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Korbyn
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:14
Did anyone go see this during the Midnight Showing????
I just saw that it broke the Midnight Show Box Office record!! Impressive!
I want to go so bad, but I have no time this weekend!!
I may try to next weekend though!
Just wanted to get opinions from anyone who saw it!
:) K
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emilymaeanderson
SISter Elle (1653)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:17
seeing it tomorrow!
can't wait!
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birdee18
Style Addict (1360)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:18
I've been reading some wonderful things about it over on Twilighted.net. The gals who have seen it say that Heath Ledger is amazing. I may have to break down and go see it.
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YARASAVICH
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:18
I haven't seen it but EVERYONE is saying it is FABULOUS.....
Maria
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YARASAVICH
Vogue SISter (3403)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:20
They are saying Heath will win awards for this.
They also said there is some other movie that they may finish that he started but one of the TV people said she thinks they should let this be his finale.
I agree with that because I am sure he would want to be remembered for an AMAZING role instead of one that they finished without him and just wanted to make more money off of him.......
(But that's just my opinion.....)
Maria
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leateach
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:20
I am hoping to see this tonight. :)
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Korbyn
Model SISter (2989)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:21
I totally agree with you Maria...If this is as good as everyone says, let it be his final film.
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candiMANDI
SISter Elle (1832)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:24
I'm going to see it tomorrow! I've been waiting sooo long to see this one!!! And I remember when I first heard Heath was doing the joker, and I was very excited. He and Christian Bale were/are my fave. It's going to be soooo weird seeing him on the big screen.... it's just too bad.
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livingroomfloor
SISter Elle (1560)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:35
I'm going to see it tonight at the drive in!
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allison11
Vogue SISter (3423)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:40
adam and i are trying to find time to squeeze this in this weekend.
it looks so good!!
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Korbyn
Model SISter (2989)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:57
I'm going to see it tonight at the drive in!
DUDE!
I wanna go see it at a drive in!!!
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weebbt
Favorite SISter (10566)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 15:59
My son is dying to see it - he's going tomorrow I think.
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coloredsprinkles
Style Addict (1029)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 16:01
Im going on the 23rd to the limited showing at the Imax in the city(NY) woohoooo, cant wait!!!!!
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juljen
Favorite SISter (9939)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 16:02
I'm going to see it tonight at the drive in!
omg. that takes me back.
all of the midnight shows (even some at 3:15am) at our local theatres were sold out. of course.
the boy wants to go see it, but i'm undecided.
not a huge batman fan (*gasp*), but i am a HL fan.
so sad.
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karinsen
SISter Elle (1769)
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 16:17
I'm going to see it at the Imax tomorrow! Can't wait! Just bought Batman Begins on blu-ray to watch tonight first. :-)
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shadylane14
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 16:21
Did anyone go see this during the Midnight Showing????
i did!! my hubs and i went! it was stunning! heath was incredible in his roll as the joker, and i *heart* christian bale!! it was kinda weird without katie holms as rachel, but i got over it. its a long movie....but so worth the sleep deprivation!
go see it ASAP!
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lpmkate
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 16:23
My brother is an entertainment reporter...he emailed me his review yesterday:
BY DAN KANE
REPOSITORY ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
The Oscar drums are already beating loudly for Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight," the tragically deceased young actor's swan song.
Given the premature Oscar buzz, and the critics' Heath hosannas already piling up, I was starting to fear over-hype. Then I saw the eagerly awaited movie.
Ledger is brilliant as the Joker. He owns this Batman blockbuster. And for its duration, he is very much alive. Seethingly, maniacally, comically alive.
Richly dark, atmospheric and brimming with underworld menace, "The Dark Knight" is the second in the so-far terrific "Batman" franchise launched by director Christopher Nolan in 2005 with the somber "Batman Begins."
A skilled actor, Christian Bale makes a perfectly elusive orphaned billionaire Bruce Wayne and — after donning the ultra hi-tech Batgear — capable, obsessive superhero. Returning from "Begins" are the rich supporting cast of Michael Caine as butler Alfred, both wise and funny; Gary Oldman as Sgt. Jim Gordon, a rare uncorrupted cop in Gotham City, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, provider of Batman's eye-popping arsenal of weapons, uniforms and gadgets.
New to "Dark Knight" cast are Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, Gotham's new crusading district attorney, and Maggie Gylllenhall as Rachel Dawes, Dent's girlfriend and Bruce Wayne's lifelong friend (and secret love), who knows Batman's identity.
Because "Batman Begins" got Batman's origins out of the way, "The Dark Knight" blasts right into potent, violent action with a bank robbery by a band of sinister thugs wearing creepy clown masks. Can you guess who their ringleader might be? In the bank lobby, the Joker — with greasy locks, smeared clown makeup and casually comic swagger, delivers his guiding motto: "I believe what doesn't kill you only makes you stranger."
Soon, the Joker reveals his psychotic depths through the use of a simple pencil, before moving on to more explosive means. He is a fascinating villain. He is about mischief and mayhem, creating chaos for the sheer sport of it. "I just do things," he says with a shrug.
I t is a bravura piece of acting. Whenever Ledger is onscreen, the movie vibrates with electricity. And despite his most hideous deeds, the Joker inspires uncontrollable laughter at regular intervals.
"The Dark Knight," which largely concerns itself with Dent's campaign against the mob in Gotham City, is filled with awesome action setpieces. One involves a semi truck, a fleet of armored SWAT vehicles and the latest Bat vehicle, another a tense assassination attempt. Nolan creates a rich sense of place, with startling moments and several unexpected deaths.
For me, the film stumbles a bit near the end, moving into a jumbled action sequence that feels confusing and pointless. The 152-minute running time could have been shaved by 15 at least. The Harvey Dent storyline so dominates the film that Bruce/Batman often takes a backseat.
Quibbles aside, "The Dark Knight" delivers plenty of big bang for the buck and ups the ante for superhero epics to come. And tragic as it is, Ledger could not have ended his career with a more resonant performance. I left the theater invigorated by his intensity.
Rated PG-13, the movie is drenched in violence.
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lisaday
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 16:50
Got tickets...heading out in 10 minutes to see it...can't wait!!!!
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karenm
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 20:01
i can't wait to go...have to wait till sunday because hubby is out of town until then. can't go without him!
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Stacijo
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2008 20:07
Well, my son Mitchell is the biggest Batman fan that ever lived so in his honor I changed my avatar to the Dark Knight. He and my youngest son are going to see it Sunday at the IMAX theater. I loved the last Batman movie and am looking forward to seeing this but will probably wait until my boys get home from visiting their grandparents. I hope everyone enjoys it!!
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charinkellie
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 00:51
I can't wait to see it! :) :) I'm usually more of a girly-girl movie lover, but I really like the Batman movies :)
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charinkellie
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 00:52
I'm going to see it tonight at the drive in!
Luckyyyyy!! I wish we still had a drive in here :)
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mandiegirl
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 01:04
This was absolutely amazing!!!! i think i might go back to see it again tomorrow
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nanbhack
Style Addict (1392)
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 20:32
Saw it and I think it is the best one by far. Shocking though - but very good!
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candiMANDI
SISter Elle (1832)
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 21:14
Oy! I just got home from the theater!!!! I need to see it again very soon. Then I can sit back and enjoy the plot, instead of bracing myself for what's coming next! Haha
I took my mom and dad to see it tonight- while the hubs was at work. I think he was a little upset, but I'll make up for it and take him to see it next. :) :)
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Heather R
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 22:08
i don't think i will see it in the theater, maybe never.
the poster hanging in the lobby of the theater of heath in his joker make-up made me so sad. i can't imagine watching him look like that for a whole movie. the make up makes him look ill and freaky. i wonder what his parents think.
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candiMANDI
SISter Elle (1832)
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 22:59
i wonder what his parents think.
I'm sure his parents are very proud that their son did such a wonderful performance. He's going to win awards with this one. I agree, though, that it is sad that he is gone. But I think the fact that he looks ill and freaky just goes to show how awesome his performance was. Nothing like I had ever seen him done before. SO bittersweet.
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PaperPoppies
SISter Elle (1609)
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# Posted: 19 Jul 2008 23:18
Oy! I just got home from the theater!!!! I need to see it again very soon. Then I can sit back and enjoy the plot, instead of bracing myself for what's coming next! Haha
no way!! it's that good? i'm going tomorrow night....i'm really excited...it'll be a little bitter-sweet though...you're so right about that mandi. wow, totally stoked now.
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coloredsprinkles
Style Addict (1029)
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# Posted: 20 Jul 2008 00:45
WED Imax tickets in hand, bought 2 weeks ago!!!!
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SassySasha
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# Posted: 20 Jul 2008 13:25
LOVED IT
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