Noctis Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 2011 summer was very weak. This weekend last year was dominated by DH2. The only other film that did noteworthy business was TF3. This weekend had much stronger films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I see from the posts that followed this that no one actually read this part: In fact the entire moviegoing weekend should be up around +35% over last year So more people went to the movies this weekend than last year...but some still want to claim the shootings kept people home? Same thought here. When a movie has the 3rd biggest opening of all time....why would anyone be surprised when everything else takes a hit? lol, the movie that opened last year on this same weekend was Captain America, so by default moviegoing will be up. It means absolutely nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iEye Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Your response seemed unnecessarily confrontational.That's your opinion.All I know is that Mad3 has nothing to be ashamed of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 170m now?I'd happily take that.no, that was before the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I see from the posts that followed this that no one actually read this part: In fact the entire moviegoing weekend should be up around +35% over last year So more people went to the movies this weekend than last year...but some still want to claim the shootings kept people home? That's because this time last year, DH2 was in its second weekend. It's hard to compare when you have massive movies like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Bomb would be triggered if people tried to help from outside. Is it wrong that I don't find that very satisfying? But fair enough. It makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 no, that was before the updateOh darn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) 170m now?I'd happily take that.No, that's from yesterday. Edited July 23, 2012 by lab276 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire of Themyscira Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 No it's not. They had different roles of course but their acting can still be compared IMO. Both did exceptional jobs.Eh, true. For me though, I'd take Anne as Catwoman<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just saw it again, 5:15 showing, there was about 75 people in the showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Is it wrong that I don't find that very satisfying? But fair enough. It makes sense. It is better the what most blockbuster do. Most do not even address a crisis help from the outside world. Edited July 23, 2012 by Dexter of Suburbia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 and if bruce called, apologized, and begged for his help? like alfred would leave him out in the cold. The prison could have been in mexico. we have no idea where it was, where gotham is, etc.and he being batman is a response. wayne manor is not located on the island. he had access to the cave and all his toys. for normal people, the bridges and tunnels are the only way off. batman clearly could get there some other way, it really doesnt warrant explaining.he could have build the batcave to continue to monitor the situation & possibly return if needed; he clearly jst wasnt needed until bane.alfred probably knew about bane the same way everyone knows about him. the fbi clearly knew about him, and bruce had access to their filesrewatch it; its not as sloppy as you guys think Sorry but that is the thinnest explanation one can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just saw it again, 5:15 showing, there was about 75 people in the showing.AND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctoru2 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 And that's the overall difference. Keaton played the duel personalities better to me. And His Batman voice didn't need to be altered like Bale, he naturally switched the voices up better. Bale was the better Wayne, I will give him that. But Keaton was the better Wayne/Batman together which is the point of the character.I never liked Keaton in either role. His acting talents are strong and that's why he wasn't a bigger distraction than he already was. I could not accept him being debonair and able to sweep ladies off their feet and I never accepted his body being able to do what is required of Batman. Kilmer and especially Bale have the physique necessary for Batman and both are very handsome men able to play the Bruce Wayne character. But Keaton? Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Is it wrong that I don't find that very satisfying? But fair enough. It makes sense. Not wrong. I'm glad they addressed it though, unlike another superhero film earlier this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just saw it again, 5:15 showing, there was about 75 people in the showing.What did you think of 2nd showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Not wrong. I'm glad they addressed it though, unlike another superhero film earlier this year. If youre talking about The Avengers, the attack lasted a couple hours at most. Gotham was held captive for how long, 3 months? Longer? Mustve been a lot of boiled shoe leather dinners if they weren't getting outside supplies for that long Edited July 23, 2012 by Orestes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 AND?I've decided I'm ok with the flaws. It didn't feel like a trainwreck the second time around, the way I thought it would- especially considering my heightened awareness of the weaknesses in the film. Yes it's overlong and at times a bit bloated and nonsensical, but I'm satisfied with the sum of its parts. Probably my biggest annoyance is the wonky sense of time in the plot. I love the ending. I love Catwoman. I love the focus on Bruce. And I think I exaggerated Bane's neutering. YES he is ultimately a toss-away character at the end but only after 2 hours of dominance. As good of a payoff it is for Catwoman, Bane does deserve a better death scene but as far as his demotion to henchman- I'm fine with it. Talia was pulling the strings the whole time and it's easier to notice she was in charge when watching it back (posturing into Wayne Enterprises, tipping off Bane for the truck recon, CIA meetup etc). Her death scene was not that bad. I thought her acting was great after she knifed Batman. After first viewing I was a little annoyed that they "pussied out" and let Bruce live, but that payoff shot at the end is worth it. It's obvious at all but you're happy that he's found some peace and is able to leave Batman behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 It is better the what most blockbuster do. Most do not even address a crisis help from the outside world. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riczhang Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Apparently the Final Batman film message got to everyone, I've seen 5 people on fb today, comment on how TDKR was amazing, and that they couldn't wait for the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
