in the sense that both need to play in the sticks, not really
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
don't get me wrong, this is the company that brought back Superman as a negligent babydaddy. It's possible they're doing something this dumb cuz a respected director said it was a good idea.
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno is batman dying inherently "dumb"? i guess i just don't see the problem. but let's just skip ahead to the part where we make a bet about whether bruce wayne kicks it and one of us paypals the other $20 on opening weekend.
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
oh i refuse to believe batman dying could be kept a secret till opening weekend
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
i mean, it's amazing we haven't seen a leak yet, but still
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
batman dying isnt the same as batman 'failing' it all depends on how its played - if the movie ended with him being murdered with a metal pipe and then the bad guy is like 'haha, owned', fade to black, audiences would be pissed - but the 'noble sacrifice in name of a greater good' often plays pretty well with mainstream audiences
of course i dont think theres a chance in hell that batbro bites it in this
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
Give it back to Tim Burton
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but it sounds better to say 'opening weekend' than 'when harry knowles is totally sure what he's holding in his hands is the actual screenplay' or w/e. it almost seems like kind of a no-brainer to me that the franchise that made a billion dollars off being the gritty realistic/pessimistic answer to other comic book movies could conclude by killing off the hero. not that i'm 100% confident they WILL do that, but it seems like a pretty obvious place to go.
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
the only thing burton should be given is a boxing about the ears
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
it almost seems like kind of a no-brainer to me that the franchise that made a billion dollars off being the gritty realistic/pessimistic answer to other comic book movies could conclude by killing off the hero.
no, there is a logic to it. it's just pretty bold move for a franchise that also makes its billion off toys, and a move that would easily seem idiotic in hindsight.
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
it's less bold when you consider that, nolan & bale declaring in advance that they're done with the franchise, it was going to be rebooted either way...
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
my money is that marvel's gonna send them all bouquets
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
will they stop making batman toys if batman dies? or only make 'dead batman' toys?
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
It's in the title, dudes. Batman dies and then all of Gotham watches his ghost rise into heaven.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
what if BATMAN dies..
......but BRUCE WAYNE lives
― max, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
food for thought
Two Face turns out to still be alive, movie ends with him deciding whether or not to spare Batman's voice by flipping a coin. the coin lands on a tabletop and just keeps spinning, cut to credits. SCHRODINGER'S BAT!
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
er Batman's life
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
maybe they kill him off but there's a "Batman will be rebooted in...THAT DARN BAT" before the credits
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
3rd Bat From The Sun
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
I also like the "Bruce Wayne listens to recording of his Batman voice, gets seriously embarrassed, retires" possibility
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
tails it is... tonight harvey dent fucks men!
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
i can definitely see batman breaking his back and mentoring JGL in a reboot
i just really wish the new spiderman would flop bc 'reboot' is becoming the new 'sequel'
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
the worst possible reboot i can imagine is Christian Bale cameos as a Professor X figure
― some dude, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
any time ive seen the new spidey trailer in a theater, the audience reaction is incredibly apathetic/bored. they kinda screwed up on that one
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
i like how the poster says THE UNTOLD STORY, totally cornering the market of people who always wanted to know spidey's backstory but don't remember it from the first moive.
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
weell they are doing all that lame crap with his parents
― Number None, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
Has there ever been a successful franchise where the hero dies?
Alien. Clones don't count.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
Alien 3 was a total commercial disappointment, though
― da croupier, Sunday, 29 April 2012 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
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"Big Bat Theory"
― PSOD (Ste), Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
If i hear that this movie will kill him off, seriously I won't see it and I'll blank it completely off my radar. That should never happen.
Unless the film is set further in time, just before Batman decides to retire and move down to Florida.
― PSOD (Ste), Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
they kill off comic book characters all the time you know (though tbf it took them a long time to do it with Batman)
― Number None, Sunday, 29 April 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
Batman dying feels like the beginning of a story though, especially if they set up JGL as the successor. That's not "finishing" the story like they say they want.
But on the other hand, batman breaking his back being temporarily replaced and then coming back is a lot of narrative for one popcorn movie.
― Matt Armstrong, Sunday, 29 April 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah isn't that the whole plot behind the Bane stories in the comics? I just remember that front cover where it was literally him breaking Batman's back over his knees.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 April 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Bane_breaks_Batman.png/175px-Bane_breaks_Batman.png
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 29 April 2012 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
Looks like that should be some sort of gabber single cover from 1994 Amsterdam.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 29 April 2012 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
― PSOD (Ste), Sunday, April 29, 2012 6:42 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
well, Rises does apparently take place 8 years after the story of the last movie.
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:44 (twelve years ago) link
― PSOD (Ste), Sunday, April 29, 2012 6:40 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark
nobody from big bang theory is in the dark knight rises dude
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:45 (twelve years ago) link
christian bale in batman by christopher nolan = "serious comic book film"
jgl in barman = popcorn flick for teens, with jgl cooing to interviewers about how "cool" it'll be ala the manchild that he is.
― phantompenguin, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:46 (twelve years ago) link
they got howard to play king tut
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 30 April 2012 02:48 (twelve years ago) link
would like to see joseph gordon-levitt as mc paul barman
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:04 (twelve years ago) link
serious comic book film
This always makes me laugh.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:18 (twelve years ago) link
well the phrase was used in scare quotes
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:20 (twelve years ago) link
want to see a comic serious book film tbh
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:24 (twelve years ago) link
have you met ZAC SNYDER harbinger of seriousness and bad films
― mh, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:27 (twelve years ago) link
I liked TDK but I kind of harbor a grudge against the "serious, gritty" Nolan trilogy because it's pretty much the main reason the 60s TV show has never and will never be on DVD.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
why?
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
Do you have something to back that up?'60s Batman TV show is one of my favorite things ever.I am fine with a world where gravel-voice nipples Batman wiretaps and Adam West does the Batdance. They can coexist peacefully. I like them both.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:32 (twelve years ago) link
^^
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:33 (twelve years ago) link