Panch Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I'm in need of sleep, but I'll just say this for now: it was epic, flawed on many counts, but epic. Also, acronym analogies: TDKR is to ROTJ as TDK is to ESB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 How can something be flawed on many counts AND epic? Smh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Haku does that with everything. Even stuff he really likes, and especially things that are recommended. He did a mini-review of Reversible recently, and he had to harp on how there's like NINETY SECONDS at the end that was "needlessly self indulgent", before admitting the other hour and a half was good. It's a critic thing, I think. Or maybe a Haku-pretending-to-be-a-critic thing. Either way, take it with a grain of salt. Sounds to me like he really liked the movie, but there were a few bits that made him groan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I bet he would have directed a better film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I bet he would have directed a better film. No. But I did expect Christopher Nolan to have directed a better film. How can something be flawed on many counts AND epic? Smh. It's nearly three hours. Not every second of it was orgasmic, fanboy bliss for me like it was w/ you and Sucker Punch. Or The Last Airbender. smh. Seriously though, is it really incomprehensible to you how someone can appreciate a work as a whole and how it fits into a larger narrative structure (EPIC!) yet still be critical of it's shortcomings (flawed)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 You know I love you Chris, but are you nuts? Please spoiler tag you gripes so we can have a spoiler tag war... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Just saw it. It was fine. I could have directed a better film, but what CAN'T I say that about? I'm an unsung talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 oh yeah, i totally had something like Inception, only way deeper in my head, but i just couldn't be bothered. it's the people's loss, really. hey, so...bish and panch were agreeing afterwards that the inevitable 10 year or whatever (if that, since spidey's was so quick) reboot seems more natural for a comic-y (er) take vs the gritty realism this one went for, what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 We should collaborate. My version would have had a robot dog and Bane would have ended up being Hitler in disguise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 i like the way this thing's starting, but i need more. do we have room for Man-Bat? because i've got this soliloquy in mind, it's really existential and it basically ends with "brucey, you may be a bat-man....but i'm a man-bat." - something about masks, and i think with the right composer, that delivery can at least get us in the vicinity of oscar-town, whcih if i wasnt clear is where i wanan take this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I have this great scene with Calender Man, where it turns out his wife is dying of cancer and that's why he's obsessed with the date. He's talking with Batman on a roof and Batman is sympathetic and is totally going to let him go, but then Calender Man yells and runs at him, but Batman jumps dead high and Calender Man goes flying over the edge screaming. Then Batman says "I guess it was a leap year". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Boogie Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Lets start the war discussion. Let me start by saying two things:1- I fucking loved it. Seriously, it was amazing for me.2- I cant believe that DC its planning to reboot the Batman franchise. It goes to show you that they don't really understand their public nor how to adapt their own comics to another media. The only thing they do with this is scare the normal public who, after so many reboots stop caring about Batman at all.I have to complain about one thing: Even when i liked the Talia twist, I think it only damaged the image of Bane as a master villain. Because it takes all the myth of what we were told he was and throws it in the garbage, making him, yet again, a peon to another more intelligent villain. But i'm, by no means, comparing Nolan's Bane to that thing that appear in "Batman & Robin". All in all a class A super heroe movie. Edited July 21, 2012 by Boogie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I was just talking to Spacecowboy and he says the same thing (about your spoiler). He hated it, though :/ (he needs to get in here and answer to his crimes). As far as the rebooting, I'm ok with it. I think DC is gearing up for a Justice League movie and IN WAY SHAPE OR FORM does Nolan's Bat-Universe belong in that. I also won't watch a JL film without Batman so reboot away DC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Man this was amazing..... wrapped it up quite nicely and all the performances were great. I don't like comparing it to the other movies, cause to me it's a packaged deal. 3 great movies that make up one awesome story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Was it one of the most solid trilogies ever made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 I think that honor would go to the Lord of the Rings movies. They could splice that one up into a seamless 9 hour movie. Batman did a really nice job of having everything come full circle though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 But ONE OF the best, right? I agree with you on LotR. What others? Toy Story. Man, I can't even think of others right now :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 OK HEY, wait, I've got another one. So Killer Croc and Batman are facing off in the sewer. This is a gritty realistic version of Killer Croc, so he's actually just a bum with syphilis, but he likes to swim, right? You with me? Okay, so it's dark and Killer Croc disappears beneath the water, Batman activates his Bat-Vision and is searching for heat signatures, but just when he spots it Killer Croc LEAPS out of the water, his bum teeth gnashing! Batman somersaults out of the way and throws his Bat-Bolas, snaring Crocs feet. Surprised and off balance, he topples into a generator. Batman grapples up to the ceiling to get out of the water just in time, then the electricity arcs to the water and fries Croc to a crisp. Then Batman looks down and says "I guess it was a leap year". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Tell me he's gonna at least be wearing the bowtie... What if Robin is there and he says "Damn boi, he just got croc'd up" cause he is an inner city kid with family problems (black) and becomes a super hero. That's Oscar gold. It'll basically be Precious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Dude! You're pretty brilliant, you know that? Robin can be totally CGI, we'll pitch it as "Precious meets Avatar for Generation Next". At first Robin will be all "go fly a kite, Bat-Sucka", but halfway through he'll be all "Your car is tight" and then Batman will say "I guess it was a leap year" and they'll do one of those complex handshakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panch Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) Lucius Fox calls his boss Bruce Wayne to schedule a meeting to approve of new "items" for their "mutual friend". Bruce asks what day is best and Fox says, "Monday, March 1st" which was a few days away. Days later Bruce wakes up, gets dressed, jumps in his Lamborghini and heads to Wayne Enterprises for his meeting. Upon arriving he finds it strange that the normally bustling building is a ghost town. "Lucius must have cleared the building. Must be important", he thinks. He enters the elevator, types a code and it starts to move, taking him to a secret floor. The doors open and he begins to walk to Fox's secret office. The door is ajar, but just slightly. Bruce then proceeds to enter the office and finds Fox with his pants down watching mature scat porn. "What the?", Bruce says in shock. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!", Fox screams, jumping up to his feet trying to quickly put his pants on. "I'm, uh, here for the meeting?", Bruce responds, confused. "What? No, no, that that's tomorrow. March 1st!", he says, still fumbling with his belt. "Yeah, that's today.", Bruce says, then adds, "yesterday was the 28th". "What? No! Today's the 29th! Sunday!", Fox screams, for which Bruce responds... "I guess it was a leap year." Edited July 22, 2012 by Panch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelogan Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Batman gets a call that there's a phantasmal piece of architecture appearing at midnight over Gotham Harbor. Naturally, he sees this as a good reason to go detectiving. The water is still and silent as the distant church bells ring a twelve count. Just then, something begins to coalesce in the fog. A rectangular walkway extending out over the water, it's end disappearing in the darkness. "Curious. It almost looks...solid." he says to God as he places an ebony foot gingerly upon the ectoplasmic structure. It bears his weight. He takes another step out into the unknown. Just then a shirtless asian man jumps out and says "WHooOOOOOOOOWAH!" as he strikes an intimidating martial arts stance. Batman responds in kind, snapping into the feared Beetle-In-The-Brush stance. The Caped Crusader takes a step to his left and the ripped man vanishes into nothingness. Furrowing his ample brow beneath his caliginous cowl, he steps forward again. A small black man appears wearing a Malcolm X hat and a Knicks jersey. He screams "That is OUR word!" before fading away into obscurity. The dingy detective proceeds. Suddenly Batman is accosted by an elderly man with a mustache,half of his face a madness inducing hodgepodge of crimson and black, swinging out of the darkness on some sort of invisible rope, hurtling his dainty foot directly at Batman's chiseled jaw at a horrifying pace. No time to react, batman braces for impact. The man screams "Excelsior!" just as his foot becomes harmless smoke, followed shortly by the rest of his emaciated frame. At this point, Batman is kind of getting freaked out. He stops for a cigarette. As he nervously puffs a savory Kool Filter King, the smoke takes shape before his eyes, becoming a tiny bearded gentleman with intense eyes. He appears to be wearing the uniform of a confederate soldier. He gazes deeply into Batman's eyes and says "It is well that war is terrible, otherwise we shou..." his voice trailes off as he vanishes like the others. Batman starts running on the whispy walkway. The phantasms come quickly with every other step, each spouting some gibberish before dissolving. A middle aged woman clutching frozen pies. A pair of asian men, one with the terrifying makeup of a mime and a bleeding gunshot wound and the other frantically sketching large breasted women into a sketch book. A macabre middle aged gentleman with long, dark hair, who screeches "catch the mystery!" in a Canadian accent. A dessicated, tattooed creep who frantically flails away at spectral drums while a blonde woman with enormous breasts and a red swimsuit runs her fingers through his dry, damaged hair. Madness. Madness at every step. Finally, the Dubstepper of Darkness reaches the end of his ghostly gallivanting. He stands once more on the solid ground of Gotham beach, the comforting crunch of used hypodermic needles rustling under his cloven hoof. He looks back over the water to face his incorporeal tormentors. But the walkway over the water is gone, leaving no trace that it was ever even there. He looks down and says "I guess it was a Lee Pier". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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