It has been eight years since batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. The dark knight rises is a better batman movie than dc fans think. Solely as a blockbuster, the film is bombastic yet plausible in the way that the best franchise films should be. It was camp colors and biffbangpow for the 1960s the batman tv show. The dark knight rises thats making its rounds on the internet after initially being posted in november. For quite a long run, it was seen as the gold standard for superhero films. The first lapse is the welldocumented catastrophe that is the dark knight s threeparty s. The dark knight, from christopher nolans trilogy, is considered one of the best superhero movies ever, while two entries, batman and robin and catwoman are considered some of the worst. All batman movies ranked by tomatometer batman tv show. Christopher nolan movies ranked from worst to best indiewire. Every batman movie ranked by rotten tomatoes looper.
Why justice league is the worst superhero film nitpix duration. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. To paraphrase batman from the dark knight, those commenters are going to love me. Jun 16, 2015 the first lapse is the welldocumented catastrophe that is the dark knight s threeparty s. Jul 25, 2012 to paraphrase batman from the dark knight, those commenters are going to love me. Since tim burtons 1989 blockbuster, batman has starred in seven solo films with the eighth matt reeves the batman starring robert pattinson as the dark knight arriving in 2021. Walking into the movie theater with my popcorn and slushie at midnight, i was so excited to finally see the dark knight rises, the conclusion of. From batman begins to the dark knight rises the dark knight may be the hero we need and deserve, but even he makes some bonehead moves.
After the fantastic movies that were batman begins and the dark knight, my expectations for the dark knight rises were pretty astronomical. If forced to choose the strongest movie among the three, the dark knight remains the most daring and the one with the most complete statement about who batman is as a hero. The 80s found a taste for blockbuster art deco madness tim burtons batman. Dubious proof that ending a trilogy well is always the hardest part, the dark knight rises was never going to live up to nolans previous batman movie, but the finished product doesnt. Dec 11, 2012 great death scene or worst death scene. Theres a reason why this prison is the worst hell on earth. Batman magically appearing in gotham out of nowhere, having. This trend continued in the dark knight rises, but looks even more distinct thanks to so much action happening in the daylight. The dark knight rises movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Dawn of justice, but the dark knight rises is still fresh in many peoples minds. At this weekends press day for the dark knight rises, director christopher nolan and cowriter jonathan nolan. Every batman movie ranked from worst to best, ahead of joker. For 90% of its run, rises is an adequate batman movie. The dark knight rises is a great batman movie amidst all the perceived flaws, however, nolans final batman movie still ranks as one of the best onscreen depictions of the character.
The world of the 2000s demanded realism and it got christopher nolans the dark knight trilogy. The dark knight rises had a divisive response from dc fans, but it was and still is a. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5. The dark knight rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by christopher nolan, who cowrote the screenplay with his brother jonathan nolan, and the story with david s. Sep 21, 2019 batman is a character whos given us some of the best superhero movies of all time, and some of the worst, with the tone and approach varying wildly over the last few decades. The dark knight rises is an ambitious, thoughtful, and potent action film that concludes christopher nolans franchise in spectacular fashion. According to insiders with knowledge of the project, reeves film will explore bruce waynes second year as the dark knight detective. The dark knight rises from 2012 is commonly considered the weakest of nolans trilogy, but its still a solid and fitting. The dark knight rises might as well be speed with batman since its all action. Every batman movie ranked, worst to best screen rant. It goes through its motions as it ties up loose ends nolan.
Jul 03, 2017 dubious proof that ending a trilogy well is always the hardest part, the dark knight rises was never going to live up to nolans previous batman movie, but the finished product doesnt. How the dark knight rises ending almost ruins the trilogy. If thats true, then the dark knight rises is a pretty crap installment of the us entertainment industrys parade of macho reaction. Nolans sequel the dark knight is considered one of the greatest comic book movies ever made, with the late heath ledgers turn as joker becoming instantly iconic. Bane was the most boring villain in batman history and catwoman was only there for. This wasnt a bad film i believe this was a great send off to a. Batman begins on the other hand, was so fresh that it was jawdropping when i first saw it. All batman movies ranked rotten tomatoes movie and tv news. The dark knight rises christopher nolans final piece in his dark knight trilogy didnt quite receive the acclaim of the previous two, but remains vital batman viewing. Oct 04, 2016 welcome to the terrible actors sanctuary. The dark knight rises is an ambitious, thoughtful, and potent action film that. Pictures and legendary pictures the dark knight rises is the epic conclusion.
Jul 09, 2012 it was the best of times in gotham city, it was the worst of times in gotham city. Pictures and legendary pictures the dark knight rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker christopher nolans batman trilogy. The dark knight rises lands near the top of the batman heap with an 87%. At this weekends press day for the dark knight rises, director christopher nolan.
In a dozen feature films, weve seen a truly incredible roster of caped crusaders and dark knights taking the character in plenty of different directions. The dark knight is nolans worst batman film complex. While it is not a bad film by any means, being in fact, consistently watchable. How it should have ended s4 e22 how the dark knight. Batman is a character whos given us some of the best superhero movies of all time, and some of the worst, with the tone and approach varying wildly over the last few decades. Dark knight rises, and the 9 best and worst batman movies of. The dark knight trilogy is supposedly the perfect batman on film, but it. Jul 24, 2019 nolans dark knight trilogy batman begins, the dark knight and the dark knight rises represents a highpoint in the caped crusader franchise. Bane is known for the usage of the chemical drug venom for physical enhancement in the comics and other adaptations. How it should have ended s4 e22 how the dark knight rises should.
Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Completely eschewing the campier images of the worlds greatest detective previously splashed in theaters by tim burton and joel schumacher, christopher nolan reintroduced the character to movie audiences in 2005. Every live action batman movie ranked from worst to best. In the dark knight rises, a type of anesthetic relieves him of any pain and is directly administered into banes airways through his mask. Batman returns with this list of classics, like the dark knight, mask of the. The first lapse is the welldocumented catastrophe that is the dark knights threeparty s. The ridiculously anticipated finale to christopher nolans massively popular dark knight trilogy, the dark knight rises shot for the stars with a larger scope than any batman movie before it. The dark knight rises worst extra or smartest henchman.
The joker heath ledger mocks batmans christian bale false victory. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the final installment in nolans the dark knight trilogy, and the sequel to the dark knight 2008. Batman is getting rebooted soon through batman v superman. It was the best of times in gotham city, it was the worst of times in gotham city. Jul 20, 2012 about genre superhero rating rated pg summary warner bros. Christopher and jonathan nolan explain how a tale of two. Sep 15, 2018 in a dozen feature films, weve seen a truly incredible roster of caped crusaders and dark knights taking the character in plenty of different directions. Christopher nolans dark knight trilogy is one of the greatest comic adaptations ever put to film, but that doesnt mean its perfect. Why the dark knight trilogy is the worst thing to happen to.
Batman has seen more than his share of movies since his first film in 1966. Christopher nolan steps back into the directors chair for this sequel to batman begins, which finds the. Inspired by the no mans land comic arc and featuring tom hardys unintelligible bane, the dark knight rises is another intense dose of batrealism from the visionary director. Arkham knight has influence from worst batman movies ever.
Where batman begins does a fantastic job of kicking off the story, and the dark knight is the pinnacle of superhero filmmaking, nolan doesnt exactly stick the landing with the dark knight rises. The dark knight rises ended as the worst film of the trilogy, thanks to nolans disregard of his own filmmaking views we have all come to love. Nolans dark knight trilogy batman begins, the dark knight and the dark knight rises represents a highpoint in the caped crusader franchise. The dark knight rises is a better batman movie than dc fans. It was a cool summer night on july 20, 2012 in aurora, colorado, as batman fans took their seats at the century 16 movie theater for a midnight showing of the dark knight rises. Marion cotillard here we have academy award winner marion cotillard in a scene that certainly does not do much. Aug 01, 2012 after the fantastic movies that were batman begins and the dark knight, my expectations for the dark knight rises were pretty astronomical.
Eight years after the jokers reign of anarchy, batman, with the help of the enigmatic catwoman, is forced from his exile to save gotham city from the brutal guerrilla terrorist bane. About genre superhero rating rated pg summary warner bros. Humor videos movie batman the dark knight rises about 6 years ago by mick joest youtube user jazzmanthemusician has unveiled a pretty funny mistake in batman. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman. Jul 24, 2012 the dark knight rises ended as the worst film of the trilogy, thanks to nolans disregard of his own filmmaking views we have all come to love. May 26, 2011 the joker heath ledger mocks batman s christian bale false victory. Apparently this time the critical consensus has caught up, declaring batman a goebbelsian fable squarely targeting the protests of the 99% before the film had been released to the public. Nolans enthralling direction elevates average material for a disappointing finale to his legendary dark knight trilogy. Prior to nolans dark knight trilogy, comic book properties as a whole had not been doing well on the big screen.
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