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The Dark Knight SPOILER THREAD

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Spike said:
It will work fine. US/Canada is the same region.

There is no writing on the Steelbook at all. It will have a paper insert with the text and UPC symbol, but the picture of the Joker is on the back.

Here's what it looks like:

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Just might be worth the prices on ebay :( BTW FYE has the steelbook DVD version.


WTH!!!!!

I hate to be that person that pulls out the "American" card, but damn it, This movie made half a billion dollars DOMESTICALLY and yet America gets the short end of the stick with the dvd/blu-ray packages.

The Dark Knight Germany Imports :

The Dark Knight - Regular Edition (Region Free)
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The Dark Knight - Steelbook (Region Free)
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The Dark Knight - Collector's Edition with Batpod in a Glass Case (Region Free)

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The Dark Knight / Batman Begins Bundle - Steelbook (Region Locked)
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That batpod version looks so much better than the crappy toy one bestbuy has.
 
neojubei said:
Just might be worth the prices on ebay :( BTW FYE has the steelbook DVD version.


WTH!!!!!

I hate to be that person that pulls out the "American" card, but damn it, This movie made half a billion dollars DOMESTICALLY and yet America gets the short end of the stick with the dvd/blu-ray packages.

FUCKKKKKKKKKIN GGGGGGG HEEEEE LLLLLLLLL
 
There are now whispers suggesting that Dark Knight has an outside shot of being made a best picture nom by the Academy, mainly due to the lack of competition. Would be funnier then hell if that came to pass.
 
Huh.. Amazon emailed me a promo code to watch TDK for free on their On Demand service because I bought the Blu-ray. What's the point? It already comes with a digital copy..
 
polyh3dron said:
And why didn't they do this when There Will Be Blood got disqualified?

That was different. The reason why that go disqualified was because Greenwood's score was an amalgamation of other pieces of heavy string music. As great as it was, it technically wasn't original.
 
Costanza said:
Huh.. Amazon emailed me a promo code to watch TDK for free on their On Demand service because I bought the Blu-ray. What's the point? It already comes with a digital copy..

I'll take it if you don't want it. :D I'm not getting my blu-ray until Christmas (hopefully).
 
I love special features. Ironman had great special features so it's disappointing to hear TDK is bare-boned. How can it be? There's so much to talk about!
 
y2dvd said:
I love special features. Ironman had great special features so it's disappointing to hear TDK is bare-boned. How can it be? There's so much to talk about!
They are saving it for the director's cut/double dip/super secret/double-probation edition sure to be released next year.
 
AVclub said:
They are saving it for the director's cut/double dip/super secret/double-probation edition sure to be released next year.

That they can tag "Winner of x acadamy awards!" all over the damn box.
 
shagg_187 said:
Blame Nolan's attitude towards extras.

These seem like pretty good extras (although the lack of a audio commentary nowadays is just plain lazy):

Focus Points (HD, 65 minutes) - With the absence of any audio commentary on the disc, this pseudo-PIP track has to take up most of the slack. There is roughly one hour of total behind-the-scenes footage (in 1080i/VC-1 video) spread out over approximately 18 vignettes that span the runtime of the film. During playback, you must manually click your remote when an icon appears (or simply pull them up directly from the Extras submenu), which will then branch off to the full-screen segment before returning you to the movie. I find this an ungainly approach considering Blu-ray is capable of much better interactivity. In any case, the material is repurposed for the most part from the other, stand-alone featurettes on the second disc. Sparse cast and crew appearances are featured (all taken on-set or shortly after production was completed), and focus almost entirely on the action, stunts and costumes, so as a straight making-of this is a good piece. If you want focus and perspective on the 'Dark Knight' phenomenon and the film's incredible popularity, look elsewhere.


Disc Two:

Documentary: "Batman Tech" (HD, 45 minutes) - The first of the two main docs, there is some overlap with the Focus Points on disc one. The title is self-explanatory, with a look at the various bat gadgets, gear and vehicles (of which there is little compared to previous Batman incarnations). There is a glossy, promotional feel to this doc, but it's relatively neat stuff to watch.


Documentary: "Batman Unmasked" (HD, 45 minutes) - The second doc feels even more like a fluff piece you'd see to promote the movie on E! or the like. A host of comic book historians, psychologists and criminologists are on hand to discuss the inner-workings of Batman's mind, as well as the general freakdom of the comic book character. I always enjoy these contextual documentaries, though in light of the paucity of genuine behind-the-scenes material on 'The Dark Knight,' this winds up coming off as marketing padding.


Shorts: "Gotham Tonight" (HD, 46 minutes) - Kicking off the "Extras" section (which is odd, since all the supplements are extras, right?) are six faux-Gotham newscasts. These are fun to watch for a while if, perhaps, overkill in the end.


Still Galleries (HD) - There are five robust galleries, with about 60-odd photos each: Concept Art, Poster Art, Production Stills and the quite intriguing Joker Cards. You can watch the stills go by automatically, or use your manual Play/Pause to go step-by-step.


Theatrical Trailers/TV Spots (HD) - A theatrical teaser and two trailers are included, plus no less than six TV spots. And I must say, these are the best looking TV spots I've ever seen, presented in 2.40:1 widescreen and full 1080i/VC-1 video and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.


Disc Three:
Digital Copy (SD) - Finally, we have a Digital Copy of the film compatible with PCs, PSP, and iTunes. (Standard-definition video only.)

These come from the review of the movie at http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1825/darkknight.html
Apparently the only Blu-ray exclusive feature is support for BD-Live.
 
Skiptastic said:
Great cover or greatest cover?

I actually don't like this one. It makes it too obvious that the Joker is the main character of the movie. It was kinda nice to be surprised in theaters, and the cover kinda ruins that surprise for those who may not have seen it yet.
 
Immortal_Daemon said:
I actually don't like this one. It makes it too obvious that the Joker is the main character of the movie. It was kinda nice to be surprised in theaters, and the cover kinda ruins that surprise for those who may not have seen it yet.

It find it incredibly hard to believe that ANYONE who saw ANY marketing for the film whatsoever, be it a commercial, trailer, photos, whatever, wouldnt know that The Joker was the centrepiece.

Same with people who "didnt know" Joker was the bank robber in the first scene. Really?
 
Solo said:
It find it incredibly hard to believe that ANYONE who saw ANY marketing for the film whatsoever, be it a commercial, trailer, photos, whatever, wouldnt know that The Joker was the centrepiece.

Same with people who "didnt know" Joker was the bank robber in the first scene. Really?


I didn't know.

Batman Begins were a terrible movie (yeah, I said it) so I wasn't even remotely excited for Dark Knight. Combine that with the fact that I rarely watch tv, and you've got a person who knew next to nothing about the movie before walking into the theater.

Having the Joker be such an incredible character really made the movie for me. It was a very nice surprise.





Also... am I seeing this right? Are there no deleted scenes on the DVD? Those are always the best part.
 
Immortal_Daemon said:
Also... am I seeing this right? Are there no deleted scenes on the DVD? Those are always the best part.

Deleted scenes are deleted for a reason. There is nothing "best" about them.
 
There are massive displays with hundreds of copies in every store that sells movies. You wont have any trouble getting it.
 
Ok, I don't have a Blu-Ray player.

What place is offering the best goodies with the Dark Knight DVD?

I hear Suncoast has a tin case with the Special Edition DVD release.
 
MrOctober said:
Whoever the fuck is in charge of putting paper price stickers on the slip case of the blu-ray i want killed in my driveway.

Agreed. Luckily I got off the Best Buy, digital copy, and Blu-ray Live stickers off mine. Looks perfect now :D
 
MrOctober said:
Whoever the fuck is in charge of putting paper price stickers on the slip case of the blu-ray i want killed in my driveway.

:lol I was so pissed. Luckily they came off cleanly.


btw, in the UK first day sales, 20% were blu-ray!
 
MrOctober said:
Whoever the fuck is in charge of putting paper price stickers on the slip case of the blu-ray i want killed in my driveway.

Doesn't that just go on the plastic wrapping? So it shouldn't actually touch the blu-ray case.
 
BlackGoku03 said:
Okay so what is up with the total lack of interesting special features? Am I missing something? They don't even mention storyboarding or Heath's make-up. Not one comment from any of the actors and no comments about the story itself. What the hell???

Iron Man did a way better job in the special features department.
I know. I completely wasted my money on the two-disc "special edition." I should have gotten the standard one. It has a better cover too, and it came packaged with the Two-Face coin and some comics at Walmart.
 
MrOctober said:
Whoever the fuck is in charge of putting paper price stickers on the slip case of the blu-ray i want killed in my driveway.

Fuck I'm trying too take mine off right now, doesn't help that I have absolutely NO fingernails.

Screw it, I give up. I'll ask my sister to take the stickers off.
 
In rare cases, yes. But more often than not, scenes are cut because they dont develop the characters or drive the plot forward, rendering them useless.
 
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