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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Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
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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.
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Hateter?
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.
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
But yet you rated the film a 3?
I was referring to my /4 scale.
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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Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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24fps? What is this, 1927?
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
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Eh doesn't afraid of anything, eh? :lol:
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
It's an internet thing.:P
Last 5 Viewed
Riddick (David Twohy | 2013 | USA/UK)
Night Across the Street (Raoul Ruiz | 2012 | Chile/France)*
Pain & Gain (Michael Bay | 2013 | USA)*
You're Next (Adam Wingard | 2011 | USA)
Little Odessa (James Gray | 1994 | USA)*
*recommended *highly recommended
“It isn't easy to accept that suffering can also be beautiful... it's difficult. It's something you can only understand if you dig deeply into yourself.” -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Reading the outrage and fanboy retardation will probably be more exciting than watching the film itself.
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
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Our local multiplex is organizing a "Men's Night" for the opening of The Dark Knight Rises - single showing the night before opening day, and a free beer for attendees.:lol:
For anyone who's ever wanted to own a Mondo poster, they're doing something special where instead of printing only a limited number, they will be printing Oily Moss' TDKR poster for however many are bought in 24 hours. This is about as guaranteed as you can get for owning one of their posters finally.
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Probably give it a yay because I wasn't bored for most of it, but a mild one. Lots of speeches, not a lot of memorable performances, dialogue or images. Tale of Two Cities stuff is really overt, but doesn't invite flattering comparisons. Dickens' novel has a much better villain for example.
Not sure how to feel about Catwoman's implied girlfriend being forgotten about by the end of the movie. Batman, he can turn a gay woman straight.
Well, Adam West's can.
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