I dunno, man. The 165 mins never really dragged, but holy fuck this felt even more rushed and incoherent than TDK. Thank god Nolan's done with the series and can hopefully go back to things he's good at.
Apologies to everyone mad that I, of all people, got to see it before you...
Yeah, I rewatched The Dark Knight finally, and it is really lumpy and....I don't know, cheap. Just stupid things like Morgan Freeman being aghast with the sonar cellphones (or whatever that was) and then basically saying "Well, I'll just use it this once....." and the Joker actually saying aloud "I'm just like a dog chasing cars, I wouldn't know what to do with one if I got it" [THANKS NOLAN! I'M GLAD YOU SPELLED THAT OUT FOR ME], and the boring, illogical ending with Gordon's family (maybe I missed it, but Batman made the decision about who to rescue, so why should Gordon lose a loved one in response?) and the weird insistence that humanity would implode if a DA turned out to be not a nice guy.Quoting Boner M (view post)
Please tell me Nolan got better at directing action - my wife wants to see this on Friday, and I would like some genuine thrills in amongst the soggy, bloated portent.
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No dice.
The Superbowl scene is the closest the film comes to spine-tingling... mostly for one moment that - like Joker sticking his head out the window to catch the breeze in TDK - is a rare inspired touch that sticks out almost like a sore thumb considering the lack of genuine awe surrounding it.
H8TER!
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Hateter?
This thread reminded me that I haven't listened to Prince's soundtrack for the original Batman in too long. Maybe Nolan could use somma 'dis...?
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Nolan's asexual, though.
I'm more interested in how it compares to films of it's ilk... the other films in the batman trilogy, comic book films, action/adventure films, etc than just as a film unto itself. Any comments on this?
Yikes...first vote is a nay?
That's worrisome.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I would like everyone to rate BB and TDK before presenting their review of TDKR. :/
It's just me. I'd you liked the other two, there's a chance you'll like this more.Yikes...first vote is a nay?
That's worrisome.
What kind of star rating would you give to all three?
Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
1.5 for BB, 2.5 for TDK (mostly for Ledger), 2 for this one.
For Nolan's others: 3.5 for Memento, 3 for Inception/Prestige, 2 for Insomnia (h/s Following).
Btw, last few twitter posts have more brief TDKR thoughts for the curious.
Yeah, it's a synonym for people who don't like movies. I know you hate movies.
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Hmm, see I'm a bit kinder. 3 & 3.5 for the last two, though I am a bit tired of TDK at this point. And the ComicCon-ization of Hollywood in general as of late.
Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
Ebert gave it 3 stars. Basically said Bane is a rather weak character (unsurprisingly) but is given almost as much screen time as Wayne/Batman.
Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
Seeing this tomorrow afternoon. FYI.
Why do you Kiwis/Aussies always see movies before us?
What did you do for them to love you more?
Sure why not?
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8
"Hitchcock is really bad at suspense."
- Stay Puft
Well, Wayne/Batman (as played by Bale) is also a weak character.
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
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Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
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Got IMAX tickets for Wednesday. Gave them away. I'm going to never see this movie if I can help it.
So brave.
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I think eternity is a pretty cool guy. eh hates nolan and doesn't afraid of anything.
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