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Author Topic: The Dark Knight Tom Petrov Five Guys Lover Posts: 1121 From: El Paso, TX Registered: Jan 2003 posted 02-10-2011 10:18 AM                    **** Here is an outstanding movie. The following up to Batman Begins is just as good. I liked both films equally as much. Everyone knows how well this movie did and watching it for the first time in the home since I saw it in theatre was an experience. I really like how they opened up the screen for the IMAX sequences. You can clearly see a difference when it goes from IMAX to 35mm and back. I think Nolan used the IMAX footage as a tool, opening up the frame at certain key points in the movie and also introducing a number of exterior shots with the IMAX camera. I probably wouldn't of cared as much for the IMAX scenes if the entire movie was filmed in IMAX, Nolan uses it as a story telling tool and I liked it. I do wish I saw The Dark Knight when it was it was shown in IMAX. There is a documentary on the disc explaining the use of IMAX but I really have no intention of watching it. Anytime you notice that it goes to full frame and stays a while, you realize that all hell is about to break loose, what a excellent use of the format. The sound on the bluray was outstanding although it is too bad that it wasn't 7.1. It did win an Oscar for sound editing. As for Heth Ledger. I thought he was very good but I think a lot of people got a little too carried away with how great they thought his performance was because he died. If he didn't die, he wouldn't of won the Oscar. I personally think Christopher Nolan's direction and vision is what makes the The Dark Knight so good. I always liked Gary Oldman's role. The great thing about The Dark Knight is that there is violence and death, unlike some other PG-13 movies that spare some lives, this movies goes for it and it works. Overall, a great follow up to Batman Begins and a worthy movie on bluray. Bluray: **** Sound **** (TrueHD)  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-10-2011 02:19 PM                        The trouble I had was that, despite the technical achievements and the supposedly great performances, I never really "had a good time" watching this story unfold. Perhaps there is a bit of catharsis in the 21st century watching a deranged terrorist doing his damage but I can't figure out how that was enough to put this movie into the $500 million range in North America. This was about as much "fun" to watch as A Clockwork Orange. ...but that's just one man's opinion.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-10-2011 07:06 PM                        quote: Tom Petrov he wouldn't of won "He wouldn't have won." quote: Tom Petrov I probably wouldn't of cared "I probably wouldn't have cared" I wish you kids would learn basic English.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-11-2011 05:19 PM                        Mike, what's you're problem? You complain about kids these days. I say their doing just fine!  |  IP: Logged Greg Anderson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 766 From: Ogden Valley, Utah Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-11-2011 06:36 PM                        Din't you mean to write "kid's these day's"?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-12-2011 12:13 AM                         |  IP: Logged Ron Funderburg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 814 From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA Registered: Nov 2007 posted 02-12-2011 07:40 PM                        I thought a kid was a goat! At least that is what my English teacher told me when I called a child a kid in something I wrote for her.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 02-12-2011 09:17 PM                     Shouldn't the Grammar Nazi be speaking German? Hallo Volks!!!  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 02-13-2011 12:16 AM                     quote: I thought a kid was a goat! [pedantic]A kid is the offspring of a a pair of goats.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-13-2011 10:11 PM                    quote: Mike Blakesley I wish you kids would learn basic English. I've been trying to figure out how to bring this up in Tom's posts. Thankfully now, I don't have to. Thank you, Mike.  |  IP: Logged Ron Funderburg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 814 From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA Registered: Nov 2007 posted 02-17-2011 01:37 PM                        Chris I stand corrected! I often stand corrected!  |  IP: Logged

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