Dark Knight?

[Karried]

Bailjumper, we went today to Quail Springs at 1:30pm .. no lines whatsoever.

It was an okay movie, Heath Ledger gave a stellar performance but ... maybe I expected too much.

DH fell asleep, kid behind me took two phone calls during the movie, girl in second row to the screen texted throughout the movie and her bright blue screen was on and off for the entire movie, 300 lb man three seats away slurped his soda, then took off his lid and straw and picked up his cup every 2 seconds to get a piece of ice which he crunched through every suspenseful dialogue part, then he would let the ice slam back down, over and over..

Finally, I leaned over my son and hissed ...' would you knock it off!! That's what a straw is for!' but my teenager almost died of embarrasment so I didn't pursue the matter.. until we got outside the theater and I said very loudly in the very close vicinity of the ice crunching imbecile ' the movie would have been much better if it weren't for rude people making so much bleeping noise!' He heard me.

I'm not kidding, I was seriously tempted to get up, grab his ice filled cup and pour it on his head. Big jerk. I'm thinking he was mentally challenged.. I can't believe someone would be that clueless, crass and just downright rude to ruin the movie experience for dozens of people sitting near him.

This goes in my movie rant... but you know, there is nothing really to be done during the movie. If you go get an usher, what can they do? They can't stop the movie to escort him out, God knows he couldn't fit past the knees of people to exit the theater.

I'm really sick of theaters.. I'll be happy if the Warren comes here and I can sit in the balcony.

[Intrepid]

OMG....what an absolutely AMAZING movie. I really can't say more than that.

[Matt]

Isn't anything sacred anymore? No one ever talks about the first Batman movie, with Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger. I loved that movie, it had so many charming scenes.

After seeing The Dark Knight, I won't be able to sit through either of the Burton Bat-flicks, ever again.

[BailJumper]

Saw it Tuesday in BT at about 12:30pm. Only about 30 people in the entire theatre - which is exactly how I like it.

Was a good summer popcorn action movie. Nothing life altering like Shawshank or Schindler's List, but good entertainment.

I didn't really like the message i got from it - Society can't handle the truth and there has to be 'others' who decide what is best for the rest to know. But otherwise I might even consider buying the DVD (used).

[El Gato Pollo Loco!!!]

After seeing The Dark Knight, I won't be able to sit through either of the Burton Bat-flicks, ever again.

I tried the other day to do that. 5 minutes later, I couldn't take anymore.

Heath Ledger makes Jack Nicholson look like a bad Ceasar Romero impersonator.

My only "problem" with "The Dark Knight" was that I felt that he needed to be in it more. Possibly the absolute best comic movie I think I've seen.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Isn't anything sacred anymore? No one ever talks about the first Batman movie, with Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger. I loved that movie, it had so many charming scenes.

"It's Japanese."
"How do you know?"
"Cause I bought it in Japan."

The dinner when they sat at opposite ends of that huge table. Loved it.

When Kim Basinger was dancing with Jack Nicholson and she said, "Purple... I love purple."

It just doesn't get any better than that.

And I almost forgot the greatest line of all, "This town needs an enema."

Jack had SO many great lines in that movie.

[traxx]

Jack had SO many great lines in that movie.

I think Heath's pencil "trick" trumps them all.

[jbrown84]

Yes the pencil thing was great.


Here's my one, tiny gripe with the Dark Knight. I felt it lacked a visual consistency with Batman Begins. We no longer had Wayne Manor or the Batcave. The Wayne Enterprises building was different (don't know why). The courtrooms even looked different. We didn't see Arkham or the Narrows, and the cityscapes in Begins just seemed more ambiguous, while in Dark Knight it was VERY obviously Chicago. The only location that is really recognizable in both is Gordon's apartment.

[traxx]

If you'll remember Wayne Manor got burned to the ground at the end of Begins. That's why he's living in the city now. He has to stay somewhere while it's being rebuilt.

[BailJumper]

Another thing that just really annoyed me was the voice used when he was dressed as Batman - Wayyyyyy overdone and too scratchy.

[jbrown84]

If you'll remember Wayne Manor got burned to the ground at the end of Begins. That's why he's living in the city now. He has to stay somewhere while it's being rebuilt.

Yeah I knew that but I don't remember anything about why Wayne Enterprises would have changed buildings.

[OKCMallen]

Another thing that just really annoyed me was the voice used when he was dressed as Batman - Wayyyyyy overdone and too scratchy.

Yeah, it's kinda silly, but I'm told it's to protect his identity.

[Karried]

yep, the voice... I think that bugged me more than anything.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

I FINALLY got to go see this the other day.

Great flick. I don't see the big fuss over Ledger's acting though. I don't think anybody would have made such a huge deal over it if he hadn't died. He did a great job no doubt...But (and keep in mind that I'm a child of the 80's) I think Jack's Joker might be a bit better.

[ShiroiHikari]

This was a fantastic movie. We went to Tinseltown in the late afternoon on opening day, and it was a very nice experience except for when they cut the credits off early. I like sitting and watching the credits so I can process what I've just seen.

Personally, I don't like Burton's Batman. Never have. I was six when it came out and I didn't see it until I was about 13, and I fell asleep in the middle of it. Tried it again a few years later, fell asleep again. I finally made it all the way through once, and I was totally underwhelmed. But that's just me.