The Dark Knight
Saw it...
...loved it. The more I think about it, the deeper it gets. The characters, which were expertly set up from the first movie had so much to lose in this movie, and everyone had to make tough choices. Which made it feel even more real. The Joker really blindsided me, I know he was going to be crazy but he took it way beyond my expectations. It's that blind, unwavering crazy that makes you want to look away but you can't, like watching a slow motion train wreck. With a knife.
Nolan is a great director - I rival this movie to Memento as his best written and directed film. Christian Bale is great as usual. The supporting characters were all solid - I love Michael Caine's Alfred more and more, and Morgan Freeman's Lucius Fox is the moral ground that represented us, the audience. Harvey Dent really surprised me as well, how easily likable he was and how that pulls at your heartstrings when it's all taken away from him. It's the mark of a great movie.
I'll probably see it again, in theaters, thus breaking my "why see it twice in theaters when I can rent it a few months later?" rule. It was that worthy of my money. I, however, will NOT see it again at the Arclight. Not that it wasn't a good place to go see it opening night (thanks to Bryan's friend Yasmine for suffering through Sex in the City to purchase tickets the first night they were available!) but there were problems with our viewing:
1. They seemed not to turn the A/C on. It was very uncomfortable with all the people in the theater, and I was sticky and sweating by the end of the movie. I should never feel that way watching a movie in a theater.
2. They screened the movie too low, (title safe?) so subtitles were cut off at the bottom (when some of the characters speak Chinese. I knew what they were saying but it still detracted from the movie.)
3. The sound was uneven. Sometimes I couldn't hear the dialogue because the bass of the music was overpowering and too loud, and would drown out what the characters were saying. Bah!
4. There was blood all over the women's bathroom floor. Before I had gone in there, I guess a girl had gotten a bloody nose. There was an employee warning us entering the bathroom that there would be blood (ha! another great movie) on the floor, but why wouldn't said employee just clean it up instead of warning me? Even putting up some signs and placing paper towels on top would at least suffice temporarily.
5. Paying for parking. I'm used to paying nothing (the Landmark) or 2 dollars (the Bridge) for parking. 2 dollars was the MINIMUM that I was going to pay for parking at the Arclight, it ended up being 6 dollars, with a validation.
6. Hollywood. That place is hell. Traffic is hell to get there, and I hate crowds.
Anyways, aside from technical difficulties, The Dark Knight is probably my pick for THE movie to watch this summer. Now if I can make it to the end of the day to take a nap...
...loved it. The more I think about it, the deeper it gets. The characters, which were expertly set up from the first movie had so much to lose in this movie, and everyone had to make tough choices. Which made it feel even more real. The Joker really blindsided me, I know he was going to be crazy but he took it way beyond my expectations. It's that blind, unwavering crazy that makes you want to look away but you can't, like watching a slow motion train wreck. With a knife.
Nolan is a great director - I rival this movie to Memento as his best written and directed film. Christian Bale is great as usual. The supporting characters were all solid - I love Michael Caine's Alfred more and more, and Morgan Freeman's Lucius Fox is the moral ground that represented us, the audience. Harvey Dent really surprised me as well, how easily likable he was and how that pulls at your heartstrings when it's all taken away from him. It's the mark of a great movie.
I'll probably see it again, in theaters, thus breaking my "why see it twice in theaters when I can rent it a few months later?" rule. It was that worthy of my money. I, however, will NOT see it again at the Arclight. Not that it wasn't a good place to go see it opening night (thanks to Bryan's friend Yasmine for suffering through Sex in the City to purchase tickets the first night they were available!) but there were problems with our viewing:
1. They seemed not to turn the A/C on. It was very uncomfortable with all the people in the theater, and I was sticky and sweating by the end of the movie. I should never feel that way watching a movie in a theater.
2. They screened the movie too low, (title safe?) so subtitles were cut off at the bottom (when some of the characters speak Chinese. I knew what they were saying but it still detracted from the movie.)
3. The sound was uneven. Sometimes I couldn't hear the dialogue because the bass of the music was overpowering and too loud, and would drown out what the characters were saying. Bah!
4. There was blood all over the women's bathroom floor. Before I had gone in there, I guess a girl had gotten a bloody nose. There was an employee warning us entering the bathroom that there would be blood (ha! another great movie) on the floor, but why wouldn't said employee just clean it up instead of warning me? Even putting up some signs and placing paper towels on top would at least suffice temporarily.
5. Paying for parking. I'm used to paying nothing (the Landmark) or 2 dollars (the Bridge) for parking. 2 dollars was the MINIMUM that I was going to pay for parking at the Arclight, it ended up being 6 dollars, with a validation.
6. Hollywood. That place is hell. Traffic is hell to get there, and I hate crowds.
Anyways, aside from technical difficulties, The Dark Knight is probably my pick for THE movie to watch this summer. Now if I can make it to the end of the day to take a nap...
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