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SlmShdy1 · 07-20-2008, 08:36 PM

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One thing I thought lacked were some of the moments where there were no score. When Batman was on the Bat cycle (or what ever it's called) and he was trying to catch up, I snapped out of the moment wondering where the score was. Very minor I know; it's hard to nit pick something this good.

Actually, that's what I loved during most of the movie. I was so engrossed in the film because of the music. I especially love the music that starts right before the big chase scene. You can barely hear it at first but then it picks up.

mjbethancourt · 07-20-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

Actually, that's what I loved during most of the movie. I was so engrossed in the film because of the music. I especially love the music that starts right before the big chase scene. You can barely hear it at first but then it picks up.

James Newton Howard is a brilliant film composer. It's a shame he had to work within the constraints of Hans Zimmer's billionth retread of the exact same theme he uses for every movie. I think the lack of original music was a (minor) weakness in this film, it's mostly just the same stuff from Batman Begins. I would have really enjoyed hearing the use of new music to differentiate the mood of this film from the last one.

GreenScar · 07-20-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

Actually, that's what I loved during most of the movie. I was so engrossed in the film because of the music. I especially love the music that starts right before the big chase scene. You can barely hear it at first but then it picks up.

The score was great. The parts that didn't include Batman (the Batman theme) were really gripping (I have to agree with mjbethancourt's comment about Zimmer). That's my point,

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. I thought an up tempo tense beat would've helped there (it was edited a bit choppy at that point and this may have hidden that point a bit IMHO).

GreenScar · 07-20-2008, 09:07 PM

We need the mods to make one of the titles of these threads Warn for spoilers so we can post freely.

SlmShdy1 · 07-20-2008, 09:09 PM

I don't know. I liked the fact that it kept some of the original score of Batman Begins. But you know, I didn't mind the part where he's riding the Batpod through the mall. It was so loud in IMAX, I didn't even realize there was no music.

And I have to get this off my chest: it made me sad when The Joker

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. I knew it was going to happen because I read about it when they first started filming, but it still hit me hard.

Batman00 · 07-20-2008, 09:13 PM

I cant believe The Dark Knight is #1 on imdb's Top 250. It replaced Godfather as top dog. I just saw it and i have to say, it was glorious

tommyboy81 · 07-20-2008, 09:16 PM

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I cant believe The Dark Knight is #1 on imdb's Top 250. It replaced Godfather as top dog. I just saw it and i have to say, it was glorious

Well Dark Knight has 26,000+ votes. Godfather 1 and 2 has 250,000 votes each. We'll see what happens.

Variable · 07-20-2008, 09:43 PM

it will definitely go down, but I think it deserves to stay in the top 20 at least. a great movie with a lot to offer to a wide range of audiences.

theprophecy247 · 07-20-2008, 09:59 PM

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I cant believe The Dark Knight is #1 on imdb's Top 250. It replaced Godfather as top dog. I just saw it and i have to say, it was glorious

lol +1 but it shouldnt be that high lol

Batman00 · 07-20-2008, 10:58 PM

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lol +1 but it shouldnt be that high lol

Well at this rate, it was #3 at 7,000, then #1 at 23,000 and now 40 something thousand.

PS3-Playb3yond · 07-20-2008, 11:54 PM

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Oh, ok. Dent really lost his mind though.

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We need the mods to make one of the titles of these threads Warn for spoilers so we can post freely.

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GeneD5 · 07-21-2008, 12:07 AM

I saw it saturday afternoon and my mind couldn't even process everything that I saw...so I woke up and went again for 945 this morning. I enjoyed it a lot more the 2nd time. This is surely a movie that you can spend a lot of time reading into, espcially with the brilliant performance of the Joker's character. This movie was so cool it almost seemed like batman was the lame part of the movie!

tommyboy81 · 07-21-2008, 12:09 AM

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We need the mods to make one of the titles of these threads Warn for spoilers so we can post freely.

Using spoilers makes me feel special. Feel like I know something that everybody would like to know.

Batman00 · 07-21-2008, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by PS3-Playb3yond

Oh, ok. Dent really lost his mind though.

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does this mean i dont have to put up those stupid spoiler warnings over my post?

BirdManJr · 07-21-2008, 12:27 AM

So what do you think will happen with

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PS3-Playb3yond · 07-21-2008, 12:41 AM

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does this mean i dont have to put up those stupid spoiler warnings over my post?

Well, I'm no mod, but that's the idea.

tommyboy81 · 07-21-2008, 12:44 AM

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Well, I'm no mod, but that's the idea.

ALRIGHT! If I get in trouble I'll just send them to my buddy.

PS3-Playb3yond · 07-21-2008, 12:44 AM

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ALRIGHT! If I get in trouble I'll just send them to my buddy.

Seriously?

bleedsblu · 07-21-2008, 12:45 AM

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BirdManJr · 07-21-2008, 12:46 AM

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OIC now that makes sense!

Thanks!

07-20-2008, 09:09 PM	#465
SlmShdy1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Honolulu, HI PlayStation® PSN: SlmShdy1 Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:292	I don't know. I liked the fact that it kept some of the original score of Batman Begins. But you know, I didn't mind the part where he's riding the Batpod through the mall. It was so loud in IMAX, I didn't even realize there was no music. And I have to get this off my chest: it made me sad when The Joker [Show spoiler]destroyed the Tumbler . I knew it was going to happen because I read about it when they first started filming, but it still hit me hard. Last edited by SlmShdy1; 07-20-2008 at 09:12 PM.

07-21-2008, 12:27 AM	#475
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	So what do you think will happen with [Show spoiler] Last edited by Deciazulado; 07-21-2008 at 05:58 AM. Reason: :/

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07-21-2008, 12:07 AM	#472
GeneD5 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 4K collection:244 Blu-ray collection:246 Trading Score:168	I saw it saturday afternoon and my mind couldn't even process everything that I saw...so I woke up and went again for 945 this morning. I enjoyed it a lot more the 2nd time. This is surely a movie that you can spend a lot of time reading into, espcially with the brilliant performance of the Joker's character. This movie was so cool it almost seemed like batman was the lame part of the movie!

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