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RocShemp 05-05-12 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kgrogers1979 (Post 11219635)
John Blake's role confirmed:

Spoiler:
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/2...reportcard.jpg

But seriously though, John Blake does share the same first name as Jean Paul Valley from the comics, just spelled differently. It could be a coincidence, but maybe not. I think they just didn't want to use the name Jean Paul Valley in the movie because then it would be too obvious what is going to happen, so they changed it to John Blake.

I agree it's also similar to how Rene Montoya became Ana Ramirez in TDK.

DaveyJoe 05-05-12 01:13 PM

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http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...18381927_n.jpg

Deftones 05-05-12 01:24 PM

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mother fucker. i've avoided seeing the new trailer because i wanted to see it in front of the avengers on the big screen. of course they didn't show it. :lol:

fumanstan 05-05-12 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Deftones (Post 11219954)
mother fucker. i've avoided seeing the new trailer because i wanted to see it in front of the avengers on the big screen. of course they didn't show it. :lol:

They showed the old one in front of my showing :(

My Other Self 05-05-12 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 11220146)
They showed the old one in front of my showing :(

They showed the new TDKR one, Spider-Man 3D and some inner-city LA cop movie starring Jake Gyllenhall before mine.

Solid Snake 05-05-12 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mcfly (Post 11220152)
They showed the new TDKR one, Spider-Man 3D and some inner-city LA cop movie starring Jake Gyllenhall before mine.

End of Watch

Supermallet 05-05-12 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Deftones (Post 11219954)
mother fucker. i've avoided seeing the new trailer because i wanted to see it in front of the avengers on the big screen. of course they didn't show it. :lol:

You'll just have to go see The Avengers again.

stingermck 05-05-12 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by georgec (Post 11219118)
Interesting theory about John Blake (possibly discussed already).

Spoiler:
While Bruce is in prison, John Blake takes up the Batman mantle. At some point he is killed, and shortly after Bruce returns as Batman to reclaim Gotham from Bane.

"A man is just flesh and blood and can be ignored or destroyed. But as a symbol... as a symbol, I can be incorruptible, everlasting."

Spoiler:
That would be a natural extension of the fake Batmen from TDK

Draven 05-05-12 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Supermallet (Post 11220220)
You'll just have to go see The Avengers again.

They showed no trailers at the press screening I attended, and TDKR wasn't one of the trailers in front of the midnight show I saw. Third time for me I guess!

Actually, I accidentally bought 3D tickets for my second viewing. So now I've seen it in LieMAX and Real3d. So I should probably go back anyway to see it in the best possible way...2D, as all movies should be.

Solid Snake 05-05-12 09:46 PM

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Do they show non 3D trailers w/ 3D movies? All I have to say is...it was fucking awesome to see Prometheus' in 3D. Goddamn that was fucking awesome. Ridley sure as hell is using 3D well.

My Other Self 05-05-12 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC (Post 11220308)
Do they show non 3D trailers w/ 3D movies? All I have to say is...it was fucking awesome to see Prometheus' in 3D. Goddamn that was fucking awesome. Ridley sure as hell is using 3D well.

Yes. The screening I went to today was 3D.

Mondo Kane 05-06-12 12:44 AM

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Haven't been as enthusiastic towards this since I heard of the casting of Catwoman (Hathaway just looks too much like the fuckin' Joker to me)
http://i46.tinypic.com/4ztcer.jpg
But, in the trailer, I've noticed that the mask has done a great job of preventing me from realizing who it is.

Supermallet 05-06-12 01:35 AM

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If Anne Hathaway looks like The Joker then I'd like to have sex with The Joker. Often.

Why So Blu? 05-06-12 01:45 AM

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I'd tear that joker up!

:hump::hump::hump:

Solid Snake 05-06-12 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Supermallet (Post 11220490)
If Anne Hathaway looks like The Joker then I'd like to have sex with The Joker. Often.

this man..this man has class.

Shannon Nutt 05-06-12 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Supermallet (Post 11220490)
If Anne Hathaway looks like The Joker then I'd like to have sex with The Joker. Often.

I second that!

My Other Self 05-06-12 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Supermallet (Post 11220490)
If Anne Hathaway looks like The Joker then I'd like to have sex with The Joker. Often.

I would've said this was a gay statement but I whole-heartedly agree with you.

Matthew Chmiel 05-06-12 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC (Post 11220308)
Do they show non 3D trailers w/ 3D movies? All I have to say is...it was fucking awesome to see Prometheus' in 3D. Goddamn that was fucking awesome. Ridley sure as hell is using 3D well.

I've never been to a 3D film where its been strictly 3D trailers. It's either:
  • One or two 2D trailers; the rest in 3D.
  • All 2D trailers.
The last few films I recall seeing in RealD like The Darkest Hour and Hugo all had strictly 2D trailers. My past IMAX 3D presentations have always been a mixture of the two.

When I saw The Avengers in IMAX 3D, TDKR was the only 2D trailer shown. We then saw 3D trailers for Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spider-man, Frankenweenie and Prometheus (in that order).

B5Erik 05-06-12 11:44 PM

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The trailer didn't impress me. We'll see how the movie turns out, but the trailer made the movie look distinctly mediocre. Trailers usually make films appear to be better than they really are. Maybe this time the movie is better than the trailer, who knows?

We'll find out soon...

TheMovieman 05-07-12 12:45 AM

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I actually thought it was effective. Not as good as the one's for TDK but it doesn't necessarily have to hit a home run, relying on TDK's success to do most of the talking. Whether or not the movie is good, you never know, but as a Batman fan, Nolan hasn't disappointed and from all accounts, this looks like it will be a good, if not great, conclusion.

Superboy 05-07-12 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by B5Erik (Post 11221395)
The trailer didn't impress me. We'll see how the movie turns out, but the trailer made the movie look distinctly mediocre. Trailers usually make films appear to be better than they really are. Maybe this time the movie is better than the trailer, who knows?

We'll find out soon...

Nolan's trailers are always like that, because his movies are so good, a trailer can't do it justice. You know a movie is bad when you can watch the trailer and pretty much get the jist of a movie.

Solid Snake 05-07-12 06:07 AM

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Or they just were shitty trailers for good films.

B5Erik 05-07-12 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Superboy (Post 11221516)
Nolan's trailers are always like that, because his movies are so good, a trailer can't do it justice.

Well, I don't know about that.

Inception was OK, but not great. TDK was good, but had some serious lapses in logic (for a movie that was supposed to be realistic there were some pretty unrealistic and unlikely - near impossible - things going on). TDK could have been better.

I'm not a huge Nolan fan. He's a talented guy, but not the second coming or anything. I don't think I flat out loved any of this movies other than possibly Batman Begins.

bootsy 05-07-12 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by B5Erik (Post 11221628)
Well, I don't know about that.

Inception was OK, but not great. TDK was good, but had some serious lapses in logic (for a movie that was supposed to be realistic there were some pretty unrealistic and unlikely - near impossible - things going on). TDK could have been better.

I'm not a huge Nolan fan. He's a talented guy, but not the second coming or anything. I don't think I flat out loved any of this movies other than possibly Batman Begins.

Sounds to me like you already have your mind made up that you won't like TDKR. You don't like Nolan fine but don't thread crap for the rest of us who do enjoy his work and are looking forward to TDKR because you aren't a fan. The trailer was fine without giving away too much. You can see the basis of the story. Bane comes into Gotham, wreaks chaos, beats and takes Batman out of commission and JGL's character and Catwoman try to get some sense of where he is and how to get him back. You aren't going to get much out of barely over two minute trailer. I don't know why people get so up or down over a trailer. I felt I had Inception all figured out after seeing each trailer but was completely fooled when I actually saw the movie and how much I really enjoyed that movie once I saw it as a whole.

Draven 05-07-12 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bootsy (Post 11221635)
Sounds to me like you already have your mind made up that you won't like TDKR. You don't like Nolan fine but don't thread crap for the rest of us who do enjoy his work and are looking forward to TDKR because you aren't a fan. The trailer was fine without giving away too much. You can see the basis of the story. Bane comes into Gotham, wreaks chaos, beats and takes Batman out of commission and JGL's character and Catwoman try to get some sense of where he is and how to get him back. You aren't going to get much out of barely over two minute trailer. I don't know why people get so up or down over a trailer. I felt I had Inception all figured out after seeing each trailer but was completely fooled when I actually saw the movie and how much I really enjoyed that movie once I saw it as a whole.

So only people who liked the trailer can weigh in with an opinion?

If you aren't going to get much out of a two-minute trailer, doesn't that go both ways? Plenty of people in here are loving what they've seen in these brief moments and think TDKR will dominate the box office. There are others (myself included) who just aren't as impressed.


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