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The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

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  • #91
    Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

    I saw it twice Saturday. Once in West Lafayette, the second time in Greenwood. I found it even more engrossing the second time around. I can't add to anything already said; it's just an excellent film. No distinction as "superhero film" is necessary.
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    • #92
      Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

      I almost went right back in when I saw it Friday. Your comments make me wish more that I did. How far apart were the showings for you?

      It doesn't seem like I'll go today, but sometime this week I'll go back.

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      • #93
        Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

        Originally posted by Hicks View Post
        How much do IMAX tickets cost?

        I think it was 12.50 when I looked. I think I'm going to go see it Monday or Tuesday, hopefully at an IMAX (if I can convince my friend....)
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        • #94
          Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

          Originally posted by Hicks View Post
          How much do IMAX tickets cost?
          12.50, but it's worth it.

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          • #95
            Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

            Yeah, 12.50 and that is no matter what time you see it. I saw it at 9:15 Friday morning and it was sold out, but for that showing you could walk up and get tickets.

            http://www.comcast.net/articles/ente...20/Box.Office/

            Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M

            In this image released by Warner Bros., Heath Ledger starring as The Joker, is shown in a ...

            Sun Jul 20, 1:24 PM EDT
            Batman has sent Spidey packing as king of Hollywood's box-office superheroes.

            "The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007 and pacing Hollywood to its biggest weekend ever, according to studio estimates Sunday.

            "We knew it would be big, but we never expected to dominate the marketplace like we did," said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., which released "The Dark Knight." The movie should shoot past the $200 million mark by the end of the week, he said.

            Hollywood set an overall revenue record of $253 million for a three-day weekend, beating the $218.4 million haul over the weekend of July 7, 2006, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

            "This weekend is such a juggernaut," said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal, whose musical "Mamma Mia!" debuted at No. 2 with $27.6 million.

            Factoring in higher admission prices, "Spider-Man 3" may have sold slightly more tickets than "The Dark Knight."

            At 2007's average price of $6.88, "Spider-Man 3" sold 21.96 million tickets over opening weekend. Media By Numbers estimates today's average movie prices at $7.08, which means "The Dark Knight" would have sold 21.94 million tickets.

            Revenue totals for "The Dark Knight" could change when final numbers are released Monday.

            The movie's release was preceded by months of buzz and speculation over the performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, Batman's nemesis. Ledger, who died in January from an accidental prescription-drug overdose, played the Joker as a demonic presence, his performance prompting predictions that the role might earn him a posthumous Academy Award nomination.

            "The average opening gross of the last five `Batman' movies is $47 million. This tripled that, and for a reason," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers. "A big part of that was the Heath Ledger mystique and a phenomenal performance that absolutely deserves the excitement surrounding it."

            "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan with his "Batman Begins" star Christian Bale, whose vigilante crime-fighter is taunted and tested by Ledger's Joker as the villain unleashes violence and chaos on the city of Gotham.

            Overseas, "The Dark Knight" added $40 million in 20 countries where it began opening Wednesday, including Australia, Mexico and Brazil. The film opens in Great Britain this weekend and rolls out to most of the rest of the world over the next few weeks.

            "The Dark Knight," which cost $185 million to make, also broke the "Spider-Man 3" record for best debut in IMAX large-screen theaters with $6.2 million. "Spider-Man 3" opened with $4.7 million in IMAX cinemas.

            "Every single show is sold out," said Greg Foster, IMAX chairman and president. "We're adding shows as much as we can, but we're at 100 percent capacity."

            On opening day Friday, "The Dark Knight" also took in more money than previously counted, Fellman said. The film pulled in a record $67.85 million, up nearly $1.5 million from the studio's estimates a day earlier.

            The previous opening-day record also had been held by "Spider-Man 3" with $59.8 million.

            Women accounted for most of the audience for "Mamma Mia!", which Universal opened as counter-programming to the male-dominated audience for "The Dark Knight."

            "With the crowded summer, we knew we would have to find the right weekend, and this seemed like the perfect one considering three-quarters of our audience was female," Rocco said.

            Based on the stage musical set to the tunes of ABBA, "Mamma Mia!" features Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski.

            The weekend's other new wide release, 20th Century Fox's animated family flick "Space Chimps," opened at No. 7 with $7.4 million.

            Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

            1. "The Dark Knight," $155.34 million.

            2. "Mamma Mia!", $27.6 million.

            3. "Hancock," $14 million.

            4. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," $11.9 million.

            5. "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," $10 million.

            6. "WALL-E," $9.8 million.

            7. "Space Chimps," $7.4 million.

            8. "Wanted," $5.1 million.

            9. "Get Smart," $4.1 million.

            10. "Kung Fu Panda," $1.8 million.

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            I read the EW review of the movie and I think their criticism was well placed. Basically they said it had too much plot, too many twists and turns and it probably would have been even better with a slighly less ambitious plot - focusing more on Batman vs Joker. I would tend to agree with that. It was almost too much to digest and that is making me think it might be beter the second time around
            Last edited by Unclebuck; 07-20-2008, 02:58 PM.

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            • #96
              Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

              Originally posted by Hicks View Post
              I almost went right back in when I saw it Friday. Your comments make me wish more that I did. How far apart were the showings for you?

              It doesn't seem like I'll go today, but sometime this week I'll go back.
              My first viewing was at 12:40, the second at 6:15. (I drove down to Greenwood between shows... yes, I'm crazy.) The closeness of viewings helped cement actions and dialogue with themes of the film. I'm happy I did it as I believe my experience was enhanced from watching it just once.
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              • #97
                Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                Awesome. Best superhero movie yet?

                Spoiler Spoiler:
                You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?

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                • #98
                  Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                  This post will sound a lot like what Hicks said, but I have to reiterate some of his thoughts. I was super pumped and excited to see this movie. Mainly, because I absolutely loved Batman Begins. However, I went to the movie theater completely expecting to be let down as I was with Spiderman 3, the last two Matrix movies, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3, the Phantom Menace, and pretty much most other movies that are hyped up and I get excited to see. I also completely expected Heath Ledger's performance to be wildly overrated because it was his final performance.

                  Wow, was I wrong. I am so glad I was wrong. I was completely blown away by the movie. Heath Ledger completely stole every scene he was in and left me wanting more. The movie had good special effects, but the plot and the performances of the actors made the movie -- the way I feel it should be. Needless to say, I am going back for another screening tonight. I think I'm even more excited to see it a second time to catch elements I didn't catch the first time. My wife thinks I'm nuts for seeing it twice in two days - but I don't care, I suggested she just go see Sex and the City instead.

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                  • #99
                    Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                    Going again to see it tonight at 10PM EST.

                    Can't wait as always.

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                    • Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                      I have to admit I don't get it. I started checking my watch at about the 1:30 mark. The first one was disposable but at least it was fairly lean popcorn fare. I guess when some of these directors get enough pull the ability of the studios to do necessary editing just goes out the window. How could anyone possibly enjoy sitting through that twice, let alone in the same weekend?

                      It would have been much much better if they would have just kept it to a sort of character triangle between Dent, B-man and Joker. I'm sorry Ledger is dead and all but no one could honestly compare that one note performance with what he did in Brokeback Mountain. They completely drove the moral actors vs. irrational actors bit into the ground with about 3-4 too many speeches and about the same number too many characters. It just played like a overly long version of Law and Order with special effects. The whole boat thing actually had me chuckling with it's self-congratulatory earnestness.
                      Last edited by McClintic Sphere; 07-20-2008, 08:33 PM. Reason: I like editing

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                      • Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                        I thought it was awesome but I think I liked Batman Begins a little better. The whole becoming Batman was just a great story. I liked this one enough to see it twice already though.

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                        • Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                          Well I just got back from seeing the film.

                          It was good, but frankly I just didn't think it was this end of all time classics that obviously some of you do.

                          I thought it was 1 million times better than Batman Begins but frankly I just didn't like that film.

                          To me the best performance was by Aaron Echart as Harvy Dent. His two face was good as well, but I actually thought his performance as Dent was beyond good.

                          Well here is where I damn myself to hell for all of eternity I suppose with most of you.

                          I was not that impressed with Ledgers performance of the Joker.

                          It was ok don't get me wrong I'm not saying it sucked or anything, I just thought it was ok and could have been pulled off by about a dozen other actors just as well if not better.

                          But that is just one mans opinion on this.

                          Overall it was a good movie and I'm glad I saw it and I would recommend anyone seeing it once.


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                          • Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                            Originally posted by McClintic Sphere View Post
                            I have to admit I don't get it. I started checking my watch at about the 1:30 mark. The first one was disposable but at least it was fairly lean popcorn fare. I guess when some of these directors get enough pull the ability of the studios to do necessary editing just goes out the window. How could anyone possibly enjoy sitting through that twice, let alone in the same weekend?

                            It would have been much much better if they would have just kept it to a sort of character triangle between Dent, B-man and Joker. I'm sorry Ledger is dead and all but no one could honestly compare that one note performance with what he did in Brokeback Mountain. They completely drove the moral actors vs. irrational actors bit into the ground with about 3-4 too many speeches and about the same number too many characters. It just played like a overly long version of Law and Order with special effects. The whole boat thing actually had me chuckling with it's self-congratulatory earnestness.
                            What you're saying is true, but what comic book movies have you seen that wasn't heavy-handed in that way? I'm not an expert on the genre (never really read comic books in the first place), but it seems like most tend to overplay the big moral conundrums. Didn't really get in the way of me enjoying the movie, even if
                            Spoiler Spoiler:
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                            • Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                              Originally posted by McClintic Sphere View Post
                              I have to admit I don't get it. I started checking my watch at about the 1:30 mark. The first one was disposable but at least it was fairly lean popcorn fare. I guess when some of these directors get enough pull the ability of the studios to do necessary editing just goes out the window. How could anyone possibly enjoy sitting through that twice, let alone in the same weekend?

                              Even better the second time around.

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                              • Re: The Official I can't ****ing wait for The Dark Knight Thread

                                I still haven't been able to see it a second time. I'm going to try to see it in IMAX on Tuesday night.


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