The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by Steve Lilley

The little I've read of this thread (I'll be damned if I'm going back that far) has been pretty tame by "Internet" standards.

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

How about we just move on & not start the bickering back & forth Please.
It is starting to boil at this point & I don't want to do what I did a weak ago
Thanks

That's why it's tamer, Steve - the Mods here are "on the case"! [Hullo, Brent! Damn, it's dinnertime here in Texas so I hope yours is okay. ]Believe me, without supervision, we'd probably be rutting around in the mud like last time.

[FromTheInside]

[mlittle3]

Originally Posted by Steve Lilley

The point is this:

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is decidedly less realistic than either THE DARK KNIGHT or BATMAN BEGINS. Which is off-putting, disappointing and even disorienting in places. But mostly disappointing. Things like the trig and other examples were being to answer the question of "Does this seem super dumb, or is it just me?"

Some people are saying that it's okay to feel that way, while others are saying that it's not okay to feel that way. And as a result, everyone is annoyed with everyone else.

My last two sentences can also essentially be used to describe every message board ever, FYI.

I never knew Woody Allen was an Avengers fanboy.

[BStecke]

Originally Posted by mlittle3

I never knew Woody Allen was an Avengers fanboy.

And there it is again . . .

[mlittle3]

Originally Posted by BStecke

And there it is again . . .

It is a joke. Go watch some episodes of Buffy or Angel and come back when you aren't drooling over Whedon. All the clowns whining about plot holes in this movie gobbled up Avengers like it was some gospel of the divine. You don't see them picking apart that turkey? You know why? Because plot holes only matter when you don't like the movie. Saint Whedon wrote it so it must be perfection.

[BStecke]

You're a special guy.

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by BStecke

And there it is again . . .

Just what I was thinking ...

Originally Posted by mlittle3

It is a joke. Go watch some episodes of Buffy or Angel and come back when you aren't drooling over Whedon. All the clowns whining about plot holes in this movie gobbled up Avengers like it was some gospel of the divine. You don't see them picking apart that turkey? You know why? Because plot holes only matter when you don't like the movie. Saint Whedon wrote it so it must be perfection.

Why don't you grow up. We've already been warned. When you speak in absolutes and try to paint everyone with one brush you only reveal yourself to be a fool. I've never even seen Avengers, but I probably will; and I'm not a Whedon fan, but I still saw problems in TDKR. That alone blows a big "plot hole" in your overly simplistic scenario.

Let the 7 billion people on the planet be individuals, which they are. I'm sorry if that scares you or the others that love to hide behind sweeping condemnations. The world just isn't that simple. Try expressing yourself and your ideas - and holding off on the big know-it-all-critic fix. You just may find, as you mature, that respect given is respect earned - and you might come to like it more than mindless blather. Just a thought, bro.

[mlittle3]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

Just what I was thinking ...



Why don't you grow up. We've already been warned. When you speak in absolutes and try to paint everyone with one brush you only reveal yourself to be a fool. I've never even seen Avengers, but I probably will; and I'm not a Whedon fan, but I still saw problems in TDKR. That alone blows a big "plot hole" in your overly simplistic scenario.

Let the 7 billion people on the planet be individuals, which they are. I'm sorry if that scares you or the others that love to hide behind sweeping condemnations. The world just isn't that simple. Try expressing yourself and your ideas - and holding off on the big know-it-all-critic fix. You just may find, as you mature, that respect given is respect earned - and you might come to like it more than mindless blather. Just a thought, bro.

You do realize that all movies have plot holes, don't you? Cinema is not about having everything perfectly explained to you. You can pick apart any film if you try hard enough. Have you seen Skyfall? Great Bond film but the entire opening is a giant plot hole. Doesn't make the movie any less wonderful. I don't understand this online obsession with tearing movies to shreds. It is dumb, childish, and makes the Internet look ridiculous.

Next thing I know you'll be asking why Nolan didnt show all those policemen using the restroom when they were down there for months in the sewers...as if we need to see that!

The pseudo-intellectual nonsense needs to stop.

[unsung122212]

Some things in movies should be implied, especially whens its the third film of a trilogy. I.E., when Bruce escaped the pit and made his way back Gotham. Before the escape, Fox tells the seal team that the bomb will explode in 23 days, next scene Bruce escapes the pit, next scene the exile ny ice and Gordon tells his men that the bomb goes off tomorrow, or 24 hours. We already know that Bruce ran with criminals and thugs for 7 yrs in the first movie and then his time as batman with money in the previous two films. Seeing how Bruce made it back is unneccesary.

Also, Christopher Nolan has said in an interview that Bruce's lives at the end.

[sukraj]

Originally Posted by BStecke

You're a special guy.

am i special.

[gep91]

really want to get the BB dark knight steelbook but they dont deliver outside US and for 10usd its super cheap

[bmsmcr]

I have a dilemma! I was recently The Dark Knight Trilogy box set but I already own the steelbooks for each movie. I'm not sure which versions I should keep!

[kashif]

Originally Posted by bmsmcr

I have a dilemma! I was recently The Dark Knight Trilogy box set but I already own the steelbooks for each movie. I'm not sure which versions I should keep!

Steelbook for sure. No question.

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by bmsmcr

I have a dilemma! I was recently The Dark Knight Trilogy box set but I already own the steelbooks for each movie. I'm not sure which versions I should keep!

As always, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They should have the same content, unless one of the TDKR's is from Best Buy - in which case it'll have the Reborn doc (which has little or nothing new). So, I guess it comes down to which set you can sell for the most or which one you think looks best in your collection.

[hamchuck1]

Got a notification this morning that the price dropped to $17.96 (from $24) and the price tracker reflects that in that the priced dropped $6.99 six hours ago.. But when I go to Amazon, it says it's $24. Anyone else see this?

[format916]

this movie had alot of potential but i felt it was all over the place and didnt stick to one theme or mood. bane was a cool villain and had a great story.

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by hamchuck1

Got a notification this morning that the price dropped to $17.96 (from $24) and the price tracker reflects that in that the priced dropped $6.99 six hours ago.. But when I go to Amazon, it says it's $24. Anyone else see this?

It's $24.96, not $24, and that's what BRDC and Amazo show now. Sometimes Amazo has quick little deals for one reason or another (fulfillment, etc) and the price shoots back up. The computers are usually right but they aren't instantaneous, all you can do is check (and never count on Best Buy pricing - BRDC lists OOD prices and some things BB doesn't even have, like Rio Bravo for $17.99 when BB hasn't had the Blu-ray for ages).

[Extremis]

Really love the film. I guess people didn't understand it the way the lucky others did.

[mlittle3]

Originally Posted by unsung122212

Some things in movies should be implied, especially whens its the third film of a trilogy. I.E., when Bruce escaped the pit and made his way back Gotham. Before the escape, Fox tells the seal team that the bomb will explode in 23 days, next scene Bruce escapes the pit, next scene the exile ny ice and Gordon tells his men that the bomb goes off tomorrow, or 24 hours. We already know that Bruce ran with criminals and thugs for 7 yrs in the first movie and then his time as batman with money in the previous two films. Seeing how Bruce made it back is unneccesary.

Also, Christopher Nolan has said in an interview that Bruce's lives at the end.

Plus how many times in the trilogy does Batman disappear and reappear out of nowhere? It's an inherent point of the character. How did Batman find Harvey Dent when he was torturing one of the Jokers men in the second movie? It's simply what Batman does. As I said, plot holes only matter to those who hate this film and have other agendas.

The Internets need to get over themselves.

[42041]

Originally Posted by mlittle3

Plus how many times in the trilogy does Batman disappear and reappear out of nowhere?

Less times, if it's becoming a tired trope.