Movies, Movies, Movies.....

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^Just stayed up till midnight getting the soundtrack.....OH...MY...GOD. Hans Zimmer....is a freaking genius. This has to be one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. I am absolutely blown away by it.

I stayed up as well however I'm a little dissapointed by the soundtrack, I'm sure it fits in the movie perfect, I was expecting much more from Hans Zimmer. I much prefer the Dark Knight soundtrack.

-- James

I agree. It fits into the movie perfectly, but falls a little short to people on its own because of how specifically it's crafted.

Also, everyone needs to read this: there was a mass shooting at a midnight screening of Dark Knight Rises....12 people dead as of now.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57476379/mass-shooting-at-batman-showing-in-denver-suburb-aurora-colorado/

my thoughts and prayers go out to all those who were killed....this is such a horrible incident...

[simaticableJar-Jar Binks smells like Donkey]

My heart goes out to those who lost someone due to this aweful crime.

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This year seems to be the year of the threequel - The Dark Knight Rises is a fantastic conclusion to the new Batman trilogy

I couldn't agree more. This Batman trilogy and the original Star Wars trilogy are now my three all time favorites. Yes, I consider Star Wars Episodes 4-6 a trilogy.

At this point, I would have to say my two favorite movies of 2012 are The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises.

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I thought TDKR was good. The last 45 minutes were incredible, and what I expected of the whole movie after watching the first two in a marathon immediately before, but as a whole, I consider it the weakest of the three films.

That said, I was pretty tired by the time the film started. I had a little trouble following The Dark Knight's plot for that reason, so that definitely played a part in my enjoyment of the film. I'll likely be seeing it again when I'm wide awake.

I should probably explain myself a little bit.. Bane was good, but too hard to understand. Blake was well-acted, but too bland to carry the film. I had a lot of trouble staying interested in anything but Bruce's story for much of the film. The set piece at the end felt hokey. That actually goes for the whole film.. the first two had a sort of realistic (well, as realistic as a Batman movie can get), gritty feel to them, but something about this one felt wrong to me. I dunno how to explain it.

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I saw TDKR and was thoroughly impressed. As a whole, the plot has a really different feel from the original Dark Knight, but nonetheless was still stunning.

As for the soundtrack, I was getting goosebumps from start to finish. And for the villain, Heath Ledger as the Joker was simply too fantastic to be topped. Whoever acted as Bane did an amazing job, but he falls ever so slightly short of Ledger's performance. The original Dark Knight as a whole I think is my favorite of the trilogy, but as a whole, the trilogy is one of the best ever crafted, and TDKR follows suit with the other two films and doesn't disappoint. It's a rare must see in my eyes.

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I was glued to my seat for TDKR the entire time. I really appreciated the back story given on Bayne and the twists in the end. I was so into that movie! One more thing, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, I've been listening to crap from fan boys for a while now about how they thought they could have casted Catwoman better, and then the film came out and shut them up, absolutely amazing performance!

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I saw Dark Knight Rises yesterday and it was a really good movie, I actually think it's better than the Avengers. The whole movie had many twists to it and it had lots of suspense. Sometimes, Bane was hard to hear what he was saying, but I thought he was an amazing villian. This movie is definitely the best one this whole year.

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Just watched Real Steel, and I have to say, I hope this becomes a reality.

I thought the whole idea of robot boxing was pretty cool and seeing it in Real Steel made it look awesomer. The robots looked really nice and looked pretty realistic. Hugh Jackman had a great role. Overall: 8/10.

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Somewhat disappointed by the Dark Knight Rises. There's a lot of characters to follow, Batman isn't on the screen half the movie, Catwoman has no whip, Bane is a good villain...but not as good as the Joker. His plans aren't that elaborate, fun/scary to watch, and not that memorable. The second half of the movie was a bummer. But everything was pretty overwhelming and it was like, 2 in the morning so I'll have to see it again.


Also, I'm never ever ever going to settle for the 1-10 first rows in a theatre. That's not a way to see a movie; with your neck at a 70* angle for 3 hours.

[SoCalCoastersYoung and Stupid! I blame my parents.]

^I think the issue for many people with TDKR is because it's such a departure from TDK. Nolan created each of these movies in the trilogy with their own unique feel and style, while still keeping them grounded and relatable to one another. The depressive darkness and random destruction of the Joker is replaced by unending chaos and a methodical and brutal Bane. It has a very different feel from Dark Knight, and if you went in expecting it to have the same feel, I'm not surprised you were let down.

People will continuously compare Bane to the Joker, but I really think they're both amazing villains. Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker was absolutely stunning and unmatched. Bane, as a villain had an extremely tough act to follow, and with what they had I think they did a fantastic job. Both of them have some incredibly powerful quotes, and I think Bane's Stock Market comment is possibly one of the best movie lines ever written. Sure it's simple, but it's incredibly powerful at the same time.