Looks pretty badass to me. We got tickets to the midnight showing tonight. I only go to the theaters about 3-4 times a year but I\'m really excited to see this one. Anyone else going to see it this weekend?
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Post by: Vassillios on July 17, 2008, 02:25:28 pm
gonna try to go tonight as well.
movie is gonna be the best one of the summer. might even break some box office records
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Post by: FrankZappa on July 17, 2008, 02:40:45 pm
planning for monday, let the crowds die down a little.
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Post by: ds673488 on July 17, 2008, 02:41:07 pm
ive only seen the first batman, i should catch up before i go see this one
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Post by: tyzack on July 17, 2008, 02:47:48 pm
most likely saturday
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Post by: ds673488 on July 17, 2008, 04:08:18 pm
actually i take that back, i have seen batman returns also
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Post by: Vassillios on July 17, 2008, 04:12:16 pm
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ive only seen the first batman, i should catch up before i go see this one
nothing will beat keaton/nicholson in the original, but christian bale is a close second, and it looks like heath ledger is going to put on a great final performance
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on July 17, 2008, 04:23:46 pm
Got my ticket... now it\'s nap time so I can stay awake.
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Post by: Nermel9 on July 17, 2008, 05:34:57 pm
Can\'t wait to see this, hopefully I\'ll get to go sometime this weekend!
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Post by: krispy on July 17, 2008, 06:05:16 pm
wife and I\'ll go on Monday!
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Post by: SkyePrizm on July 17, 2008, 08:15:56 pm
We preordered our tickets to see at imax on saturday night! Can\'t wait!
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Post by: Gordo on July 18, 2008, 01:03:36 am
I\'ll be seeing this on Sunday. I can\'t wait. I\'ve watched so many short specials and literally look from my rooftop at Gotham City. It\'s fucking insane that Bale actually leaned over Sears Tower\'s edge (of course with some rope support but.....). The performances are supposed to be fantastic and the filmwork superb. I thought Batman Begins was phenomenal, this should be a no doubter.
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on July 18, 2008, 03:11:54 am
It is no longer surprising to me that Heath Ledger went off the deep end. Such an amazing performance.
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Post by: estahwhaddup on July 18, 2008, 03:55:07 am
Wow. Heath Ledger was really fucking good, so was Aaron Eckhart. awesome movie for sure, and the views of the Gotham were sick...this whole movie was sick!! definitely THE movie of 2008 (even though i\'ve only really seen this and Wall-e so far and that was a disappointment). i didn\'t see batman begins, i\'m definitely going to watch it now.
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Post by: booztravlr on July 18, 2008, 09:14:29 am
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It is no longer surprising to me that Heath Ledger went off the deep end. Such an amazing performance.
Yeah, he was fantastic. I\'d put this one above all other Batman movies, hands down.
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Post by: Vassillios on July 18, 2008, 12:17:14 pm
Wow. Really? No Keaton/Nicholson love?
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on July 18, 2008, 12:30:56 pm
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Wow. Really? No Keaton/Nicholson love?
Batman (1989) and The Dark Knight are incomparable. I personally liked The Dark Knight better, but it\'s like comparing a Grateful Dead album to a Slayer album: they aren\'t trying to accomplish the same thing artistically, so there is no subjective way to say which is better.
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Post by: ds673488 on July 18, 2008, 12:43:47 pm
can you see this movie without having seen the last few batmans and still have a good idea of what is going on?
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on July 18, 2008, 01:11:16 pm
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can you see this movie without having seen the last few batmans and still have a good idea of what is going on?
The only one that is recommended (borderline necessary) viewing would be Batman Begins, which is definitely worth seeing anyway.
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Post by: Vassillios on July 18, 2008, 01:39:02 pm
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Wow. Really? No Keaton/Nicholson love?
Batman (1989) and The Dark Knight are incomparable. I personally liked The Dark Knight better, but it\'s like comparing a Grateful Dead album to a Slayer album: they aren\'t trying to accomplish the same thing artistically, so there is no subjective way to say which is better.
they are incomparable, you\'re right.
i just think the original is awesome and gotham city is pretty damn cool looking in the first one... for 1989 it was kind of a big deal.
i can\'t wait to see this new one... heath ledger came a long way from 10 things i hate about you. such a tragic story... looks like he went out on a high note though
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Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on July 18, 2008, 04:04:53 pm
saw this last night and was blown away... i was convinved that i would end up passing out in the theater but was on the edge of my seat come the end of the film at 2:45ish. even if you haven\'t seen all of the batman movies, make a point to try and catch this one while it\'s in the theater.
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It is no longer surprising to me that Heath Ledger went off the deep end. Such an amazing performance.
he stole the show. i heard something about how he basically became an insomniac during the making of the film and pretty much lost his mind after staying in joker character...
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Post by: Drew_Kingsley on July 18, 2008, 06:46:30 pm
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It is no longer surprising to me that Heath Ledger went off the deep end. Such an amazing performance.
he stole the show. i heard something about how he basically became an insomniac during the making of the film and pretty much lost his mind after staying in joker character...
So much conflicting information has come out about Ledger; with people saying he was always in character while others say that he was very normal when not in the Joker character. Maybe it\'s not giving Ledger enough credit for being such a fine actor, but it\'s hard for me to accept that playing the Joker character had nothing to do with his overdose.
Technically a spoiler, depending on how anal you are about movies, so I\'ll give it it\'s proper courtesy: [SPOILER]One of the most harrowing moments for me was watching Ledger, in the midst of absolutely owning the Joker character, saying the something like, \'"In their last moments, you find out so much about who people really are." (I think that\'s the exact quote, but it was after 2am, so who knows)[/SPOILER]
Anyway, my not-so-bold prediction is that Heath scores the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His performance was good enough that he\'ll get enough legitimate votes, and the sympathy vote will push it over the top; he deserves it one way or another after getting robbed of the Best Actor Oscar for Brokeback Mountain.
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Post by: Eldwayno on July 19, 2008, 10:13:07 am
What a great movie, and Ledger certainly was the character... it lived up to all my expectations and then some
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Post by: Gordo on July 20, 2008, 11:03:00 pm
great movie. absolutely no let-downs.
[SPOILER]i was happy no one mentioned the Two-Face business before i saw the flick. my favorite Joker moments were at the station after he got arrested-- sitting in the cell and in the interrogation room. he was absolutely phenomenal straight through. the nurse get up was also classic.[/SPOILER]
i\'ll definitely be seeing it again, next time in an imax theatre.. all imax\'s in the chicagoland area were sold out until late monday night. navy pier had 72 straight hours booked. fucking 3am and 5am sold out shows three straight days!
"So, do you wanna know which friends of yours were cowards?"
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Post by: SkyePrizm on July 21, 2008, 06:59:27 pm
Okay, so I saw "The Dark Knight" this weekend. It lived up to all the hype. But i have to say, that was a lot of script. I almost felt like they could have made two movies there with all that.
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Post by: FrankZappa on July 21, 2008, 10:46:54 pm
2? hell, they could have gotten 3 easy. I\'m exhausted after watching that monster!
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Post by: freddiewaht on July 21, 2008, 10:57:57 pm
:downloads>watches in livingroom:
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Post by: Gordo on July 22, 2008, 10:53:14 am
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2? hell, they could have gotten 3 easy. I\'m exhausted after watching that monster!
Dude I was worn out. I immediately smoked two cigs.
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Post by: SlimPickens on July 22, 2008, 11:07:48 am
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Post by: Vassillios on July 24, 2008, 06:41:31 pm
^^said the whale\'s vagina
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Post by: Klout on July 24, 2008, 08:07:04 pm
timmy twoface
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Post by: Yoda on July 24, 2008, 10:36:18 pm
With all this Batman talk, it\'s time to take Unmask The Batman out of the closet and play it at Donnegals tomorrow night.
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Post by: Me! on July 27, 2008, 07:29:11 am
haven\'t read a single word in this thread, but I\'m going to Imax in White Plains tomorrow night. I\'ve heard nothing but good things about this movie. Can\'t wait. :)
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Post by: Vassillios on July 27, 2008, 12:45:36 pm
Finally saw it. sick.
def gonna see it again at the imax
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Post by: Wolfman on July 27, 2008, 01:55:10 pm
The Angry Video Game Nerd gets into the Batman spirit with a review of a slew of Batman games!
Full video here: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37368.html?type=wmv
Trailer:
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Post by: Me! on July 27, 2008, 10:39:14 pm
Just got back from the IMAX, WOW. just wow! Great movie. I\'m sure it\'s already been said but Heath Ledger is amazing. Easily the greatest role of his career.
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Post by: Gordo on July 27, 2008, 11:45:54 pm
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Just got back from the IMAX, WOW. just wow! Great movie. I\'m sure it\'s already been said but Heath Ledger is amazing. Easily the greatest role of his career.
Just wait until his next rooohmygod. :frown:
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Post by: thatguy on August 03, 2008, 01:05:20 am
ser fuckin biz.loved it.cant wait for next one!!!
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Post by: SlimPickens on August 04, 2008, 03:23:44 pm
In other news: winning an Oscar won\'t keep you from driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima. (http://www.cinematical.com/media/2006/01/Morgan_Freeman.jpg)