It’s THE DARK (K)NIGHT!

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I can’t believe that i have to wait another 4 weeks till it finally comes out in my homecountry!!! Wish i would live somewhere else for a few days :)

Comment by Luisa | July 17, 2008

Booked my tickets today for next Thursday at 7.30pm. No midnight showings here… there is a showing on the Wednesday but it costs a crazy £12 ($24) which I refuse to pay.

Still can’t believe they are holding it off for a week in the UK… though WALL-E is out today so it’s understandable (though, why is WALL-E so delayed as well? If everything came out at the same frickin’ time this kinda thing would never have to happen!).

Comment by Peter Willis | July 17, 2008

well here in Puerto Rico they are holding it off for a week too i went crazy and mad i was so piss that i have to wait another week how this happen!

well last Tuesday i went to the mall and i notes a ridicules big line at the movies theater i ask was going on? some dude in the line tells me is some type of Charity event they are screening the TDK i almost faint NO WAY! how i didn’t know about this i ran to the ticket door they told me that tickets where $45 US for a Charity event and we are sold out!, FUCK! i wanted to kill my self, there an early screening of the movie i been waiting for years i was not going to be part of it.
when all my hope when down and i am about to star crying like a little boy an old lady ask me did you want tickets here you can have this one i star jumping for joy! thanks!!!!!! i never expected last Tuesday night to see an early screening and for free! the move was great!!!!!! from beging  to end, the best batman film so far!!!! I GOT SO LUCKY!

Comment by albir | July 17, 2008

I wanted to jot a little something down before all the Nolanites begin fellatio upon his work. I saw the film at a midnight showing last night, and I don’t have any immediate complaints. Mind you, I’ve never really been all that into such a brooding comic book character as this, and always found Batman’s ’story’ to be quite fucking ridiculous. I’m a staunch member of the Keaton/NIcholson/Burton effort because of it’s dark comic book style, yet I applaud Nolan for his neo-realistic take on the world of Gotham.

That being said, a certain someone certainly lived up to his hype. As I said, the film is okay, but the dearly departed stole every scene, effortlessly. And, as I was watching, the thought occurred to me: We’re talking about apples and oranges, here. Gene Wilder vs. Johnny Depp. In a comic book adaptation of Gotham, Jack is the reigning clown prince; in a neo-realistic Gotham, Heath is a frightening sociopath. Both are excellent interpretations of The Joker.

Now, do I believe it warrants an Oscar nod? Perhaps. Certainly a Golden Globe. But, should he get one, probably not and only for the simple fact that his performance was enhanced by his untimely demise. The Oscars have enough problems with credibility as it is to award someone based on such a factor.

But, please. Do go see the film. Heath’s good enough for the two and a half hour haul.

Comment by Dirtylungs | July 18, 2008

There definitely is a great deal of available story arcs for a third installment.

Let me just discuss one aspect of the movie that I liked.

Gordon and Batman strike a verbal pact that G will “hunt” B down.
Now I know… now I have fully made sense of why Gordon struck the hatchet on the Batsignal.
In their brilliant conspiracy, Batman has taken full blame for both Joker’s killings, all the chaos that engulfed Gotham, as well as Two-Face Dent’s acts of malevolence (for instance, Dent nearly shot Gordon’s young son in the head, but thanks to tenacious Batman’s push, the murder didn’t transpire).
Gordon would project a “facade” to Gothamites, in such a way that the public would be led to believe that Dent is the real hero of Gotham and that Gordon is now tracking down Batman to prosecute this “law-offending” outcast/outlaw, the Dark Knight himself.

Highly smart ending for an intellectually engaging movie.
Several elements of a story (plot devices, to be specific) were utilized:
-irony
-foreshadowing
-red herring
-sarcasm
-metaphors

The end of TDK reveals the main pivotal character’s actualization of the ultimate sacrifice.
In TDK, Batman’s supreme sacrifice wasn’t just love-related (but I sure am glad that Rachel Dawes was killed off, I disliked the character anyway).
Batman’s sacrifice was all-encompassing.
As Gordon’s favorite kid (his son) remarked, “Why is he running away? He didn’t do anything bad…”
That’s the point.
Batman acted as the real “fall-guy” in the movie WHICH was foreshadowed early on in the film (during the first court-hearing scene in which the one on the witness stand hurled an empty 20-caliber made-in-china gun at Harvey Dent).
No other comic-based film was able to show this nuance.
Yes, in Hancock, Will Smith’s anti-hero character did let go of Charlize Theron’s character–but that wasn’t a legit sacrifice (because Hancock wasn’t really sure if he truly harbored genuine love for Mary in the first place).
Yes, in Incredible Hulk, Norton’s ginormous character chose to embrace his destiny as a big green monster instead of choosing a normal life with Liv Tyler’s character–but that wasn’t a legit sacrifice either (because the Hulk-persona of Bruce Banner was never 100% controllable, although Bruce Banner does have genuine love).
In Iron Man, I didn’t really see any legitimate sacrifice done by Tony Stark other than .

I’m more confident that in the 3rd Nolan Bat-film, the real Batman persona would begin to unfurl: the Batman that can endure anything.

And as for those who found that Christian Bale’s acting was too one-dimensional these days, or that Bale’s voice was a bit (if not totally) monotonous?
Well, I highly suggest you watch The Dark Knight with a more keen set of senses.
Consider the final moments of Batman and Gordon talking near Two-Face’s corpse.
The spectacle of the movie wasn’t just Ledger’s brilliantly twisted and witty portrayal of the Joker–Bale’s convincing triple persona (Bruce1/Bruce2/Batman) portrayal was an understatement-ish one hell of a job.

But the entire movie wasn’t a one-man show, we can all agree with that.
The movie was more than just great because of so many factors. The acting bit was just part of the whole extravaganza.
The special effects, the subtle CGI enhancements, the newly introduced technologies (the sonar celfone & sonar-powered Batlens were just two of the several others), the substantial and smart dialogues of each and every character (from the major ones to the extras), the vivid action sequences, the well-timed musical score, the meticulous details put in every frame, the layers of themes… all of these contributed to the grandeur that is Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

If there was one thing that holds me back from rating this movie as a 200% success, it would be this:
The transitions from one scene to another were not 100% smooth. There were quite a number of rough cuts, but then the rest of the cuts were okay.

Comment by _N_r_chy | July 19, 2008

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