The Dark Knight Rises

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

The Dark Knight Rises

Awkward Smile · Inconsiderate Hardcore Lesbian

Are you excited?
I'm excited.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I'm seeing it on Sunday. I'm very excited.

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

I was planning on watching this tonight...

And then I looked at the news

...So maybe I'll just watch Ice Age or something instead

Spoiler: Yeah right. But seriously, that's just so unbelievably horrible and depressing.

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

That was one awesome movie.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Woah, watch it with the spoilers, buddy!

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

POLL TIME.

VOTE OR DIE.

Awkward Smile · Inconsiderate Hardcore Lesbian

Tried to see it last night, but the lines were ridiculous.

Jason · Only in cartoons

I just saw it. It was great.

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

Pizza · Sheriff of Paddy's

Bane was badass, but I would've liked him better without that goofy German Darth Vader voice. And damn that Anne Hathaway is fizzine.

Jason · Only in cartoons

I voted for TDK. I thought TDKR was great, and an excellent end to the trilogy, but TDK was better on its merits. The pacing in TDKR felt rushed through most of the movie, as though they were trying to fit too much movie into too little time. There were also a few things that stuck out for me in TDKR, which made it difficult for me to suspend my disbelief. I don't remember that happening in TDK. But again, TDKR is fantastic and everyone should see it.

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

seeing it in half an hour

can't wait!

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

Eh, I could see the Joker getting in line behind Bane's plan. He'd probably find it hilarious.

But in any case, I was just thinking about the possibility of giving him a brief cameo. He would have been great as the "judge" in those scenes.

And I agree that Bane's speech to Bruce in the prison was amazing. Bane was just an all-around fantastic villain.

-- Edited by john31584 on Monday 23rd of July 2012 08:46:20 PM

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

well, that was awesome.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

Jason wrote:
I voted for TDK. I thought TDKR was great, and an excellent end to the trilogy, but TDK was better on its merits. The pacing in TDKR felt rushed through most of the movie, as though they were trying to fit too much movie into too little time. There were also a few things that stuck out for me in TDKR, which made it difficult for me to suspend my disbelief. I don't remember that happening in TDK. But again, TDKR is fantastic and everyone should see it.

Exactly

john31584 · Zinc Saucier

I'm gonna have to go with The Dark Knight, as well. Though that is definitely not a knock against The Dark Knight Rises, which I loved.

TDKR felt a little bit clunky in parts, mainly because they tried to cram too many new characters and storylines into 2 1/2 hours. But Bane was a great villain, and I was really surprised at how much I liked the Selena Kyle character. She was one of the best parts of the movie, I thought.

But, for a movie ostensibly about Batman, Batman has relatively little screen time in TDKR. And while I enjoyed Cillian Murphy's Scarecrow cameo, that scene just made me sad about Heath Ledger all over again, because I thought about how awesome it would have been to have the Joker in his place.

DEATHPIGGIE · I'm fat and nobody likes me

The Joker probably would have tried to blow up the bomb early. I think the movie would be a completely different movie with Joker in it.

How great was that scene where Bane explained his plot to a crippled Bruce? And I think there's a reason, or at least there is reason that it's good that this movie was Bruce heavy. This was about him regaining his identity as a normal man, as opposed to most literature where the Batman alter-ego wins out.

Jason · Only in cartoons

Spoiler: It made sense that Bane would explain his plan to Batman when he was crippled, but it didn't make sense to me that whatsherface-from-Inception would go on about her biography while holding a knife in Batman's side. That felt a little cliche Bond-villainy.

Awkward Smile · Inconsiderate Hardcore Lesbian

Pizza wrote:
Bane was badass, but I would've liked him better without that goofy German Darth Vader voice. And damn that Anne Hathaway is fizzine.

Hells yeah. I usually find her boring... except for that one time in Brokeback Mountain when she flashed her boobies.

Gordon-Levitt was also hot.