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wuggles (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1401: Jul 18th 2012 at 1:22:38 PM

Oh, I get it. We also have a midnight release on the 19th (which I guess leads to the 20th) but I didn't think of other countries that are ahead of us. I hope my friend in Guam didn't post spoilers about the movie on Facebook.

Drakyndra Her with the hat from Somewhere Since: Jan, 2001
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#1402: Jul 18th 2012 at 1:35:04 PM

An advantage to being Australian: We sometimes get big movies ahead of everyone else.

This does make the downer of having hardly anyone to chat about it with online, but thems the breaks.

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JRPictures Since: Nov, 2010
#1403: Jul 18th 2012 at 2:15:09 PM

Hell yeah we have it first. I however can't watch it today.

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LE0Night Since: Jul, 2011
Theboywonder from Your house Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
disruptorfe404 Since: Sep, 2011
#1406: Jul 18th 2012 at 2:35:50 PM

Watched it at my midnight release. It was awesome.

My only gripe is with the scene where the cops charge Bane's goons while packed into a single, straight street. I literally spoke up and said "What, what the fuck?". Forgivable though, since the intention was for it to be both symbolic and iconic. The start of the scene, with the cops assembling is most definitely evocative.

Also, I agree with Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine being standouts for their performances this movie.

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#1407: Jul 18th 2012 at 4:13:53 PM

<mod hat on>

If you folks want, we can make a separate, "Spoilers ahoy!" thread about the movie, where folks who have seen it can discuss it without covering everything in spoiler tags. Would you like that, or should we just keep all the discussion in this one thread?

wuggles (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1408: Jul 18th 2012 at 5:25:07 PM

I think there should be a spoiler thread, seeing as most Americans don't see the movie until tomorrow night.

Theboywonder from Your house Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
#1409: Jul 18th 2012 at 5:48:43 PM

That would be nice. I'm trying to dodge spoilers as I can't see it until Sunday morning.

disruptorfe404 Since: Sep, 2011
#1410: Jul 18th 2012 at 5:59:37 PM

I feel it will be fine to just have everyone check their spoiler tags at the door. Using a new thread for a day just seems wasteful (yes, I realise it's all 1s and 0s regardless).

I honestly don't think anyone will kick the door in and let fly with the plot. Right?

Theboywonder from Your house Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
#1411: Jul 18th 2012 at 6:42:48 PM

I think a spoiler thread will be better for long term. Not everyone will see it right away.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1412: Jul 18th 2012 at 8:40:24 PM

Whenever I see a movie that others haven't I like to bullshit and say it ended with the Earth exploding somehow. We could totally just have a conversation about that and pretend it's a spoiler.

Of course, my favorite spoiler bullshitting moment has to be Avengers, where for weeks I went around telling people that in the end the Hulk punched the Earth so hard it created a new ocean which was dubbed the Hulklantic. He then sailed away on the Hulktanic onto a new island to become King of Hulklantis. What makes this especially funny is that most of the time people never seemed to realize I was joking until halfway to all the way through. Sometimes I had to clarify that it was fake...

edited 18th Jul '12 8:40:45 PM by KnownUnknown

wuggles (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1413: Jul 18th 2012 at 8:44:40 PM

[up] That makes me think of this teacher I had who used to ask when we were watching any movie "Did we already get to the part when the aliens land and abduct everybody?" even if it was just some video that came with the textbook.

Theboywonder from Your house Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
#1414: Jul 18th 2012 at 8:50:48 PM

I kinda wish that Hulk thing was true, not gonna lie.

edited 18th Jul '12 8:52:27 PM by Theboywonder

KZN02 The Master of Tediousness (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#1415: Jul 18th 2012 at 11:12:10 PM

So uh, has there already been a discussion about Rush Limbaugh's conspiracy theory about this movie here?

Anyways, just to carry on with the craziness, what if that incidence was just a ploy to advertise the movie?

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1416: Jul 18th 2012 at 11:13:21 PM

There was a thread about it. It's still on the front page. The conversation led to the thread getting locked almost immediately.

Given that, let's just say it happened and not actually bother talking about it.

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#1417: Jul 19th 2012 at 12:47:35 AM

I'm going a little deep into this one, but the fire breathing comment struck me. Am I silly for thinking of some Christian Bale movie that had fire breathing dragons?

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GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#1418: Jul 19th 2012 at 5:43:38 AM

Gonna go see it this time tomorrow.

And I always read spoilers. In my mind, if a book or a film can appeal to me after I know the plot, it's good.

And in regards to one of those spoilers: BOO YEAH, I KNEW IT!

absolclaw Since: Jan, 2001
#1419: Jul 19th 2012 at 6:03:00 AM

[up][up] No one cared who Bane was until he put on the mask ... and started breathing fire?

Drakyndra Her with the hat from Somewhere Since: Jan, 2001
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#1420: Jul 19th 2012 at 6:19:50 AM

In response to the whole Rush Limbaugh thing, I give you the best Twitter account ever.

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andersonh1 Since: Apr, 2009
#1421: Jul 19th 2012 at 6:46:48 AM

The Bane=Bain Capital meme didn't originate with Rush Limbaugh. It originated with Chris Lahane, Democrat strategist.

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"It has been observed that movies can reflect the national mood," said Democratic advisor and former Clinton aide Christopher Lehane. "Whether it is spelled Bain and being put out by the Obama campaign or Bane and being out by Hollywood, the narratives are similar: a highly intelligent villain with offshore interests and a past both are seeking to cover up who had a powerful father and is set on pillaging society," he added.

As the Friday release date has neared, liberal blogs were the first to connect Batman's toughest foe with Romney's firm. But now even some conservatives, concerned Romney isn't fighting the Bain attacks hard enough, see a similarity in the epic DC Comics fight and the political campaign.

If we're going to criticize Rush Limbaugh, let's at least do it accurately. I'm amazed at all the so called "journalists" out there who credit him for this when he just did his usual schtick and commented on the article linked above. Is five minutes of research too much for them?

Meanwhile, Chuck Dixon's all for the controversy since he created the character. Puts more money in his pocket. Good for him. grin

edited 19th Jul '12 6:50:27 AM by andersonh1

Jordan Azor Ahai from Westeros Since: Jan, 2001
Azor Ahai
#1422: Jul 19th 2012 at 7:59:59 AM

Uh... you do realize that that guy and other liberals (e.g. John Stewart) were making a rhetorical connection, right?... Limbaugh, on the other hand, initially (before he later tried to retcon it), actually suggested that Bane was named after Bain and was a deliberate Take That! by Nolan.

Really, it's the fault of whoever named Bain Capital for giving their company such a sinister-sounding name.

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warrior93 warrior93 from North Carolina Since: Feb, 2011
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#1423: Jul 19th 2012 at 8:19:17 AM

Does anybody think that the Riddler would've been a better choice for an villain instead of Bane?

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Theboywonder from Your house Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: A teenager in love
#1424: Jul 19th 2012 at 8:45:03 AM

No. The Riddler would have been the Joker all over again. Batman needs a physical challenge.

edited 19th Jul '12 8:45:16 AM by Theboywonder

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#1425: Jul 19th 2012 at 10:21:52 AM

^ Though I don't subscribe to the whole "writers are totally incapable of creatively writing a new plot" train of thought, I do agree that Riddler probably wouldn't have been the best main villain.

He probably would've been a great secondary villain though. Before Bane and Catwoman were announced as villains there was the idea being kicked around that Edward Nigma would be a genius police investigator who pulls a Heel–Face Turn in trying discover Batman's identity.


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