Re: The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
 

Patton Oswalt ‏@pattonoswalt
Just saw DARK KNIGHT RISES. I punched myself every time something awesome happened. Tweeting this from the hospital. #holyfuck

Re: The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
 

50 posts and no one here has seen it yet. I see it's gonna be like that huh?

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Ohhh that brings up an interesting angle...who will be the first forum member to see the movie and comment in this thread?

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Well, since Snake is living in his car and has no life I would've assumed he would've posted here from inside the theater but because he's on a temporary vacation from the forum I don't know.

Re: The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
 

Just like Christy gave TDK a recommendation and TDKR a thumbs down, Joe Morgenstern thumbs downed TDK but gave TDKR a glowing review.

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Supermallet?

I won't be seeing it till Saturday night so I suppose this thread will be 30 pages in by then.

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I'll see it early Friday but plenty will see it at midnight so surely sometime shortly after that we will see a report.

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Isn't he still somewhere in Africa or wherever he was going?

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I've seen so many movies, where I sat there and thought "no, wait! bring that scene back! let us bask in that scene! let the audience just sit there in awe for 5 minutes. Don't make us blink and miss it!".

That's how I feel Nolan approaches his movies. Even when the action is fast paced and furious (like memento), we get to sit there and just take it all in, just really sink into that world and its imaginary characters and setting.

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I agreed with his review. Batman himself felt really flat in TDK.

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OMG, Howard Stern is talking about Marshall Fine right now on his show being the first give "TDKR" a bad review and how many nerds blew up the comments section on RT *and* on Fine's website. Pointing out Fine receiving death threats.

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TITANIC didn't rip off SOMEWHERE IN TIME.

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So that's what today's generation has come to.

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That's normal, fanboys are fanboys, most are under 15. There's 6 negative reviews, and I'm sure there will be plenty more to come.

That isn't today's generation, that's the "internet" generation as a whole.

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i saw it..... just not saying anything...

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Best review yet.

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problem is i cant give a review without giving spoilers... i would have to give my review on friday...

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Or you can say, you know, "I liked it ok", at which point you're a plant, or "I didn't care for it", at which point you're a troll.

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hahaha... richc2... im not even going down that road... even how people would think that if they liked a movie their a plant... so dumb

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Reallly? I just see it as a director who has control of his final cut and refuses to cut anything.

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Ending sure did. That's what I was referring to - ending of TDKR vs. Star Trek 2; ending of Titanic vs. Somewhere In Time.

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From the interviews and commentaries and stuff - I gather that Nolan really wants the audience to latch onto the story and character moments, which in turn drives the action scenes. He discusses a good bit about the psychology of scenes. Someone like Michael Bay (whom I also like a lot) is more about the style and toying with technical aspects to deliver a visceral experience.

Some of the best parts of Michael Bay movies is when something explodes and three or five bits of action comes together. One of the best parts in Batman Begins is when Bruce reveals to Katie Holmes' character who he is before jumping off the building (or whatever, it's been awhile). Or in the Dark Knight, when Joker cuts that guy's and some guitar riff kicks in. That moment created more feeling than the ending with Batman dealing with the bad guys in the unfinished building.

Both examples are complete escapism and just there to make you feel something.

That's just my take.

Re: The Dark Knight Rises (Nolan, 2012) — The Reviews Thread
 

He cut 15 minutes from The Dark Knight and more from The Dark Knight Rises.

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the directing in this movie is top notch... i mean its really really good.. i know Nolan wont get a directing nod at the Oscars but he certainly deserves it for this trilogy... especially in this movie...

thats all

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If the movie lives up to the hype, we might end up with a LOTR type oscars for Nolan's trilogy. Although the competition may be a bit tougher this year than when Slumdog won over TDK in '08. I'll reserve my opinion until I see it, but I'd love for Nolan to walk away with a statue.