cherrybomb Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hmmm not that it means much but so far critic reviews for 'DKR' on rotten tomatoes - 84% , dark knight was at 94% by the end, and batman begins 85% critic reviews, and reviews in general make me laugh. All batman comics fans know, that batman begins was one epic movie. Even better than the dark knight, as far as my opinion goes. I can hardly wait for the dark knight rises. The day can't come soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 ^I think people are just generally skeptical of reboots. If I'm remembering it right 'Begins' was relatively successful in theaters, but It was only when the DVD release came out that people really started to buy into Nolan's take on the story and get genuinely excited for the sequel. Had the first Nolan movie not indirectly followed in the footsteps of the Tim Burton films as well as two iffy (to put it politely) Joel Schumacher efforts, I honestly think it would have torn up the box office as much as 'The Dark Knight' did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 ^I never paid any attention to Batman Begins until my best friend brought the disk over and told me that 'I got to see this..'. The poor reputation of the earlier films and my general ambivalence towards superheroes turned my attention away.I think that critics consensus indicators have some value- a 70-100% score is in the 'safe territory' for me. I've liked films (for instance prometheus, which is at 73%) that didn't score high. Likewise, I've disliked many films with +85% (like every 'Bourne'/ lord of the rings/etc film) Also, there will be 'devil's advocate' or niche type reviews that are directed towards a particular audience and will thereby drop the average. Right now TDKR is at 85 %- 35 positive 6 negative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherrybomb Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Batman begins doesn't get the credit it deserves. I agree it wasn't as popular while in theatres, but more so after the fact. But I still feel that it's overlooked incredibly. The dark knight was of course an amazing film too, but there were several factors as to why that's the film the Nolan-batman bandwagoner's decided to jump on.and I agree cult icon, I usually refer to Rotten tomatoes to see what the general consensus of a film is, there are times when they're misleading--like all review sites. I think TDKR will only shoot up in ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 ^ The consensus ratings are a popularity test. It's a vote rather than a grade. My ratings TDK- 4.5/5 Batman Begins- 4.5/5 The Prestige- 4/5 Inception- 3.5/5 Overall, Nolan's Batman is the only action/summer blockbuster that has worked for me. All the other action franchises- Spiderman, Iron Man, Superman, Bourne, Lord of the Rings, X-men, etc. never really stimulated my interest. :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherrybomb Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I think for me... Batman Begins 5/5 TDK 4.5/5 The Prestige 4/5 Memento 4/5 Inception 3.5/5 I'm a big fan of Insomnia too, I'm a sucker for Pacino and Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 If anyone should happen to be around and/or interested, footage and cast interviews from the London red carpet event are being shown live via YouTube as we speak. Nothing's actually happened yet but surprise surprise, it's raining. http://www.youtube.c...ture=inp-lt-bat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 So the red carpet event is decidedly run-of-the-mill so far, but I have managed to learn two minor secrets that I wasn't aware of beforehand.- Cillian Murphy will reprise his role as the Scarecrow.- The truth about Harvey Dent's death in TDK may or may not be revealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Batman Begins 85%- 7.7/10 261 critics The Dark Knight 94%- 8.4/10 282 critics The Dark Knight Rises 87%- 8.2/10 151 critics (so far) Interesting Gif I found: But I'm not sure if it's entirely made from officially released components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirror's Venus Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 BEAUTIFUL PERFECT MOVIE!I was honestly blown away at how amazing this movie was. It was perfect in almost every sense of the way. I don't know how fans would not be pleased. In my opinion it has surpassed the first two in the trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Leslie, It's very nice to hear that you had a blast. I enjoyed the film myself. I believe that it was an extraordinary film in certain ways, and less so in others. It certainly breaks new ground, especially in the techniques of the film arts. The 'disaster' element was very inspired. TDKR felt like a movie with 6 hours worth of ideas, but squeezed into 3 hours. So many ministories, and I believe that TDKR was ambitious to an extent that I've never seen before. It was definitely non-conventional in format, and experimental on the part of the director. The tone was just..considerably different from 1 and 2. I do wonder a bit about how my views will change if I see this film a second time. As of now, I think it tried to do too much in a limited time frame (yes, 2:45 is too little for a movie this big), and the storylines- which were legion and involving nearly a dozen characters, were not individually fleshed out. I believe that quality was sacrificed for quantity. The Dark Knight Rises 87%- 8.0/10 207 critics (so far) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cult Icon Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 In hindsight, I have the impression that Nolan & co. were certainly influenced a bit by modern sieges such as Warsaw 1944. There are events depicted in the film that resembled what happened there. Bane & the league of shadows have a superficial parallel in the Dirlewanger Brigade, an extremist lunatic fringe of the SS...Both were composed of mercenaries, criminals, mental patients, poors, and other such characters. Bane himself resembles Dirlewanger in several ways. http://en.wikipedia....kar_Dirlewanger. If you've seen the film, you'll know where the three slides and the bolded fit in....! "During the 63-day battle for Warsaw, the A K suffered about 15,000 dead or about one-third of its initial force. Civilian casualties are estimated at 200,000 dead, most of whom were murdered by SS troops in the early days of the uprising or killed in the bombardments. About 25 per cent of Warsaw's buildings were destroyed in the fighting. German losses were about 16,000 killed and 9,000 wounded, which works out at a casualty rate of about 50 per cent." "Once the captured A K soldiers and the civilian population were removed from the city environs, the SS set about the systematic destruction of Warsaw. Hitler's intent was that the city would simply disappear from the face of Europe - the only time in World War II that the Germans actually tried this on a major city. Special German sapper units were sent in to demolish the city with explosives and flame-throwers. By J a n u a r y 1945, the Germans had managed to destroy 85 per cent of Warsaw's buildings and structures." Commentary: Note how the soldier is standing on top of the armored vehicle just like Bane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkjh Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Finally saw it! I'm very curious to see how the spin-off etc rumors play out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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