Dark Knight

[The Grumpy Celt]

Batman: Dark Knight opens tomorrow, July 18, 2008. Spoiler Alert: The Batman, a vigilante, deals with the Joker and eventually Harvey Two-Face.

There will be a midnight showing tonight. Technically, it is at 12:01 a.m. so it is on the day the movie officially opens. I may or may not make it to that. I will see it soon, though.

I am also a complete spoiler-whore – I’ve been hunting them far and wide, but I shant post any here. The majority of what I’ve read praises the movie top to bottom. That includes comments from fan and professional critics.

This leaves me tingly with anticipation. Though that might also be heat stroke… I’ve been working outside all morning.

However, I am wondering about villains for the next installment. The Riddler seems a likely candidate… Even as I write this, a man is in jail in San Francisco for shutting down the city’s computer network. In Nolan’s semi-realistic Gotham, something like that might be a viable take (or at least a starting place) on the character.

Back to the matter at hand. If you see the movie, let us know here. But keep the spoilers to yourself, please, for the sake of people who haven’t seen it and who aren’t spoiler-whores.

 

[frankthedm]

But keep the spoilers to yourself, please, for the sake of people who haven’t seen it and who aren’t spoiler-whores.

There is nothing wrong with spoilers, they just need 
to be in [spoiler] spoiler tags [/spoiler] tags and 
[sblock] spoiler blocks[/sblock]. Sblock is really 
nice since you can name the sblock with [sblock=Name]

[sblock=Name]kinda cool ain't it?[/sblock]

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

Frank... you've ruined the movie for me now!

 

[Klaus]

Batman: Dark Knight opens tomorrow, July 18, 2008. Spoiler Alert: The Batman, a vigilante, deals with the Joker and eventually Harvey Two-Face.

There will be a midnight showing tonight. Technically, it is at 12:01 a.m. so it is on the day the movie officially opens. I may or may not make it to that. I will see it soon, though.

I am also a complete spoiler-whore – I’ve been hunting them far and wide, but I shant post any here. The majority of what I’ve read praises the movie top to bottom. That includes comments from fan and professional critics.

This leaves me tingly with anticipation. Though that might also be heat stroke… I’ve been working outside all morning.

However, I am wondering about villains for the next installment. The Riddler seems a likely candidate… Even as I write this, a man is in jail in San Francisco for shutting down the city’s computer network. In Nolan’s semi-realistic Gotham, something like that might be a viable take (or at least a starting place) on the character.

Back to the matter at hand. If you see the movie, let us know here. But keep the spoilers to yourself, please, for the sake of people who haven’t seen it and who aren’t spoiler-whores.

Like I said in another thread, Batman's rogues lend themselves to a variety of genres.

Riddler -> Whodunnit. Perfect to showcase Batman's "World's Greatest Detective" thing
Catwoman -> Heist movie. Think Ocean's Eleven, Entrapment...
Mr. Freeze -> Tragedy, in a "what have I become?" way.
Killer Croc -> Horror Thriller. "Alien", "Predator", etc.
Penguin -> Gangster movie, in the vein of Goodfellas and Godfather.
Mr. Zsaz -> Slasher flick, like Se7en or Frieday 13th.

And there's more, with Maxie Zeus, Anarchy, Man-Bat, Catman, Deadshot, Poison Ivy, Bane, Black Mask...

 

[Trickstergod]

Saw it. Good stuff. Planning on seeing it again tomorrow. Woo!

 

[Relique du Madde]

Are there any post credit scenes that we should know about (but without giving any spoilers)?

 

[horacethegrey]

Here's my little review of the film that I wrote somewhere else:

Dark, foreboding and above all, INTENSE. Though it's a little too ambitious for it's own good, there's no denying what a thrilling ride Christopher Nolan's film is. The entire cast is incredible, from Bale's dark and brooding dark knight, to the late Heath Ledger's anarchistic and insane clown. The real surprise here though, is Aaron Eckhart, who nearly steals the show from Bale and Ledger as the tragic Harvey Dent.

Though it's a shade below from Batman Begins, The Dark Knight is far from a disappointment. It is a worthy sequel and a great addition to the comic film genre.

 

[Reneshat]

I say see it and make your own judgments. I have friends that gave it 4 out of 5 stars, but others (myself included) are waiting a couple of days to let it sink in and the effect to wear off before deciding if it's the greatest movie they've ever seen. I know that sounds way over the top, and honestly all the people that were saying that before I thought were just raging fanboys. It really, really depends on what you are looking for in a movie. To quote my girlfriend, "If you had asked me before what I wanted in a movie, I'm not sure I would be able to tell you. Now I can say, 'The Dark Knight.'"

 

[Sonny]

Such a good movie. This film will stand as the benchmark for all future comic book movies.

And for 4E D&D players: If someone asks why Chaotic Evil is set apart from Evil, this Joker is why. He's frightening in a way that regular old evil just isn't, and can never be.

 

[Trickstergod]

Such a good movie. This film will stand as the benchmark for all future comic book movies.

And for 4E D&D players: If someone asks why Chaotic Evil is set apart from Evil, this Joker is why. He's frightening in a way that regular old evil just isn't, and can never be.

By that same token, if anyone ever tells you that Chaotic Evil characters can't make intricate, long-range plans, tell them they're a moron and point them to The Dark Knight.