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Discuss: Will ‘The Dark Knight’ live up to the hype?
So what do you guys think? Will ‘The Dark Knight’ live up to all this hype that we have had to endure for the last 8 months? You have all read the early reviews, seen every tv spot, sorted through countless new images..whats it going to be? Will Charles leave the theater crying like a little girl, or will he hide under the seats to catch the next showing of it?
Personally I think that the movie will be better than ‘Batman Begins’ simply because I love the ‘Joker’, and I am excited to see what kind of twist Aaron Eckhart puts on ‘Two Face’ as we have pretty much only seen him in comedy roles. There has already been a negative review from the NY Times..
“The Dark Knight is noisy, jumbled, and sadistic. Even its most wondrous vision—Batman’s plunges from skyscrapers, bat-wings snapping open as he glides through the night like a human kite—can’t keep the movie airborne. There’s an anvil attached to that cape.”
That’s only my opinion, everyone chime in below …
The Guy at the NY Times probably couldn’ty see the Imax version for free so now he’s disgruntled. This will far surpass Batman Begins..eventhough I loved the move of having Ra’s Al Ghul as one of the villians. Heath’s Joker may be the first to win an Oscar for a comic book character. Believe the hype..my two sources that have seen the film say it is nothing less than fantastic. look for Charles at the midnight show at the Mega-screen in the last row..staying throught he 3:40am and possibly the 6:55am showings or at least til they catch him!
oh..it’s David “dipshit” Denby at the Times. I just saw his review. He is an Idiot! He hated Ironman and though Hancock was Gone with the Wind..need I go on. He is the only negative review..they should yank his press pass! Hey give charles his email and let go Primevil on his ass!
I figured we would see Charles at every screening at the Galaxy for the first 2 days. He will be there, redbull in hand, blood shot eyes, and sweating from the cold chills. He has an addiction..its unhealthy.
Dark Knight is the BEST movie I have seen all year.
Dark Knight is on my list, sitting at #1 superhero movie of all time!
No…really…I would have never guessed it. Charles favorite movie of the year is the Dark Knight. What did the other people say??
Charles you had this movie on the top of your list before you even watched it today. Lame Ass..what did everyone else say?
My only fear is that the amazing style and edginess of so much of the promotional materials will not be reflected in the movie itself. After watching Sin City again last night it reaffirmed my belief that the best kind of Batman movie would be one done in that exact style. Black and whites, ripped from the comic book pages, brooding voiceover… THAT would be amazing. I’m sure I’ll like Dark Knight, I am a die hard Batman fan… but that doesn’t mean I can’t be critical if it deserves it.
Just saw the movie this morning, Scott I am telling you it will live up to the hype. I was amazed. The Dark Knight was the best movie I have seen in a long time, hands down.
I also agree with Charles saying it’s the best superhero movie of all time. I thought Ironman was going to be the big shot superhero of 2008, but not anymore.
charles saw it? you guys already got a St. Louis screening? :(
Yeah brett we had an Imax screening at 10:30 am. We have another on Wed.
damn! i’m so envious i’m going to punch myself in the face! where is the LA screeningggggngnggngnaslifsdfsdjguh?!?!
I think I figured it out! All the negative reviews came out of New York..maybe the got the Director’s cut of Batman and Robin instead of the Dark Knight? Otherwise they may just be a bunch of idiots also. Brett I believe the La screenings are Thursday night at The ArcLight in Hollywood and in Sherman Oaks here are the details:
ArcLight Sherman Oaks
At the Sherman Oaks Galleria at the corner of Sepulveda Blvd. and Ventura
Thursday, July 17, 9:30 pm
ArcLight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd. at Ivar
Thursday, July 17, 9:30 pm
do i need to email someone about that?!!
I would get with Scott and find out if the promotion office in LA has any openings for the screenings