So...who's watching Batman Begins and The Dark Knight this week?
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Watched BB on Tuesday. Almost done with TDK right now. I've gotta say, I think Katie Holmes gets a bad wrap. She wasn't great in the role, but she was no where near as bad as everyone said she was when the movie came out and after in comparison to Gyllenhaal.
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Watched BB last Saturday and TDK last night. I'm ready.
Overall I think BB is the better movie. TDK is all about that legendary performance from Heath.
Overall I think BB is the better movie. TDK is all about that legendary performance from Heath.
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Batman Begins is a well-told, but very straightforward story.
The Dark Knight is an exhilarating 3-D chess game between the heroes and villains. Ledger's performance is very delectable frosting, to an already gob-smackingly delicious cake.
The Dark Knight is an exhilarating 3-D chess game between the heroes and villains. Ledger's performance is very delectable frosting, to an already gob-smackingly delicious cake.
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I'm disappointed my theater didn't book IMAX prints of BB and TDK to lead in to TDKR. We could have made a killing instead of showing Amazing Spider-Man to five people per show.
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Rewatched both recently. I remember watching "Batman Begins" four times in the theater. I was overjoyed by how well it turned out--how it dampered the bad taste of "Batman and Robin". Rewatching again reminded me that it is the unsung hero of the new wave of comic book movies (along with "Spider-Man 2") where the main character is the most interesting element of a film that involves hyperbolic villains and special effects.
But it sure does pale in comparison to "Dark Knight" which just takes the stepping stones of "Begins" and moves in a direction no one could have anticipated.
I'm writing my countdown to the rise now. "Dark Knight" is tomorrow (hopefully). I can't wait for my IMAX screening on Saturday. I don't know what to expect except for the ugly feeling of the comic book slump that usually plagues the third film. But even if it doesn't measure up, I'll still be happy if it doesn't take the dive "Spidey 3" had.
http://www.film-matters.net/2012/07/...tman-1989.html
http://www.film-matters.net/2012/07/...an-begins.html
But it sure does pale in comparison to "Dark Knight" which just takes the stepping stones of "Begins" and moves in a direction no one could have anticipated.
I'm writing my countdown to the rise now. "Dark Knight" is tomorrow (hopefully). I can't wait for my IMAX screening on Saturday. I don't know what to expect except for the ugly feeling of the comic book slump that usually plagues the third film. But even if it doesn't measure up, I'll still be happy if it doesn't take the dive "Spidey 3" had.
http://www.film-matters.net/2012/07/...tman-1989.html
http://www.film-matters.net/2012/07/...an-begins.html
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I just finished watching Batman Begins. If I'm still awake, I'll probably pop in The Dark Knight.
Even as a fan of the comic, I never noticed the inclusion of Zsasz's trademark tally marks until my recent viewing.
Nice touch by Nolan.
Even as a fan of the comic, I never noticed the inclusion of Zsasz's trademark tally marks until my recent viewing.
Nice touch by Nolan.
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Glad I rewatched both movies this week. Dark Knight Rises really ties them all together and completes the story.
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Finishing watching The Dark Knight (2008) this morning.
The film is amazing, but I still can't get over how much I dislike that parking garage scene.
The film is amazing, but I still can't get over how much I dislike that parking garage scene.
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I also rewatched The Dark Knight today. Still the best film of the trilogy, without a doubt.
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I did the Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises marathon at a local theater Thursday night into Friday morning. It was one heck of a good time. It was great to watch all three together on the big screen.
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Agreed. I know I'm in the minority but I thought that Katie Holmes did better in the role than Gyllenhaal to be honest. Holmes was just surrounded by such an all-star cast that her performance just wasn't as good by comparison but I didn't think she was bad by any means.
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I like Holmes better, too. But regardless, it's always better to maintain the same cast from one film to the next.
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I have a lot more problems with BB than Katie Holme's performance (like the nonstop barrage of terrible one-liners), though, in Gyllenhaal's defense, I think she was either told to or decided on her own to mimic Katie's performance.
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I agree. Batman Begins hits all the right notes, and it is strong from beginning to end.
The conclusion to that scene is the part that I have a problem with. It defies physics, and it is beyond absurd. A human can't stop the motion of an object as massive as a car by landing on it.
The conclusion to that scene is the part that I have a problem with. It defies physics, and it is beyond absurd. A human can't stop the motion of an object as massive as a car by landing on it.
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I still think they should've named these films...
"Batman Begins"
"Batman Batmans"
Would've made far more sense. Bwahaha.
"Batman Begins"
"Batman Batmans"
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Would've made far more sense. Bwahaha.
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Heath Ledger was magnificently iconic in TDK. But, to say that his performance was the only thing that made that film such a cash cow is absurd. It's like saying Anthony Hopkins is the only thing that made The Silence of the Lambs sweep the 1991 Oscars. Give me a break.
TDK is the best of the three if for nothing else that it tackled much more complex, adult themes with the intensity of an "R" rated film. The more times I've seen it, the more I'm floored by how many plot threads skillfully flow throw it. Everything clicks. And any absurd frailties in the plot are smoothed away by expert cinematic storytelling.
The Dark Knight is most definitely "The Empire Strikes Back" to Batman Begins' "A New Hope".
TDK is the best of the three if for nothing else that it tackled much more complex, adult themes with the intensity of an "R" rated film. The more times I've seen it, the more I'm floored by how many plot threads skillfully flow throw it. Everything clicks. And any absurd frailties in the plot are smoothed away by expert cinematic storytelling.
The Dark Knight is most definitely "The Empire Strikes Back" to Batman Begins' "A New Hope".