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Jul 10, 2008 10:03pm

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Talk about: The Dark Knight

Jul 19, 2008 6:50pm

Johnny Pace 64 post(s)

Wow, this movie was well worth the wait. It surpassed all the hype. It is everything that a movie should be and finally showed us what a real Batman movie looks like.

Aug 2, 2008 4:07am

Wick Administator 321 post(s) Small

Agreed AMC, though I’d like to rescreen the original Batman movie to do a fair heads-up comparison.

So funny story: I got out to see The Dark Knight about a week into its run, on a Thursday night. Was privileged to catch it at the Century 21, the biggest screen around, damn near IMAX sized. So after the movie, some guy in the row behind me says “I still get chills the third time.”

Aug 2, 2008 2:01pm

Fire at Will! 13 post(s)

I thought it lived up to my expectations, but I was struck by how it felt so much more like an actual crime film that happened to star Batman, as opposed to a Batman film.

Jan 24, 2009 1:37pm

Wick Administator 321 post(s) Small

What a gyp that Dark Knight wasn’t nominated for Best Picture. It just goes to show how divorced from the audience the Oscars are, which is not to say that huge box office alone makes a movie Best Picture material. By the same token, neither does puny box office and prestige topics.

Jan 24, 2009 11:36pm

Fire at Will! 13 post(s)

It’s a shame, but I think that it sent a big message to the Academy as well as Hollywood as a whole; big-budget, fantastical movies can be serious, engaging and just as award-worthy. I expect this to impact heavily with the release of films such as Watchmen – Lord of the Rings cleared the way for fantasy and blockbuster movies to be recognised, and perhaps one day the snooty idiots might begin to realise public opinion doesn’t often run parallel to their perceptions of what is “successful” or not.

Jun 12, 2009 11:53pm

Wick Administator 321 post(s) Small

And now the advertising dominates an awards ceremony, sayeth the Hollywood Reporter. Seems a year late, but whatever. Well deserved. One click on the MoviePosterDB link atop this page confirms that.

Dec 10, 2009 6:53pm

Wick Administator 321 post(s) Small

Regarding loisamorton’s Review
Great review w/ lots of interesting details. I wasn’t aware this was the first movie to have a real flipping truck.

Feb 17, 2010 2:04pm

Demona 18 post(s)

Totally, on the flipping truck part.. I saw the behind the scenes.. it was pretty amazing how they pulled it off too!

Feb 17, 2010 2:04pm

Demona 18 post(s)

Totally, on the flipping truck part.. I saw the behind the scenes.. it was pretty amazing how they pulled it off too!

Apr 12, 2010 6:44pm

MJ5K 135 post(s) Small

I gotta say, Wick, as far as movies go, I’d say 2008 was the best year for movies since 1994 and movies such as “The Dark Knight”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, “The Wrestler”, and “Milk” prove my point.

Apr 12, 2010 10:57pm

Wick Administator 321 post(s) Small

Agreed. Let’s not forget Iron Man, also from 2008.

Apr 13, 2010 3:52pm

MJ5K 135 post(s) Small

Ah, how could I forget. There were just too many good movies out that year.

Jul 10, 2008 10:03pm Admin Administator 16,184 post(s)	Talk about: The Dark Knight
Jul 19, 2008 6:50pm Johnny Pace 64 post(s)	Wow, this movie was well worth the wait. It surpassed all the hype. It is everything that a movie should be and finally showed us what a real Batman movie looks like.
Aug 2, 2008 4:07am Wick Administator 321 post(s)	Agreed AMC, though I’d like to rescreen the original Batman movie to do a fair heads-up comparison. So funny story: I got out to see The Dark Knight about a week into its run, on a Thursday night. Was privileged to catch it at the Century 21, the biggest screen around, damn near IMAX sized. So after the movie, some guy in the row behind me says “I still get chills the third time.”
Aug 2, 2008 2:01pm Fire at Will! 13 post(s)	I thought it lived up to my expectations, but I was struck by how it felt so much more like an actual crime film that happened to star Batman, as opposed to a Batman film.
Jan 24, 2009 1:37pm Wick Administator 321 post(s)	What a gyp that Dark Knight wasn’t nominated for Best Picture. It just goes to show how divorced from the audience the Oscars are, which is not to say that huge box office alone makes a movie Best Picture material. By the same token, neither does puny box office and prestige topics.
Jan 24, 2009 11:36pm Fire at Will! 13 post(s)	It’s a shame, but I think that it sent a big message to the Academy as well as Hollywood as a whole; big-budget, fantastical movies can be serious, engaging and just as award-worthy. I expect this to impact heavily with the release of films such as Watchmen – Lord of the Rings cleared the way for fantasy and blockbuster movies to be recognised, and perhaps one day the snooty idiots might begin to realise public opinion doesn’t often run parallel to their perceptions of what is “successful” or not.
Jun 12, 2009 11:53pm Wick Administator 321 post(s)	And now the advertising dominates an awards ceremony, sayeth the Hollywood Reporter. Seems a year late, but whatever. Well deserved. One click on the MoviePosterDB link atop this page confirms that.
Dec 10, 2009 6:53pm Wick Administator 321 post(s)	Regarding loisamorton’s Review Great review w/ lots of interesting details. I wasn’t aware this was the first movie to have a real flipping truck.
Feb 17, 2010 2:04pm Demona 18 post(s)	Totally, on the flipping truck part.. I saw the behind the scenes.. it was pretty amazing how they pulled it off too!
Feb 17, 2010 2:04pm Demona 18 post(s)	Totally, on the flipping truck part.. I saw the behind the scenes.. it was pretty amazing how they pulled it off too!
Apr 12, 2010 6:44pm MJ5K 135 post(s)	I gotta say, Wick, as far as movies go, I’d say 2008 was the best year for movies since 1994 and movies such as “The Dark Knight”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, “The Wrestler”, and “Milk” prove my point.
Apr 12, 2010 10:57pm Wick Administator 321 post(s)	Agreed. Let’s not forget Iron Man, also from 2008.
Apr 13, 2010 3:52pm MJ5K 135 post(s)	Ah, how could I forget. There were just too many good movies out that year.

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