    This movie badly needed to just say to hell with it and take the R rating. I can't stand it when 2 characters are brutalizing each other on screen yet neither has a scratch or bruise. People getting shot all over the place yet never any blood. Not that I want unnecessary gore, but c'mon, it's almost like the old cartoon GI Joe/Cobra war where there were never any casualties. Anytime a plane blows up you see the pilot parachute to safety. Also, as much as I love him as "joker" in "Full Metal Jacket", Matthew Modine was awful in this film. Still enjoyed it, but at times I felt like George Lucas wrote some of the cheesy dialogue.

    I agree with you. I really liked the movie still, it's hard to beat the Dark Knight, which it certainly didn't, but I noticed the bad dialogue too, and I actually didn't realize it wasn't rated R until hearing about the shootings and all the young kids in the theater. I remember thinking how violent it was when watching it, but not in a gory way, and was curious about the rating. It was pretty brutal despite the rating, I thought.
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    TDK is the greatest superhero movie ever.
    100% agree. No superhero movie will be able to compare to TDK.
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,880
    everyone knows R rating means less $$

    These type of films will always be PG 13
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Newch91 wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    TDK is the greatest superhero movie ever.
    100% agree. No superhero movie will be able to compare to TDK.
    Watchmen < TDK imo

    So Crojam, How was it? sounds like i heard wrong.
  • Better Dan
    Better Dan Posts: 5,684
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Was a little disappointed this wasn't shot in Chicago.

    Half of the first one was and most of the second one was.


    It didn't quite feel or look like the Gotham created in the first two movies.
  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    curlygirly9 wrote:
    Heisenberg wrote:
    This movie badly needed to just say to hell with it and take the R rating. I can't stand it when 2 characters are brutalizing each other on screen yet neither has a scratch or bruise. People getting shot all over the place yet never any blood. Not that I want unnecessary gore, but c'mon, it's almost like the old cartoon GI Joe/Cobra war where there were never any casualties. Anytime a plane blows up you see the pilot parachute to safety. Also, as much as I love him as "joker" in "Full Metal Jacket", Matthew Modine was awful in this film. Still enjoyed it, but at times I felt like George Lucas wrote some of the cheesy dialogue.

    I agree with you. I really liked the movie still, it's hard to beat the Dark Knight, which it certainly didn't, but I noticed the bad dialogue too, and I actually didn't realize it wasn't rated R until hearing about the shootings and all the young kids in the theater. I remember thinking how violent it was when watching it, but not in a gory way, and was curious about the rating. It was pretty brutal despite the rating, I thought.

    It's blockbuster's way of getting around the R rating. The MPAA has proven to be fine with just about any amount of violence as long as there is no blood. Violence is violence dummies. If you're gonna let the film be violent, at least let it be realistic.
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Newch91 wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    TDK is the greatest superhero movie ever.
    100% agree. No superhero movie will be able to compare to TDK.
    Watching TDK now..better actors, Batman in his prime. A lot of
    Talk about how TDKR is more epic, but I'm not seeing it..


    Will have to wait til it's out on bluray and rewatch.. Still a good way to end the series.
  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    I've been a huge Batman fan since I was child, still love the comic, and was supposed to see it this weekend; but I just feel it's completely ruined for me now, like no matter what I'm not gonna be able to get into it and like it. I know it sounds a bit silly, but I was just a huge Batman fan, I'll just stick to the comic I suppose.
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    marcos wrote:
    I've been a huge Batman fan since I was child, still love the comic, and was supposed to see it this weekend; but I just feel it's completely ruined for me now, like no matter what I'm not gonna be able to get into it and like it. I know it sounds a bit silly, but I was just a huge Batman fan, I'll just stick to the comic I suppose.


    you dont mention why though. Because of the shootings?
  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    well im going to be controversial and say i liked this better than the dark knight. I think the only thing TDKR was missing was heaths incredible performance. In all other areas this movie topped TDK. that said tom hardy was amazing in his role and definitely stepped up. I found TDKR to be more tension filled, the fight and battle scenes more interesting, and the climax and denouement more epic and satisfying. It definitely felt like a movie made to be seen in IMAX, and sounded and looked great. Nolan captures that moment well, i dont know what youd call it, not really tension or anxiety, but more this idea stuff is going down and happening, like at the stock market, or in the final battle scenes, or at the prison etc...
  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I to think this movie is actually better then TDK. TDK seems like a long movie even though it was shorter then TDKR. I remember glancing at my watch while watching TDK the first time and going, holy crap this isn't even a hour into it, feeling like I was in there for 2 hours already. TDKR just flew through, and I was wired. Pretty much predictable for most of the major twist (in my opinion), but was still well done. Great acting as well. Now I'll say this TDK to me seemed less predictable. I do enjoy all three films though.
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I wont go to see this. Ill wait for it to come out on VHS.
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  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    The script sucked, this movie was such a disjointed mess I was bored throughout, thought about leaving more than a few times.

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