So....I saw "The Dark Knight"

[Timber]

Shhhh! No spoilers, Most people didn't even know two face was in this flick!

If they didnt know they do now...

 

[Homercidal]

Wife and I went last week. Watched it in our older, less satifying theater, but it was still awesum. The Joker is the schnitztitz (sp)! I was a bit put-off by the Batman's voice sometimes, and my wife complained a few times, but it was stilla great film. Perhaps a bit long, but lots of action, and the Joker was insane!! (Literally!)

Must-have Blueray.

 

[Warped04]

I finally got to read this thread because I saw it over the weekend. Wife and MIL watched Mama Mia, FIL and I watched Dark Knight. It was a very well made movie, and I loved it.

I hope that they can continue on with this series without compromise because of Ledger.

 

[user 574]

Saw it this past Sunday as well and the movie was great. The batman voice annoyed me a bit as well but I was listening for it because of these posts. I watched Batman Begins again about a week ago and the voice was guttural there too but not quite as much as this movie.

 

[Jaybird]

SWMBO ad I saw this last night and I have to tell you all that I was very pissed by the end of the 35+min of ads before the movie even started, Then to sit for another 2.5 hours, the movie was good but I thought it was a bit to drawn out they could have easily made this movie 2 hours or less and it would have been straight up one of the best movies. Joker was very sinister IMO he was the star of the movie.
JJ

 

[DeathBrewer]

a) Joker-- Nicholson vs Ledger? Both excellent, just different.

b) Ledger dead making a difference? He who experiments with mixing pharmaceuticals alone in an apartment risks death. It's stupid to dabble like that alone. Frankly, I'd be more inclined to have less respect for an actor who does stupid crap like that.

exactly how i feel. heath ledger was AMAZING...completely different role than nicholsen. at least he finished the movie, too bad he won't be able to make a sequel.

From what I read about it, it seemed that Ledger was getting practically no sleep from playing the Joker and trying to get into the right mindset for the character and was dosing himself so he could actually settle down and sleep, and as an ironic side effect was getting more and more into the character by doing so. He basically drove himself mad for the duration and ODed afterwards after he was trying to come down from playing the role.

this is all bull****. he was far done with batman when he kicked the bucket and had personal issues and drug problems which we will never know about or truly understand the depths of. i disregard these made-up stories that find their way through the internet.

 

[Soulive]

this is all bull****. he was far done with batman when he kicked the bucket and had personal issues and drug problems which we will never know about or truly understand the depths of. i disregard these made-up stories that find their way through the internet.

The rumors I heard were about him not being able to cope with fame (ala Cobain). As you said though, considering none of us knew him or any other celebrities personally, we'll never know the truth...

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

SWMBO and I went to see this in IMAX last night...First, AMEN for no previews in the IMAX. Lights dim, movie starts! How it should be.

Show was sold out and we got there kind of late so we were in like the 3rd or 4th row. A little of a bummer, but this movie was just amazing. Great work by all involved!

 

[Lurpinator]

I agree, this was an awesome movie. I have been a fan of batman since the first one with Nicholson. True they have evolved now, but I think for the better (Batman & Robin sucked). I think Ledger shined in this movie, and he will forever be remembered for it. By the way, it was long, but this is just me, I wanted more! The time went by very quickly it seemed when I watched it.

 

[sreeja]

A movie that fulfills the promise of the best Hollywood movies in that it offers us transport to an alternate yet recognizable reality.A lot of superlatives have been hurled in the direction of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, and for once I’m not inclined to disagree with any of them. It may well be the best movie of its type ever made.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

We saw it and damn- I finally am a little pissed Heath was such a ******* to kill himself.

 

[98EXL]

Saw it at a drive in with my buddy, I thought it was freaking awesome...then a few days later, saw a Top Gear episode with the Tumbler in it....awesome!

 

[EdWort]

Awesome flick! Loved it. If you've seen it, you love this part.

 

[Loweface]

Awesome flick! Loved it. If you've seen it, you love this part.

LMAO

But I must say, the guy who is taking off the joker has gotten a LOT of the body language and mannerisms down pat...

 

[EdWort]

LMAO

But I must say, the guy who is taking off the joker has gotten a LOT of the body language and mannerisms down pat...

Yep, but he needs a more naselly voice. I love the batman voice.

 

[Soulive]

Finally saw it about a week ago. It was the first time I've been to the theater in like 3 years and it was well worth it. I loved Batman Begins and this was 3x better than that. Heath Ledger was excellent and it is a real shame he won't be able to reprise the role. I also thought Aaron Eckhart was very good in his role. Christian Bale always kicks ass, but yes his Batman voice was pretty excessive. Awesome movie overall...:rockin:

 

[user 574]

Awesome flick! Loved it. If you've seen it, you love this part.

OMFG - 1st time I saw that and it is AWESOME. Rainbow Afro :fro:

 

[Orfy]

This film was Rated 9 on IMDb so I knew it was "Special" It was up there with the best.

Yes Batman's voice was the only bad part of the film.

2.5 hours was just right. SWMBO said it makes a change to see a good film.
I watched it at home on a DVD. The big screen must of been impressive.
I like the way there was no titles, straight into the action and no real repeating film.

Trivia: The first Batman film without Batman in the title and the Title "The Dark Knight" only appears at the end.

 

[98EXL]

Anyone get it on BD yet?

 

[Homercidal]

Anyone get it on BD yet?

Yes. My kid watched it our friends house when we visited for New Years. I haven't seen it since the theater though. I caught just abit at the friends house (The scene where Joker is trying to use the detonator...)

I have not had a chance to check out the special features. The movie itself is worth the price of purchase though.

 

[98EXL]

Special Features are awesome..and I never watch those

 

[jkendrick]

With the new one coming out in a few days, I thought I would bump this. I will probably see it in a few weeks. Aside from Heath Ledger's Joker, I preferred Batman Begins to the Dark Knight. Nolan movies, in general, tend to frustrate me. I quite like most of them, but I'm frustrated because I often feel they should be so much more. It often feels like there are plot holes and illogical choices made by characters to shoehorn the plot in the direction (and on-the-nose "larger messages") that he wants to achieve. I often feel a little cheated, feeling as though I just sat through a Rube Goldberg machine of a film.

(spoilers for several Nolan films follow)


In the Dark Knight, we had Harvey Dent's all-too-sudden transformation and Joker's needlessly complicated scheme... for a guy who professes to subscribe to chaos. I mean that two boats section should have never been committed to film. In Inception, my favorite Nolan movie to date, we needed at least some reason why Michael Cane didn't just pick up Cobb's kids and bring them to Europe. In the Prestige, which my wife and I just watched last night, we get the 11th hour introduction of HG Wells-like sci fi which, in my opinion, totally violated the rules for the world established for the film. It may sound like I'm hating, but I really enjoyed all of these movies and I'm looking forward to the new Batman. Anyone excited enough to be seeing it this weekend?

 

[BetterSense]

The Dark Knight failed for trying to do too much in one film. Movies like this must be simple, and The Dark Knight was not simple enough. You take the Joker, and Batman, and you'd a have a good movie. You take Batman, Joker, Dent, the boat scene, the girlfriend thing, and it's just too much for one movie. It might have worked if the credits had rolled right after Dent rolled over after being burnt, but I was bit disappointed. I approve of the decision to shoot IMAX, though.

 

[jkendrick]

I agree that for a two hour movie it should have been simpler, but I don't think it needed to be simplistic. The thing I admire about Nolan films is that they are essentially blockbusters that attempt to elevate the genre, give you something to think about, something to feel. My problem relates to your point. By trying to do too much, we end up with a film that never allows us to care about the characters or relate to the choices made. Consequently, the characters from Bruce Wayne to Harvey Dent to boat full of average citizens to boat full of convicts feel like the choices they make are merely at service to the plot and not organic in any way. This didn't prevent me from enjoying most of the movie, but I hope the new one allows a story to be told that feels like the result of the natural choices made by the characters rather than a Rube Goldberg-esque exercise in getting from point A to point B.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Anyone excited enough to be seeing it this weekend?

No. But the trailer was nice enough that it compelled me to rent the prior two and watch them for the first time.

I lost interest in big screen Batman when Keaton got replaced by Kilmer and never looked at it again.