The Dark Knight Rises (Batman in Pittsburgh)

[Story]

Haven't seen a thread on this yet, so:

1. The backstory

2. Some photos and a trailer


3. A moron straight out of central casting...

 

[Story]

"Listen, is this the costume that artist Darwyn Cooke revamped for his 'Catwoman' run? The one that marked her shift from slinky, skintight femme fatale to flawed-but-furious thief and defender of the downtrodden? No," said Marc Bernardin, a writer for Syfy's "Alphas" and DC Comics' "The Authority." "But it's shiny, black, seemingly functional, and has at least one zipper. Which makes it OK in my book — hey, I like zippers."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668577/catwoman-costume-anne-hathaway-dark-knight-rises-2.jhtml

 

[Rats Riley]

3. A moron straight out of central casting...[/QUOTE]
What an idiot!

We tend to call such customers "criminal masterminds", because "job security" YES... However Lex Luthor they are NOT!

 

[Story]

Anne Hathaway needs to you know: Don't rush to judge Catwoman's costume in "The Dark Knight Rises." Apparently, we haven't seen a thing when it comes to the form-fitting costume. Friday's snapshot of Hathaway in character as the feline alter-ego of Selina Kyle got a lukewarm reception for, well, its lukewarm aesthetics. Annie's not having that.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/08/anne-hathaway-catwoman-suit-dark-knight-rises.html

 

[Story]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-shows-figure-brings-Catwoman-big-screen.html

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

Is mthis the only thread to The Dark Knight Rises? Maybe it is already yesterdays news for you but in germany it is the first week on the big screens. Oh well, I saw it yesterday and wa a little disappointed. Didn't like Bane and his gang and the whole look of it. Much more like a normal action movie and less like a comic movie. I loved the Burton movies, especially Batman Returns but The Dark Knight with the Joker was cool as well. Not sure about the new one...

 

[Phantomfixer]

I usually do not go in for these movies, having said that, I liked it. The plot flowed logically and had a small twist. The movie kinda grabbed me. I have seen other Batman movies over the years and was not impressed with their story lines. Bale and Hathaway worked well together. Cillian Murphy had a cool role and played it well..

 

[Undertow]

This movie was "Eh," for me. I grew up with the Burton films and loved them. The first two Nolan films were nearly flawless, albeit lacking something. The third film kinda reiterated that feeling for me.

I don't know WHAT was missing, but I feel like it was something of substance. It felt like something just wasn't there. I thought Bane had so much potential and he ended up being pretty static. Same with Batman. I was waiting for something really chewy to come up and instead you get this meh feeling after all was said and done.

However - the movie as a whole was still great. I really enjoyed the experience. I thought the end was fantastic. I thought the dynamics between Alfred and Bruce were a great touch and I liked the film overall.

In fact, I think this series is the end-all-be-all of Batman films. This was seriously an excellent job. It's just that modern filmmaking always seems to be lacking something, I just can't get my finger on what.

 

[Edward]

In some ways I enjoyed it more than The Dark Knight - surprisingly so, as the Joker is not my favourite Batman villain but rather my favourite Batman character of all of them. Including Bats himself. And not only because he beat Robin to death (hey, it's okay to want a fictional character dead, right??). I liked Bane. He put me in mind of James Mason voicing Darth Vader. I did not have the problem that a lot of people report re being able to understand him. The pacing was much better than the previous film , which had the feel of being just about fifteen minutes too long to me. I'm looking forward to sitting down with all three and re-watching as a set on DVD.

Overall, Nolan's Batman is not my Batman. The nearest I've seen to that coming to life on screen is Batman The Animated Series. If they could take the aesthetic of that and put it on screen with the grit of Nolan (of course TAS was surprisingly gritty for a cartoon ostensibly aimed at kids. One of the few which doesn't patronise them terribly.). Burton came close (on a very recent rewatching on television, it struck me that it was only really the cars were "wrong"...). The one thing I've always felt just a little lacking in every screen iteration was the Batsuit. I'd like to see a return to the original Forties suit (maybe still all black, though.... adding the grey has too many uncomfortable Adam West associations), with the smaller ears - a more aggressive, sinister look to it. I've really enjoyed Nolan's take on "how Batman might be in real life" (even if some of it was a stretch - as we know now about the gliding cape! ;-) ), but next time (I'm guessing probably around the end of the decade) I'd like to see something really stylised again.

 

[Feraud]

Undertow, I wonder if it is modern filmmaking or the media saturation that is raising expectations to unrealistic levels?
Before this era of media and social networking where every image and speculation is analysed ad infinitum (or is it ad nauseum?) months or years before a movie is released you would see the movie first then discuss it.
We live in a time when marketing and hype can burn us out on a film before we see it.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

I don't know WHAT was missing, but I feel like it was something of substance. It felt like something just wasn't there.

Yes, same here. I liked the last movie though so it was not the modernisation itself.

I thought the dynamics between Alfred and Bruce were a great touch

Yes! I almost forget to mention but this was the only human touch at all. Everything else was too constructed. Even the orphans seemed like a gimmick to show how heartless the other cops are. Big explosions don't equal suspense. Sympathy towards the characters does. I had rather less interest in most of them with exception of Alfred. Haha. Man, I am soft.

Edward, that's funny. I felt this one was too long and The Dark Knight was just right. Haha. Well, maybe it is just pour inner clock and attention span at the day we saw the movies the first time.

Freaud. Yes, the expectations were quite high. Maybe I liked it more when I would see it without trailers and stuff. But maybe I would have been even more disappointed. I reall can't tell.

 

[Undertow]

I think movies ARE hyped to nearly impossible levels. Apparently, you can't get anyone into a theater seat without promising them the film will be THE most spectacular event yet to come. Maybe that's a money thing? Maybe they're trying to show you the "value" of attending that specific film over any others? I don't get it. By the time I see a movie, I already know everything about it, and it's not like I'm even researching it.

Yes, the Alfred aspect was when the substance entered and then (quite literally) left. In fact, it felt like much of the movie was just distractions. [huh] Don't get me wrong, I really did like the movie, but not as a piece of filmmaking so much as just another comic book action movie with cool characters and a couple tense moments. [huh]

 

[Atticus Finch]

I saw it at an UltraMax theater in Wisconsin which evidently has the loudest surround sound system on earth. My only complaint was that the noise of the explosions, gunfire, squealing tires and whatnot often completely drowned out the dialog....especially Bane's lines. I spent half the movie struggling to understand what Bane was saying. Hard to be terribly intimidated by someone who mumbles his way through the entire film.

AF

 

[Undertow]

I saw it at an UltraMax theater in Wisconsin which evidently has the loudest surround sound system on earth. My only complaint was that the noise of the explosions, gunfire, squealing tires and whatnot often completely drowned out the dialog....especially Bane's lines. I spent half the movie struggling to understand what Bane was saying. Hard to be terribly intimidated by someone who mumbles his way through the entire film.

AF

I've heard this from some, and not others. I think the difference must have been the theater you'd attended. I had no issues hearing Bane - clear as a bell. [huh]

 

[Doctor Strange]

I finally saw it and liked it. I'm somehow not quite as impressed as with the previous two films, but it (mostly) avoided the bloat and self-indulgence that typically mark third films. I had a few issues though (another ticking-time-bomb third act, really?!?), and wished it was actually more about Batman than (as in The Dark Knight) the illusion of being about relevant real-world problems. But there's no question that it's a class act, and this trilogy will surely remain one of the beloved classic interpretations of Batman.

That said, I'm with Edward: Batman: The Animated Series still remains the perfect interpretation of the character/mythos for me.

 

[jimmycarry]

Really nice movie to see. I have watched it with mine friends and we all enjoyed it so much. Batman is awesome as he ever.... Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne was nice. now i'm looking for the next movie of this series that probably as nice as this movie........

 

[Doctor Damage]

I finally saw it and liked it. I'm somehow not quite as impressed as with the previous two films, but it (mostly) avoided the bloat and self-indulgence that typically mark third films. I had a few issues though (another ticking-time-bomb third act, really?!?), and wished it was actually more about Batman rather than the illusion of being about relevant real-world problems.

I agree, and I would add that in a couple places it seemed like several minutes of film were cut out (making the story jump) and the female villian(sp) seemed to be impossibly everywhere in the film (for a while I thought there were two characters who looked the same). I just found myself giving up at some point, and when the ticking time bomb was introduced the movie became unsalvagable in my opinion. Bain wasn't menacing; sure, he could administer a good beating and had a weird Euro-trash/Euro-terrorist accent, but one head shot and that's the end of him. Gary Oldman was good but seemed to be the only actor taking the movie seriously or making an effort, and I could sense frustration coming from him. Batman seemed ineffectual in the film, and when he showed up at the end to 'save' the city, it seemed like too little too late and an appearance by John McClane would have been more appropriate given the storyline.