The Dark Knight Megathread (USE THIS! Love, the mods)

[Trekker4747]

This is how hyped the movie is:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cDxgNjMTPIs

That's awesome.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

This is how hyped the movie is:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cDxgNjMTPIs

That's awesome.

Indeed it is. There are others there also.

 

[nx1701g]

Shesh, you think I'm a hardcore Batman fan, this guy spent $14,000 on a Batman fanfilm!

http://www.darkknightproject.com/

OT: Didn't you say at one point you were working on a fanfilm?

 

[JacksonArcher]

Shesh, you think I'm a hardcore Batman fan, this guy spent $14,000 on a Batman fanfilm!

http://www.darkknightproject.com/

OT: Didn't you say at one point you were working on a fanfilm?

Yep.

 

[Llama]

^ We have a grading/discussion thread for post-viewing...er...posts.

oops. thanks I'll find that thread and re-post it there (I thought the megathread would involve reviews...)

 

[Samurai8472]

Mother not allowing her son to see "The Dark Knight" in Australia

Originally Posted by Kotaku.com.au

Kid Freaked Out By The Dark Knight: Parent Or Government To Blame?


A mother with an eight-year old child decides to take her son to see a movie. Kung Fu Panda? Nope. How about Get Smart? Forget it. This mum decides that The Dark Knight is appropriate. Doesn't matter that the film has an M rating, there's Batman Lego, and kids play with Lego! Infallible logic there.

It's a true story, according to an article by Alison Stephenson on News.com.au. Here's a quote from the mum in question:


"I'm horrified, this movie is rated M and I almost feel it's heavier than an R rated film. I had to cover his eyes and talk to him throughout to cover some of the dialogue.

"I mean these companies market Lego products to children like my son. This movie should definitely be rated higher. We're going to go and get some sunshine and go somewhere happier!"

I'm not sure what the mother was expecting - an M rated movie is hardly appropriate for an eight-year old - but what is apparent is that her understanding of classification symbols is vague at best. Shame there's no government initiative designed to educate her, isn't it?

 

[Aragorn]

^ A government initiative to educate stupid people on the ratings system? How pathetic would such a suggestion even be? How "M" does she think her 8-year-old is?

 

[Emher]

Mother not allowing her son to see "The Dark Knight" in Australia

Originally Posted by Kotaku.com.au

Kid Freaked Out By The Dark Knight: Parent Or Government To Blame?


A mother with an eight-year old child decides to take her son to see a movie. Kung Fu Panda? Nope. How about Get Smart? Forget it. This mum decides that The Dark Knight is appropriate. Doesn't matter that the film has an M rating, there's Batman Lego, and kids play with Lego! Infallible logic there.

It's a true story, according to an article by Alison Stephenson on News.com.au. Here's a quote from the mum in question:


"I'm horrified, this movie is rated M and I almost feel it's heavier than an R rated film. I had to cover his eyes and talk to him throughout to cover some of the dialogue.

"I mean these companies market Lego products to children like my son. This movie should definitely be rated higher. We're going to go and get some sunshine and go somewhere happier!"

I'm not sure what the mother was expecting - an M rated movie is hardly appropriate for an eight-year old - but what is apparent is that her understanding of classification symbols is vague at best. Shame there's no government initiative designed to educate her, isn't it?

Just another reason I'm glad the Swedish ratings board decided to go with a 15 rating for it. Woohoo no whiney kids!

 

[nx1701g]

^ A government initiative to educate stupid people on the ratings system? How pathetic would such a suggestion even be? How "M" does she think her 8-year-old is?

I remember that the FCC recommended that the US Government authorize them to do just that a few years ago (but that was for the TV Rating System).

 

[Trekker4747]

This is how hyped the movie is:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cDxgNjMTPIs

That's awesome.

Indeed it is. There are others there also.

"I'm Batman."
"Fine. I get it! You're Batman! Great!" :storms off:
".... Fine, I'm a D.C.'

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

Mother not allowing her son to see "The Dark Knight" in Australia

Originally Posted by Kotaku.com.au
I'm not sure what the mother was expecting - an M rated movie is hardly appropriate for an eight-year old - but what is apparent is that her understanding of classification symbols is vague at best. Shame there's no government initiative designed to educate her, isn't it?

^ A government initiative to educate stupid people on the ratings system? How pathetic would such a suggestion even be? How "M" does she think her 8-year-old is?

The M rating here is classified as this:

There are no legal restrictions on the screening of films classified M. It should be remembered however, that films classified M are not recommended for people under 15 years as these contain content that is recommended for a mature audience.

Source

The mother is at blame here, the law here states that movie isn't for people who are just over 15. When I saw it yesterday, there were children in the cinema, who were 12 and younger, and them seem to enjoy, but the film was classified right here. There no need for a MA15+ or an R rating.

 

[Neroon]

I stumbled across this earlier today, and I have to agree that this is my favorite poster for the film. That is, if it's a legit creation. Heck, even if it's just fan art, I think it's pretty sharp.
Link

 

[mr.peany]

It is legit. It is, just like the movie, truly awesome.

 

[nx1701g]

Mother not allowing her son to see "The Dark Knight" in Australia

Originally Posted by Kotaku.com.au
I'm not sure what the mother was expecting - an M rated movie is hardly appropriate for an eight-year old - but what is apparent is that her understanding of classification symbols is vague at best. Shame there's no government initiative designed to educate her, isn't it?

^ A government initiative to educate stupid people on the ratings system? How pathetic would such a suggestion even be? How "M" does she think her 8-year-old is?

The M rating here is classified as this:

There are no legal restrictions on the screening of films classified M. It should be remembered however, that films classified M are not recommended for people under 15 years as these contain content that is recommended for a mature audience.

Source

The mother is at blame here, the law here states that movie isn't for people who are just over 15. When I saw it yesterday, there were children in the cinema, who were 12 and younger, and them seem to enjoy, but the film was classified right here. There no need for a MA15+ or an R rating.

I completely agree. I wondered though how long it would take for someone to start complaining that the film was too violent for little Johnny who is five. My brother went to see it at 12:01 and he called while in line and said that there were kids younger than ten in line at our local theatre to see it (I'm scheduled for a 3:00am showing).

 

[ParticleMan]

I'm going tonight at 10:00pm. Could those who have seen it indicate whether there is anything special after or during the credits? I hate to leave a movie during the credits just to learn that I missed something...Thanks!

 

[Captain Craig]

I'm going tonight at 10:00pm. Could those who have seen it indicate whether there is anything special after or during the credits? I hate to leave a movie during the credits just to learn that I missed something...Thanks!

Nothing at the end.
Maxwell Lord doesn't show up post credits to talk to Bruce about putting a team together.

 

[Agent Richard07]

I'm going tonight at 10:00pm. Could those who have seen it indicate whether there is anything special after or during the credits? I hate to leave a movie during the credits just to learn that I missed something...Thanks!

Brandon Routh has a cameo at the end as Clark Kent. He tells Bruce that he's putting together a team.









Not really. People who've seen the movie say there's nothing after the closing credits.

 

[Trekker4747]

There's indeed nothing after the credits.

Stay about half-way through them if you want to see Ledger's dedication, though.

 

[ParticleMan]

I'd love to see a scene with Christian Bale going to a support group meeting surrounded by Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer and George Clooney. Kevin Conroy could be there on speakerphone.

 

[davejames]

Holy shit, this movie already made $18.5 million. Just from midnight shows.

Damn.