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The Dark Knight Rises
Jul. 27th, 2012 06:51 pm...is good, very good, and worth seeing in IMAX. They've definitely gone for going out with a big bang, and this is a fitting end to the trilogy. It has the strongest plot of any of the three, tying in a surprising amount of elements from the previous two films. Being a Christopher Nolan film, there are plenty of twists and turns of course, some more surprising than others.
Overall it's not quite up to the level of The Dark Knight, for two reasons. The first is the brand of anarchy wrought by Tom Hardy's Bane isn't as gleefully enjoyable as that wrought by Heath Ledger's Joker. But it's still fantastic to see the Bane of the Knightfall trilogy realised properly on screen at last, unlike the travesty that was done to the character in That Joel Schumacher Film Which Shall Not Be Named. Bane in this film has an introduction almost as good as the Joker's, and a frightening, commanding presence on screen. He's marred only slightly by the combination of his distorted voicebox and loud background sound, which makes some of his lines hard to make out.
The other "big name" villain, Anne Hathaway's Catwoman, is surprisingly understated, never even referred to by that name. She's no Michelle Pfeiffer, but it's good that she has an integral part to play in the story, rather than simply being brought in to pad out the villain countlike poor old Scarecrow throughout the trilogy.
The other reason I rate The Dark Knight higher than this is for the very simple reason that the former feels more "Batman-y". The Dark Knight Rises feels more like a war movie at times. Batman works well as a mysterious threat lurking in the shadows. Bring him out into broad daylight and he looks like what he is - a man dressed up as a bat, and slightly ridiculous.
These are small complaints really. This is a great action movie with strong plot and characters. The regular cast are as good as ever. It's awesome and you should go see it. I may have to buy the whole trilogy now.
Overall it's not quite up to the level of The Dark Knight, for two reasons. The first is the brand of anarchy wrought by Tom Hardy's Bane isn't as gleefully enjoyable as that wrought by Heath Ledger's Joker. But it's still fantastic to see the Bane of the Knightfall trilogy realised properly on screen at last, unlike the travesty that was done to the character in That Joel Schumacher Film Which Shall Not Be Named. Bane in this film has an introduction almost as good as the Joker's, and a frightening, commanding presence on screen. He's marred only slightly by the combination of his distorted voicebox and loud background sound, which makes some of his lines hard to make out.
The other "big name" villain, Anne Hathaway's Catwoman, is surprisingly understated, never even referred to by that name. She's no Michelle Pfeiffer, but it's good that she has an integral part to play in the story, rather than simply being brought in to pad out the villain count
The other reason I rate The Dark Knight higher than this is for the very simple reason that the former feels more "Batman-y". The Dark Knight Rises feels more like a war movie at times. Batman works well as a mysterious threat lurking in the shadows. Bring him out into broad daylight and he looks like what he is - a man dressed up as a bat, and slightly ridiculous.
These are small complaints really. This is a great action movie with strong plot and characters. The regular cast are as good as ever. It's awesome and you should go see it. I may have to buy the whole trilogy now.
