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Elaine Benes · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1416

Just in case anyone here was going to blow their money and see Batman 3 in the theater, don't waste your money, it is TERRIBLE, and not just a little terrible, really, really terrible. As bad as, maybe even worse than Spiderman 3.

Use that as your guide. If you liked Spiderman 3, maybe you'll like this 3. I HATED Spiderman 3, and Batman 3 is a muddled unfocussed POS.

I was expecting The Dark Knight to be a disappointment, because I thought Batman Begins was pretty good, but I was SHOCKED at how good The Dark Knight was. This time, I was guardedly hoping The Dark Knight Rises would be a decent movie, considering how good The Dark Knight was, but was completely disappointed. They should have called it the Dark Knight Wastes Three Hours of My Time Setting Up Another Franchise With a Terrible "Prequel" Movie instead...a little unwieldy for a title, but far more appropriate...

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

FWIW you are in the minority with that opinion. Rottentomatoes says 87% of critics and 93% of moviegoers thought it was great. (Vs. 63%/54% for Spiderman 3.)

Elaine Benes · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1416

I think that's more that people are sitting there thinking "it can't be as bad as I think it is, can it ?" The whole theater was sitting there in stunned silence at the showing I saw, not being able to believe how bad it was....

You know when a movie is good, when it ends there's a release of emotion, sometimes clapping, etc ? Virtually always there's sudden outburst of chatting and "Oh, that was good" etc ? When this ended, silence, people were actually running out...

Give this time, I'll bet the initial shock will wear off and the consensus will change...

Or maybe I'm wrong and just don't know good cinema when I see it !

I'm glad you posted those comparison numbers for Spiderman 3, it tells me a lot about the mass opinions. I never look at sites like Rotten Tomatoes, etc., I prefer to see movies with little or no fore knowledge so I can form an unencumbered opinion. The most enjoyable movies I've seen in theaters have been the ones I picked on a whim, with only the title and poster to choose. Like "After Hours", I saw that in a huge theater on a Wed afternoon with 2 other people in the whole theater, the scene in the cab where he's being thrown around made me laugh out loud like a madman. And "Angel Heart", I had no idea what it was about, saw it had Lisa Bonet in it and went in totally cold. People came out of that one running too, but running because they were so scared !@ My buddy I saw that with wouldn't talk about it for a week, it spooked him that badly...

Batman 3, OTOH, uggh. Just too ridiculous to have any impact...but just my opinion, of course, hahaha

fuchs · Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Posts: 153 Location: the NL

Thanks for warning us Wink

I've heard more people complain about it.

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:44 pm Post subject:

I definitely have pretty eclectic taste, so I take any ratings with a grain of salt. We do frequently use Rotten Tomatoes, but more as a guide to what to stay far, far away from. I do find it pretty reliable, though. Because of what I would consider my own eclectic or discerning taste perhaps, I tend to put a little more weight on the critic rating than the audience rating.

So, with an 87% rating, and based on past experience, I'd guess it's a fairly decent movie; not "TERRIBLE". But, like music, everybody has their own tastes.

Regardless, I only see about one movie a year in the theater, so no doubt I'll wait to see it at home.

What specifically was it you didn't like? Character development lacking? Plot was difficult? No payoff?

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Elaine Benes · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1416

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

My best friend, who is difficult to please, said he liked it. Of course his taste is into dark movies.

Crabb,
You better see some of the popular movies, because you know they will be shown in demos at Cedia. Smile

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:41 pm Post subject:

paw · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: Arvada, CO

I'm stay far far away from any Batman Spiderman or other movie that Boringwood has done and redone and redone! If they want my money, be original. Isn't Hollywood supposed to be a creative industry?

paw · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: Arvada, CO

I'm stay far far away from any Batman Spiderman or other movie that Boringwood has done and redone and redone! If they want my money, be original. Isn't Hollywood supposed to be a creative industry?

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Hey Aubrey, you made your own sequel there. You're ready for Hollywood!

Maybe Hollywood *USED* to be a creative industry. All they are now is a money churn. They promote the bejeezus out of people with no other marketable skill and somehow create demand for them. They rehash and recycle and retread old ideas again and again and again. They don't take risks, so they just keep re-running the same tired formulas that worked last time. There is damn little creativity there.

paw · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1176 Location: Arvada, CO

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 1:09 am Post subject:

My mom and the old man just went to see this last night, and he said it was damn near as good as Dark Night. Highly recommended it and said it might even be worth going to the theater, but said if I couldn't make it, it was a keeper when it comes out on Blu-ray.

Laughing

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jbmeyer13 · Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 1135

I saw Dark Knight Rises last night and thought it was excellent. Sorry, but I can't see how this could be placed in the same league as Spiderman 3 (which was crap). I can't say it's better than The Dark Knight because Ledger's performance as The Joker was mesmerizing but it certainly held it's ground. If you plan to see this I would highly recommend viewing in a theater with film projection as opposed to digital..

The theater I went too was packed and people were clapping at the end (this is the same response I heard from friends). This is one of just a handful of trilogy's where the third act comes close to or exceeds the previous installments; Return of the King and Revenge of the Sith are two that come to mind.

ecrabb · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:08 pm Post subject:

Hmmm... Elaine... (I chuckle every time I write your handle)... I'm questioning your taste in movies at this point based on other reviews and Rotten Tomatoes (both audience and reviewers, so you can't say "it's the stupid masses). If you don't mind me asking, what are a few of your favorite movies you consider "excellent" and what are a couple of movies besides Spiderman 3 you think are total crap.

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