DrOhoNov 19, 2022
I’ve been watching the Nolan/Bale Batman films the last few weeks and just finished off the 3rd one ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. I’ve seen it once before but hardly remembered anything about it until I watched it again just now. It hardly gets talked about but I think it’s pretty good!
It might even be my fave of the three…
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Commissioner Gordon gets a lot more to do and new guy ‘Robin’ is terrific.
Nov 19, 2022 at 10:57pmWeb
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Tom Hardy’s Bane is a world away from Schumacher’s mute monster and Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle is a revelation. She doesn’t quite have the darkness of Pfeiffer in Batman Returns but she’s 100% believable, and she & Bale even get their own masquerade dance in homage to Burton’s movie.
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When the football pitch is attacked the film pivots onto a knife edge. Gotham descends into anarchy and Bruce has to literally claw his way back.
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I didn’t take many pics after that because I was too engrossed into the movie. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. It felt like a neat conclusion to Nolan’s trilogy.
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Question is… having watched the Burton and then the Schumacher movies, and now these, do I go right into the Snyder-verse? I’ve seen Batman vs Superman already, years ago, and I didn’t enjoy it at all. But is it worth another watch and potentially a reappraisal?
Show threadMichael WilsonNov 19, 2022
@DrOho If you haven't seen it then it's definitely worth checking out the extended cut of BvS. It doesn't miraculously make it a great movie but it 100% makes it a better one. And there's actual explanation for things and coherence to the plot.
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@ironmikewilson
On your recommendation I did just that, and oh yes..! It's waaaay better! I actually enjoyed it this time round, thanks!
Show threadMichael WilsonDec 6, 2022
@DrOho I'm really glad you liked it. Everybody I talk to who has seen it agrees that it's superior. I get *why* they didn't release it in cinemas (cos it's 3 hours long) but they still probably should have.