*** Official The Dark Knight Rises Thread***

[JohnnyFive]

Prestige and Insomnia were meh. Batman Begins and Inception were good but drug on too long. He knocked it out of the park with Dark Knight and Memento.

You can't put him on the same level as Kubrick or Scorcese yet.

I'm not, yet. I agree with you about Insomnia. It had an original idea, decent story, but his trademark execution wasn't quite there yet.

I think the Prestige is underappreciated by a lot of people. Sure, it's a little slow compared to the other movies he's done, but the story and acting were top-notch in this one. Loved the idea that Bale/Jackman were trying to one-up the other by introducing science into their performances. Great ending, too.

By my count that's 6 out of 10 for Nolan. Not bad at all for someone whose first directing credit was only 15 years ago.

 

[Psiclone]

I'm not, yet. I agree with you about Insomnia. It had an original idea, decent story, but his trademark execution wasn't quite there yet.

I think the Prestige is underappreciated by a lot of people. Sure, it's a little slow compared to the other movies he's done, but the story and acting were top-notch in this one. Loved the idea that Bale/Jackman were trying to one-up the other by introducing science into their performances. Great ending, too.

By my count that's 6 out of 10 for Nolan. Not bad at all for someone whose first directing credit was only 15 years ago.

The original "Insomnia" (Danish) was much bettervthan Nolan's English version.

 

[JohnnyFive]

I'd say in terms of quality work, Nolan has put together a pretty impression run.
Spielberg still looks like the gold standard.

Nolan has had a steady run of hits in the past decade.
2012The Dark Knight Rises
2010Inception
2008The Dark Knight
2006The Prestige
2005Batman Begins

Kubrick waited a lot of years between projects, but they were mostly influential.
1987Full Metal Jacket
1980The Shining
1971A Clockwork Orange
19682001: A Space Odyssey
1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Scorcese has had quite a few hits but also a few forgettable efforts between them.
2010Shutter Island
2008Shine a Light (documentary)
2007The Key to Reserva (short)
2006The Departed
2004The Aviator
2004Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (TV documentary)
2003Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video) (video "Bad")
2003The Blues (TV series documentary)
– Feel Like Going Home(2003)
2002Gangs of New York
2001The Concert for New York City (TV special documentary) (segment "The Neighborhood")
2001The Neighborhood (short)
1999Bringing Out the Dead
1999My Voyage to Italy (documentary)
1997Kundun
1995Casino
1995Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (video documentary) (video "Bad")
1995A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary)
1993The Age of Innocence
1990Cape Fear
1990Goodfellas
1988The Last Temptation of ******
1988Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of ****** (video documentary short)
1987Bad (video short)
1986The Color of Money
1986Amazing Stories (TV series)
– Mirror, Mirror(1986)
1985After Hours
1983The King of Comedy
1980Raging Bull
1978American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (documentary)
1978The Last Waltz (documentary)
1977New York, New York
1976Taxi Driver

Spielberg's run from '75 to '84 is impressive. So is '89-'98.
2012Lincoln(post-production)
2011War Horse
2011The Adventures of Tintin
2008A Timeless Call (documentary short)
2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2005Munich
2005War of the Worlds
2004The Terminal
2002Catch Me If You Can
2002Minority Report
2001A.I. Artificial Intelligence
1999The Unfinished Journey (documentary short)
1998Saving Private Ryan
1997Amistad
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1993Schindler's List
1993Jurassic Park
1991Hook
1990The Visionary (video) (segment "Par for the Course")
1989Always
1989Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1987Empire of the Sun
1985The Color Purple
1985Amazing Stories (TV series)
– The Mission(1985)
– Ghost Train(1985)
1984Strokes of Genius (TV mini-series) (introductory segments - uncredited)
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie(segment 2)
1982E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
1981Raiders of the Lost Ark
19791941
1977Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1975Jaws

 

[HARMCYN]

It's Just internet fodder but a lot of people have been using the main idea from The Prestige to TDKR.

1. The Pledge-The Magician show's us something, be it a rabbit a dove etc (Batman Begins)
2. The Turn-the magician takes the previous ordinary item or idea and does something extraordinary and turns it on it's head(The Dark Knight)-Think the ending where Bruce/Batman has to go into hiding for Dent's crimes
3. The Prestige- Making something disappear isn't enough, so you have to bring it back, the hardest part-The Prestige: The Dark Knight Rises

 

[Sigmapolis]

I've never really gotten what was so marvelous about Inception...

 

[JohnnyFive]

It's Just internet fodder but a lot of people have been using the main idea from The Prestige to TDKR.

1. The Pledge-The Magician show's us something, be it a rabbit a dove etc (Batman Begins)
2. The Turn-the magician takes the previous ordinary item or idea and does something extraordinary and turns it on it's head(The Dark Knight)-Think the ending where Bruce/Batman has to go into hiding for Dent's crimes
3. The Prestige- Making something disappear isn't enough, so you have to bring it back, the hardest part-The Prestige: The Dark Knight Rises

Interesting theory. I wonder if this applies to Memento.

 

[JohnnyFive]

I'm looking forward to how Bane is as the villian. The Joker wanted to dangle Gotham City from his puppet strings and turn the city on itself. Bane just seems hell bent on destroying Gotham.

That's what it looks like so far. Pretty bada$$ line in the trailer: "When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die."

 

[xboxfever]

The Prestige says hi.

The Prestige is Nolan's best film.

 

[CyBroncos]

I've never really gotten what was so marvelous about Inception...

The special effects were great, the idea of the movie was unique and different and the acting was good...Leo gave a top notch performance.

It was a good movie but definitely had its flaws. It just went on WAY too long. The final shootout in the snowy mountains seemed like it was an hour, it got old. That's Nolan's problem in some of his movies...there's no sense of pacing or tightness, it just rambles on

 

[xboxfever]

Inception gets so much hype because Christopher Nolan directed it. Dark Knight fans geeks blow it up. It's good, not great.

 

[CyBroncos]

Inception gets so much hype because Christopher Nolan directed it. Dark Knight fans geeks blow it up. It's good, not great.

I absolutely agree with this.

 

[Iastfan112]

The Prestige is Nolan's best film.

I don't know if it's his best film but I certainly am adamant to my friends that The Prestige> Inception and I get nowhere.

 

[isuska]

jeez we really got off the Batman topic here guys . . .

 

[Clones85']

The Prestige is a great movie

 

[MNCyGuy]

I've never really gotten what was so marvelous about Inception...

Granted, I have not watched it again since I saw it in the theater, but I thought it was pretty good. There were some pretty cool and original ideas there and the effects to back it up. The cast was good enough to get across all the exposition of the dream concept without it being tedious. Obviously the biggest thing was it was just so visually impressive.

That being said, I must have a lot more patience for movies than a lot of people do. The thought that a movie is too long rarely occurs to me until I start seeing other people criticize the length.

 

[isuska]

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[CLONECONES]

The Prestige is a great movie

So is Memento

 

[isuska]

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[SuperCy]

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[Mumbai1986]

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