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The Batman (2022) |OT| Riddle Me This [TAG SPOILERS]
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That was awesome. Fucking awesome. Want to watch it again, I loved it.
Best Batman live action, by far. I like TDK, and the other two of the Nolan trilogy are fine, this one just took it to the level Batman has to be at.
Fucking amazing.
Best Batman live action, by far. I like TDK, and the other two of the Nolan trilogy are fine, this one just took it to the level Batman has to be at.
Fucking amazing.
I saw it in imax. Dont recall any imax shots but the audio was superb during the car chase.
It was my first time in a Dolby cinema last night, and the sound during that scene was something else.
I'll be buying the 4K BluRay as soon as it's available. Theater viewing was great but I'm stoked to see it in 4K on the OLED.
Thought it was fabulous, what I've always wanted out of a Batman film, grounded yet not fearful of its roots. In fact it dives headlong into the comics. Perhaps overlong and overstuffed, yes, but I also feel the slow pace let it truly breathe. In many ways this is the film Zack Snyder seems to think he's making about Batman (but actually lands somewhere between teenage violence revelry and surface level Fisher Price's My First Deconstruction), a grim and gritty one that actually considers Batman a character instead of just the rock a more memorable villain is anchored to. Where Batman is, where he should be, what he can mean, and even ideas raised about him from the public discourse, are all genuinely considered in the film.
Wonderful visuals and music, great cast, and a genuine uncompromising vision. So many incredibly memorable sights and sounds, that Batmobile chase is the best they've done in any Batman film to date (and I thought the big one from TDK wouldn't be topped)
It won't be for everyone but they firmly had their idea of what the film was supposed to be and executed it. In a blockbuster age that is rare to come by. I think it may be the best live action Batman film so far.
Wonderful visuals and music, great cast, and a genuine uncompromising vision. So many incredibly memorable sights and sounds, that Batmobile chase is the best they've done in any Batman film to date (and I thought the big one from TDK wouldn't be topped)
It won't be for everyone but they firmly had their idea of what the film was supposed to be and executed it. In a blockbuster age that is rare to come by. I think it may be the best live action Batman film so far.
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It was my initial impression but I'll have to watch it again and focus on her reaction with your comment in mind
I'm definitely going to need to rewatch this in a dolby cinema.
The steel book is looking hot
I hope Best Buy has decent stock
DARKNESS
NO PARENTS
Oh definitely. The most interesting Batman stories always feature Bruce Wayne as the alter ego and not the othe way around.
DARKNESS
IMPRISONING ME
ALL THAT I SEE
I GOT NO PARENTS
Saw it again this morning. It's long, but that isn't a bad thing. I want more of this universe! Top tier Batman. It rivals TDK as a movie and is a better Batman story imo.
I CANNOT LIVE
I CANNOT DIE
TRAPPED IN MY BATCAVE
BATSUIT MY HOLDING CELL
I've been thinking,
Regardless, DC needs to get their shit together and make this the definitive Batman for their extended universe.
with the focus on orphans in general, how Thomas Wayne was going to help and how when that help never arrived it created an environment from which The Riddler was born, and how Bruce now has his attention on that, if we could see Robin in this universe. It would make sense for Bruce to feel compelled to do more to help orphaned children now.
It definitely could have been a nod to it, but
I just figured it was adrenaline.
Just came back from my 2nd viewing and I like it even more now! The 3rd act didn't seem disjointed as it slightly did when I first watched it. I loved it all from start to finish.
IMAX in NYC was worth it! The sound was better and my wife jumped a few times from the sound alone. You felt everything. It was my 2nd time and wife's first and she absolutely loved it as well. Couldn't stop gushing about it. She knew nothing about Matt Reeves and couldn't believe it wasn't Nolan 4th film after how much she disliked the Snyder Affleck stuff.
Question - I now have seen it 2x and I still don't get how Alfred and Bruce solve the first puzzle/cipher from The Riddler. They work through some stuff and get to the clue
but how? I missed it both times.
Also the
IMAX in NYC was worth it! The sound was better and my wife jumped a few times from the sound alone. You felt everything. It was my 2nd time and wife's first and she absolutely loved it as well. Couldn't stop gushing about it. She knew nothing about Matt Reeves and couldn't believe it wasn't Nolan 4th film after how much she disliked the Snyder Affleck stuff.
Question - I now have seen it 2x and I still don't get how Alfred and Bruce solve the first puzzle/cipher from The Riddler. They work through some stuff and get to the clue
DRIVE
Also the
the hesitant kid in the Joker gang. He was in Titans season 3 wanting to be the new Robin. Would be awesome if they bring him back and we learn that's Dick Grayson....
DC is trying to do both. Other Batman versions will appear in DCEU, starting with The Flash.
Yeah, I'd have to say this would be much better to wait for streaming. There's a solid 90-minute Batman noir movie in here, but it's buried under too many uninteresting and unsurprising plot shifts. Wait for HBO Max, watch it on an HDR-capable TV in a pitch black room (even the dim theater lights totally washed out the screen, the movie looked ugly with external lighting). This ain't the one to make a trek to the theater for.
7/10 is the most I can give it. It has a lot of solid ideas, but it's just such an underwhelming experience.
7/10 is the most I can give it. It has a lot of solid ideas, but it's just such an underwhelming experience.
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They remove all the symbols they don't have a letter for. Essentially it was filled with red herrings
Eyyyy!! Glad you enjoyed that Lincoln Center Imax! Im fortunate to say that's my home theater. No need to travel far for what I consider to be the peak movie-going experience
Yeah — tbh I'd prefer this to just be an isolated Batman Universe. No other superheroes outside of the bat crew
Agreed, I'd give it a 6/10 personally. I'm glad other people are enjoying it but it is highly overrated in my opinion. I think i went in with too high expectations
Yeah man used to be my home theater too when I lived in Queens. Watched all the Nolan Batman movies there too so it felt right to see this there. Forgotten how amazing that place is.
I think most Batman stories work better if they take place before there's a Superman. BvS timeline I think works well for that. Let science experiment stuff create Clayface, ManBat, Mr. Freeze, ect. in Patman movies. I think this new universe would be great with that.
Agree, however the shot in the dark with the machine guns going off was beautiful
That was an amazing sequence! I'll take that style over cgi combat
"What if I just let them all shoot me while glaring at them?"
I generally liked how many gunshots Batman tanks. Makes it feel a lot more real
Batman TAS still the best Batman BUT i actually loved this movie. Much better than the nolan ones for me.
Also i was afraid because so much people were saying it was depressing, etc...
But holy shit, did the miss the end of the movie or something. Pattinson's Batman has a clear character act and
Michael Giacchino did incredible also, some similar vibes to Shirley Walker.
Also i was afraid because so much people were saying it was depressing, etc...
But holy shit, did the miss the end of the movie or something. Pattinson's Batman has a clear character act and
theres a lot of hope and the character being more human by the end, hopefuly being a much better Bruce in the next movie. And also im really glad they didnt kill Alfred and that they didnt go "the waynes were acatually bad people" like other shit cough*thejoker*cough tried to do.
Michael Giacchino did incredible also, some similar vibes to Shirley Walker.
I'm betting it was Bane Venom, especially given how he reacted afterwards.
It was a beautiful yet extremely dull movie. I felt anxious instead of thrilled/suspensed through most of it, which was exasperated by the long length. I really couldn't fault the production, it was all impeccable and the acting was well done all around. I would have never expected Colin Farrell to pull off a great Penguin, but he was always the shining moment when he was on screen.
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Also with covid, plus having young kids, and just not being able to go out much, I realized with this movie how much I missed the bog movie theater experience.
Of course it helps if it's a good crowd. We went to a 1030a show today it was sold out and it was a great experience. Had to show covid vaccine proof which helped. Everyone was into it and added to the experience
Of course it helps if it's a good crowd. We went to a 1030a show today it was sold out and it was a great experience. Had to show covid vaccine proof which helped. Everyone was into it and added to the experience
I was really liking it at first, but for me it really started dragging. Still enjoyed it overall, something like a 7/10 for me. I think I would have definitely like it more if they could find a way to shave half an hour off the film. Still looking forward to see where they go with this Batman.
Nah, we should have gotten Welcome to the Black Parade instead. The lyrics fit almost perfectly lol.
Nah, we should have gotten Welcome to the Black Parade instead. The lyrics fit almost perfectly lol.
