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Originally posted by Sasha Am I the only one who didnt like the movie at all?

YES!

awesome movie, definitely the most memorable comic book movie i've seen... but don't see how it's the best movie ever? in 10 years i don't think it will be mentioned in the same breath as the godfather, pulp fiction, schindler's list, citizen kane, etc etc...

has me wondering who the next villain will be, and who will play them... patrick stewart as mr. freeze? liza minelli as the penguin?

The reason why ppl scored it so high, lately ... within the past 2 yrs, there's nothing that came out that was good at all. I still give it 9/10, it's really solid.

This is first and foremost a movie with real characters, fully developed story lines, and real moral/ethical dilemmas... and secondly a comic book fantasy. That's the difference.

I also like the comparison of Joker and Batman in that they are essentially the same troubled people at the core; except one harnesses for good, the other for evil.

I think Christian Bale is definitely the best Bruce Wayne, but not the best Batman.

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shichinin is the "seven samurai"

Worst. Movie. EVER.
and longest.
We had to watch it in my film class and when my teacher would step out we'd try to fast forward it as much as possible.
God I get sleepy just thinking about that shit.

ps. Im going to go see Batman tonight
woo woo

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Originally posted by chw shichinin is the "seven samurai" and buono is actually "the good, the bad and the ugly" -- have you not seen that quintessential eastwood flick?

Yeah... saw that ... figured it was the original Italian version lol.

The Dark Knight was easily the best movie I've seen this year, and the best superhero/comic book movie ever, in my humble opinion.

The Joker pretty much kept me in a state of shock through the whole film, from the moment he does his magic pencil trick ("Taa-daa!") to his final speeches. Ledger will certainly be nominated, and will probably win an Oscar for the performance.

Big, big points to Chris Nolan for his incredible direction and cinematography. This movie was made for IMAX, and if you don't see it on the big screen your life will be emptier than it has to be. The sweeping aerial shots of glass towers are jaw-dropping.

For fans of big budget action movie tropes, Dark Knight has it all. Then opening scene with its homage to Michael Mann's Heat perfectly sets up the kind of film it's going to be. The hand-to-hand fighting sequences are a vast improvement on the jerky, visually obscure fight scenes of Batman Begins (I think the improved flexibility of the costume went a long way to making Batman appear as agile as he's supposed to be.) The Hong Kong sequence is one of the coolest things I have ever seen on film.

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Originally posted by kotsy what is the best action movie ever?

The Matrix is up there.

Ps. Ledger's performance, while outstanding, is definitely not "Oscar-worthy."

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH The Matrix is up there.

Not my cup of tea.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Not my cup of tea.

Go to your room Lisa!

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH Go to your room Lisa!

I'm in my room!

I liked it the first time I saw it, but definitely not on my list of top movies.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* I'm in my room! I liked it the first time I saw it, but definitely not on my list of top movies.

What's your list of top movies then? As far as action movies go, I can't think of many that are better than Matrix (the original). As far as TDK though, I think Batman Begins was a better "action" movie.

There is no spoon

IMAX sequences are amazing, totally took film to a new level. I remember on the first frame people went woah in the theater, was so friggin cool.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH The Matrix is up there. Ps. Ledger's performance, while outstanding, is definitely not "Oscar-worthy."

I realise that is your personal opinion and thats cool but I think most people would argue in a different corner than you. He was without flaw, each line delivered without fail. He was true to the character in every scene; a character he redefined. He had energy, presence and charisma while captivating myself and most of the theatre. I cannot remember the last time I watched a movie and loved as much as I hated the villan.

He was the a-typical villan.

But maybe you are right, like Johnny Depp in Pirates 1 he will not go beyond nomination, when he is well deserving of winning. The average viewer can much more appreciate a perfectly executed act over a high flown over actor in a melodrama.

Ledger far exceeded my expectation.

Excellent film.

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Originally posted by infinity HiGH What's your list of top movies then? As far as action movies go, I can't think of many that are better than Matrix (the original). As far as TDK though, I think Batman Begins was a better "action" movie.

I fail. I can never think of things when I'm put on the spot. Dammit. I don't deny the goodness that is the Matrix (the original) though. I used to like it, but I think the thing the ruined it for me was that when my parents would have ppl over they would ALWAYS watch it and I woudl catch glimpses of it and it wore the movie out for me - especially since I wasn't that into the story line, and not a big fan of Keanu.

I was trying to look on FB to job my memory, and the only action movies I have listed as my fave are things like The Transporter, Crank and maybe Lock Stock? However, I definitely wouldn't say any of those are the top action movies ever made.

When I'm about to fall asleep one day they'll come to me, and I'll get up and post! Hahaha

Saw this last night, and the theatre was still packed.

For a movie that was 2.5 hours long, it made me excited (action scenes were well done), made me cringe (and disturbed by the Joker scenes), and made me think about what would happen next (unlike many of the movies that have been made at least in the past year) for the entire duration of the movie.

Kudos to the writers, and the director. I thought the plot was well written and directed. I would have not expected the kind of outcome that was unveiled for this movie. As much as I wanted it to be a "happy ending," I thought the ending was great. I'm really looking forward to the next.

The acting of the characters was good enough to do justice for the intended vision of the movie (a very dark and twisted outlook on crime, violence and terrorism). But in my opinion, not enough for an Oscar. I think it is undisputed that Heath did the best job in playing his character. I really don't want to compare his performance to Nicholson's because of the fact that their characters were written for two different time periods.

I wanted to note that the casting of actors for this movie was good as well (notably Michael Caine for Alfred).

SPOILER:

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Originally posted by malek So the Joker won, he attained all of his objectives and he's alive, Batman is now the outcast. So surely there will be a third one to set things straight... plus that little man who wanted to divulge Batman's identity looks to me like a Robin?!?!?! am I wrong or am I imagining stuff...

To quote Christian Bale, "If Robin crops up in one of the new Batman films, I'll be chaining myself up somewhere and refusing to go to work."

My co-worker seems convinced that little man is going to be the riddler

got my ticket for the imax screening on thursday woohoo!

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Originally posted by Irishaddict got my ticket for the imax screening on thursday woohoo!

I'm so jealous. I'm thinking about going to see it at imax this weekend.

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Originally posted by sticky_shoes I'm so jealous. I'm thinking about going to see it at imax this weekend.

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Originally posted by Irishaddict got my ticket for the imax screening on thursday woohoo!

amazing visuals.....

do it jackie....

So i finally watched it last night and in IMAX...and no i havent read any other posts (160 posts to go thru..nyope)

great great movie...

About heath ledger's performance...it was good...but i think overhyped...Aaron Eckhart's performance as Two Face was brilliant showing the transition and actually made you feel his pain in the end.


I felt that the gasping manner of speech by batman was getting annoying. If they just maintained it as him using some kind of speech modulator to mask his real voice, that wouldve worked better.

At least now we know that in the next batman, the batmobile's gonna be different (hopefully a hot one).

The whole digi vision thing was cool mainly for the fact that his eyes were white as he saw it all so it gave you the feel of the comic books and animations (batman with white eyes).

Possible villains for the next one:
Dead Shot: as any real batfans know, he comes in to help the city but has a plan to take over batman's role as savior and tries to kill him too.

as well as:
Penguin: but as Oswald Cobblepot, the mobster. The central theme of the past 2 batmans has surrounded mafia activity and his role will be the "new, dont fuck with" mobster of mobsters

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Originally posted by In The Lobby probably the greatest American picture made.

funny u should say that considering the main cast AND directer are mostly brit..lol

Nolan
Bale
Caine
Oldman
Ledger (well he was aussie)

Black Mask/Roman Sionis should be the next bad guy as well as the arms dealer/mob boss Cobblepot (non of that batman returns, disfigured Penguin shit)

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Originally posted by El K Dee Possible villains for the next one: Dead Shot: as any real batfans know, he comes in to help the city but has a plan to take over batman's role as savior and tries to kill him too.

they cant/wont do deadshot.
its been done on Gotham Knight, which takes place in the Nolan universe between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight

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Originally posted by El K Dee funny u should say that considering the main cast AND directer are mostly brit..lol

that maybe but it was made by American studios with American money. but is it funny how it took a bunch of brits to save an American franchise.

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