The Dark Knight Rises

[Squaremaster316]

Christopher Nolan gives his magnificent Dark Knight Trilogy a brilliant sendoff with this well paced, developed, nuanced finale.  With iconic characters given their best depiction ever and lesser known characters treated with the respect they've craved for years.  Everyone in the cast gives a riveting performance and helps carry the film in its more dramatically intense scenes.  Hans Zimmer proves to be an invaluable commodity as his epic score gives the film the extra tension that less talented composers would end up making seemingly cheesier.  With magnificent, adrenaline-pumping action set pieces to appease those with a taste for the grand and monumental, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES brings Batman's arc full circle in magnificent ways that so many other trilogies fail to do.

 

****1/4 out of *****

Edited February 27, 2013 by Squaremaster316

[Noctis]

His score wasn't epic. Aside from a few tracks, it's a boring as hell score and it sure as hell didn't sound that great in the film. Such a retread of TDK.

 

BZZZZ...BZZZZZZ....BAM.....ZZZZzzzz..BBBBBBZZZZZZ

[Jack Nevada]

I think I couldn't sit through this a third time.

[dashrendar44]

His score wasn't epic. Aside from a few tracks, it's a boring as hell score and it sure as hell didn't sound that great in the film. Such a retread of TDK.

 

BZZZZ...BZZZZZZ....BAM.....ZZZZzzzz..BBBBBBZZZZZZ

 

Imagine The Fire was the best track with lot of BBBZZZZ and BRAAAAM and BAAAMBAMMMM but it wasn't used at full capacity in the movie. That shit is epic in full length especially when you're listening to it on your earphones cranked to the max riding your old moped full throttle pretending you're Batman being chased by the entire GPD.

Edited February 28, 2013 by dashrendar44

[vc2002]

For the score, James Newton Howard worked with Zimmer on both BB and TDK. On TDKR Zimmer worked alone. I'm sure it had some big impact.

[Gopher]

Looking through this colossal thread, I'm a little embarrassed by how much I defended this movie. Was I blinded by Nolan fanboyism? Ugh. 

[dashrendar44]

Looking through this colossal thread, I'm a little embarrassed by how much I defended this movie. Was I blinded by Nolan fanboyism? Ugh. 

 

Welcome to the real world, Neo!

[Michael Gary Scott]

Whatever i still love it

[Gopher]

I mean, I'll heartily defend certain elements (the arcs of Bane, Catwoman and JGL, the ensemble's performance, Hans Zimmer's score, Wally Pfister's cinematography). It's still a good movie. But it's also kind of a mess. Unlike in TDK or Inception it seems like Nolan's ambition got the best of him. 

[acsc1312]

Haters gonna hate!

 

[acsc1312]

Although, I will say that I think they should've just done four films to completely resolute Bruce's story.

[Noctis]

Although, I will say that I think they should've just done four films to completely resolute Bruce's story.

 

Oh, god....absolutely not.

[tommycruise]

I was surprised this did not get any academy award nominations, not even in the technical categories like sound or editing. Guess Chris Nolan will just have to wait till his next movie................. 

[Goffe]

Do you remember a couple of years ago when people though Deathly Hallows 2 would be a best picture contender and win all sorts of oscars? Lol, that was far funnier.

DH2 deserved at least one indication of best movie, the last HP had better reviews than ALL oscar contenders, only behind The Artist.

[ChD]

Agreed with Goffee... Deathly Hallows would've deserved at least a nomination for Best picture, if not that at least give Alan Rickman a nomination, or at least a win... Still, one of the most snubbed series in the history of cinematography.

 

Back to TDKR.

 

I don't know why people dislike the score on this so much, but I simply loved it. There are great soundtracks like Why do we fall?; No Stones Unturned?; Imagine the Fire and etc...

 

Zimmer deserved that nomination. Stupid Academy.

[Goffe]

amazing new content: Gotham's Reckoning, Mind If I Cut In, Imagine  the Fire + old tracks with few variations: No Stone Unturned, Why do We Fall, Rise From Darkness. How can someone not like this score?

 

Sure, Hans Zimmer recycled a lot, but it's ok because the previous scores were exellent.

Edited August 2, 2013 by Goffe

[acsc1312]

Thomas Newman recycled a 50 y/o theme and got nominated FFS!

[#ED]

Can we leave it at this movie was fucking awesome but not as good as TDK?

[dashrendar44]

Can we leave it at this movie was fucking awesome but not as good as TDK?

 

[Squaremaster316]

Can we leave it at this movie was fucking awesome but not as good as TDK?

Pretty much the general consensus.  Its strengths greatly outnumber and outclass its weaknesses.