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I agree with that ranking. TDK was probably a better movie overall but BB is still the best actual Batman film.

TDK goes below BB for me for one reason. Bale kind of sucked as Batman in the film. That terrible voice. Just brought it down a peg for me.


This scene just reminds me how poorly the film set up any Bruce/Selena relationship. It was totally non-existent, and having a romantic relationship with Talia just makes it come off even cheaper. The relationship is based on nothing in the films, and only by Batman fan's knowledge of the characters.

I also still can't shake the feeling that those two shot were filmed at totally different locations.
 
"Now I know how that feels" Hilariously meta quote given how many times Batman has done the I'll-disappear-when-you-turn-your-back move to others.

I hated hated hated this. This is what I was referring to in my impressions when I said it was like a Funny or Die Batman parody. Nolan went for the cheap laughs.

Rewatching scenes like that is going to be painful.
 
In terms of comedy, it would be the perfection that is Cillian Murphy saying, "Death...by exile."

Yeah, that made me fucking laugh too. I had been hoping since day one that Scarecrow would cameo again, and I was lucky enough to never have it spoiled for me one way or the other, so when I saw him in this, I was so happy.
 
Nobody will ever best Korey's "reviews"

- HUGE self indulgent jpeg complete with banners and logos
- 15 or so cons tearing the movie a new asshole
- 1 or 2 "pros" that are backhanded compliments at best
- capped off with an inexplicable 7/10 rating

Every. Single. Time.

And I laugh. Every. Single. Time.

Not gonna lie, when I saw the post banner, I legit thought .GqueB. was Korey. Same tone and everything.
 
I hated hated hated this. This is what I was referring to in my impressions when I said it was like a Funny or Die Batman parody. Nolan went for the cheap laughs.

Rewatching scenes like that is going to be painful.

You seem like a man who takes himself too seriously. You want my opinion? You need to lighten up!
 
I really liked this one point made by the Red Letter Media guys, which is how the movie consists of very few 'EPIC' shots. A lot of the shots and introductions are very tastefully understated. For example, Batman's first appearance in the film isn't a moment, it's a chase. Or how Catwoman doesn't have a 'now she's wearing the Catwoman costume guys!!1' scene.

The comic bits are in the service of the plot and don't dictate the flow of the movie. I find that to be quite admirable, especially after the nerdgasm that was The Avengers.

Batman's first appearance was a moment, though. The failure of the lights in the tunnel, the brief shadowy emergence of what appears to be the batpod, and the veteran cop saying "You're in for a show tonight son!", all then leading up to a full on shot of Batman.

Just because a chase ensues right after that reveal, doesn't mean he didn't have his moment. Thought that was done rather well, actually.
 
I hated hated hated this. This is what I was referring to in my impressions when I said it was like a Funny or Die Batman parody. Nolan went for the cheap laughs.

Rewatching scenes like that is going to be painful.

The whole trilogy is full of cheap laughs. It is a Batman movie at the end of the day.
 
I hated hated hated this. This is what I was referring to in my impressions when I said it was like a Funny or Die Batman parody. Nolan went for the cheap laughs.

Rewatching scenes like that is going to be painful.

Gordon talked to himself all the time when Batman left.

"But I've been wrong before..."
 
I hated hated hated this. This is what I was referring to in my impressions when I said it was like a Funny or Die Batman parody. Nolan went for the cheap laughs.

Rewatching scenes like that is going to be painful.

I didn't like it, just because I got it and I think most people would have gotten it without the line. However, I was the only one who laughed before he delivered the line, so maybe I was wrong.

It wasn't terrible, and there were fewer cheap laughs here than Begins. Maybe not TDK, but I can't remember for sure.

"Nice coat"
 
My favorite line might well be either a hokey one or comedic one rather than a serious or emotional one, in all honesty, haha.

Hokey:

"Son you're in for a treat!" I don't know why, but that line gave me the biggest smile. Even the cops, who were sworn to take Batman down, were fucking amped to see him again.

Comedic:

"Now I know how that feels" Hilariously meta quote given how many times Batman has done the I'll-disappear-when-you-turn-your-back move to others.

That part was so great for the very reason you stated.
 
So, one thing I liked finding in BB and TDK were nods to the old batman films. Were there any in this film I missed?

BB had the line about not having time to obey traffic laws, nodding to moment in 60's Batman where Batman made a point to always obey traffic laws. TDK had Batman running down the Joker and missing, ala 1989 Batman.

I miss any references in this one?
 
So what's with the people who think Talia being in it somehow undermines Banes brilliance during the start of the film?

It never came across to me like Bane was the mook and Talia was the mastermind all along, more like Bane was the "theatricality" and Talia was the "Deception" and together they make powerful allies.

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So, one thing I liked finding in BB and TDK were nods to the old batman films. Were there any in this film I missed?

BB had the line about not having time to obey traffic laws, nodding to moment in 60's Batman where Batman made a point to always obey traffic laws. TDK had Batman running down the Joker and missing, ala 1989 Batman.

I miss any references in this one?

There was a reference to Killer Croc, but that's not what you're looking for.
 
So, one thing I liked finding in BB and TDK were nods to the old batman films. Were there any in this film I missed?

BB had the line about not having time to obey traffic laws, nodding to moment in 60's Batman where Batman made a point to always obey traffic laws. TDK had Batman running down the Joker and missing, ala 1989 Batman.

I miss any references in this one?

These feel like some pretty far reaches. You could say they are nods, but you could easily just chalk them up to coincidences as well.

When I think of nods, I think of like how Joker's mask is the same exact mask Joker wears in his first episode of the 1960s show.
 
I have to say that Harry Knowles "review" was the biggest load of drivel I've ever read in my life. So bad in fact, that I've removed the site from my bookmarks.
 
What did they use Wayne's finger prints for? Did it have something to do with setting him up on those stock losses?

Also, was that air card thing that Batman took out of the laptop the same "clean slate" tech that Selina was after? That, by the way, was the only part I'd remove from the film. It was glossed over and hokey and just didn't work as a subplot for Selina. Then in the last act Bruce presents the hypothesis that Selina actually wanted it to clear her own record, as if that would be some kind of revelation.
 
There was a reference to Killer Croc, but that's not what you're looking for.

Huh. I didn't connect that line to Killer Croc, but more so just the urban legends of giant alligators in sewers. Nice touch, though, now that I'm thinking about it in retrospect.
 
"Now I know how that feels" Hilariously meta quote given how many times Batman has done the I'll-disappear-when-you-turn-your-back move to others.

That joke has been done before in a previous Batman story, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe the Under the Hood animated flick, or some comic.
 
My top 5 moments in the series (in descending order):


5) Scarecrow lighting batman on fire.

4) The pencil trick scene

3) The interrogation scene

2) Alfred's soliloquy to Thomas/Martha Wayne's graves.

1) Batman and Bane's first encounter!
 
What did they use Wayne's finger prints for? Did it have something to do with setting him up on those stock losses?

Also, was that air card thing that Batman took out of the laptop the same "clean slate" tech that Selina was after? That, by the way, was the only part I'd excise from the film. It was glossed over and hokey and just didn't work as a subplot for Selina. Then in the last act Bruce presents the hypothesis that Selina actually wanted it to clear her own record, as if that would be some kind of revelation.

They used Waynes prints to bankrupt him by dumping money into risky stocks that failed, and I guess the fingerprints are what authorized the transaction.
 
So, one thing I liked finding in BB and TDK were nods to the old batman films. Were there any in this film I missed?

BB had the line about not having time to obey traffic laws, nodding to moment in 60's Batman where Batman made a point to always obey traffic laws. TDK had Batman running down the Joker and missing, ala 1989 Batman.

I miss any references in this one?

Bruce/Selina dance at the party was kinda similar to the one in Returns.
 
That joke has been done before in a previous Batman story, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe the Under the Hood animated flick, or some comic.

Yeah, something similar was in Red Hood.

It also calls back to TDK when Batman does it when talking to Gordon and Dent and Gordon says "he does that".
 
Your whole review is irrelevant because of this. You went in not wanting to like it. You came out not liking it.

Eh. Figured someone would bring that up but my reasons are pretty valid. It's not like I said "I HATE THIS FOR SOME REASON". Movie had some serious problems that I almost overlooked because of the great ending.
 
Speaking of Under The Red Hood, if the eventual reboot goes more fantastical, it would be interesting in seeing a live action take on something like this.
 
Oh god, it has to be read to be believed

For example, he complained about some of the movie being unrealistic and then at the same time suggests clayface and manbat as better villains.

And just what part of a walking Molossus comes off as "realistic" to Harry? But then again, maybe it's got something to do with:

tl;dr : ITS NOT THE BATMAN I HAD IN MY HEAD! NOLAN HAS RUINED MY CHILDHOOD!

Ick. So, it doesn't fit his personal headcanon, so it sucks?
 
Wow, the Knowles reviews is hilarious.

I will agree with him on one point though. Alfred would never ditch Bruce.

Also agree with the Bane fight (notably the second) not being up to the first one, but it didn't kill the film for me. The 2nd fight did come off as Batman beating bane with brawn, and not brains.
 
My top 5 moments in the series (in descending order):


5) Scarecrow lighting batman on fire.

4) The pencil trick scene

3) The interrogation scene

2) Alfred's soliloquy to Thomas/Martha Wayne's graves.

1) Batman and Bane's first encounter!

5. Bruce parents scenes

4. Training with Ra's

3. Batman first shows up TDKR

2. Bruce climbing out of the prison

1. TDKR ending
 
People seem to love the prison climb but that scene didn't do anything for me. It wasn't bad by any means but I wouldn't list it as a highlight of the trilogy, or even the movie.
 
Wow, the Knowles reviews is hilarious.

I will agree with him on one point though. Alfred would never ditch Bruce.

In fairness, he didn't really ditch him. They had a major disagreement. Alfred would have left Gotham with the intention of coming back, but obviously the city was in lock down after he left.
 
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