It's a testament to the script and filmmaking that TDK rewards multiple viewings. The lingering on Ramirez at the end of a scene (when Harvey is driven off after being rescued in the Joker Gauntlet) lets you know she's got her own personal shitstorm to deal with, even if it's set up with a...
Ras was hellbent on stopping Batman from stopping the train from inside the train (i.e. they tussle), so when Gordon finally nails the support structure for the tracks, that's when Batman makes his get-away, and Ras is taken by surprise at the situation, and BOOOM! Ras's fate was sealed as soon...
In the United 93 scenario, doing nothing means more are killed (the intended target of the terrorists, as the passengers are more collateral damage). The passengers act to minimize the amount of deaths (their own) and thwart the plans of the terrorists. In the ferry boat scenario, doing...
I've always wanted Clint Eastwood to play Batman in the film version of Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns". But Clint's a little too old for the role nowadays, but he'd been okay 15 years ago.
It would get really old watching Harvey go on a crime spree, flipping a coin at the cruial moments over and over again for an entire 3rd Batman film. Confining Two-Face to TDK only was the proper decision.
As I covered in my post of my reaction to my 2nd viewing: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ml#post3407014 it's amazing how much more tragic and heroic everything plays out on my second viewing as well. It's a very impressive film for the genre, and in film in general, that later...
Holy luck of the draw! Then I saw the last uninterrupted screening of TDK on Imax at the Mall of Georgia Imax theater this morning (Saturday) for the foreseeable future. I had debated last week if I wanted to see the 9 a.m. showing, or the 12 noon showing on Saturday, and decided that it...
I loved it when the audience clapped at these moments because it means the audience is really in tune with the film: 1. The Joker's disappeaning pencil trick. 2. The Batpod causing the 18-wheeler to flip over end-over-end, and the Batpod's quick ride up the wall flip-around. 3. The...
Saw TDK on Imax this morning's 9 a.m. showing, running late and got there about 30 minutes before show time, and the theater was PACKED. People are making all sorts of early-arrival arrangements to see this film, even the early showings, just to get good seats. The Imax footage does...
So... any complaints about Batman's fighting skills and the way those scenes were shot? The only complaint I had was that Bale's big downward punches seemed to take too long to land on the bad guys' heads. :D
The more I think of it, the more I like the idea of the Bat-Sonar/Cell phone energy. I was a little tired and didn't think much of during my midnight viewing, but it was nice touch given the Bat-motif at play (as to how bats navigate in darkness).
I liked Maggie G more as Rachel just for the simple fact that she comes across as an adult, not as someone a bit too young and light-weight, giving over-reaction faces over and over again as Katie Holmes did. Is there any inkling for the Mike Angle (Anthony Michael Hall) character to show up...