The Dark Knight Rises (Official Third Nolan Batman Thread)

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It never bothered me as much as it did some other people but Bane's voice has apparently been "fixed"! About five minutes worth of new footage was shown at CinemaCon today.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683797/dark-knight-rises-hobbit-cinemacon.jhtml

Also, in unrelated news, the reaction to The Hobbit footage shown was, err, pretty terrible.

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http://tdkr07202012.com/

What do you guys think? I think I'm still formulating my opinion.

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Haha, glad you guys liked it. I was actually a tad disappointed by it. I think I liked the last trailer a little bit better. Maybe I let the hype get to me. Still, it did have plenty of awesome stuff in it.

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I like the second trailer better, but I think it was because the music in this one was weird and soft and mostly un-Batman.  The shots all look incredible.  It got better the second time I saw it.

So true! That music just doesn't work right there. It just seems... off. But whatever.

And I agree. It got better with repeat viewings.

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Well, Batman certainly has his work cut out for him now! I'm not sure if TDKR can hope to replicate what The Avengers just did in terms of its box office (especially without the 3D boost). This will definitely be the epic showdown of the summer though. Poor Spider-man...

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New poster:

http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/the-fire-rises-on-explosive-new-poster-for-the-dark-knight-rises/

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Six new character posters. There are two each for Bane, Catwoman and Batman. These are pretty cool.

http://collider.com/the-dark-knight-rises-character-posters/168015/

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The first TV spots. Pretty cool.

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/170731-the-first-tv-spot-for-the-dark-knight-rises-is-here

More new images:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/170735-more-images-from-christopher-nolans-the-dark-knight-rises

The marketing is definitely ramping up.

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Tickets go on sale today.

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Alright this new TV spot is pretty awesome; Batman and Bane beating the sh.it out of each other:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/171183-the-dark-knight-rises-reveals-a-new-tv-spot

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New trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASQqjK47c04&feature=player_embedded

Badass! I love the shot of Bane catching Batman's fist!

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Alex Jones on Nolan's Batman series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ryV1_lxF8&feature=player_embedded#!

Needless to say, it's an illuminati conspiracy.

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Saw the latest trailer on the big screen tonight. Killer.

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They screened it today for a select few. Needless to say, the early reactions have all been extremely positive.

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Still no official reviews. WB seems dead set on keeping information about the ending as contained as possible.

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Anybody try the new Batman Mountain Dew flavor, "Dark Berry"? Pretty good.

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They really should have let Adam West have a cameo in one of these. He could have been a bank teller or something in TDK.

Agreed. Maybe he'll pop up for a second in this one though, you never know...

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Patrick Leahy stole the perfect Adam West cameo in TDK.

And (SPOILER ALERT) he'll be in this one too:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/10/sen-leahy-democrat-of-gotham-city/

Also, guys, we have yet another new trailer (sort of):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdb2w1Yu97E

Clearly the best one yet!

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Review embargo broke last night. 100% (with a 9.0 average rating) so far on Rotten Tomatoes. 15 reviews are up as of now. Beware of spoilers in some of them.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight_rises/

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Rush Limbaugh on TDKR:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Dark-Knight-Rises-Anti-Romney-Conspiracy-Says-Rush-Limbaugh-31980.html

Uh, yeah...

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Monstrous tracking numbers for the opening weekend. It might actually have a shot at taking down The Avengers even without the added 3D surcharge.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-dark-knight-rises-tracking-avengers-20120716,0,4678609.story

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Rush Limbaugh on TDKR:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Dark-Knight-Rises-Anti-Romney-Conspiracy-Says-Rush-Limbaugh-31980.html

Uh, yeah...

I'm so glad the author of the above article pointed out something I have been saying about TDK: the narrative seemed favorable towards Bush regarding terrorism ("He's the hero Gotham deserves but not the one it needs right now.").

Although when Batman beats (or tortures) information out of The Joker, it turns out to be false, and his girlfriend dies as a result. Then there is the whole debate over monitoring people in the city between Batman and Lucius Fox which is sort of nuanced and basically presents both sides of the argument.

I've already seen reviews for this one calling it both left-wing and right-wing. I think the whole point is to be somewhat vague about the true meaning so that people can come up with their subjective interpretations.

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Then there is the whole debate over monitoring people in the city between Batman and Lucius Fox which is sort of nuanced and basically presents both sides of the argument.

Well, yeah but Batman is clearly Pro Bush in that argument.

I suppose I will have to concede that point.

Btw, just so Rush is aware, not only did Bane first appear in the comics almost twenty years ago but his two creators are politically conservative:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/07/18/chuck-dixon-rush-limbaugh-bane-bain-and-the-dark-knight-rises/

Epic fail, Rush.

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Oh, you guys are taking Rush seriously? That's cute. He's laughing his ass off at everyone that takes his accusation seriously. I mean, some idiots would probably believe Baine was created recently to bash Romney but Rush very likely knows better and is doing what he does best: getting attention.

Even if he's not serious, the irony is enjoyable. And of course, many of his listeners take all of his accusations seriously.

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Boxofficemojo's opening weekend prediction seems a little out there to me but okay:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3490&p=.htm

Remember, there's no 3D surcharge...