The Dark Knight Rises |OT| The Legend Ends (Warning: Unmarked Spoilers Within)

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Screw your RT

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What's even weirder is that it's not even counted.
 
I just did what I do best. I took your little plan and I turned it on itself.

Look what I did to this thread with a few out of context quotes and Rotten Tomatoes reviews. Hmmm?

You know...You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan." Even if the plan is horrifying!

If, tomorrow, I tell GAF that, like, a junior poster will get banned, or Solo plays with Nolan-GAF, nobody panics, because it's all "part of the plan." But when I say that one little old movie won't have a 90% RT rating, well then everyone LOSES THEIR MINDS!!!

Totally read this in Joker voice :D
 
I rewatched Begins and TDK last night; I forgot how great the are. The scenes where Batman takes out the goons at the docks in Begins and his assault on the SWAT team in TDK are just so awesome.

And the RAGE when he goes after Sal in the nightclub? AWESOME.

Yeah love those scenes. If you love some Bats anger... whoo whee, you're in for a show tonight son
 
I'm tired of reviewers discussing Nolan's Batman as dark and brooding, as if that's novel.

The character is dark. He is moody. He's supposed to be humorless.
 
I rewatched Begins and TDK last night; I forgot how great the are. The scenes where Batman takes out the goons at the docks in Begins and his assault on the SWAT team in TDK are just so awesome.

And the RAGE when he goes after Sal in the nightclub? AWESOME.

I rewatched begins last night as well. The scene where Bruce refuses the league of shadows gets no love. I even forgot about it and it's easily one of the better action scenes in the movie. I personally didn't like the dock fight though. I understood why it was edited like that but my eyes were all:

"What!... HUH!... WHUH!... GAH... JESUS...!!!"
 
I rewatched begins last night as well. The scene where Bruce refuses the league of shadows gets no love. I even forgot about it and it's easily one of the better action scenes in the movie. I personally didn't like the dock fight though. I understood why it was edited like that but my eyes were all:

"What!... HUH!... WHUH!... GAH... JESUS...!!!"

I can't help but think about all the people Bruce inadvertently killed during his fight with fake R'as every time I watch that scene.
 
I'm tired of reviewers discussing Nolan's Batman as dark and brooding, as if that's novel.

The character is dark. He is moody. He's supposed to be humorless.

Batman has spent just as much time, if not more, being a pretty cheery character. Outside of a few stories he's usually surrounded by friends in a brightly colored world.
 
As hyped as I am about this movie, I hope this is the last Batman that is this overly serious and dramatic. I obviously don't want to revert back to Schumacher standards, but it would be nice to have a more comic-book styled Batman that isn't completely realistic.
 
As hyped as I am about this movie, I hope this is the last Batman that is this overly serious and dramatic. I obviously don't want to revert back to Schumacher standards, but it would be nice to have a more comic-book styled Batman that isn't completely realistic.

Agreed. If they reboot the franchise I would love it to be along the lines of the Adam West Batman but even more aware of itself. I just don't see a reason to be serious anymore.
 
I don't need Adam West Batman, but I think we've enough of these super-duper-serious stories about a billionaire with daddy issues dressing up like a giant bat.

inb4Synder reboot that's even darker, grittier origin story with 90 minutes of film stretched out to 140 thanks to slo-mo
 
Not going to happen.

But I want it :(

I don't know. I feel like these Nolan films are very specific in tone. So the next reboot should either be this or not this. Anything close to it would be strange to me. It would feel like a sad attempt. In theory of course. Not to say someone else couldn't come in and direct the shit out of a Batman movie but if it's all serious again we'd just compare in to Nolans films which would ultimately hurt it.
 
There's a consensus up on RT now for those who keep asking what the general vibe is:

"The Dark Knight Rises is an ambitious, thoughtful, and potent action film that concludes Christopher Nolan's franchise in spectacular fashion, even if it doesn't quite meet the high standard set by its predecessor."

Interesting that they tacked on that last bit since the average score for TDKR is currently at a franchise best for both general and top critics.

I guess they figure it'll go down.
 
Batman has spent just as much time, if not more, being a pretty cheery character. Outside of a few stories he's usually surrounded by friends in a brightly colored world.

The camp was due in large part concerns the character had become too dark. Once they exited out of an era of silliness, the character returned to his darker roots.

Batman has always had colorful villains, but he himself is not that much fun. And why should he be? The character's origin comes from witnessing murder of his parents.

Some of the best Batman stories, like "Year One," "The Long Halloween," "The Killing Joke" and "The Dark Knight Returns" are very dark.
 
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