The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

[FromTheInside]

does Target carry a lot of the Digibooks?

[MercsOwnz]

I am also not a fan of black bars, but I deal with it if the movie is filmed entirely and released that way. The movie just looks SO much better during the IMAX scenes, that I could tell the quality was worse when it cut back to the black bars. And I'm not even a videophile nut like some people.

The only cut I liked was when Catwoman leads Batman into the cave in widescreen, and when that gate hit the ground it switched full screen. Like it was scripted the way it swtiched the ratios. I'm not good at explaining it but I though it was really cool.

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by PuppetMasterBlu

Hi can someone with the cowl edition weigh theirs? I need to ship this to my cousin and I don't have a scale on hand.

That would be 1 Lb, 10.4 ounces without the packing box and padding - and I'm afraid that weight won't mean anything until it's packed. The plastic "shell" is fragile and you're going to have to really protect it with plenty of bubble wrap and a hard box if you don't want it crushed - especially at this time of year. Good Luck.

[paper tiger]

Originally Posted by MercsOwnz

I am also not a fan of black bars, but I deal with it if the movie is filmed entirely and released that way. The movie just looks SO much better during the IMAX scenes, that I could tell the quality was worse when it cut back to the black bars. And I'm not even a videophile nut like some people.

The only cut I liked was when Catwoman leads Batman into the cave in widescreen, and when that gate hit the ground it switched full screen. Like it was scripted the way it swtiched the ratios. I'm not good at explaining it but I though it was really cool.

Yeah, I really liked that cut too!

Yes, I'm not a fan of black bars, however all I really want is the original aspect ratio on all movies. I want it the way the director intended, that way the black bars are justifiable.

I never minded the IMAX ratio switch in The Dark Knight or the The Dark Knight Rises. I love how clear and crisp the IMAX scenes are, I use them to configure my HDTV.

[jwerk]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

I gotta get this out.....I HATE when movies jump back and forth between aspect ratios. Film the whole damn thing in the same ratio for goodness sake! I don't mind the black bars on my tv, I don't mind the full screen being used, but its just distracting to go back and forth. I will never understand the point in filming a movie in rotating aspect ratios.

I like it. If they didn't shift AR, we wouldn't get any IMAX scenes. I'm happy with what we got.

Originally Posted by olivehead

Has anyone here yet addressed why the trilogy box is so big? I don't mean just thickness, but width? It just seems bulky for a blu ray box set, even with 5 disks. Seems like a lot of dead space. Just wondering.

This is usually where nycomet comes in. He must be on vacation

[saprano]

Originally Posted by MercsOwnz

I am also not a fan of black bars, but I deal with it if the movie is filmed entirely and released that way. The movie just looks SO much better during the IMAX scenes, that I could tell the quality was worse when it cut back to the black bars. And I'm not even a videophile nut like some people.

The only cut I liked was when Catwoman leads Batman into the cave in widescreen, and when that gate hit the ground it switched full screen. Like it was scripted the way it swtiched the ratios. I'm not good at explaining it but I though it was really cool.

The PQ of the 35mm scenes are so much better than they were in TDK. It's not jarring when a 35mm scene follows an IMAX scene. In TDK when that happened the 2.40:1 parts look like a DVD. Not in rises. The 35mm shots are really nice.

[MercsOwnz]

Originally Posted by saprano

The PQ of the 35mm scenes are so much better than they were in TDK. It's not jarring when a 35mm scene follows an IMAX scene. In TDK when that happened the 2.40:1 parts look like a DVD. Not in rises. The 35mm shots are really nice.

I didn't say it looked bad by any means, but you can tell its obviously not as good as the scenes in IMAX.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by MercsOwnz

I had it in my hands, but I put it back. I was staring at that cover for about 5 minutes in amazement though so I might go back later this week and get it.

I'll never understand why that box didn't come with the BD set. IMO, the dvd trilogy packaging blows away the BD trilogy.
Well if you do, please post what it looks like inside. I'm so tempted to just order it from AmazonUK, but would prefer the US if it comes with 6 discs!

[PuppetMasterBlu]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

That would be 1 Lb, 10.4 ounces without the packing box and padding - and I'm afraid that weight won't mean anything until it's packed. The plastic "shell" is fragile and you're going to have to really protect it with plenty of bubble wrap and a hard box if you don't want it crushed - especially at this time of year. Good Luck.

Thank you so much. Looks like 2 pounds will cover it.

[Bluballs31]

Originally Posted by gman102081

Still can't get my UV copy to show up on Flixster. Why oh why did the studios abandon Itunes??

this annoys me as well, itunes worked perfectly for me and was very conveniant

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Bluballs31

this annoys me as well, itunes worked perfectly for me and was very conveniant

iTunes is way too closed in. UV is messy but at least it works on more devices like the PS3, Android, 360, Roku boxes, etc...Now to satisfy both groups, it would be best if they had a code that works for both UV and iTunes, just like they did for The Hunger Games.

[meremortal]

Originally Posted by FromTheInside

does Target carry a lot of the Digibooks?

Looked to be roughly 40-50 copies at my nearest Target. Of those, I'd guess about 6-7 were gone by 8:45am opening day.

[42041]

Originally Posted by MercsOwnz

I am also not a fan of black bars, but I deal with it if the movie is filmed entirely and released that way. The movie just looks SO much better during the IMAX scenes, that I could tell the quality was worse when it cut back to the black bars. And I'm not even a videophile nut like some people.

The only cut I liked was when Catwoman leads Batman into the cave in widescreen, and when that gate hit the ground it switched full screen. Like it was scripted the way it swtiched the ratios. I'm not good at explaining it but I though it was really cool.

uh, the quality isn't worse because of the black bars, but because IMAX is a much higher quality format.

[42041]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

3D sucks, especially when compared to resolution of IMAX.

Resolution > Gimmik
Substance > Fluff

I can't wait for the next Nolan project.

Nolan's use of IMAX IS a gimmick.
If he wanted it to not be gimmicky, he'd shoot the whole movie in it.

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

I gotta get this out.....I HATE when movies jump back and forth between aspect ratios. Film the whole damn thing in the same ratio for goodness sake! I don't mind the black bars on my tv, I don't mind the full screen being used, but its just distracting to go back and forth. I will never understand the point in filming a movie in rotating aspect ratios.

Currently, Nolan does it because the IMAX cameras are too loud to be used during dialogue scenes. So he uses the IMAX cameras almost primarily for action scenes, inserts and exteriors and traditional cameras for scenes requiring dialogue. He's not doing it to annoy you.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by 42041

Nolan's use of IMAX IS a gimmick.
If he wanted it to not be gimmicky, he'd shoot the whole movie in it.

You don't know much about IMAX filming I see. Read up before making such silly claims.

[Extremis]

Originally Posted by FromTheInside

does Target carry a lot of the Digibooks?

Yes. They have a stand at the front of every store. I went to two and there were about 100 or so copies.

[42041]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

You don't know much about IMAX filming I see. Read up before making such silly claims.

What do I need to know? I don't care if it's hard to shoot a movie in IMAX. If half your movie is flipping between the two formats, it's an irritating gimmick.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by 42041

Nolan's use of IMAX IS a gimmick.
If he wanted it to not be gimmicky, he'd shoot the whole movie in it.

Surprised this is coming from you, 42041.

There's a reason why the whole movie isn't shot that way and mostly only actions scenes. Im sure you know this already.

[Ironhorse75]

Non IMAX scenes are really disappointing. Especially when scenes that are covering one sequence switch back and forth. Bane's fight outside (1.78) being taken inside (2.40) comes to mind.