Batman: The Dark Knight - Movie Thread - $158.3 Million First Weekend

[quote name='JolietJake']All i can remember is
him getting shot at, he ducks behind the van, then that's the last you see of him.
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From what I remembered he was unmasked and tied up next to the fake batmen.

So who where those batmen? Police dressed up as batmen or a bunch of guys dressed up as batman?
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']
From what I remembered he was unmasked and tied up next to the fake batmen.

So who where those batmen? Police dressed up as batmen or a bunch of guys dressed up as batman?
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It is obvious that they are just people dressed up as Batman trying to be like him. That is part of the point of the movie.
 
Yeah,
they were just guys dressed as him, trying to help him out. In fact, the guy who is hanging from a rope and slams into the mayors window is one of those guys i think.

I don't remember Crane being tied up and unmasked though, i dunno, that was a fast sequence.
 
oh

So what do you think happened to the guy who was about to expose batman's secret? Did he decide to back off after Bruce saved his ass?

I am sorry but that scene where he try to extort Fox like that and Fox's response was an unforgettable scene.
 
[quote name='JolietJake']Yeah,
they were just guys dressed as him, trying to help him out. In fact, the guy who is hanging from a rope and slams into the mayors window is one of those guys i think.

I don't remember Crane being tied up and unmasked though, i dunno, that was a fast sequence.
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Crane was unmasked and handcuffed and sat next to the rest of the imposter batmen and left there to be picked up by the police.
 
Yeah that was a great scene,
Fox played it so cool. Dude looked scared shitless when he realized what he was about to do.
 
Just got back from seeing it a 2nd time
Yeah, Joker definitley tricked Batman w/ Rachel/Dent

And I think that Two Face is still alive, because they said explicitly said that he died.
And right before Batman pushed him down, he flipped the coin and it landed on heads, so take that for what it's worth
 
One of the guards on the ferry towards the end looked rather similar to Cillian Murphy, though I feel like there would've been more fanfare were it really him. Otherwise, he's not mentioned or seen after the drug deal/fake Batman sequence.
 
Wait, I just remembered one thing that confused me.

When Joker is in the holding cell (I think after everyone goes to get Dent/Rachel), they have that one guy in there guarding him. Joker starts with the "How many of your friends did I kill?" stuff, they banter, the police guy takes off his jacket, and then the next time we see them the Joker is holding a knife to him and out of the cell. What happened?
 
pretty obvious he got owned by the joker

[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']Wait, I just remembered one thing that confused me.

When Joker is in the holding cell (I think after everyone goes to get Dent/Rachel), they have that one guy in there guarding him. Joker starts with the "How many of your friends did I kill?" stuff, they banter, the police guy takes off his jacket, and then the next time we see them the Joker is holding a knife to him and out of the cell. What happened?
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[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']Wait, I just remembered one thing that confused me.

When Joker is in the holding cell (I think after everyone goes to get Dent/Rachel), they have that one guy in there guarding him. Joker starts with the "How many of your friends did I kill?" stuff, they banter, the police guy takes off his jacket, and then the next time we see them the Joker is holding a knife to him and out of the cell. What happened?
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There was shards of broken glass behind him on the windowsill as he was sitting on the ground. I figured he took the nice big one behind him and used it as a weapon.
 
But what was
The guy doing when he took his jacket off and walked towards the Joker before the scene change? Was he going to kill him?

Also, the opening scene was AWESOME, which isn't being discussed enough. It would have been even better if
it wasn't so obvious the one clown was actually the Joker.
 
[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']But what was
The guy doing when he took his jacket off and walked towards the Joker before the scene change? Was he going to kill him?
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He was probably just going to beat him up for awhile, maybe he was eventually going to kill him if someone didn't come in and stop him.

And yes the opening scene was awesome. I think the reason it's not really talked about too much is because it was shown a few weeks ago before an Imax movie (I am Legend I think, but I'm not sure) and made it's way onto the web, so many people saw it.
 
no he wasn't gonna kill him but he wanted to give him a beating which in turned he failed and the joker tricked him into getting close to him. also as cool as the first scene was... it made the joker seem more like a loner, which he isn't. also it really doesn't make sense for him to be greedy for money when he burns his half of the mob money later....now that I think about it... that was pretty dumb...or makes the joker even crazier
[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']But what was
The guy doing when he took his jacket off and walked towards the Joker before the scene change? Was he going to kill him?

Also, the opening scene was AWESOME, which isn't being discussed enough. It would have been even better if
it wasn't so obvious the one clown was actually the Joker.
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[quote name='JolietJake']Yeah that was a great scene,
Fox played it so cool. Dude looked scared shitless when he realized what he was about to do.
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I don't think he was scared shitless when he tried to extort Fox. He had no real proof that Bruce was batman. All he had was the schematics for the Batmobile. How does an accountant get a hold of secured files like that? I would have thought Fox would have secured the files and lab after Bruce started using the equipment.

I wonder if Fox fired him that eventually lead the guy to go public with the information?

That look that Bruce gave the guy after he saved his ass was "You owe me one kid."
 
[quote name='vgmben']
no he wasn't gonna kill him but he wanted to give him a beating which in turned he failed and the joker tricked him into getting close to him. also as cool as the first scene was... it made the joker seem more like a loner, which he isn't. also it really doesn't make sense for him to be greedy for money when he burns his half of the mob money later....now that I think about it... that was pretty dumb...or makes the joker even crazier
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I think that was a way to send a message to the mob that he can just take an entire vault of their money, and also give him enough money to do what he needed to do for his plan.
 
All these people complaining that the movie wasn't Batman centric seem to fail to realize that there's a damn good reason Batman isn't in the title. Batman is a key character, but he's not the main focus, just another character in the story.

Saw the Hospital scene like 8 times today at work, can't wait to finally see the whole damn thing tomorrow :)
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']
I don't think he was scared shitless when he tried to extort Fox. He had no real proof that Bruce was batman. All he had was the schematics for the Batmobile. How does an accountant get a hold of secured files like that? I would have thought Fox would have secured the files and lab after Bruce started using the equipment.

I wonder if Fox fired him that eventually lead the guy to go public with the information?

That look that Bruce gave the guy after he saved his ass was "You owe me one kid."
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Well
Fox said something along the lines of "You're about to blackmail a man that goes around beating up criminals with his bear hands." Then the guy sits down and stutters looking very nervous, where he previously seemed very confident.
 
[quote name='-Never4ever-']All these people complaining that the movie wasn't Batman centric seem to fail to realize that there's a damn good reason Batman isn't in the title. Batman is a key character, but he's not the main focus, just another character in the story.[/QUOTE]

Huh? He's the protagonist. That's like saying Walk the Line isn't about Johnny Cash just because it's not eponymous.

And besides that, the title does, in fact, rather explicitly refer to Batman.
 
yeah you guys were right about
joker tricking batman :whistle2:#

what a great movie.. :cry:

and i really like the way the movie ends with the monologue and batman running and the MUSIC... he is the dark night before dawn of a better era.. also the Dark Knight, the silent guardian that is whatever gotham needs him to be..even the enemy. fucking awesome
 
[quote name='danked']Just got back from seeing it, and I must say I would like to see another magic trick[/QUOTE]

I do that same trick with my penis. Come on over, i'll show ya ;)
 
[quote name='darthbudge']
It is obvious that they are just people dressed up as Batman trying to be like him. That is part of the point of the movie.
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As well as a bit of a shout-out to The Dark Knight Returns, IMO.
 
Finally saw this today. The hype ruined TDK for me. My expectations were beyond realistic. TDK was a good movie but not spectacular.
 
[quote name='daphatty']Finally saw this today. The hype ruined TDK for me. My expectations were beyond realistic. TDK was a good movie but not spectacular.[/quote]

I thought it was great. Being a comic book geek I enjoyed it. I didn't go in with any hype or expectations. I basically tried to avoid watching or reading anything to do with Batman and didn't pay too much attention to any promos. I hate it when there is too much hype, which will actually turn me off the product instead of making me want it.
 
[quote name='daphatty']Finally saw this today. The hype ruined TDK for me. My expectations were beyond realistic. TDK was a good movie but not spectacular.[/quote]

I agree. It was good and all (especially the Joker's part), but their were parts I was against:
the subtle ending and the motion sickness induced action sequences.

Percentage wise (wish it could've been w/o hype) would be an 82%
 
[quote name='Agrippan']Wondering if
Reese (the would-be Batman tattler) will be the Riddler - you know, like Mr. Reese.
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What does the Mr. Reese have to do with the Riddler? The Riddler real name is EdwardNigma, although his nerdy disposition, his dislike for batman, and his like for money, and his ability to solve the "mystery" of bat Man is definetly intriguing. And definitely Riddler-esque. I don't know if he will be played by the same guy? As I don't know who this guy is, and I would think if they were planning that it would have gotten been a bigger actor (played it off as just a cameo of a bigger name), if he was going to be the next villian. Once agian I want the Riddler to be played by Rainn Wilson.
 
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[quote name='Foo228']I agree. It was good and all (especially the Joker's part), but their were parts I was against:
the subtle ending and the motion sickness induced action sequences.

Percentage wise (wish it could've been w/o hype) would be an 82%[/quote]


I thought the action sequences, which reminded me a lot of the Bourne movies were great.
I also completely stayed away from the hype and didnt have any expectations going into the movie. Needless to say, the movie blew my mind when I actually saw it.
 
[quote name='Foo228']I agree. It was good and all (especially the Joker's part), but their were parts I was against:
the subtle ending and the motion sickness induced action sequences.

Percentage wise (wish it could've been w/o hype) would be an 82%[/quote]


I agree with your complaints, but the ending wasn't bad, the action scene were a little rough, but I will take Nolan as a Director over some lame ass action director anyday for a Bat Man flick, so I kinda of expect not to see Jet-Li quality action.

Really very low B for a rating? The hype has gotten to people, but in the way that there is always that minority who wants to swing the hype the other way. You are going to knock a movie down 18%, because the action wasn't super awesome and it had a subtle ending (probably because its the second of at least three in the series)?
 
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We all know the ending wouldn't be as good as how Begins ended, you can't have Batman being given a Joker card at the end of this one.
 
...and i really like the way the movie ends with the monologue and batman running and the MUSIC... he is the dark night before dawn of a better era.. also the Dark Knight, the silent guardian that is whatever gotham needs him to be..even the enemy. ing awesome
...the subtle ending and the motion sickness induced action sequences...


I thought the action sequences, which reminded me a lot of the Bourne movies were great. ...

I agree with your complaints, but the ending wasn't bad, the action scene were a little rough, but I will take Nolan as a Director over some lame ass action director anyday for a Bat Man flick, so I kinda of expect not to see Jet-Li quality action.

Really very low B for a rating? The hype has gotten to people, but in the way that there is always that minority who wants to swing the hype the other way. You are going to knock a movie down 18%, because the action wasn't super awesome and it had a subtle ending (probably because its the second of at least three in the series)?...
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There is no reason for this to be in spoiler tags. The Spoiler police have you so afraid of stepping on piggies, everyone feels the need to adhere to their insane overuse. There's absolutely nothing in that last posts that would ruin the plot line for jackasses who want to read 27 pages about the movie before going to see it.

PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO READ SPOILERS DON'T READ THREADS ABOUT MOVIE DISCUSSIONS! People who DO READ the thread and don't expect to be spoiled are just kidding themselves, like little assholes who search their parent's closet for christmas presents.

Stop it already or I'll tell everyone that Alfred and Fox are homosexual lovers and Gordon dies at the end of the movie. Or that Two-Face
HAS TWO FACES -- OMFG !!!!
I can't believe you spoiled that !!!!!!!! ! !! !@4 #%Q4^@$6
 
The Lou (sp?) Snatch and Grab sequence was amazing. When I saw the ballon thing I thought to myself "They are going to float away?" Then the plane swooped down and got them.

Unfreaking believable!!!

The 3rd film has to have a batplane/batwing. No doubt about it.

btw anyone here in Northern VA see it at the IMAX Theater at Dulles? Just wondering if the movie filled the entire screen or was it presented in widescreen with bars on top and bottom?
 
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Saw this last night. I thought it was a fantastic movie, but honestly, second to Iron Man. It was very long, and really, at points it really felt long; dragged a bit at certain points for me. But aside from that (and the fugly Rachel), I thought the movie was great, certainly my number 2 of the year.
 
[quote name='JohnnyFoxDarko']Great article about the possible villains in the next Batman movie.:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...llains-2008-pg,0,1485774.photogallery?index=1
I would personally either like Black Mask or Ventriloquist and Scarface.
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personally

I think it it should be able RAG and his return from the grave to plot his revenge against batman/bruce. OR maybe his daughter Talya who comes back to seek revenge against bruce. If the first movie was overcoming fear, and the second one was about making hard choices, what will be the theme on the next one?
 
I was totally got off guard with this movie. I thought it would be boring, but it actually packed a powerful punch. The joker was such an enjoyable character to watch at every single second.

No doubt, one of the best movies I've ever seen.
 
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I saw it yesterday. I didn't know any of the details (outside the painfully obvious or those you simply cannot avoid anywhere) and didn't have too high of expectations heading in.

It's a real good film, but I didn't find it spectacular. I personally think Batman Begins is the better film.

First off though, I must give one individual a ton of credit: Heath Ledger did an amazing job being the Joker. If he doesn't get an Oscar nomination for his performance than the Academy will lose whatever creditability it had left.

My biggest gripe is how they rushed Harvey Dent's character along after his transformation. I think the film would have been better off keeping him around as the main villain of the inevitable sequel. Other things I didn't like was the dragged out "love triangle" between Bruce, Harvey, and Rachel. Granted, it was needed for Harvey's events later in the film to take place and have any emotional impact, but they didn't need to harp on the plot that much.

I also cringed when I saw Batman's motorcycle at one point go up a wall, rotate on its rear axle, and landed facing the opposite direction. Not only does that make little sense in terms of vehicle design, it brought back instant flashbacks to Batman and Robin.

Things like that are why I walked away a little less impressed than I should have. It's still a good movie and worth watching, but there was just enough flaws (in my mind, at least) that put it behind Batman Begins.
 
[quote name='captainfrizo']I saw it yesterday. I didn't know any of the details (outside the painfully obvious or those you simply cannot avoid anywhere) and didn't have too high of expectations heading in.

It's a real good film, but I didn't find it spectacular. I personally think Batman Begins is the better film.

First off though, I must give one individual a ton of credit: Heath Ledger did an amazing job being the Joker. If he doesn't get an Oscar nomination for his performance than the Academy will lose whatever creditability it had left.

My biggest gripe is how they rushed Harvey Dent's character along after his transformation. I think the film would have been better off keeping him around as the main villain of the inevitable sequel. Other things I didn't like was the dragged out "love triangle" between Bruce, Harvey, and Rachel. Granted, it was needed for Harvey's events later in the film to take place and have any emotional impact, but they didn't need to harp on the plot that much.

I also cringed when I saw Batman's motorcycle at one point go up a wall, rotate on its rear axle, and landed facing the opposite direction. Not only does that make little sense in terms of vehicle design, it brought back instant flashbacks to Batman and Robin.

Things like that are why I walked away a little less impressed than I should have. It's still a good movie and worth watching, but there was just enough flaws (in my mind, at least) that put it behind Batman Begins.[/QUOTE]

The motorcycle part got a clapping ovation during the screening I was at, and I thought it was actually a really nice scene myself.
 
Heath Ledger was AMAZING, better then Jack? I bet my last dollar on that, He actually gave me goosebumps. This movie is cinematic History.
 
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