villa4europe Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Brumerican said: It's supposed to be quite disturbing . More akin to something like Seven than a comic book film . I have super hero fatigue as much as anybody but this really does look like it's going to be high grade cinema. For me that's what marvel did well at the start of their run, their films were slightly different, the 2nd captain America film compared to guardians of the galaxy are 2 very different films, now they seem to be closer together and all have this bit of comedy running through them DC on the other hand for me personally don't, they're all dark and gloomy with an overbearing soundtrack (taking it back to the discussion on the affleck batman films I hate the look and sound of those films, really off putting for me) they are very similar films There are a lot of superhero film clichés (we all know what the final 3rd looks like) but batman (and the joker film) can stand apart from them sometimes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted March 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 4, 2022 Feels like a good place to post this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Saw this last night and loved it, Paul Dano was brilliant as expected. I would say anyone saying it's better than The Dark Knight is getting carried away, it's good but not quite the level of what was a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Just got back from watching it. Very impressed with it. Lead actors Pattison, Kravitz and co were excellent. Great story, even the length of the film wasn’t a problem, really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 1 minute ago, RussG said: Saw this last night and loved it, Paul Dano was brilliant as expected. I would say anyone saying it's better than The Dark Knight is getting carried away, it's good but not quite the level of what was a masterpiece. I really loved the Dark Knight but didn’t think it was a masterpiece. I’d put this on the same level quality wise but a slightly different style somewhat. I was impressed with this version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, nick76 said: I really loved the Dark Knight but didn’t think it was a masterpiece. I’d put this on the same level quality wise but a slightly different style somewhat. I was impressed with this version. Agreed, I loved what was a very different take on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 How are people finding the voice over/narration style? Does it add to the story or distract from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) Right, just got out of seeing it Agree with the Seven vibes but I thought very much Watchmen vibes, especially Rorschach. Need to see it again as unsure what to think. It is genuinely a great film but a bit slow in parts. Don't understand the grumbling at the third act, I felt it was good, second act slowed bit too much. But I get it. It's meant to rumble with an undertone to mirror the situation in Gotham itself. The performances are spot on, but I think slowing the pace down so much (again very much a nod to Seven and Watchmen) hampered it at times. Overall it didn't blow me away, I don't think it quite lives up to the masterpiece hype from critics and YouTubers, however it's a bloody good film. I think I need to see it a second time to really take it in. What I will say is slow pace aside it doesn't feel a 3 hour film at all. It's very much a film noir. Edited March 5, 2022 by stewiek2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, stewiek2 said: What I will say is slow pace aside it doesn't feel a 3 hour film at all. It's very much a film noir. Totally agree with this and the comment re: a second viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 12 hours ago, Rds1983 said: How are people finding the voice over/narration style? Does it add to the story or distract from it? Honestly I can’t tell you, which suggests it wasn’t a distraction for me and thus probably added to the story, went with the flow of the story. It certainly didn’t feel out of place otherwise it would’ve bugged me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 One thing I forgot to mention last night (again I loved the film) is that I don’t think it will translate so well on home tv viewing unless you have a great home cinematic viewing set up. I think it’s a top draw cinema film but on a 42” tv at home with the usual home distractions I’m not sure it would get you like it’s meant to. It’s definitely feels like a cinema film only to me but I may be proven wrong when I eventually can see it again when available on tv, unlike the Dark Knight which works on both cinema or tv imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 If its better than the Dark Knight it'll be shocked. Not sure if it's been mentioned previous, but the acting in that film was for me the best It gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 It's certainly possible for it to be a better Batman film than the Dark Knight. It's a big ask to be a better film full stop. TDK isn't flawless - the action isn't particularly well done, the final act sonar thing is awful, the finger print off a bullet thing is just... appallingly bad - but it's a very, very, very good movie with an incredible performance at it's heart. But it's not really a Batman film. Nolan's trilogy slowly got further and further from being Batman films, and even by TDK is already not really much to do with the comic character and the type of action/narrative/story/style they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted March 5, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2022 I remember sitting in the cinema at time thinking “This sonar bit isn’t great”. Which, if I’m picking up on it in the theatre itself isn’t a good sign.I’m less able to be critical in my thinking watching something on the big screen, so that jumping out at me was notable. And some of the dialogue slightly bugs me and I’m not sure why, mainly from the incidental characters (“No more dead cops!!”, “Ok that’s NOT good!!”). The Dark Knight is a very, very good film, largely down to Ledger. I wouldn’t agree with those on IMDb who currently have it as the third greatest film ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) Jokers changing hair length throughout the film took me out of it a tiny tiny bit. I’ve never seen anyone else mention it as clearly it’s an insane gripe to hold against a film but c’mon man it’s clear the start of the film was shot earlier when his hair was longer, then shorter, then longer, then short again, gah! So annoying. It’s basic continuity 101! Still a fantastic film mind and I’m sure I’m not insane. Edited March 5, 2022 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just back. Thought it was very good indeed. Had a very Noir feel and concentrating more on the detective side was a welcome change which harkens back to the early comics. Lost a bit of focus in a few paces and I don't think Dano was utilised enough (great when he was) but apart from that really enjoyable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Went last night, and I have to say I enjoyed it and agree with all of the above from @Designer1. I like the dark, dirty noir detective show feel. I think Pattinson’s misfit-ish Bruce Wayne is a nice departure from Bale’s, while still maintaining most, or all, of what I liked about Bale’s Batman and adding another layer or two to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just got home from watching this, I think I will want to watch it again before giving it a final score. I thought that Pattinson's version of Batman was a strange one, he played the part well as I expected that he would but considering it is a Batman film and he is in nearly every scene, he didn't actually have a lot to do and at times it didn't really feel like Batman, I was really looking forward to the detective aspect of the character but I thought it fell a bit short on that and they didn't really dive into it as much as I was hoping. I did like the way that Bats and Bruce seemed to be almost interchangeable at times. Gotham looked brilliant, absolutely fantastic, I really like the noir style that they went for and it suited it perfectly, someone mentioned earlier that there was a bit of a Watchmen feel about it and I thought that myself while watching it at times. The runtime bothered me a bit, I didn't think that it needed to be anywhere near as long as it was but having said that I wasn't bored at any point. The villains of the film were the highpoint though, I thought they were superb. There was a fella sitting about 4 or 5 seats to my left who must have felt really refreshed by the time the film finished because he was snoring on and off from the first 10 minutes, he won't even be able to tell anyone he fell asleep because he was bored, it was literally within the first 10 minutes that he started sleep roaring, it was like a **** walrus choir at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Does anyone else find the ‘The’ in the title The Batman, really annoying? It just sounds all wrong, just like The Superman or The Spider-Man would. I should caveat that I’m not really a fan of ‘superhero’ type films, Marvel, DC etc… so I might be doing some historical comic thingy some disservice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Follyfoot Posted March 6, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2022 Just got back, not really for me so I decided to have a kip 10 minutes in Every time I woke up for a quick look some weirdo to my right in full Adam West Batman gear was looking at me tutting whilst banging his first into his ‘batglove’ shouting ‘holy snore fest Robin ‘to the empty seat next to him 4 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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