The Dark Knight #1

[ricky tee78]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=57567

it always annoys me when people post links like that.

not his fault the forum is so overcrowded that theres tons of new threads a day

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by ricky tee78

it always annoys me when people post links like that.

not his fault the forum is so overcrowded that theres tons of new threads a day

It's also posted in the wrong section. There's a whole Movie and TV forum. If you go there there's 4 or 5 Batman threads in the top quarter of the page.

[Joon]

Originally Posted by CAB

This movie any good? Do I need to see the first one before I go to the sequel?

The first one takes you back many years ago, back to the 60's if you really want to get technical. Or to the 90's when Michael Keaton was playing him. Batman Begins was the first of this new era Batman. I think every single Batman movie was good. Even the one with Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone.

[GreenScar]

Originally Posted by Joon

The first one takes you back many years ago, back to the 60's if you really want to get technical. Or to the 90's when Michael Keaton was playing him. Batman Begins was the first of this new era Batman. I think every single Batman movie was good. Even the one with Chris O'Donnell and Alicia Silverstone.

You can watch The Dark Knight as a stand alone movie. Nolan intended to make his movies this way.

[Mr3dfx]

what was interesting was that I have the batman begins blu which has the 6min prologue and when I saw TDK in the theatre, which is a brand new 3 chip DLP projector, the theatre was not nearly as good as the transfer on the blu-ray. The blu has better resolution and more of the POP factor, there was a scene after the prologue that was a kind of montage of footage the spacific scene where you see batman on his bike for like three seconds, it appeard as though one of his guns was actually poping out of my screen, it was a really cool DOF effect. I watched for the same scene in the theatre and was waiting for that same Woa! but for whatever reason it was not as eye catching as the blu.

This WILL be a MUST on blu!

[STARSCREAM]

Yep, the prologue for Dark Knight on Batman Begins Blu-Ray had way better PQ than what I saw at the theater. Just so I didn't think I was remembering wrong about the better PQ I checked out the prologue on blu-ray again and yep, it's way better.

[SlmShdy1]

If you want that "wow" factor, go see it in IMAX. The clips they show after the bank scene in The Dark Knight prologue are all shot in IMAX (as is the bank scene). The scene with the Batpod that you were talking about is at the end of the movie when Gordon is saying that they have to chase him now. It looked beautiful in IMAX.

[BirdManJr]

when the semi joker was driving flipped over
that was cool in imax too

[Zvi]

I watched it last night and it was great. Can't wait till it comes out on BD

[sardaukar1977]

Batman: The Dark Knight, absolutely incredible film. one of the best I have ever seen, if Heath Ledger does not win an oscar for his performance as the Joker, I will be surprised.

[3Justin3]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

Yup. Nov 6 I believe.

SWEET!! So, in a week I get to see Judas Priest, then 2 weeks later I am in Europe for 3 months, then I come back and James Bond is out, as well as Gears of War 2, and many other games. Not to mention I turned 18 and graduated school. THIS YEAR IS AWESOME!!

The Dark Night is the best. WOOOO

Off to see it again, but in Imax this time, on Tuesday. Then maybe again next Sunday.

[kx11]

the movie was great the joker is the real star of this movie while the rest of the cast fell way below ledger's acting skills , also bale did a great job making batman look more darker and seriuos and leaving the comic persona in the past


iron man & every super hero from comic books can eat dust in front of batman's deepth

[BruceWayne]

Wikipedia:

The Dark Knight opened on July 16, 2008 in Australia and July 18, 2008 in the United States and Canada with midnight screenings in 3,040 theaters. From the first midnight screenings, the film has earned $18.5 million and has set a new midnight debut record beating Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith which earned $16.9 million.[105] On its opening day, July 18, 2008, The Dark Knight set a single-day box office record of $67.85 million, breaking a record of $59.8 million previously held by Spider-Man 3.[106] The film also surpassed the $151.1 million opening weekend record of Spider-Man 3 with an estimated opening of $158.4 million, including a record breaking IMAX opening of $6.2 million, surpassing the $4.7 million of Spider-Man 3.[107] The Dark Knight sold 22.37 million tickets with today's average administration of $7.08 meaning The Dark Knight sold more tickets than Spider-Man 3 which sold 21.96 million with the average price of $6.88 in 2007.[108]

[SS316SRV]

Yeah wikipedia! Were facts go to die.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

Wikipedia:

The Dark Knight sold 22.37 million tickets with today's average administration of $7.08 meaning The Dark Knight sold more tickets than Spider-Man 3 which sold 21.96 million with the average price of $6.88 in 2007.[108]

i thought this was the other way around? i thought spider man 3 sold more tickets.

[jingoboy_78]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

i thought this was the other way around? i thought spider man 3 sold more tickets.

Spidey 3 would have sold more considering the difference in average ticket price.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

"At 2007's average price of $6.88, "Spider-Man 3" sold 21.96 million tickets over opening weekend. Media By Numbers estimates today's average movie prices at $7.08, which means "The Dark Knight" would have sold 21.94 million tickets."

[cajmoyper]

Originally Posted by kx11

the movie was great the joker is the real star of this movie while the rest of the cast fell way below ledger's acting skills , also bale did a great job making batman look more darker and seriuos and leaving the comic persona in the past


iron man & every super hero from comic books can eat dust in front of batman's deepth

None of the acting was poor enough to say that any one actor 'way' outshined the others. Heath Ledger was incredible as the Joker...Oscar? I'm not too sure about that. Plus, we're only halfway through the year.

[fronn]

Originally Posted by jingoboy_78

Spidey 3 would have sold more considering the difference in average ticket price.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movi....ap/index.html

"At 2007's average price of $6.88, "Spider-Man 3" sold 21.96 million tickets over opening weekend. Media By Numbers estimates today's average movie prices at $7.08, which means "The Dark Knight" would have sold 21.94 million tickets."

Not if the $158million number is used. Some sites are reporting $158 and others $155.

[khoops7]

Actual total for Dark Knight
$158,411,483
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/

[Sith]

this movie is 10 times better than spiderman 3....Saw it twice already
probably gonna see it once more as long as we get a blu announcement
here soon