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The Dark Knight
« on: July 20, 2008, 09:15:41 AM »
Go see it  :cheersmate:
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2008, 10:29:18 AM »
Cool! I think we'll give it a few more days so the crowds thin out.
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2008, 10:40:41 AM »
I watched it here at home last nite and wow, even on a TV it was fantastic! Christian Bale was teriffic as Batman but Heath Ledger stole the show as the Joker. I would have to say this is the best Batman movie so far by a wide margin. Some people might say it is too dark but that is the main precept of Batman from the beginning. I highly recommend this movie.
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2008, 11:39:32 AM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on July 20, 2008, 10:29:18 AM
Cool! I think we'll give it a few more days so the crowds thin out.

Same here.  I just went to check out the situation at our Carmike Wynnsong theatre.  PACKED!  :bawl:
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 11:45:12 AM »
Quote from: ACrazyConservative on July 20, 2008, 11:39:32 AM
Quote from: DixieBelle on July 20, 2008, 10:29:18 AM
Cool! I think we'll give it a few more days so the crowds thin out.

Same here.  I just went to check out the situation at our Carmike Wynnsong theatre.  PACKED!  :bawl:

I think I'll give it a few more weeks.  I waited two or three weeks to see 'Transformers', and it was still packed. 

I requested Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" from the liberry.  I've never been a comic book fan, but this one looks interesting.
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2008, 02:15:03 PM »
Quote from: DarkHalo on July 20, 2008, 10:40:41 AM
I watched it here at home last nite and wow, even on a TV it was fantastic! Christian Bale was teriffic as Batman but Heath Ledger stole the show as the Joker. I would have to say this is the best Batman movie so far by a wide margin. Some people might say it is too dark but that is the main precept of Batman from the beginning. I highly recommend this movie.

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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2008, 06:42:18 PM »
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2008, 06:46:31 PM »
We just got back from seeing it.  Man Heath Ledger was a great joker.  I loved it.
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2008, 06:49:53 PM »
Quote from: BEG on July 20, 2008, 06:46:31 PM
We just got back from seeing it.  Man Heath Ledger was a great joker.  I loved it.

Actually I think the hype about his tremendous performance was/is just a wee bit over hyped. His performance was good ,not great in that it surpassed any of the others act or made the movies.
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2008, 08:06:03 PM »
Quote from: Zeus on July 20, 2008, 06:49:53 PM
Quote from: BEG on July 20, 2008, 06:46:31 PM
We just got back from seeing it.  Man Heath Ledger was a great joker.  I loved it.

Actually I think the hype about his tremendous performance was/is just a wee bit over hyped. His performance was good ,not great in that it surpassed any of the others act or made the movies.

I think Ledger's joker was way better than Jack Nicholsons. 
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2008, 08:33:36 PM »
Quote from: BEG on July 20, 2008, 08:06:03 PM
Quote from: Zeus on July 20, 2008, 06:49:53 PM
Quote from: BEG on July 20, 2008, 06:46:31 PM
We just got back from seeing it.  Man Heath Ledger was a great joker.  I loved it.

Actually I think the hype about his tremendous performance was/is just a wee bit over hyped. His performance was good ,not great in that it surpassed any of the others act or made the movies.

I think Ledger's joker was way better than Jack Nicholsons. 

I haven't seen the movie yet but I read Ledger was comparable to Jack's performence in The Shining. That true to you? Better? Worse?
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2008, 09:01:52 PM »
Quote from: Texacon on July 20, 2008, 02:15:03 PM
Quote from: DarkHalo on July 20, 2008, 10:40:41 AM
I watched it here at home last nite and wow, even on a TV it was fantastic! Christian Bale was teriffic as Batman but Heath Ledger stole the show as the Joker. I would have to say this is the best Batman movie so far by a wide margin. Some people might say it is too dark but that is the main precept of Batman from the beginning. I highly recommend this movie.

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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2008, 09:03:41 PM »
Quote from: BEG on July 20, 2008, 06:46:31 PM
We just got back from seeing it.  Man Heath Ledger was a great joker.  I loved it.

Agreed. I was expecting an excellent performance from Christian Bale and had heard that Ledger did himself well. But the reality was still quite a nice surprise. He was a great Joker.
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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2008, 09:13:32 PM »
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Quote from: ReardenSteel on July 20, 2008, 08:33:36 PM
Quote from: BEG on July 20, 2008, 08:06:03 PM
I think Ledger's joker was way better than Jack Nicholsons. 

I haven't seen the movie yet but I read Ledger was comparable to Jack's performence in The Shining. That true to you? Better? Worse?

Heath Ledger made Jack Nicholson's Joker look SANE!  Heath brought an intense level of manic insanity to the character that was simply terrifying.  Perhaps though, that was partly do to the much darker script for this film.  IMHO though, he not only lived up to the overwhelming hype of his performance, but surpassed it in this film.  As for if his performance of the Joker or Jack's in performance in The Shining was more insanely brilliant.... I'd lean towards Jack's... but if I see this film a few more times... I might question that  :o

I had also compared Ledgers performance to Nicholsons as the Joker and found Nicholson lacking. Dont get me wrong, I am a life long fan of Jack Nicholson and think the 'The Shining' will be deemed his magnum opus. But he was locked withing the constraints of the particular Batman movie he played in. If unleashed I have no doubt that Jack Nicholson could do much better. Think back to him in 'The Departed'. Awesomely insane psychopathic performance. Heath Ledger as the Joker seemed to want people to understand him. To understand his motivations. Not that he cared if they approved or not. If he is lucky he will be remembered for this excellent role rather than as a gay cowboy.

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Re: The Dark Knight
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2008, 09:46:32 PM »
Quote from: Zeus on July 20, 2008, 06:42:18 PM
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Was on line before it was released in theatres

Holy Crap!

How long before the studios bring this site down?

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