The Dark Knight

[Faille]

The sky hook thing has been used in other movies, or possibly tv shows, so as soon as he mentioned it, I knew what was going to happen. Was still pretty cool though.

[Cybsled]

As the wiki mentions, it was in Metal Gear 3 ;p

[Shuyo]

Originally Posted by Cybsled

As the wiki mentions, it was in Metal Gear 3 ;p

They definately used it in one of the old bond movies... I'm thinking goldfinger?

EDIT: I'm totally wrong, now I'm thinking thunderball. Time to go get a vodka martini and start watching some bond.

[Wolfen]

As for the question as to why Batman can take all that physical abuse, did you not see the suit he was wearing?

[TheRidic]

Originally Posted by forced

You just owned the shit out of me. I'll admit it. Thanks for the information.

Maybe I am looking at the whole movie a bit too cynical, that's just who I am though.

And that is probably why no one likes you.

[Zeste]

Originally Posted by Faille

The sky hook thing has been used in other movies, or possibly tv shows, so as soon as he mentioned it, I knew what was going to happen. Was still pretty cool though.

It was used in "The Unit" to extract Jonas out of a combat zone in the season 2 premiere. I think they called it the "sky hook".

[Grabbit Allworth]

The method Batman used to escape the building is very similar to one used by Special Operations. It's a rig called a SPIE (Special Insertion and Extraction). I've been through the training, but was never (un)lucky enough to use it live during my service.

Granted, the extraction isn't nearly as violent as the one Batman underwent, but I can imagine that it could get pretty bad if a pilot were trying to get his guys out of an extremely hot spot.

At any rate, arguing realism in a Comic Book movie earns you the title of retard.

[Rythonn]

[Amzin]

As cool as it is, I think you guys have sufficiently covered the sky hook thing~

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Batman actually didn't take that much punishment in this movie. Falling from the party and falling after tackling Dent were the worst probably, the Dent one obviously hurt him, and the party one you could see and hear him half-deploy his cape and spin to slow himself down a little. Still iffy, but not completely crazy. Jumping down on the Scarecrow's van he was still wearing his tank suit, who knows what that can absorb from blunt impact.

I'm curious what people saying Ledger's performance is overrated would think is great acting. I can't think of any inconsistency in his acting or anything he could have done better really. I saw it twice in 3 days, and whatever things I could pick at, Ledger's not one of them.

[Castigator]

Originally Posted by Grabbit Allworth

At any rate, arguing realism in a Comic Book movie earns you the title of retard.

Maybe it is, but alot of the 'hype' is based around the notion that Nolen's version of Batman is so much more 'real' and 'gritty' than the 4 earlier movies. Somewhere back this thread people were divulging shit like this felt as if watching the Departed or some such, more than an actual comic book movie.

Seeing however, first in Batman begins, the stupidity of the microwave that steams water in fractions of a second a 100 yards away but doesn't affect people standing right next to it, Ninja cults in rural China and bat-decoying boots, and now with TDK all the blatantly impossible physics, one has to wonder what kind of movies people were actually watching?

So stuff like that is cool with me. It makes a good comic-book movie. But goddam people with half a brain should see it for what it is, a high-fly comic-book fantasy that is any part as out there as Tim Burton's or Joel Schumacher's Batman ever was, if not more so.

[Ossoi]

Originally Posted by Burkex

I didn't realize it the first time cause I was so blown away by Heath but Michael Kane had some awesome lines in the movie. I loved his bandit story he told Bruce.

You've forever cemented your retard status on this forum, grats.

[Lowk]

Originally Posted by Ossoi

You've forever cemented your retard status on this forum, grats.

Because he made a typo/didn't know how to spell a last name? I am pretty sure you are pushing for the same title....

[Ejukated]

More records:

-$314 million in 10 days. Previous record in days to cross the 300 million mark was held by PotC: DMC in 16 days!

-Biggest second weekend gross ever at $75.6 million, beating Shrek 2's 72 million.

#23 all time domestic gross currently and has a good shot at beating SW: A new hope's $460ish million for 2nd place all time.

[Jysin-DW]

Saw it last night.

Strangely I found the "bat-vioce" annoying and too forced at times. This didnt bother me at all in Batman Begins, but I couldnt shake the distraction it caused in this movie. Specifically in calm dialogue like the rooftop scene with BM, Dent, and Gordon discussing the Hong Kong mission.

As for Joker, I went in extremely sceptical with all the hype surrounding his performance. Not only did it live up, but far exceeded my expectations. It is a real shame Ledger wont be around for a sequel. Like others have said, I too feel that Ledger stole the lead in this film.

Great stuff.

[Rathgar]

Originally Posted by Jysin-DW

Saw it last night.

Strangely I found the "bat-vioce" annoying and too forced at times. This didnt bother me at all in Batman Begins, but I couldnt shake the distraction it caused in this movie. Specifically in calm dialogue like the rooftop scene with BM, Dent, and Gordon discussing the Hong Kong mission.

I'll agree in that I think the bat-voice didn't need to be quite so strained, but it makes perfect sense to be used even during calm dialogue. It isn't used just to inspire fear into criminals, but it's a disguise. Everyone in Gotham knows Bruce Wayne, so of course the voice is extreme. Did it have to be quite so gritty and strained? No, but I didn't find it that distracting at all when thinking about why he uses it.

The one time the voice bothered me was when Batman was talking to Lucius Fox in the room with the giant bat-sonar machine. Fox knows who Batman is. No one else was in the room. When he kept talking in the "I've been smoking since the age of 3" voice, it did seem a bit retarded.