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  1. JBRUU

    JBRUU Well-Known Member

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    Well, you had unreasonable expectations IMHO if you came in expecting something surpassing The Dark Knight :p
     
  2. tygamr

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    Honestly, the only thing I really wish they had done with Dark Knight Rises was make some reference to the Joker-
    every other major villain that has been in the series got some sort of cameo or reference in it
    . They didn't have to show him at all- just have Batman say something along the lines of "all the prisoners have been freed- what happened to the Joker?" and have Gordon answer with something like "He escaped years ago. Rumor has it his psychiatrist fell in love with him and they ran away together". Not exactly like that, but you get the point.
     
  3. Teh_Ninja

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    I don't plan on seeing this Bourne. They shouldn't have made another one.
     
  4. B34$T

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    The only movie left to look foward to for me this year is Skyfall.

    Also Gangster Squad is apparently getting censored by Warner due to the shootings in Colorodo.
     
  5. tygamr

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    Yeah, they're most likely removing and replacing the scene where a group of gangsters shoot up a movie theater. It's been delayed until 2013 :(.
     
  6. Teh_Ninja

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    Took me a while, but I found the original trailer for Gangster Squad (I'm sure most of us have seen it, but for those that haven't).

    Here it is...

    (I'd watch it soon, it'll get pulled soon)
     
  7. 5duc29

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    Cloud Atlas and Life of Pi has me interested... Might check out the Cloud Atlas book.
    007 Skyfall IMAX trailer was amazing.

    So many movies left to look forward to: The Hobbit Part 1, Breaking Dawn Part 2, 007, Finding Nemo 3D, Rise of the Guardians...

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    Box office numbers for The Dark Knight Rises are dropping fast :/ I don't think it will recover well like The Dark Knight. Predicting a $65-$75 million weekend.
     
  8. Echoseven

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    I guess this will be old news for the lot of you, but I saw John Carter on a DVD just now.

    Pretty brilliant movie.
     
  9. ninjackid

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    Yeah, I like this. That would've been pretty cool in the movie.

    I read in the news the other day that the Joker is mentioned in the Novelization of the film. They mention something about all the prisoners being moved to Blackgate prison, except the Joker, who stayed in Arkham by himself, or something like that.
     
  10. ninjackid

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    You thought so? I saw it in 3D while it was in theaters and found it to be boring and dull.. Maybe it was the 3D hindering my experience, though.
     
  11. walsh06

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    "Now that the Dent Act had made it all but impossible for the city's criminals to cop an insanity plea, it (Blackgate Prison) had replaced Arkham Asylum as a preferred location for imprisoning both convicted and suspected felons. The worst of the worst were sent here, except for the Joker, who, rumor had it, was locked away as Arkham's sole remaining inmate. Or perhaps he had escaped. Nobody was really sure. Not even Selina."

    Thats the piece from the book.
     
  12. ninjackid

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    Yup, there ya go. We could always pretend he left with a Ms. Quinzel. Lol.
     
  13. ultimo

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    I loved it too, saw very recently.... I am not sure why it did not work commercially.
     
  14. Teh_Ninja

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    I think it had something to do with how much CGI was used.
     
  15. ninjackid

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    With all these good folks saying they loved John Carter... it kinda makes me want to see it again. I think the 3D was so horrible I couldn't enjoy the film. I don't really remember, lol.
     
  16. ultimo

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    3d is a Gimmick, the only movie I really enjoyed it was in the TinTin adventures, however that unicorn secret was not much of a secret... simply predictable, nevertheless.
     
  17. ninjackid

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    Indeed it is. The 3D in Hugo was good, however.
     
  18. Echoseven

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    It had poor critic reviews at release which, for me, instantly meant I wanted to see it. The thing is, I rented 5 or 6 movies at around the same time as John Carter came out, all very highly-reviewed by critics, and hated every single minute of them all.

    I did like John Carter, it's not trying to shove some message down my throat, it's just a good, fun movie. The urge to be different and unique has ruined many films for me.
     
  19. JBRUU

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    Exactly!
     
  20. 5duc29

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    Another steep drop for The Dark Knight Rises Friday to Friday, $18 million on the way to $60 million. Doesn't seem like it's not going to recover from last week's ordeal :/

    Predicting final tally of $420 million, or even with The Hunger Games at $405 million.
     

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