[Dr Kain]

I just got to see Escape from New York at the Alamo Drafthouse and wow, what a great movie that is. I somewhat enjoyed it on DVD last month, but getting to see it on the big screen with audio and video that did not look or sound like **** was amazing. In fact, between the Carpenter movies I have seen recently (Thing, Halloween, and Escape), I just realized how much he uses the score of the movie to build up the tension of the scenes. I noticed this in Thing many years ago, but I never actually thought about it until tonight. That is pretty damn awesome. Now I really must see some of his other movies like The Fog. Anyway, this movie is a bit dated due to things like the giant cell phone, but it does not take away from the great story being told. I think this is one I'll be buying on BD the next time it gets rereleased (which will hopefully be using whatever source the Alamo showing was from). I give this movie a 9/10

[Locke]

Staff screening tonight, Elysium, hell yeah!

[Dr Kain]

Spent the day watching The Dark Knight Trilogy and what an awesome trilogy it is. It starts off with a nice origin story and a great beginning to the series and gives a nice look at the persona of Bruce Wayne and Batman. Then comes The Dark Knight, which is without a doubt The Empire Strikes Back of the trilogy as the movie is just pure perfection. There is not a single moment in this movie that lets you down and the tension just continues to build throughout the entire moment. Not to mention we get to see more of what Gotham is like now that Batman is around, along with a great cast of characters with Joker, Harvey, and Gordon. Plus, it redefined what it means to be a truly great super hero movie. And then it all comes down to a nice, but somewhat weak, finale with Rises. Rises is a great ending, but it does have its moments of disappointment or confusion. Nevertheless, the ending itself was is very satisfying even if the characters in the movie were not as strong as those found in the previous two entries. Overall, this trilogy belongs right up there with Star Wars and Lord of the Rings as one of the best movie trilogies ever.

Individually, I give Begins a 9/10, Dark Knight a 10/10, and Rises an 8/10, but as a trilogy, I give the whole thing a 9.5/10. We will never get Batman movies like this again, especially ones that ripped scenes directly out of a various amount of comics and gave us near perfect movies because of it. Not to mention the amount of originality Nolan and gang put into it to make it their own version of Batman.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I just got to see Escape from New York at the Alamo Drafthouse and wow, what a great movie that is. I somewhat enjoyed it on DVD last month, but getting to see it on the big screen with audio and video that did not look or sound like **** was amazing. In fact, between the Carpenter movies I have seen recently (Thing, Halloween, and Escape), I just realized how much he uses the score of the movie to build up the tension of the scenes. I noticed this in Thing many years ago, but I never actually thought about it until tonight. That is pretty damn awesome. Now I really must see some of his other movies like The Fog. Anyway, this movie is a bit dated due to things like the giant cell phone, but it does not take away from the great story being told. I think this is one I'll be buying on BD the next time it gets rereleased (which will hopefully be using whatever source the Alamo showing was from). I give this movie a 9/10

The Alamo.. So you're in Texas? (I only know where and what that is because I listen to the RoosterTeeth podcast)

[Matrixbeast]

I actually never felt the Dark Knight Trilogy was all that strong, but that's just me. It took itself too seriously so I could never believe that they were the characters, they all felt like actors going through the motions.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I actually never felt the Dark Knight Trilogy was all that strong, but that's just me. It took itself too seriously so I could never believe that they were the characters, they all felt like actors going through the motions.

The first one makes me violently angry everytime one of them pronounces Ra's Al Ghul wrong. I mean frothing at the mouth, screaming at the tv, full on nerdrage.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

The first one makes me violently angry everytime one of them pronounces Ra's Al Ghul wrong. I mean frothing at the mouth, screaming at the tv, full on nerdrage.

I never had a problem with the mispronunciation. I can understand why someone else would, but I personally just wasn't angry over it.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I never had a problem with the mispronunciation. I can understand why someone else would, but I personally just wasn't angry over it.

It's just I love Ra's. The first time I saw him was The Batman Animated Series on Fox, and after that I bought whatever back issues of Batman I could find with him innit just to know more about him. I loved him in Arkham City, and I loved him in The Red Hood animated movie. So.. I may've taken it personally when they continuially butchered his name through three damn movies.

Just a little.

[Klonoahedgehog]

I finally found Mickey, Donald and Goofy the three musketeers online. Have i mentioned how much i love this movie?
I wish the KH3D could have fit more of this movie.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

The Alamo.. So you're in Texas? (I only know where and what that is because I listen to the RoosterTeeth podcast)

NO, I'm in CO. We have an Alamo open up back in March.

And I was mad at the pronunciation for Ra's as well at first, but after about 10 viewings of the movie, I gave up caring.

FInally, the seriousness is what makes them great. Batman is supposed to be serious. If you want something not as serious, that is what Superman is for.