The Dark Knight Rises! Box Office update, 160 million opening weekend!

So I was thinking that the uber $200 collector's trilogy set should be something like this:

-All three films on Blu-ray + DVD
-Apprx 20 hours of special features, interviews, and commentary
-Replica Batarangs, Joker cards, Two-Face Coin
-Replica Bane mask, Scarecrow mask, and Catwoman goggles
-The animated Batman Year One movie, plus part one of The Dark Knight Returns animated.
-The Batman: Gotham Knight animatrix style thingy, just because it was advertised as set between Begins and TDK.
-Episodes of the Batman: Animated Series.
-Models of the Bat, Tumbler, and Batpod.
-Figurines of all your favorite characters
-Codes for downloading the Batsuits from Begins and TDK for use in Arkham City.
-Copies of the comics that inspired elements in the movies. I'm not sure whether the books should be hard copies or digital.

What do you think?

TheFallenDemon

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I don't think this is going to break the 1 Billion dollar mark, like TDK did. In fact, I'm wondering if it'll break the hafl billion dollar mark. Damn.

brucewayne69

Theres no way in hell this won't break the 1 billion dollar mark. Everyone loved TDK, who wouldn't see the eipic finale? It has good reviews, and is beating TDK at the moment. ???

536 million in 10 days is impressive...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsghk1_bane-s-voice-comparison-imax-prologue-vs-final-film_shortfilms.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsghk1_bane-s-voice-comparison-imax-prologue-vs-final-film_shortfilms.

sammyjenkis898

Wow, first time hearing the IMAX prologue voice and I'm glad as hell they changed it. If it wasn't for the context of the scene I wouldn't have any idea what hes saying.

536 million in 10 days is impressive...

mitu123

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsghk1_bane-s-voice-comparison-imax-prologue-vs-final-film_shortfilms.

sammyjenkis898

You appreciate Bane's voice a lot more after viewing that.

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So I was thinking that the uber $200 collector's trilogy set should be something like this:

-All three films on Blu-ray + DVD
-Apprx 20 hours of special features, interviews, and commentary
-Replica Batarangs, Joker cards, Two-Face Coin
-Replica Bane mask, Scarecrow mask, and Catwoman goggles
-The animated Batman Year One movie, plus part one of The Dark Knight Returns animated.
-The Batman: Gotham Knight animatrix style thingy, just because it was advertised as set between Begins and TDK.
-Episodes of the Batman: Animated Series.
-Models of the Bat, Tumbler, and Batpod.
-Figurines of all your favorite characters
-Codes for downloading the Batsuits from Begins and TDK for use in Arkham City.
-Copies of the comics that inspired elements in the movies. I'm not sure whether the books should be hard copies or digital.

What do you think?

Hallenbeck77

Yeah, a package with that many items would cost a pretty penny. There's a company, Hot Toys, that makes 1/6 scale figures from various licenses, and they've made every vehicle in from the trilogy and pretty much every big name character as well. Imagine if everything was sold in one giant bundle.:lol: They just unveiled their 1/6 scale BAT too. I would give a link, but I think that might be considered advertising lol. You can easily google it though.

As for Bane's voice, I'm really glad they decided to go back and re-dub the film. The dubbed track makes him sound much more bad ass.

The Batman trilogy is definitely my favourite out of any that came in my lifetime. I never got the appeal of Matrix and it just got worse with every film, LOR bored me to tears and if you think I am going to like the latter Star Wars trilogy you have another thing coming, I could care less about the original trilogy so there is no way in hell I am going to like the inferior ones. It's going to be a long while until someone tops Nolan's Bat trilogy imo.

[QUOTE="ujjval16"]I saw it again yesterday and I'm still thinking about who was better, Ledger as Joker or Hardy as Bane. Travo_basic

No one thinks Harvey Dent/Two Face was better? I certainly do but out of Joker and Bane I enjoyed Bane's presence a lot more. In the comics and such Bane was never as well portrayed as Joker and I feel that gives the false perception that a lot more can be done with Joker, but Nolan more than any other villain took a lot of artistic liberty with Bane and as far as Im concerned made a character that can stand toe-to-toe with Joker in trilogy.

I still can't believe some analyists expected this to get near 200 million on the opening weekend. No 3D showings and a lower level of interest among females was too great. Even if the Aurora shootings didn't happen, I don't think it would have made more than 180 million.

As for the movie itself, it did a good job sucking me in. I liked Anne's performance the best.

Can someone please explain how catwoman kidnapped the senator? Did he even know that the police considered him missing? Why would he just go willingly to the bar with her?skingus

The following is one of my favorite dialogue sequences from the film. It demonstrates just how evil Bane is, and is also quite funny.

[spoiler] Daggett: "Where's Bane?!"

Stryver: "We told him it was urgent."

Daggett: "Ah! Where is that man?!"

Bane: [Suddenly Appears] "Speak of the Devil, and he shall appear."

Daggett: "What the hell is going on?!"

Bane: "Our plan is proceeding as expected."

Daggett: "Oh, really? Do I look like I'm running Wayne Enterprises right now? Your hit on the stock exchange, it didn't work, my friend. And now you have my construction crews going around the city twenty four hours a day. How exactly is that supposed to help my company absorb Wayne's?"

Bane: [To Stryver] "Leave us."

Daggett: "No, you stay here. I'm in charge."

Bane: [Puts his left hand on Daggett's shoulder] "Do you feel in charge?"

Dagett: "I payed you a small fortune."

Bane: "And this gives you power over me?"

Daggett: "What is this?"

Bane: "Your money and infrastructure have been important...'til now!"

Daggett: "What are you?"

Bane: "I'm Gotham's reckoning, here to end the borrowed time you've all been living on."

Daggett: "You're...evil."

Bane: "I'm necessary evil." [Grabs Daggett's face and snaps his neck.] [/spoiler]

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In the stock excchange scene, how did the police chase suddenly went from day to night?

Nuck81

Interesting, I did not notice the first chase scene went straight to night, I'll have to remember to watch for that the next time I watch it.

Though I DID notice that after Selina Kyle was told about the bomb going off, and she races off in the pod, you see it is nearing dawn (or at least it is beginning to be light out in the horizon).

Probably my favourite trilogy ever! Love that it really humanized the character of Batman. Sure he is human in every other media but he might as well be super human going into action every day and beating the odds every time. This is the first time I felt the character truly is just an ordinary human being and Nolan did justice to it in every way; from Bruce Wayne, character associated with him and Batman. In comics and TV show Batman having no super powers just felt like a buzz word to attract people.

l love how TDKR mirrored Raas story in the original. In BB Raas was a man as well as a symbol, the decoy showing that. And in TDKR Raas says that there are many different kinds of immortality, one being a symbol that people adopt over the ages. Though Raas died his name lives on in the league of Shadows. And just like that Batman is a man which is Bruce Wayne and the symbol that left behind will be used by the next purveyor of Justice ready to take up the cause, that being JGL's character John Blake.

Am I the only one who thinks Commissioner Foley is

[spoiler] the dumbest character in Nolan's Batman series? He's done at least 4 huge things wrong. [/spoiler]

I think the first commisioner was pretty dumb as well.Travo_basic

[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]I think the first commisioner was pretty dumb as well.mitu123

You're just being a hot head :P

Am I the only one who thinks Commissioner Foley is

[spoiler] the dumbest character in Nolan's Batman series? He's done at least 4 huge things wrong. [/spoiler]

mitu123

[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]I think the first commisioner was pretty dumb as well.mitu123

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Am I the only one who thinks Commissioner Foley is

[spoiler] the dumbest character in Nolan's Batman series? He's done at least 4 huge things wrong. [/spoiler]

Avian005

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[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]I think the first commisioner was pretty dumb as well.SaintLeonidas

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[QUOTE="Travo_basic"]I think the first commisioner was pretty dumb as well.SaintLeonidas

I find it ridiculous that Joker is not mentioned or seen at all (they could have used TDK footage like they did with Dent). I know Nolan was trying to respect Ledger's legacy but it would helped a lot with the continuity.lonewolf604

How so? What the Joker did, besides the stuff involving Dent (which only played a role in cleaning up Gotham), had no real connection to the events in 'The Dark Knight Rises' which is much more a sequel to 'Batman Begins' than it is one to 'The Dark Knight'.

1. Batman had to die.

Too many people know Bruce Wayne is Batman. Before he fights Bane, he says aloud "Mr. Wayne!" To Catwomans surprise who didn't know of this. So now Catwoman, Bane & all of Banes minion in attendance know his identity. Then he reveals it to Commissionar Gordon. Blake is able to figure it out without proof he just bluffs and Bruce Wayne fails to call on that bluff. With so many people knowing his identity they're bound to eventually target Wayne. Just like Talia did by targetting his finances.

2. Bruce Wayne puts children in direct harm

Given the events of the movie with almost everyone knowing Bruce Wayne is Batman he gives his house to orphans. What would every villain he's ever dealt with like to do after learning this ? Um maybe blow up Bruce Waynes house and everything that he ever owned ? Oh wait it appears that he died so they'll leave his legacy alone right ? But then Blake is implied as Batman part deux in the batcave which is directly under the new orphanage which also puts the childrens lives at risk.

3. Batman lies to Gotham too

Most of the movie they harp on how Gordon et al lied to Gotham to push for justice. Bane uses this to push his agenda about the city being corrupt. Lies lies lies bla bla bla. So what does batman do ? Stages his death making it look like he died to save the city, a lie, and is really sitting in a cafe enjoying a drink with catwoman laughing about it all.

The Dark Knight Rises wasn't a good Batman movie, but it was a good film.chilly-chill

Can you elaborate? I'm curious. I was thinking kind of the opposite (A great batman movie, but not as good a film).

The Dark Knight Rises wasn't a good Batman movie, but it was a good film.chilly-chill

I dunno as a Batman fan I got my fill of the character, I know his name is in the title but showing him in every frame will take away the mystique of the character in that world. The times he was there were definitely impactful but story is more about Bruce Wayne which I thoroughly liked.

A customer at work today said how this was the worst Catwoman ever and they destroyed Bane as a character. They said the film was terrible and the customer said he was a huge fan of the comics. I thought Catwoman was pretty lame and showed no purpose in the film. As for Bane he was okay. Swanogt19

I disagree wholeheartedly with that person. You can't expect films to be page for page as comics, it's a different medium and should be approached a different which it did and imho perfectly. I think Bane was the best representation of the character because in comics after breaking the bats back he just became another run of the mill villain that didn't have the appeal of the main bad guys like Joker, Two Face etc. Nolan managed to create a character that is as menacing and carries presence like the main bat villains. As for Catwoman it's a whole lot better and more realised than any live action version of the character. She was sexy, smart, wise cracking, basically Hathaway pulled it off really well. We were given enough to see how she grows as a character and and her need for a fresh start to leave a life of crime.

I don't get the hate for this movie... I came in expecting an amazing movie, and I wast still mind blown.

[QUOTE="Swanogt19"]A customer at work today said how this was the worst Catwoman ever and they destroyed Bane as a character. They said the film was terrible and the customer said he was a huge fan of the comics. I thought Catwoman was pretty lame and showed no purpose in the film. As for Bane he was okay. Swift_Boss_A

I disagree wholeheartedly with that person. You can't expect films to be page for page as comics, it's a different medium and should be approached a different which it did and imho perfectly. I think Bane was the best representation of the character because in comics after breaking the bats back he just became another run of the mill villain that didn't have the appeal of the main bad guys like Joker, Two Face etc. Nolan managed to create a character that is as menacing and carries presence like the main bat villains. As for Catwoman it's a whole lot better and more realised than any live action version of the character. She was sexy, smart, wise cracking, basically Hathaway pulled it off really well. We were given enough to see how she grows as a character and and her need for a fresh start to leave a life of crime.

I don't get the hate for this movie... I came in expecting an amazing movie, and I wast still mind blown.

brucewayne69

The Dark Knight Rises wasn't a good Batman movie, but it was a good film.chilly-chill

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]The Dark Knight Rises wasn't a good Batman movie, but it was a good film.Bardock47

On the other hand, your avatar is the best pony, so I'll let you live.

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]The Dark Knight Rises wasn't a good Batman movie, but it was a good film.Bardock47

A customer at work today said how this was the worst Catwoman ever and they destroyed Bane as a character. They said the film was terrible and the customer said he was a huge fan of the comics. I thought Catwoman was pretty lame and showed no purpose in the film. As for Bane he was okay. Swanogt19

And Bane was a surprise, I thought he'd be much more brutish and ruthless after reading BM vs Bane. But he came off as a...."pleasant" gentleman. Loved him throughtout the film.

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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"] yay!...was that too loud?:P

[QUOTE="Bardock47"]

[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]The Dark Knight Rises wasn't a good Batman movie, but it was a good film.TheFallenDemon

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[QUOTE="Bardock47"] I must disagree, I felt it was a bad film....not trying to be a jerk, just trying to get some debate in here. I feel like Im the only person that didnt like it.

Bardock47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdtQVzJ3MEI

thought this was very relevent

There are new songs for the soundtrack and they sound so, so good!

[QUOTE="Bardock47"][QUOTE="Avian005"]
yer worse than hitler stalin lincoln and the guys that made "Spider-Man: One More Day" put together

mitu123

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdtQVzJ3MEI

thought this was very relevent

TheFallenDemon

And that reminded me of this in an episode of BTAS. Basically the same but nostalgia struck.

I've heard the comic was terrible but I think I'll give that movie a chance.