The Dark Knight Thread

Joeiss · 07-20-2008, 01:55 PM

Very cool movie. Right after the movie, I just thought it was okay... but then thinking more of it, I was totally lost in the screenplay for the full 2.5 hours, thinking of nothing else... Very nicely done.

I totally jumped when the fake batman was hung and hit the window.. Definitely was not expecting that.

And I know it is sort of stupid.. but I like the choices that the Joker was making people make. Some movies try to play on villains making people make tough decisions.. but this movie really did a decent job at providing a real human element to it.

Fox 6 · 07-20-2008, 06:43 PM

Saw it a second time, it was fantastic.

Dylflon · 07-20-2008, 06:58 PM

I was disappointed with the Scarecrow cameo.

KillerGremlin · 07-20-2008, 07:05 PM

I'm waiting till next weekend to see it, I have tickets for the IMAX and I don't want to spoil it by seeing it on a tiny screen in a crowded theater.

I'll probably avoid drinking any liquids 5 hours prior to the film so I don't have to pee too, it's a long movie.

Teuthida · 07-20-2008, 07:49 PM

I spoiled it for myself on a dark blurry 19 inch screen. Felt more like a radio drama.

KillerGremlin · 07-20-2008, 08:03 PM

This movie has been hyped to the point where I think waiting a week will be better anyway....all I've read on Digg for the past week is how amazing this film is going to be.

I don't doubt that it will be an amazing film, even a 4-star film, but I'd like to view it on my own terms, not with all the hype stuck in my head. But, it was filmed in Chicago and Heath Ledger apparently delivers, so we shall see.

Vampyr · 07-20-2008, 08:06 PM

Just got done seeing it for the second time. Some new comments:

1. I like how one of the "knives" the Joker had was a potato pealer, and the police officer didn't exactly what to do with it.

2. It probably wasn't him, but one of the people on one of the boats at the end looked just like Cillian Murphy.

3. I bet that the detonators that the people on the boats had at the end actually were to their own bombs. Like Batman said, nothing is ever as it seems with the Joker.

DeathsHand · 07-20-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylflon

I was disappointed with the Scarecrow cameo.

To me it felt like Christopher Nolan had planned out his entire Jokeriffic Batman sequel before realizing that Scarecrow's story was a bit anti-climactic...
So he tacked on a short scene to shrug him off for good.

Vampyr · 07-21-2008, 02:46 PM

Even though The Dark Knight is a god among movies, I'd like to encourage people to not forget about Hellboy II. It was actually very good, and it's probably suffering by being released a week before The Dark Knight. If you haven't saw it, you should consider it. It's not as good as the Dark Knight (but what is really), but it's very fun with a good plot, and it creates an interesting mythos.