By my estimations the movie was always going to do somewhere around 175-190 mil due to not having the 3d mark up and the bloated run timing lowering the number of times theaters can screen it daily. I honestly doubt the shooting will play much of a factor at all, as the case is with situations like this. There was a shooting at the Eatons Center a couple months ago, the mall was closed for a day afterwards then everything was more or less back to normal like nothing happened. Sadly that's how the world operates.
It was awesome, definitely the best Batman film out of the 3. Action scenes was packing and intense. Surprised me even my gf stayed up watching til the very end unlike sleeping through most super hero type movies we've gone on in the past (and that's quite a feat considering the running time lol).
However its not perfect and there are many plot-points I can't quite get my gripes on namely
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how bruce managed come back to gotham with the Us government sealing the whole city off.
-how he managed to survive knife stucked up and twisted and then somehow escaped a nuke later on.
-Some things that really thrive on the suspense of disbelief like how the police force survived inside the tunnel.
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But to reiterate, its still IMO the best Batman film. Buuutt bane is <<< joker.
Originally posted by Sixth_Winged
Oh and I think it'll probably beat the Avengers when all dust is settled. That Colorado shooting really held this masterpiece back.
Most definitely, but we will never know the extent to how much it held back.
Just saw this and WOW, what an awesome movie. Definitely on par with TDK and better than Begins for me. Solid script, acting, cinematography, etc... There were flaws, but every film has flaws and Nolan had to change things, because of Ledger's death and he still spun a good movie. I even enjoyed Hardy a little more than Ledger's Joker, but a little disappointed with the voice.
The ending was a tad overrated from some of the comments, but it was one of the best parts of the movie for me. Even my aunt cried and she loved it as well. And she hates super-hero movies. Solid A for me.
Supposedly TDKR might not even make more than TDK, so yeah, the shooting had an effect. The shooting had an overall effect on the box office this weekend. TASM had a 70% drop! Ah, well.
And a 9.2/8.7 on IMDB. 😎 Well deserved. Probably go down, though.
So I watched the movie last night after watching Begins and TDK before hand.
I keep trying to peg down how I feel about this movie. On on hand I will say it is a good movie, with some very good performances, fairly decent plot, with a couple really nice twists and interactions. Now on the other hand I think this movie was going for epic but it never quite hits it completely. While I think TDKR story was better than the Avengers when I left the Avengers movies after watching it 3 times all I could think of is wow that was big and massive and powerful and awesome. I didn't get the same feeling as that when leaving the TDKR. In fact I watched it with roughly the same group of friends and after the Avengers we were all like wow did you see Thor do this or Ironman do that or Hulk was crazy great. After watching TDKR I felt we didn't really talk about it at all afterwards and definitely not to the same degree as Avengers. TDKR had it's pretty big and powerful moments as well but not nearly on the same scale as Avengers.
Also after watching all the films yesterday I honestly think BB is going to end up being the best movie out of all of them in terms of a batman movie. To me it had the most concise and very well done story. I also think it was Bale's best performance as Batman period. I actually felt like I was watching Batman while the other movies made me think more action hero in a batman suit. Of course the TDK had the Joker which was such a fun and great performance to watch.
Now I want to about the Villain(s) for TDKR. I want to lead off by saying I think most people are going to always pick the Joker as the best villain out of the bunch. I think the Joker is just a villain that translates well to the big screen. He has a distinct look, is flashy and just out in your face eccentric. I think those types of villains tend to get remembered more. Also after watching TDK again it's easy to see just how much effort and time Heath put into the Joker and how much fun he had with the character. Whenever you get a good/great actor putting that much effort and enjoyment into a roll you know you're gonna get something special.
That being said I loved Bane in this movie. With the exception of the voice at times Tom Hardy did an amazing job in this movie for me. Unlike the Joker I don't think Bane's concept translates as well to the big screen and it could have been easy for Bane to become generic super badguy #1. Yet Hardy put in a performance that imo equals Heath's Joker even though most people probably won't pick him. The mannerisms, the way he acted, talked, moved everything about him was so threatening and powerful. I honestly believed he could have done everything he did in the movie. Honestly and this could be my love for the character talking, it was probably one of the best villain performances I can remember out of any genre of movie, but it will probably go down as one of the most under-rated performance cause like I said the most people will probably continue to love the Joker more. I even enjoyed the big reveal at the end
Spoiler:. Even though he didn't say a word through the whole thing I really felt for him as a character at that point and it was solely based off of how he acted in that scene. That shows me just how good of a character Bane was and how good of an actor Tom Hardy was.
Talia is talking about her and Bane's history
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And for Talia. She did a good job and definitely the scene with her sticking a knife into Batman was really really well done. While she doesn't get much time in the villain spotlight once it is revealed who she is it makes you retroactively think about her character and appreciate her villainous a little more
Now for most of the other character's like Alfred, Fox, Gordon and how they did in this movie. I think you'll probably have the same feelings towards them you did in the other movies. Even if they are conveying wholly different scenes the interactions and performances pretty much stay the same.
I actually liked the newer introduced characters as well. With Catwoman I thought the actress put in a fairly fun and interesting performance for the character.
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I actually really liked the Robin arc in this movie. It just made more sense to me in terms of how it was handled especially in the Nolan-verse
As for the ending I enjoyed it, I think some people were expecting a different kind of conclusion but I liked the ending we got for all the characters with the exception of one. I honestly felt Bane's final scene was down right just disappointing. After delivering such a great performance throughout the movie they gave him one of the most uninteresting and just.. quick endings.
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Seriously getting shot by an off-screen Catwoman Bane deserved much better than that imo. Honestly if that was how he was going down I would have rather him died during the Talia reveal scene than get what amounts to a thug lackey ending only a few moments later.
So that's my opinion on TDKR. Good characters for the most part, good story for the most part, didn't quite hit the epic feeling I think it was going for, but it's enjoyable and simply worth because it's the last in this trilogy and the Bane performance which was top notch to me. So it's a lot like TDK because imo people will mostly watch those movies for the villains cause they were so well done.
I saw the movie yesterday it was a really good movie and a fitting end to the Chris Nolan series. I don't know if it was a good as the TDK. I thought the plot was better than in the Avengers, but the Avengers movie was more fun to watch and more humorous.James Gordon is to be praised in all three movies because without him Batman could not have prevailed.
After finally seeing The Dark Knight Rises, I gotta say I was pretty much completely unimpressed. I probably only give it a 6 out of 10. It was very long slow n for the most part quite boring. It seemed like over half the movie before we even saw Batman and then he always seems to be getting his ass kicked. Only characters I was impressed by were Alfred, Gordon, Selena and Joseph Gordon Levity's. Hardy's Bane might have been well done but the voice was very off putting n he just seemed too calculating for the bane I've always enjoyed. Also didn't like the way Talia was played as having no real feeling for Bruce at all n just playing everyone. The whole movie reeked of plot holes n unexplained plot points. Definitely wish I hadn't wasted IMAX money on this. For having predecessors like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, the final installment was very underwhelming to say the least. But that's my opinion. Of all my friends only one seemed to be in awe afterwards. The rest were like no it was just not what we'd hoped in any way while he seemed to keep jizzing himself. 😬
Originally posted by NewjakI agree about bane. Great performance despite issues with the voice.
So I watched the movie last night after watching Begins and TDK before hand.I keep trying to peg down how I feel about this movie. On on hand I will say it is a good movie, with some very good performances, fairly decent plot, with a couple really nice twists and interactions. Now on the other hand I think this movie was going for epic but it never quite hits it completely. While I think TDKR story was better than the Avengers when I left the Avengers movies after watching it 3 times all I could think of is wow that was big and massive and powerful and awesome. I didn't get the same feeling as that when leaving the TDKR. In fact I watched it with roughly the same group of friends and after the Avengers we were all like wow did you see Thor do this or Ironman do that or Hulk was crazy great. After watching TDKR I felt we didn't really talk about it at all afterwards and definitely not to the same degree as Avengers. TDKR had it's pretty big and powerful moments as well but not nearly on the same scale as Avengers.
Also after watching all the films yesterday I honestly think BB is going to end up being the best movie out of all of them in terms of a batman movie. To me it had the most concise and very well done story. I also think it was Bale's best performance as Batman period. I actually felt like I was watching Batman while the other movies made me think more action hero in a batman suit. Of course the TDK had the Joker which was such a fun and great performance to watch.
Now I want to about the Villain(s) for TDKR. I want to lead off by saying I think most people are going to always pick the Joker as the best villain out of the bunch. I think the Joker is just a villain that translates well to the big screen. He has a distinct look, is flashy and just out in your face eccentric. I think those types of villains tend to get remembered more. Also after watching TDK again it's easy to see just how much effort and time Heath put into the Joker and how much fun he had with the character. Whenever you get a good/great actor putting that much effort and enjoyment into a roll you know you're gonna get something special.
That being said I loved Bane in this movie. With the exception of the voice at times Tom Hardy did an amazing job in this movie for me. Unlike the Joker I don't think Bane's concept translates as well to the big screen and it could have been easy for Bane to become generic super badguy #1. Yet Hardy put in a performance that imo equals Heath's Joker even though most people probably won't pick him. The mannerisms, the way he acted, talked, moved everything about him was so threatening and powerful. I honestly believed he could have done everything he did in the movie. Honestly and this could be my love for the character talking, it was probably one of the best villain performances I can remember out of any genre of movie, but it will probably go down as one of the most under-rated performance cause like I said the most people will probably continue to love the Joker more. I even enjoyed the big reveal at the end
Spoiler:. Even though he didn't say a word through the whole thing I really felt for him as a character at that point and it was solely based off of how he acted in that scene. That shows me just how good of a character Bane was and how good of an actor Tom Hardy was.
Talia is talking about her and Bane's historySpoiler:
And for Talia. She did a good job and definitely the scene with her sticking a knife into Batman was really really well done. While she doesn't get much time in the villain spotlight once it is revealed who she is it makes you retroactively think about her character and appreciate her villainous a little moreNow for most of the other character's like Alfred, Fox, Gordon and how they did in this movie. I think you'll probably have the same feelings towards them you did in the other movies. Even if they are conveying wholly different scenes the interactions and performances pretty much stay the same.
I actually liked the newer introduced characters as well. With Catwoman I thought the actress put in a fairly fun and interesting performance for the character.
Spoiler:.
I actually really liked the Robin arc in this movie. It just made more sense to me in terms of how it was handled especially in the Nolan-verseAs for the ending I enjoyed it, I think some people were expecting a different kind of conclusion but I liked the ending we got for all the characters with the exception of one. I honestly felt Bane's final scene was down right just disappointing. After delivering such a great performance throughout the movie they gave him one of the most uninteresting and just.. quick endings.
Spoiler:
Seriously getting shot by an off-screen Catwoman Bane deserved much better than that imo. Honestly if that was how he was going down I would have rather him died during the Talia reveal scene than get what amounts to a thug lackey ending only a few moments later.So that's my opinion on TDKR. Good characters for the most part, good story for the most part, didn't quite hit the epic feeling I think it was going for, but it's enjoyable and simply worth because it's the last in this trilogy and the Bane performance which was top notch to me. So it's a lot like TDK because imo people will mostly watch those movies for the villains cause they were so well done.
Originally posted by Entity
After finally seeing The Dark Knight Rises, I gotta say I was pretty much completely unimpressed. I probably only give it a 6 out of 10. It was very long slow n for the most part quite boring. It seemed like over half the movie before we even saw Batman and then he always seems to be getting his ass kicked. Only characters I was impressed by were Alfred, Gordon, Selena and Joseph Gordon Levity's. Hardy's Bane might have been well done but the voice was very off putting n he just seemed too calculating for the bane I've always enjoyed. Also didn't like the way Talia was played as having no real feeling for Bruce at all n just playing everyone. The whole movie reeked of plot holes n unexplained plot points. Definitely wish I hadn't wasted IMAX money on this. For having predecessors like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, the final installment was very underwhelming to say the least. But that's my opinion. Of all my friends only one seemed to be in awe afterwards. The rest were like no it was just not what we'd hoped in any way while he seemed to keep jizzing himself. 😬
You thought Bane was TOO calculating? Really?
So, it seems The Dark Knight Rises opening weekend take was in the neighbourhood of $162 million.
So it doesn't beat the record set by Avengers, and we can only guess how much business it lost because of the shooting in Colorado. Enough to make a real difference between $162 million and $200 million?
Actually, it all seems meaningless and petty now...