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Postby downwithpants » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:05 pm

[spoiler]the biggest problem i saw was: how did batman and rachel fall 10+ stories from a glass building, land on a taxicab (completely demolishing the roof) and walk away without a scratch, let alone a broken bone? meanwhile, when batman falls 30 feet off a dock, he can barely get up?

my sister and i were talking about whether harvey was dead. i thought he was dead, but she said he could have survived and the gotham police force were falsely announcing his death to avoid investigation into his evil doings.

the whole privacy rights vs. anti-terrorism surveillance thing cut into today's politics. it wasn't really necessary though, and unfortunately, it didn't really handle the issue well. it was like, okay just for this one special time its okay, but otherwise its really really bad. really.[/spoiler]

but yeah, awesome movie. one of very few movies i would considering paying to see twice at the theater. the acting was good, esp. heath ledger, but there just wasn't enough of it (or at least i just wanted more). there may have been too many action sequences or too long of action sequences. christian bale was always behind the mask with jowls that seemed too large for him. gordon was pretty good. dent was kinda cheesy at times. but heath ledger in nurse garb took the cake.

the storyline was kinda straightforward the first half, but got much better second half. special effects were really good too. didn't really notice the score, except one part where they have the traditional suspense-climax music (violins going nee-nee-nee-nee-nee-nee), but it must have blended into the movie really well otherwise.
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Postby krzT » Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:32 pm

downwithpants wrote:didn't really notice the score, except one part where they have the traditional suspense-climax music (violins going nee-nee-nee-nee-nee-nee), but it must have blended into the movie really well otherwise.

I noticed this too. I had just watched Wanted earlier in the week, which had a terrific score, imo, and I noticed that the most intense scenes from Dark Knight didn't feature music at all. I liked it a lot personally...hearing the unadulterated sound of engines during the car chases instead of high tension music made it all the more fun and suspenseful.
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Postby Serv0 » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:54 pm

inthesto wrote:EDIT: I forgot to mention that Serv0 is a harebrained dickweed who can't even grasp the basic idea of a movie.

That's okay. You can't grasp the basic idea of a dick you aesthetic puts.
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Postby inthesto » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:08 pm

Shit.
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Postby jasper-isis » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:16 pm

Saw the movie today. Loved it. They managed to cover a lot of ground in just one movie, although I do feel like the character who got sidelined a bit was the Bat himself. But the entire first movie was pretty much about him, so whatever...

For those of us who have seen the anime Monster... doesn't the Joker kinda remind you of Johan? Not personality-wise, but I think their desires and motivations are a bit similar.
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Re: Why so serious?

Postby Pwolf » Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:42 pm

dwchang wrote:[spoiler]We actually don't know that he died. In fact, I'm fairly sure he's not and in Arkham. Batman survived the fall (even got up just fine) and it wasn't that far of a drop. I imagine Harvey survived as well and it's being covered up. Comic book characters never die.[/spoiler]


[spoiler]Yea, i think i remember seeing him breathing at the end... so i'm pretty sure he's alive still...[/spoiler]


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Re: Why so serious?

Postby Mithroch » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:31 am

Pwolf wrote:
dwchang wrote:[spoiler]We actually don't know that he died. In fact, I'm fairly sure he's not and in Arkham. Batman survived the fall (even got up just fine) and it wasn't that far of a drop. I imagine Harvey survived as well and it's being covered up. Comic book characters never die.[/spoiler]


[spoiler]Yea, i think i remember seeing him breathing at the end... so i'm pretty sure he's alive still...[/spoiler]


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[spoiler]All is easily resolved in the next movie with a continuation scene of Harvey being moved to Arkham... and then maybe watching his own funeral on TV. I was hoping that they would do something like this in a post credit Easter egg in this movie... but whatever.[/spoiler]
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Postby x_rex30 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:35 pm

I care if you guys like this movie or not. Honestly I do. Lets discuss with good company. I want to hear it from you.. I'll start up a chat room about it and we could all talk about it! W00t

Honestly though I like it but didn't care to tell you guys I like it but did want to joke a bit. haha.. why so cereal?
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Postby Fall_Child42 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:36 pm

I honestly have no idea what you just said.
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Postby Fall_Child42 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:43 pm

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/07/22/d ... nd-sister/

You know why he beat up his mother and sister?

BECAUSE HE'S THE GODDAMN BATMAN.


(this just screams PUBLICITY STUNT!)
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Postby x_rex30 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:09 pm

"I care if you guys like this movie or not."

You can't understand that sentence. If the grammar is off it's very minor and you should of been able to get the gist of it.

"Lets discuss with good company."

Saying lets discuss it with company that you are comfortable with.

"I'll start up a chat room about it and we could all talk about it!"

Saying I will start a chat room up just for people who want to talk about the movie

though I was joking about all of this.

But just to translate so you can understand

eepblurpeepblurp... pow pow... lababootstrap!

I don't know if that's right, I have trouble speaking your language.

Oh and "why so cereal" is just making fun of the movie and a south park episode.

:roll:

Thanks for waisting my time.
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Postby x_rex30 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:10 pm

oops *wasting*
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Postby requiett » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:19 pm

THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS

1. BURN THE FOREST DOWN.
2. -50 POINTS FOR MISSING JOKER ON THE BATPOD. I WOULDN'T HAVE FUCKED THAT UP SO BADLY.
3. SLAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE.
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Postby x_rex30 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:21 pm

It is the most sadistic super hero movie I have ever seen.
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Postby Tsunami Jones » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:30 pm

dwchang wrote:I actually disagree with you.


And I disagree with you, Sir! (and honestly, I'm really surprised you listed The Joker, Scarecrow, and Two-Face as non-campy; they've all been extremely campy at one point or another). A villain can easily be re-worked into a darker character (and one villain doesn't have to carry an entire film by themselves). The Riddler is a very viable choice, for a few reasons: 1) He can easily be made darker and still be true to the character 2) He'd actually require Batman to be a detective (let's face it, not much detective stuff in either movie; this one had a bit more a.k.a. the ballistics Batman did and the cellphone thing) 3) General audiences actually know who the Riddler is, and like all of the villains so far, has no super-powers.
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