The Dark Knight Rises

Oh. My. God.

Go see it.

Wasn't sure if Anne Hathaway would cut it as Catwoman (particularly since Michelle Pfieffer did such a great job in the Burton movie). Boy, was I wrong.

It doesn't top The Dark Knight but it comes damn close.

Will post more later.

Good to hear! I'm really looking forward to it.

Can't wait!!

It was never going to be anything other than amazing. Nolan is the best film-maker in the world at the moment.

Doesn't open in Chile until July 26.

How did a no-good Canadien get to see it so early?
Going to see it 10am Friday.

"non retail" versions.

Scored tickets to an advance screening through a friend in the business.

Spoilers, man. We need spoilers!

SPOILER TAG ANY SPOILERS.

I'm being dragged away to my wife's law firm retreat Thursday through Monday so I'm pretty much SOL about seeing this film on opening night - as I have seen the last three batman films (I know what that means, I know...). So I'm going to have to try extra hard to avoid spoilers.

I'm going to watch it on the Fort Benning IMAX the day my son graduates basic training. It will bo one exciting day!

I know Anne Hathaway doesn't get nekkid, but she will in my own personal version!

Already have my ticket for 12:05am tomorrow night.

Ebert gives it 3/4 and says, though it lacks the "near-perfection of the Dark Knight," that the second half is "spectcular," that Batman (as opposed to Bruce Wayne) only appears fleetingly before the climax, and that the film "needs a better villain." Ultimately, he says it is "an honorable finale."

Roger Ebert has no throat. I woudn't trust what he says.

Of course, I should've said "writes."

I was hoping to hit the midnight screening tomorrow. Might have to wait till next week though.

Damn.

Just saw it. Really enjoyed it. I'll have to actually think about it tomorrow.

I'm actually starting to hear a lot of negatives about the film being too over-the-top ridiculous, and that it's only ok.

Maybe I'll wait for rental after all.

At RottenTomatoes, it's running 78% fresh among top critics (average score = 7.9/10).

But the Nolan-ites are trying to nuke RT and threataning violence because it's not as good as Avengers.

I don't even remember what Avengers was about. The Dark Knight - I remember that movie. So we'll see.

A little girl loses The Spirit Of Christmas.

Captain America comes down the chimney and sings some toe tapping songs.

Iron Man hands out snacks, and the rest are there.

The Village Voice described it as "electric".

Out-fucking-standing! With the added bonus of the Man of Steel teaser.

If Avengers had breadth, this has depth.
After reading some of the reviews and the bleatings of fanbois who are already talking about the reboot I went in worried.
Having just walked out I don't have any of the minor niggles I had after TDK, although maybe after time I'll see the weaknesses. Hathaway absolutely nails it as does Joseph Gordon Levitt, who's storyline I was most concerned about.

I really liked that even the smallest roles were filled by good actors. Not household names, but those with bodies of work that sold you on their characters.

To echo RickDeckard, if there's a better film-maker than Nolan today I'd like to see his work.

I pity the fool who tries to reboot this.

Just saw it. 8/10. Not as good as #2 but Anne Hathaway as Catwoman almost makes up for it- particularly that feat of cinematic legerdemain where Nolan put her leather clad rump on the bat-cycle and shot her from parade position. All THAT plus Marion Cotillard (sp?)!! Ho boy and vive le France!!

A most excellent trilogy of films, and while this is purely subjective (and influenced by my childhood fandom of Batman), I think this was better than the Avengers.

I hear it's a killer movie.

Well, it can certainly be re-booted (and will be, and have to be, if DC wants to eventually do team-up films) - the next guy simply has to avoid any appearance of trying to ape Nolan, while at the same time staying far far away from Burton/Schmacher

It will take skill, of course, but you don't have to make something as deep and dark as the Nolan films in order to do a good Batman.

All that said, "Year One" has become sort of the definitive "origin" story, you pretty much have to tell that story every time you re-boot it. Which can take some creativity to put an original spin on.

Just got back.... I enjoyed it a great deal, but I was hoping that someone would do a film adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns one day... and I really wanted it to be Nolan, but it's obvious that this was kind of it... but just kind of. It had elements of other great graphic novels as well.

I didn't think Bane was all that great as the villain, but after Heath Ledger's Joker, it was going to be hard for anyone in any role I suppose.

"Simply"? Damned hard task that, if you ask me. Batman, over two very different interpretations, has been done pretty well now.

One of the repeated things I have been ready in reviews for the latest Spider-Man effort is that while is was an effort thatm for the most part, stood up to the Sam Raimi ones, the same question kept returning and that was "Why?" Namely, that the movie wasn't sufficently different to justify it coming out so soon after the last ones.

This is also evidenced by the Superman franchise. Superman The Movie was so definitive that any new one was destined to fail until the audience had, for the most part, filled up with people who weren't even born when it came out. Only now, 35 years later, do we get a Superman reboot.

So, I think if there is to be a good interpretation of Batman in the future enough time needs to pass that the audience's memory of the character begins to fade somewhat.