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BuckyTuba	Dark Knight Review Thread (No Spoilers Please..)		Lead	[-]
Posts: 296 07/18/08 2:22 AM	I just got back from a midnight showing of The Dark Knight, and I must recommend everyone go see this movie this weekend. There were scenes with Ledger that I just couldn't watch because it was so scary/creepy. Lights out performance as the hype predicted. I wasn't surprised by that Aaron Eckhart turned a good performance, but he played such a great Harvey Dent.... with amazing range and character development. Christian Bale turned in a good performance, but of course the focus wasn't on him this time around. The theater I was at had it showing on 8 screens, and all of them were sold out. The group of people outside the theater at 3am was insane. I've never seen anything like it. "I'd almost say she's major leagues, and I'm brad nelson but I'm gonna keep trying no matter how bad I make my career look"
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Bob Loblaw the lawyer		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 171 07/18/08 3:36 AM	Yeah, I just recently got back too. Heath Ledger was downright dark in some scenes. He was great. A great movie in general. I bet the totals at the box office for this weekend are huge.
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WiscoHulk		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1446 07/19/08 12:23 AM Spazzzz!	I give it a 10 out of 10. The IMAX was definitely worth it. Heath's performance is one of the best I can remember.
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LeviBooth		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1911 07/19/08 1:50 AM	I worked on some periphereal stuff for it, and saw it a while ago - not talking aout it has been one of the most difficult thngs in my life. Go see it.
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yanked		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1836 07/19/08 3:07 AM	LeviBooth wrote: not talking has been one of the most difficult thngs in my life. Amen to that brother
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bhambadger		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1221 07/19/08 8:56 AM Get me back up North	I saw it last night. GO SEE THIS MOVIE THIS WEEKEND. There have been few movies in my life that have left me uneasy, anxious and loving every minute of it. Even when you know what has to happen -- if you know the general framework of the Batman story -- the way it was delivered was incredible. I think Bale's was the weakest performance of the big three (he, Eckhart, Ledger). There were times when he came close to Michael Keaton-esqe in the internal struggle over being Batman, but that's a minorr quibble. And all I can say about Ledger is WOW. A stunning performance. The personification of anarchy on film. Brilliant. Fer crissakes ja dere hey, I been bad to call ya a scandalous goofer prick, I am sorry...jes dat it don git too warm up here in da nort land and deese goofer fans been givin me a headache fer years. Dey tink dere program is worth a shit and day are delusional, day are. Sorry dere Nort, ja dere criminy, yer darn-tootin I am sorry. 5-0 speaking the native Goofer tongue.
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scoobs69		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 854 07/19/08 3:02 PM	"Michael Keaton-esqe in the internal struggle over being Batman," GASP!!!! Bite your tongue. Are you suggesting over-acting? Bale? No Freakin' Way! I simply won't believe it. ——————————————— don't jab, poke, pierce, stab, or joust with your sausage. you'll lose juice, and ultimately flavor. scoobs - 11/11/02 ——————————————— Scoobs' Photos
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bhambadger		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1223 07/19/08 4:55 PM Get me back up North	scoobs69 wrote: "Michael Keaton-esqe in the internal struggle over being Batman," GASP!!!! Bite your tongue. Are you suggesting over-acting? Bale? No Freakin' Way! I simply won't believe it. I know scoobs. I just didn't completely feel in the brood when he was on screen at times. Fer crissakes ja dere hey, I been bad to call ya a scandalous goofer prick, I am sorry...jes dat it don git too warm up here in da nort land and deese goofer fans been givin me a headache fer years. Dey tink dere program is worth a shit and day are delusional, day are. Sorry dere Nort, ja dere criminy, yer darn-tootin I am sorry. 5-0 speaking the native Goofer tongue.
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scoobs69		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 856 07/19/08 11:17 PM	"Balls". ...that's all I could say at the end of the film....yes! It's a film. That was as much of a true graphic novel cast to the big screen as anything I could have ever hoped for. ....BALLS! Our audience was rather rowdy during the commercials and credits. Loudmouths. Smartasses. Once the film started....it was dead silence throughout....aside from a couple of "OH MY GOD!!! I can't believe I'm laughing at that" type of laughter. Ledger's performance is not to be missed. ...which makes his death even more sorrow-filled. His "Joker" laugh is chilling. The babe suggested, "how could you not be consumed by that role based on his performance". He had to have gone psychotic at some point. ...He seriously should have been on a death watch. Lastly, Bale was so NOTHING like Michael Keaton. Ekhart was perfectly cast and delivered. ...and Gyllenhal should have been cast as Rachel Daws in the first movie. She's completely being overshadowed by the other three. Katie couldn't hold Gyllenhal's bra. c ——————————————— don't jab, poke, pierce, stab, or joust with your sausage. you'll lose juice, and ultimately flavor. scoobs - 11/11/02 ——————————————— Scoobs' Photos Last Edited By: scoobs69 07/19/08 11:24 PM. Edited 2 times.
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bhambadger		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1226 07/20/08 7:30 AM Get me back up North	scoobs69 wrote: "Balls". ...that's all I could say at the end of the film....yes! It's a film. That was as much of a true graphic novel cast to the big screen as anything I could have ever hoped for. ....BALLS! Our audience was rather rowdy during the commercials and credits. Loudmouths. Smartasses. Once the film started....it was dead silence throughout....aside from a couple of "OH MY GOD!!! I can't believe I'm laughing at that" type of laughter. Ledger's performance is not to be missed. ...which makes his death even more sorrow-filled. His "Joker" laugh is chilling. The babe suggested, "how could you not be consumed by that role based on his performance". He had to have gone psychotic at some point. ...He seriously should have been on a death watch. Lastly, Bale was so NOTHING like Michael Keaton. Ekhart was perfectly cast and delivered. ...and Gyllenhal should have been cast as Rachel Daws in the first movie. She's completely being overshadowed by the other three. Katie couldn't hold Gyllenhal's bra. c Scoobs, not the whole performance by Bale, just certain instances, and can I offer to hold Maggie's bra? Fer crissakes ja dere hey, I been bad to call ya a scandalous goofer prick, I am sorry...jes dat it don git too warm up here in da nort land and deese goofer fans been givin me a headache fer years. Dey tink dere program is worth a shit and day are delusional, day are. Sorry dere Nort, ja dere criminy, yer darn-tootin I am sorry. 5-0 speaking the native Goofer tongue.
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DCBadger7		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1939 07/20/08 7:30 PM Recovering Political Hack	Absolutely phenomenal movie. IMO, the performances by the key characters were outstanding. I have to mention that Aaron Eckhart gave a really nice performance since he's likely to be overshadowed by Ledger and Bale. I'm no expert in how these things are decided, but Ledger's performance is worthy of recognition. I was a HUGE skeptic of Ledger as Joker, but boy was I wrong...totally and completely. This entire movie was just incredible. All the people associated with making this flick should feel proud - they made one hell of a movie.
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NewBerlinBucky		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 389 07/20/08 7:44 PM	After reading through many of the posts, it looks like I'm in a minority on the film. I thought Ledger was great. His scenes were worth waiting for. The rest of the movie? Lots of action, but... another story plot that felt like it was being written by some guy that grew up on a gameboy, and never made it past 4th grade. Too many characters (with bit roles) wander in an out as the story unfolds, and ultimately dilute what should have been an easy to tell story of 'good vs. evil'. The opening scene of the movie was fantastic, Ledger was fantastic. Make-up and filming were pretty good. But the thing that drew them all together?..... 'meh'.
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wisportswriter		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 355 07/21/08 10:48 AM potrykus lite	Outside of the Star Wars movies, being the geek I am, I have rarely been as excited for a movie as I was for Dark Knight. I was not disappointed one single bit. It's already been said about Ledger. So, so tremendous. I won't spoil, but that early scene where he does the 'magic trick' with the pencil ... I literally jumped in my seat, and I was probably 12 the last time I did that. Loved everything about the film. If I get a chance, I'll go see it again. "I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures." --Chief Justice Earl Warren, in SI, 1968 My blog TH online
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bhambadger		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1227 07/21/08 12:05 PM Get me back up North	wisportswriter wrote: Outside of the Star Wars movies, being the geek I am, I have rarely been as excited for a movie as I was for Dark Knight. I was not disappointed one single bit. It's already been said about Ledger. So, so tremendous. I won't spoil, but that early scene where he does the 'magic trick' with the pencil ... I literally jumped in my seat, and I was probably 12 the last time I did that. Loved everything about the film. If I get a chance, I'll go see it again. It was that scene when I knew I was in for a good ride.. Fer crissakes ja dere hey, I been bad to call ya a scandalous goofer prick, I am sorry...jes dat it don git too warm up here in da nort land and deese goofer fans been givin me a headache fer years. Dey tink dere program is worth a shit and day are delusional, day are. Sorry dere Nort, ja dere criminy, yer darn-tootin I am sorry. 5-0 speaking the native Goofer tongue.
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buckyhasnoneck		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 93 07/21/08 12:22 PM	I won't spoil, but that early scene where he does the 'magic trick' with the pencil ... I literally jumped in my seat, and I was probably 12 the last time I did that. I found myself laughing at the magic trick. Not sure why. I think I was the only one in the theatre laughing at it.
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gobucky26		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 729 07/21/08 7:25 PM Not Quite Fran Tarkenton	No need for me to pile on the superlatives that have already been stated. Ledger dominated the movie. I thought Bale was fine, but overshadowed. Eckhart was better as Harvey Dent than as two-face. It's been a long time since I sat through a movie and completely got lost in the tension and drama. My legs were tense walking out, I don't think I moved a whole lot during it, just sat and soaked in the terrifically dark story and horrific details. Did anyone else notice the truck the joker hijacked? It was like a circus truck, and on the side, the Joker had spray painted (or was it blood?) an "S" before the slogan, so it said "Slaughter is the best medicine." Beautiful. Edit: was a little surprised to learn it's PG-13. What's a movie gotta do to get an R these days? Apparently you can have all the violence in the world as long as it's bloodless? Would maybe leave the kids at home for this one... "Yes!!!!!! What dumb luck. I was hoping to find a crushed penis thread on the board tonight." - Shot of Wiskie
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SaguaroBadger		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1460 07/21/08 7:32 PM "CactusJorts"	gobucky26 wrote: Edit: was a little surprised to learn it's PG-13. What's a movie gotta do to get an R these days? Apparently you can have all the violence in the world as long as it's bloodless? America loves violence and fears sex. Too bad it's not the other way around. I do remember getting a BJ by some chick behind PDQ on Northport before the fireworks. --HobeyBaker, 30 June 2008
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BadgerBeanball		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 515 07/22/08 4:33 PM Rug Pee-er	saw it last night. agree on the tremendous performances. I actually like Bale better as Bruce Wayne than as Batman. so many modern parallels to the current political scene-with illegal wiretapping, power, unintended consequences, etc. well done. the only thing I didn't like was some of the super-techno stuff at the end of the movie. I loved how much of the movie takes place in daylight, yet you really did fear what would happen next. it does capture a sense of urban terrorism. ledger was great, and makes Jack's Joker look like a hammy cut-up. I will be seeing it again on Imax.
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scoobs69		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 865 07/22/08 4:48 PM	The pencil trick had everyone performing the "WTF was that?!?" laugh because that was probably the LAST thing they expected to see during a magic trick. LOL "America loves violence and fears sex. Too bad it's not the other way around." - ain't that the truth, and it's entirely bass-ackwards. ——————————————— don't jab, poke, pierce, stab, or joust with your sausage. you'll lose juice, and ultimately flavor. scoobs - 11/11/02 ——————————————— Scoobs' Photos
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Azree33		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1377 07/23/08 9:02 AM The Wizard of Az	Finally saw it last night (events conspired to make it a very long wait for me!). Agree with what everyone has said about the movie - it was stunning, fantastic, powerful, and just about perfect. Hollywood finally has some people making movies who understand Batman and his relationships to others. Maybe minor spoilers here: 1. The Joker was written just right. Someone (a writer, I think - can't remember) once described the Joker this way - "he should be the only one who laughs at his own jokes - he thinks their hilarious while everyone else is horrified." He was completely unpredictable - some of the things he did I never saw coming. 2. In addition, the examination of the relationship between Batman and the Joker was great - one can't exist without the other, two sides of the same coin. Joker understands that relationship, Batman doesn't want to accept it. 3. Loved Harvey Dent's arc - the hospital scene with you-know-who was great. 4. The ending was note-perfect. Christopher Nolan understands exactly who the Batman should and should not be. There's a way the police should feel about Batman, and they handled it just right. The next movie will be interesting, to say the least. 5. The scene on the ferries - wow. I'd love to see an exploration of human conscience done after that one. I was tense and sweating by the end of the movie, and wanted to jump out of my seat when it was done. It was a helluvan experience. Gotta see it again. -------------- -------------- Sometimes at night, when the moon is high, a mighty thunder is heard in the hills. Don't be alarmed, the wise ones say, it's only Bonzo, doing a soundcheck in heaven.
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scoobs69		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 866 07/23/08 9:11 AM	"Gotta see it again." My sentiments exactly. The wifey leaves town, i believe on Friday night, so I might go see this again. ...which would be the first time since Raiders of the Lost Ark I've seen a movie twice in the theater - I was 11 years old. ——————————————— don't jab, poke, pierce, stab, or joust with your sausage. you'll lose juice, and ultimately flavor. scoobs - 11/11/02 ——————————————— Scoobs' Photos
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