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It always makes the little kid inside me very proud when I think of The Dark Knight and say, "A Batman film is a modern cinematic classic." Never thought I'd say that, but so glad I can.
He's one of the few villains in modern cinema that I think hits every note. Villains are hard to write, painfully so, and it's hard not to be disappointed. Sitting in that theater at 14, watching that man stick a pencil through another man's eye while out-scheming the mob, law enforcement and a trained crimefighter all at once while wearing a mirthful grin, I knew I was watching something special. It was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had to watch Heath play for the first time, and being so confused in my seat at the attraction I felt towards the character. I shouldn't like the Joker and enjoy that he's winning, but I kinda liked it... Unforgettable performance, up there with the greats of cinema.
I think the theater wasn't too bustling when I saw it, but years later for Rises, it was packed. I'd gone with two friends to a marathon event of the Nolan films, where all three would be run back to back to back, with Rises premiering right as the clock struck midnight. It was the most fulfilling and exciting experience ever to be with my two great friends as we were surrounded by other folks who were just as excited to be there for the big conclusion. I remember all the cheers, moments of silence during tense intervals, and of course the room-shaking applause at the end as we erupted with joy and energy as the credits began to roll at what was approaching three in the morning. I don't think I'll ever have another film experience like that one.
If you like films that have an overpowering sense of drama, have at it.
The theatres were completely packed and buzzing for both TDK and TDKR for every showing that I went to. Great energy on all occasions. The only other time I've seen that level of enthusiasm and excitement from the crowd during a film is during the many showings I went to for SF. Prior to that it might have been Jurassic Park.
@bondjames, I saw Rises in IMAX sometime that summer following the opening night while I was visiting a city that had such a theater (the only time I've seen a film in IMAX), but it wasn't really the same. The technology and sound is interesting, but I much prefer the standard theater experience where I'm facing a screen that isn't imposing and lost in its own grandiosity. It's a more intimate and powerful experience in a small room with a smaller audience, and that's how I'll always prefer it. Maybe it's the traditionalist in me.
I hear what you're saying about IMAX, and I've found that it depends on the theatre. I always book the seats right at the back to get the widest perspective, because as you say it can be overwhelming otherwise. There are also varying qualities of IMAX theatres. I'm not all that familiar with it all, but some are True IMAX and some are a sort of IMAX lite.
I will say that one of the greatest experiences I've ever had in a theatre to this day is experiencing that opening TDK bank heist in full IMAX. From the moment that grappling hook smashes through the skyscraper glass on a sunny Gotham day (with Zimmer's Joker theme blaring) onwards was just pure magic. The Bat's escape from Hong Kong & the truck flip were both incredible as well in this format, as was the plane escape at the start of TDKR.
I was kind of off to the side in my viewing, so that could've made the experience feel a bit off to me. Kind of like holding up a landscaped picture to view it, but you're looking at it from the far left corner of the frame. You still see it, but it's not an ideal viewpoint to fully appreciate it. In the end though, I don't think much difference would be made. I'm inherently an old soul and Luddite combo, and some technological advances lose me completely, including all these new phones and other gizmos. Sometimes simple is best, and with theater experiences I hold that view. If a film is good, it'll be a joy to watch on any screen, and consume you with its story and characters entirely.
Exactly. Shows like The Big Bang Theory make light of theater seat selection, but it's the difference between an exciting theater experience and a strained or uncomfortable one at times. It's a mini task for me every time I go out to the cinema, always calculating at each step which is the best option ahead of me.
Black Rain is an accomplished movie and in no way the best Ridley Scot movie but is does deliver and is beautiful and entertaining. You can do worse by never watching this movie but should most certainly take the two hours it lasts to at least watch this movie once.
It's hilarious (like all his reviews are) and this review actually got me to watch the movie!
Black Rain was one of those movies I had heard about but never sat down and watched. Glad I did!
Razorfist, if you're out there: please review the Bond films!
"His suspicions are aroused by the familiar scent of moustache wax and hair piece adhesive."
I would love to see him tackle the Bond cannon.
Eight friends gather for a lovely dinner party. A comet flies by and suddenly all the lights are out and cell phones no longer work. But there's more... Our group finds another house in the street where it never used to be before. And even more concerning, the house is pretty familiar and so are the people they spot inside.
More and more clever science fiction films are stepping outside the safe zone of linear time travel, alien invasions and fantastical space exploration. Intriguing concepts are pried from the pages of a modern physics textbook or short stories by some of the more sophisticated science fiction authors and developed into film scripts, resulting in such interesting output as PREDESTINATION, PRIMER and SYNCHRONICITY. COHERENCE is another example of a low-budget science fiction thriller starring mostly unknown actors who are typically trapped in a very small setting and are forced to deal with a most unusual phenomenon.
Expect no expensive visual effects; instead, the mysterious events which startle our characters and result in exciting games of deduction as well as in cold desperation, are enough to keep us hooked. The actors, while of little Hollywood fame, deliver amazingly naturalistic performances, guaranteeing a sense of reality rather than the typical "stage drama" one finds in more mainstream films. Add an eerie, ambient score, and the science fiction comes with an extra bonus: fear. No monsters, ghosts or Earth threatening events, but the spine-chilling sensation of getting stuck in an unstable physical world where the laws of nature in their most common aspects no longer seem to apply.
I truly applaud COHERENCE for making me uncomfortable, frightened and simultaneously proud to have given some of this stuff a lot of thought before, albeit through the medium of a physics textbook. Filmmakers it seems have finally begun cracking the code for how to blend the many fascinating concepts of quantum physics and relativity into unforgettable if small-scale sci-fi thrillers. Perhaps not everything will enjoy a film like this, but I love it!
Yes. How'd you take it? Or have you forgotten?
(I hope you tattooed a review on your arm if you did).
Okay so I watched it for the second time recently and I'm still confused. So why does he write down teddies name at the end of the movie if he knows teddy isn't the person he is looking for. He ends up killing him too.
Bit of a mind bender isn't it @JamesBondKenya ?!!
Because he is using deliberate self delusion to continue his quest to find his wife's killer. He will have no memory of killing Teddy and will move on to the next set of clues that lead to someone else. If he 'solves' the mystery of his wife's killer what has he got to live for?
He found and killed his wife's killer some time back (If there even was a culprit to start with) according to Teddy but Leonard is an unreliable narrator. How much of his past is real and how much is constructed from beliefs and wishes?
The DVD edition let you watch the film in chronological order as an extra.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-ROGUE NATION
Sorry, this was a very boring experience. The only part that I enjoyed was the London finale.
Haven't seen this long version in many years and it really is an incredible piece of filmmaking.
Everything here is top notch. Acting, direction, photography and production design. Also a great score from Howard Shore and some gorgeous New Zealand locations.
Thankfully this didn't overdo the CGI like the Hobbit films and it makes a huge difference to the essence of the film.