So I just saw The Dark Knight Rises
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:20 am
It was incredible.
Honestly, the sheer scale of it blew my mind. They really went all out for this one. All the actors are great, and Tom Hardy as Bane is brilliant - in some of the publicity shots he looks small but in the film you see just how massive he is. The voice is a little weird at first but once you get used to it it really adds a lot to the overall menace of the character - and most of the time you can understand him.
Anne Hathaway as Catwoman is perfectly cast. Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets a really prominent role as well as Marion Cotilliard. See it in IMAX if you can, the story definitely has some plot twists. A few wonky moments at the beginning, and it might not *quite* be as good as The Dark Knight since Heath Ledger just made that film but Nolan's definitely done it again
Oh and I live in NZ and the release date was 19th, so we got it a day earlier than the rest of the world!
EDIT: Also I forgot to mention the soundtrack, it was spot on and really drove the film. It's predominantly orchestral but Zimmer used a few synths sparingly to great effect - there's this amazing ominous pad at the beginning for example. There's a mix of the themes from the previous two films in addition to new material as well.
Honestly, the sheer scale of it blew my mind. They really went all out for this one. All the actors are great, and Tom Hardy as Bane is brilliant - in some of the publicity shots he looks small but in the film you see just how massive he is. The voice is a little weird at first but once you get used to it it really adds a lot to the overall menace of the character - and most of the time you can understand him.
Anne Hathaway as Catwoman is perfectly cast. Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets a really prominent role as well as Marion Cotilliard. See it in IMAX if you can, the story definitely has some plot twists. A few wonky moments at the beginning, and it might not *quite* be as good as The Dark Knight since Heath Ledger just made that film but Nolan's definitely done it again
Oh and I live in NZ and the release date was 19th, so we got it a day earlier than the rest of the world!
EDIT: Also I forgot to mention the soundtrack, it was spot on and really drove the film. It's predominantly orchestral but Zimmer used a few synths sparingly to great effect - there's this amazing ominous pad at the beginning for example. There's a mix of the themes from the previous two films in addition to new material as well.
i've been browsing the internet cautiously this week, waiting for a spoiler to pop up somewhere.
