The Dark Knight Rises

[Beantown]

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Yeah...she's gonna look good in skin-tight leather on an IMAX screen.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I wish I was the bike.

[LionsFanNJ]

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Oh my. Looks better than i thought actually, though i think this "scene" is before she's officially catwoman so to speak. Before the buglaring ways.


....Yeah i like that.

Edit: This looks like the same scene that Bats is fighting Bane outside.

[Happy29]

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I wish I was the bike.

That's her stunt double.

Still pretty sexy

[Money99]

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Am I the only one that loathes this?
I loved the first movie because it was a more realistic portrayal of Batman (as realistic as you can get with a man dressed as bat).

The 2nd movie started to move away from this, and now these pictures of Catwoman?
I'm seriously thinking of waiting for this movie on DVD.

It looks like Nolan has jumped the shark. He's 2 steps away from "Batman and Robin" where Dr.Freeze uses puns for every line "Ice to see you", "Everybody Freeze!".

Ugh.

EDIT:
Spoiler for Batman Part 4: Cash Grab.

Spoiler

They introduce this guy:

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Am I the only one that loathes this?
I loved the first movie because it was a more realistic portrayal of Batman (as realistic as you can get with a man dressed as bat).

The 2nd movie started to move away from this, and now these pictures of Catwoman?
I'm seriously thinking of waiting for this movie on DVD.

It looks like Nolan has jumped the shark. He's 2 steps away from "Batman and Robin" where Dr.Freeze uses puns for every line "Ice to see you", "Everybody Freeze!".

Ugh.

EDIT:
Spoiler for Batman Part 4: Cash Grab.

Spoiler

They introduce this guy:

Are you serious?

1. In what ways did TDK step away from the "realistic" base of Batman Begins?
2. What are you seeing that's so wrong with Catwoman?

[OSUFan_88]

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I have to agree with Tendrils here, not sure what was so unrealistic about TDK and now TDKR.

[Blzer]

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Am I the only one that loathes this?
I loved the first movie because it was a more realistic portrayal of Batman (as realistic as you can get with a man dressed as bat).

The 2nd movie started to move away from this, and now these pictures of Catwoman?
I'm seriously thinking of waiting for this movie on DVD.

It looks like Nolan has jumped the shark. He's 2 steps away from "Batman and Robin" where Dr.Freeze uses puns for every line "Ice to see you", "Everybody Freeze!".

Ugh.

EDIT:
Spoiler for Batman Part 4: Cash Grab.

Spoiler

They introduce this guy:

So far, I'm still not enthused by Catwoman whatsoever. I don't see how it ties in with the other Batman films at all, at least on a "realistic" portrayal. We can obviously argue semantics on this matter, and there were things from the first two films that I didn't find agree with the set level of "realism" either, but I think Catwoman is a bit overboard, IMO.

But it seems like everybody else here is on board, so there must be something with Catwoman that I don't quite understand from the old series or comics. And like I always say... in Nolan we trust. I don't think he would include Catwoman for poor reasons, just as he couldn't justify having Robin on screen.

[Money99]

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Are you serious?

1. In what ways did TDK step away from the "realistic" base of Batman Begins?
2. What are you seeing that's so wrong with Catwoman?

- Getting pulled from a skyscraper by a plane in Japan.
- cellphone radar
- the fact Bats would be allowed in a closed interrogation room with Joker at the police station. (If Gordon wanted vigilante means to get info, they would have brought Joker to an abandoned warehouse and kicked the crap out of him. Not in a police station).

Those are just off the top of my head.
Batman Begins went from a 'regular' dude who used the shadows and a few cool gadgets to beat up street thugs to TDKR aka James Bond circa 1989.

Catwoman is a major 'jump the shark' moment right up there with Robin.
And she's riding the batcycle? Really? Did she train on it? Is she now teaming up with Batman?
It just wreaks of 'over the top' to me.

The first one was trenched in realism far more than the 2nd film and now seeing a 20-something woman in skin-tight leather, on a Batman accessory, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

They released these on purpose to the public. And in that case, it makes me think this is film is more about merchandising than continueing a cool franchise.
Think "Return of the Jedi" (Ewoks) and "Spiderman 3" (rushed in Venom for the sake of it).

I know it's blasphemous to say anything negative about Batman 2, but to me that film started to tip over-the-top.
Now I'm worried it's gone all the way over with #3.

I'll say this, if we start seeing screencaps of a Batplane or Batboat, I'm out. I won't bother watching this film.

[Beantown]

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They released these on purpose to the public. And in that case, it makes me think this is film is more about merchandising than continueing a cool franchise.

I'll say this, if we start seeing screencaps of a Batplane or Batboat, I'm out. I won't bother watching this film.

1 - They released the images because they knew ****ty, blurry, candids would come out now that they're filming and they wanted to get "official" photos out first - much as Snyder did with the Superman costume.

2 - Talk about an overreaction.

3 - This movie is anything but a cash grab. The studio was worried that Noln and company wouldn't do another movie because he said himself that he wasn't going to bother unless they came up with a great story, and would've been perfetly fine if "The Dark Knight" had been Nolan's final Batman movie, as he felt it could've served as a fitting end.

And, well, no one is forcing you to watch anything, so by all means go ahead and skip the movie.


Also, the only complaint that's valid about the "break away from realism" is the sonar, which did take it a bit over the top. The "pulled from the building" thing is an actual real piece of CIA (I believe) technology.

Plus. It's ****ing Batman. He has always used gadgets.

[Money99]

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1 - They released the images because they knew ****ty, blurry, candids would come out now that they're filming and they wanted to get "official" photos out first - much as Snyder did with the Superman costume.

2 - Talk about an overreaction.

3 - This movie is anything but a cash grab. The studio was worried that Noln and company wouldn't do another movie because he said himself that he wasn't going to bother unless they came up with a great story, and would've been perfetly fine if "The Dark Knight" had been Nolan's final Batman movie, as he felt it could've served as a fitting end.

And, well, no one is forcing you to watch anything, so by all means go ahead and skip the movie.


Also, the only complaint that's valid about the "break away from realism" is the sonar, which did take it a bit over the top. The "pulled from the building" thing is an actual real piece of CIA (I believe) technology.

Plus. It's ****ing Batman. He has always used gadgets.

I don't see a reason to introduce Catwoman at all. The first two did fine without sidekicks, why now?

And I don't care if that plane-trick was done once by the CIA. We went to the moon too. Maybe we should see Bats make a BatStation on the Moon and then drive his Bat-Moon Buggy around while looking for Bat Moon Rocks.
Then when anyone complains the Batman fans can say "Hey, NASA went to the moon so it's believable!"

This forum is to give opinions. I gave mine, just like you gave yours.
I didn't jump down anyone's throat for liking Batman #2. That's their prerogative.
Just like it's mine to give my opinion on these new pics.

And believe me, I will definitely be waiting to watch this on BR instead of at the theatre.
I wish I had done that for Batman#2. I was looking at my watch by the 90 minute mark.

I loved the first film. I own it and have probably watched it 20 times.
But to me, the path I'm seeing is getting more and more over the top.
These pictures of Catwoman scare me is all I'm saying.
I just don't see why he needs a sidekick. Especially a female in hotpants.

BTW, Superman hasn't even begun filming. That photo was purposely created for public consumption.

[Happy29]

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I don't see a reason to introduce Catwoman at all. The first two did fine without sidekicks, why now?

And I don't care if that plane-trick was done once by the CIA. We went to the moon too. Maybe we should see Bats make a BatStation on the Moon and then drive his Bat-Moon Buggy around while looking for Bat Moon Rocks.
Then when anyone complains the Batman fans can say "Hey, NASA went to the moon so it's believable!"

This forum is to give opinions. I gave mine, just like you gave yours.
I didn't jump down anyone's throat for liking Batman #2. That's their prerogative.
Just like it's mine to give my opinion on these new pics.

And believe me, I will definitely be waiting to watch this on BR instead of at the theatre.
I wish I had done that for Batman#2. I was looking at my watch by the 90 minute mark.

I loved the first film. I own it and have probably watched it 20 times.
But to me, the path I'm seeing is getting more and more over the top.
These pictures of Catwoman scare me is all I'm saying.
I just don't see why he needs a sidekick. Especially a female in hotpants.

BTW, Superman hasn't even begun filming. That photo was purposely created for public consumption.

Actually Supes began filming last week. But I have to agree with Bean on the Bat films, while Batman or Superman for that reason seam silly Nolan did a great job in the first 2 to make the story believable and I'm sure he can this one as well with Bane and Catwoman.

[Money99]

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Actually Supes began filming last week. But I have to agree with Bean on the Bat films

I know my opinion isn't that popular.
But from my experience, diehard Batman fans are very passionate about their hero.
I'm not sure they can be subjective about the films.

I went in as a neutral observer.

To me, the first film and the second film are similar to the new James Bond movies.
The first was great. The second, not so much.

I just feel that in the first film Batman came across as far more believable. He was grittier and did his crime fighting in a more realistic sense.

[Mo]

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I just feel that in the first film Batman came across as far more believable. He was grittier and did his crime fighting in a more realistic sense.

That I do agree with.

But then again this is a movie, so it wont be that big of deal to me.

[Happy29]

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I know my opinion isn't that popular.
But from my experience, diehard Batman fans are very passionate about their hero.
I'm not sure they can be subjective about the films.

I went in as a neutral observer.

To me, the first film and the second film are similar to the new James Bond movies.
The first was great. The second, not so much.

I just feel that in the first film Batman came across as far more believable. He was grittier and did his crime fighting in a more realistic sense.

I can agree with that, but even the most believable movie is out for 2 reasons. 1 the entertainment of the viewer and 2 to make money. Sometimes I think thats where mistakes by the viewer are made, they go in expecting to see something that is real to life and come out disappointed because it was fantasy. I'm not saying this was your case but in many cases it is.