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Bond 23 Vs Batman Dark Knight Rises.
With the release of the two major blockbuster films this year; Bond 23 & Batman Dark Knight Rises, it will be nice to see the two go down as the tops movies for 2012. It seems to me that the two are looking more and more alike as Batman takes on many of the Bondian styles of techniques. Both films will have a Q like character. Bond 23 will reintroduce Q after an absence of the gadget man since Die Another Day's John Cleese took the part.
This film will see Ben Whishaw as a new Q in the making while Batman still has the expertise of Lucius Fox played by none other than Morgan Freeman. Both films have a similar formula of cars, gadgets and girls but most of all we will see how the nemeses of Both Bond and Batman make grand entrances to outwit them. Bane seems to be much more intelligent and more deadly than he's ever been portrayed with Tom Hardy playing the venom loaded arch rival. Meanwhile in Bond 23, Bond has to outwit a mastermind who has sights on damaging Mi6 and has intentions of attacking Bond's Boss M (played by Judi Dench).
If it were a toss up between Batman and Bond I would say I would put my money on Bond 23 but having said that I think Batman DKR is going to give Bond 23 a run for his money. Can Bond and Batman outmanoeuvre their respective foes and win the day. Only time will tell. Stay tuned folks for this ride could go into maximum breakdown as the two characters must fight for their lives and for what they believe in to save the day. It could scare the living daylights out of you.
Regards,
Neil.
This film will see Ben Whishaw as a new Q in the making while Batman still has the expertise of Lucius Fox played by none other than Morgan Freeman. Both films have a similar formula of cars, gadgets and girls but most of all we will see how the nemeses of Both Bond and Batman make grand entrances to outwit them. Bane seems to be much more intelligent and more deadly than he's ever been portrayed with Tom Hardy playing the venom loaded arch rival. Meanwhile in Bond 23, Bond has to outwit a mastermind who has sights on damaging Mi6 and has intentions of attacking Bond's Boss M (played by Judi Dench).
If it were a toss up between Batman and Bond I would say I would put my money on Bond 23 but having said that I think Batman DKR is going to give Bond 23 a run for his money. Can Bond and Batman outmanoeuvre their respective foes and win the day. Only time will tell. Stay tuned folks for this ride could go into maximum breakdown as the two characters must fight for their lives and for what they believe in to save the day. It could scare the living daylights out of you.
Regards,
Neil.
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2. The Dark Knight Rises will earn more money both in the US and worldwide.
3. Skyfall will be the better movie.
I agree that Batman Forever was good, but he (Schumacher) has had strong disagreements with actors before.
Thank God that had already been said!
I will enjoy Nolan's third Batman. Sure, I know it's cool to bash the man. It's a well-known phenomenon that once a certain filmmaker starts being incredibly successful, naysayers come crawling out of the mud like zombies in a Fulci film. Sad, but okay, "each to his opinion" and all, I get it. Still, the complaint of Nolan working on too cerebral a level, and being cold and such in his story telling... Fine. No worries. There's always Batman & Robin for those seeking an adventure where little brain power is needed.
but I am more excited for SF....
I think Bond might possibly edge out TDKR overseas - but domestically here in the states, TDKR will take in more... the past 2 Bond films i think have only done about $160 million domestic, with the bulk of their earnings coming from overseas...
but, with all that being said, I don't think TDKR box office will top TDK - not being an arse, but Heath Ledger's death helped boost the ticket sales of that film considerably.
i am not saying his performance wasn't brilliant.... but i am of the belief that his death did affect ticket sales, as well as get him an Oscar win...... had he been alive - TDK would've still made boatloads of cash, but I don't think it would've set records the way it ultimately did.... and i don't think he would've won the Oscar either...
it may sound cold of me, and i don't mean this to be - but that was a pity oscar.
I refuse to believe that. He 100% deserved it and he made the film, alive or dead.
Examples? I can tell I'm going to be pissed off already.
When Connery dies, he will be god to many, even more than now.
I highly doubt that it will be the highest grossing movie of the year. First and foremost, TDR has a lot more competition this summer and by that I'm talking serious competition. Secondly, as great as Ledger's performance was it was amplified by the fact that he was playing an iconic character in the joker and secondly he was already dead prior to the film's release. Wether people want to admit it or not the fact remains that Ledgers death as sad as it was, was a massive marketing campaign.
Films like promethius, the new spidey movie and the Avengers are going to eat up big time at the BO. Hell, die hard batman/Nolan fans that have already seen the new Avengers movie over the last few days are already shaking in their boots and declaring Nolan has a lot to live upto because Avengers is already being declared the greatest superhero movie of all time, a classic and is getting insane positive reviews from fans and critics alike. People thought Avengers was going to be transformers 4, they were pleasantly surprised.
TDKR will be awesome I'm sure but it's facing challenges that TDK didn't have and there's no way I see it being the BO powerhouse that TDK was this time around.
I absolutely agree with this sentiment. I don't believe TDK would have made anywhere near the amount it did had Ledger been alive. Basically Batman has an audience, much like Bond, Begins did around $370m I seem to remember - word of mouth or not you don't go from that figure to $1bn+ without another overriding factor. In this case, idiots who wouldn't normally watch Batman wanting be 'part of something' because everyone loves jumping on the death bandwagon.
Craig may not be my favourite Bond, far from it. But I am still a fan of the series, so i'll continue my tradition of catching SF on the first showing, opening day.
I will bet you that the Hobbit will wipe the BO-floor as well with Bond23, but who cares.
I want to see quite a few movies, with the exception of Twilight who will be watched by the missus and daughter, and do not see why it is of any value whose movie will do better. The important thing is that Bond23 has quality and does well enough to warrant a Bond24 imho.
As to Twilight, Hollywood is constantly looking for movies that will drive young women to the cinema in large groups. They actually will pay for a movie instead watch it on their computers. O:-)
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We live in the age of lists, and, combined with the tools of the digital age, along with entertainment "news" finding its way into the day-today psyche of anyone with access to media, there is a tendency for many to accept a "news" piece as gospel. Not all films are created and distributed in the hopes of "destroying" all other releases. Indeed, as in the case of our beloved series, the producers and studios certainly seek the highest gross yet seem to maintain a higher standard and dignity (IMO) with a release. And are we really going to be surprised when Skyfall does huge business this fall? To quote SaintMark, "I will bet you that the Hobbit will wipe the BO-floor as well with Bond23, but who cares. The important thing is that Bond23 has quality and does well enough to warrant a Bond24 imho." Great to read everyone's perspective, and thank you all for that!
You forgot Jimi Hendrix. B-)
About the the topic:
TDKR may beat SF in the box office, but I think SF will be a much better movie. The new Batman movies are good, but in my opinion they are too serious. I don't like when movies are too serious, sorry.
However, in my friend circuit the concensus is that the new Batman movies, especially TDK, are amazing movies. They are loved. And if you look at IMDB:s ratings of TDK (8,9) you get what ``the big mass´´ thinks.
Dark Knight Rises- Anne Hallaway in Leather tight leather
Skyfall- Daniel Craig in blue speedos
the jury is still out on this one
CASINO ROYALE
Quantum of Solace Vs DarkKnight
DARKKNIGHT
Skyfall Vs DarkKnight Rises
We will have to find out , but DKR is a last so maybe more bang or epicness to it , we already know Bond 24 will be out in 3 years time
WOW!!! I never realized the QOS-TDK, SF-TDKR release year thing before.
Sam Mendes can actually pull it off. If the initial reports tell us that the movie is Bond on steroids, definitely it might outdo TDKR. TDKR has the benefit of being the last one of the reboot series, whereas SkyFall has the edge of die hard Bond fans like us and the fact that it's releasing after a long gap.