Film Fanatics - Chat Thread II

Reply 7120

OP

Original post by Ape Gone Insane

£4.95 for a student! Can't get anything for less than around £7 down my way. :mad:

Reply 7122

Revent

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Original post by Ape Gone Insane

How is this so cheap? :zomg:

Reply 7123

Colonel.

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In Aberdeen, it's £3.50.

Reply 7124

Student2806

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Original post by SweatyGoldfish

Just got done watching Batman Begins. Good film, but IMO The Dark Knight is so much better. Which one do you guys prefer?

I watched them both back-to-back a couple of days, regard them as highly as each other. Love the 'birth of Batman' style of Batman Begins but The Joker is such a better villain than Ra's al Ghul.

Reply 7125

Mo-Amin

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I've always preferred Batman Begins tbh, I just loved how gritty and 'real' Gotham was made. As origin stories go, it's fantastic. The fear sequence is phenomenal.

Reply 7126

pinkpenguin

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Goes without saying, but watch the spoilers in here guys!! Ahhh. So jelly of all you guys off to see it today. I'm off tomorrow night.

Me and my brother have been doing the Batman voice for a couple of days..

WHERE'S RACHELLLLLL?!?!

Reply 7127

Student2806

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BBC News is reporting "many casualties" (the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting 10 fatalities) at a mass shooting at a midnight screening of TDKR in Colorado :frown:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18921492

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 7128

Revent

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Original post by pinkpenguin

Goes without saying, but watch the spoilers in here guys!! Ahhh. So jelly of all you guys off to see it today. I'm off tomorrow night.

Me and my brother have been doing the Batman voice for a couple of days..

WHERE'S RACHELLLLLL?!?!

or when the Joker goes WHERE IS HARVEY DENT? :cool:

So excited! Sorting out the cab journey for getting back home though since the trains would be closed at 4 in the morning :p:

Reply 7129

Pi!

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Working my way through the Top 250 list out of boredom. Why are most of them so gloomy? I think it's the work of True Art is Angsty trope.

Reply 7130

TheMagicRat

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Original post by Pi!

Working my way through the Top 250 list out of boredom. Why are most of them so gloomy? I think it's the work of True Art is Angsty trope.

As Turkish director, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, says, "The only worthwhile subject for a film is melancholy".

Reply 7131

Ape Gone Insane

OP

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The Dark Knight Rises is certainly not perfect and I don't think it's quite on the same level as the second film (maybe that is because feels like a very different film) but it's still a fantastic film! :yep:

A few of the problems I had with audio: I really thought the soundtrack dominated this film too much - the point where it drowned out dialogue, and Bane was perfectly audible in some scenes whilst being completely incomprehensible in other scenes.

As for specific scenes:

Spoiler

Reply 7132

Ape Gone Insane

OP

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Oh and somewhat surprisingly, Man of Steel looks good. It's certainly far removed from that trademark Zack Snyder high stylised filmmaking and it actually looks closer to the way Batman Begins approached Batman. I'm not sure if that's an entirely good thing since Superman is not meant to be a dark, brooding and gritty character but I guess we'll see how it pans out.

Reply 7133

CurtisDean

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question: Did 'Taken' deserve a sequel??

Reply 7134

concubine

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Someone give me something good to watch.

Crime or dark comedy would be rad.

Reply 7135

CurtisDean

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Original post by Ape Gone Insane

The Dark Knight Rises is certainly not perfect and I don't think it's quite on the same level as the second film (maybe that is because feels like a very different film) but it's still a fantastic film! :yep:

A few of the problems I had with audio: I really thought the soundtrack dominated this film too much - the point where it drowned out dialogue, and Bane was perfectly audible in some scenes whilst being completely incomprehensible in other scenes.

As for specific scenes:

Spoiler

Personally, I think that Heath Ledger was the main reason that the second film was incredible. It's too bad that this is the last instalment of the franchise.

Reply 7136

Ape Gone Insane

OP

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Original post by CurtisDean

Personally, I think that Heath Ledger was the main reason that the second film was incredible. It's too bad that this is the last instalment of the franchise.

Yeah, I'd agree with that and, as good as Bane is, that lack of such a chilling villain presence comes across in this film. I think it's fitting given how the film comes full circle. Nolan always said he wanted this to be a story with a definite beginning, middle and end, like the original Star Wars trilogy and it's achieved that.

I'll keep an open mind though when Warner Bros reboots the franchise but I'm doubtful they will reach the levels that Nolan's interpretation has.