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[Expendable.]

My reviewer who loves the other Nolan Batman films saw it: "I have about eight million things to say about The Dark Knight Rises -- most of them positive, some in confused frustration. Powerful, epic, filled with moments of grandness, moments of bizarre stupidity." Said he'd give it a B+ probably.

He also said there is

Spoiler

a specific moment (possible one shot) that nearly undercuts the whole finale.

Interested to know what it is.

 

[CaptainSchwann]

Idk assuming TDKR stays in the 80% range, I think that's good considering that's where his last movie (Inception) scored. And I LOVED Inception.

 

[BannedEpisode]

Any of you folks see this?

HUB made a commercial for their animated series marathon that lines up with the release of TDKR.

Remake of the trailer with animated cuts.

 

[Dany]

Any of you folks see this?

HUB made a commercial for their animated series marathon that lines up with the release of TDKR.

Remake of the trailer with animated cuts.

There were fan mades one awhile ago, are these them?

nvm, these are different.

 

[BannedEpisode]

There were fan mades one awhile ago, are these them?

No Hub made this. Its an actual commercial.

 

[LM4sure]

How much of the film is shot in imax? Should I see this in imax? The theater is a good 30 minutes away from me and tickets are sold out all weekend.

 

[Expendable.]

How much of the film is shot in imax? Should I see this in imax? The theater is a good 30 minutes away from me and tickets are sold out all weekend.

72 minutes. Yes, according to everyone that's seen it.

 

[Daft_Cat]

Idk assuming TDKR stays in the 80% range, I think that's good considering that's where his last movie (Inception) scored. And I LOVED Inception.

...and there are many who think Inception's a better film than TDK.

When the films are all this close in reception (84-94), using the aggregate numbers as a ranking is pretty unreliable.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Idk assuming TDKR stays in the 80% range, I think that's good considering that's where his last movie (Inception) scored. And I LOVED Inception.

No way it dips into the 70's. I would be shocked at least. I guess we still have a couple hundred reviews to go, though. So who knows.

 

[neoism]

For some reason, it works. He looks so young at times in BB

lol yeah it took 5 or more years off. lol

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Any of you folks see this?

HUB made a commercial for their animated series marathon that lines up with the release of TDKR.

Remake of the trailer with animated cuts.

THAT WAS AWESOME! How'd they get the original actors to reprise their roles?

 

[effzee]

Well this movie def seems more divisive and I think a large part of that is simply the lack of a villain like the Joker. Which might be a good thing for a lot of us since all people seem to care about or like in TDK is the Joker. Going everyone knew no matter which villain they picked and no matter how well its portrayed, no one was going to top Heath and his Joker. Not this soon.

Still why are people discrediting actual critics like Ebert? Its not like he has some bias against Nolan or Batman. He loved the previous ones. And this one he likes too but slightly less.

I wonder how much the expectations part this time is hurting the movie. Its good for me for now since its lowering my expectations a degree, compared to TDK which was receiving so much praise that it was impossible to live up to.

 

[cackhyena]

Greatest movie of the 00s has a 51% score on Rotten Tomatoes. And in that case it probably has kept plenty of people from seeing it.

? Enlighten me.

 

[fallengorn]

Any of you folks see this?

HUB made a commercial for their animated series marathon that lines up with the release of TDKR.

Remake of the trailer with animated cuts.

They got the original VAs to do it? Sweet.

 

[LM4sure]

72 minutes. Yes, according to everyone that's seen it.

Fuck! I have to wait 2 weeks to see it then. Oh well. Guess I will steer clear of this thread until then.

 

[effzee]

Fuck! I have to wait 2 weeks to see it then. Oh well. Guess I will steer clear of this thread until then.

Or do both?

I know I will see it more than once in the theaters. IMAX is $20 per ticket, so that might be only once. Second viewing will be regular theater.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Is this song on the soundtrack?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASQqjK47c04

Starts @ 1:08

 

[LM4sure]

Or do both?

I know I will see it more than once in the theaters. IMAX is $20 per ticket, so that might be only once. Second viewing will be regular theater.

That's an option...

$20 a ticket?! Yikes! The Imax theater near me has tickets for about $12. I think that's cheaper than the standard theater.

 

[BannedEpisode]

? Enlighten me.

Well he must be mistaken because Lost in Translation has a 95%.

 

[Zeliard]

? Enlighten me.

The Fountain :>

Well he must be mistaken because Lost in Translation has a 95%.

That is one of my favs as well.

 

[cackhyena]

You know what? I haven't seen that movie since it came out and I did find that I liked it a lot. No clue why as I can't remember shit about it now. Love Weisz, though. That she isn't in more movies is a crime.

 

[ezekial45]

Is this song on the soundtrack?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASQqjK47c04

Starts @ 1:08

Nope. I'm convinced this was just made for the trailers.

 

[cackhyena]

Nope. I'm convinced this was just made for the trailers.

Sucks. Love that one.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

The Fountain :>



That is one of my favs as well.

That may look like a tree of life, but it is no Tree of Life.

 

[Zeliard]

That may look like a tree of life, but it is no Tree of Life.

Two great tastes that taste great together.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Nope. I'm convinced this was just made for the trailers.

Damn, that really is a shame...such an awesome track.

 

[TheKaeptain]

So the biggest Ebert "controversy" this year remains his one-star review for The Raid.

I don't know why people don't get Ebert and his hate for violent action flicks.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

Ebert gives TDK 4 stars, fans rejoice!

Ebert gives TDKR 3 stars, fans say he's got no credibility anymore.

Batman fans are borderline fascists... It's "Say it's good or you're not credible", for everybody. If you say it's bad, we'll go check your past and find out if you liked any movie we don't like, and then say you've got no credibility. But if the critic likes TDKR, then, no need to check for his background, his opinion is instantly redeemed by his adoration of Nolan.

Seriously, guys, you're pathetic.

 

[Fry]

I turned off both The Fountain and Tree of Life before it hit the first hour. Awful movies.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Ebert gives TDK 4 stars, fans rejoice!

Ebert gives TDKR 3 stars, fans say he's got no credibility anymore.

Batman fans are borderline fascists... It's "Say it's good or you're not credible", for everybody. If you say it's bad, we'll go check your past and find out if you liked any movie we don't like, and then say you've got no credibility. But if the critic likes TDKR, then, no need to check for his background, his opinion is instantly redeemed by his adoration of Nolan.

Seriously, guys, you're pathetic.

I don't think you know what a fascist is.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

I don't think you know what a fascist is.

I'm using it in a metaphorical sense, in accordance with its "forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism" side.

Thank you for answering, though.

 

[neojubei]

Soundtrack is on spotify if anyone is interested.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Ebert gives TDK 4 stars, fans rejoice!

Ebert gives TDKR 3 stars, fans say he's got no credibility anymore.

Batman fans are borderline fascists... It's "Say it's good or you're not credible", for everybody. If you say it's bad, we'll go check your past and find out if you liked any movie we don't like, and then say you've got no credibility. But if the critic likes TDKR, then, no need to check for his background, his opinion is instantly redeemed by his adoration of Nolan.

Seriously, guys, you're pathetic.

I don't think that's what a fascist is.

And why do you keep coming back here? Everything you do here is just negative.

 

[MrPink93485]

I turned off both The Fountain and Tree of Life before it hit the first hour. Awful movies.

Ironically, I felt the Tree of Life gets much better after the 40-45 minute mark. The childhood stuff is when it's most riveting.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

I don't think that's what a fascist is.

Already answered to that.

And why do you keep coming back here? Everything you do here is just negative.

Trying to shine a light on this critical bullying phenomenon that you guys seem to be unaware of, and that's been recently mainly associated with superhero films and.. Nolan.


And, yeah, Nolan wishes he could do The Tree of Life once in his life.

 

[Angry Fork]

Tree of Life deserves the 6.9 on imdb, it has some good stuff but I can only classify it as watchable. I was really hyped too but I didn't really get anything out of it. Brad Pitt family parts were the best bits.

I don't know why people don't get Ebert and his hate for violent action flicks.

He loves Tarantino though, so I guess if it has good dialogue/characters he's okay with it.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Already answered to that.

Trying to shine a light on this critical bullying phenomenon that you guys seem to be unaware of, and that's been recently mainly associated with superhero films and.. Nolan.

Didn't one of the critics submit a negative review before he even watched the movie?

That's uncool.

 

[JB1981]

Just finished BB and now onto TDK after not seeing it in a while. TDK takes a while to get rolling but it does have a pretty fantastic opening

BB is on FX right now btw. When WB does a reboot I want something darker, otherworldly, more of a comic book in nature

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

This is the same guy that gave Magic Mike a higher score his credibility is long dead.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-28/entertainment/sc-mov-0626-magic-mike-20120628_1_alex-pettyfer-channing-tatum-strippers

You made a funny.

 

[neoism]

I turned off both The Fountain and Tree of Life before it hit the first hour. Awful movies.

 

[vicissitudes]

I don't think that's what a fascist is.

And why do you keep coming back here? Everything you do here is just negative.

He's just trying to show us how pathetic our attempts to control reviews really are.

 

[Lonestar]

Not sure if this is a professional trailer or something put together, but I liked it.

Dark Knight Trilogy Trailer

 

[Angry Fork]

rofl what the hell

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Consensus overall: did you like BB and TDK?

If yes: you will like TDKR

End of story. Shocking.

 

[Dahbomb]

Reviewers thrive on the indulgence of fanboy backlashes.

 

[neoism]

Not sure if this is a professional trailer or something put together, but I liked it.

Dark Knight Trilogy Trailer

wooow had to stop it at the rises part but a very well edited trailer

 

[Guevara]

Consensus overall: did you like BB and TDK?

If yes: you will like TDKR

End of story. Shocking.

What if I liked BB but though TDK was overwrought and too long?

 

[Foreign Jackass]

Didn't one of the critics submit a negative review before he even watched the movie?

That's uncool.

You know what's even more uncool? Trashing a reviewer who gave a negative review without even seeing the movie. You know why that happens? Because you're so convinced the movie is going to be the best movie ever that you won't even care how it ends up : you'll just LOVE it.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

What if I liked BB but though TDK was overwrought and too long?

most consider this one to be closer to BB so if you liked BB, you'll like this one.

If you disliked BB but liked TDK, you may or may not like this one (you're also weird).

 

[Daft_Cat]

Ebert gives TDKR 3 stars, fans say he's got no credibility anymore.

Your words, not this threads. We love Ebert. We're damn scared of his spoilery reviews, but outside of a couple self-aware jokes, no one here really seems to give much of a shit.

Your criticism would be better directed at a place like SHH.

You know what's even more uncool? Trashing a reviewer who gave a negative review without even seeing the movie. You know why that happens? Because you're so convinced the movie is going to be the best movie ever that you won't even care how it ends up : you'll just LOVE it.

Why are you acting so emotional/intense?