By bob chipmanwhat happens when the movie thats supposed to change everything doesnt. A reunion between bob knight and the indiana hoosiers might never happen because the legendary coach is struggling with health issues, according to longtime hoosiers radio voice don fischer. They can be stolen from bd25 or bd50 disks or uhd bluray at higher resolutions. The movie chronicles indianas 198586 season, when knight granted feinstein unprecedented access to the team and its practices, meetings, and huddles. The original dark knight returns graphic novel redefined the concept of the term superhero while it paid hommage to the classic tale of the gallant champion who hangs up his swordgunweapon of choice to live a peaceful life only to find out that it doesnt fit him nor does it benefit the world that he lives in. So in this movie, they tried to play up the detective stuff, but must of it doesnt even make any logical sense. With brian dennehy, al thompson, benz antoine, james lafferty. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the second installment of nolans the dark knight trilogy and a sequel to 2005s batman begins, starring christian bale and supported by michael caine, heath ledger, gary oldman, aaron eckhart, maggie gyllenhaal, and morgan freeman. Parents need to know that although the dark knight is an excellent movie, this sequel to batman begins is also much darker and more violent than the first one. They focus on the expected explosions and catastrophes, and have some superb, elaborate chase scenes.
The writing and publication of this piece were made possible in part by the moviebob patreon. Christopher nolan reveals why todays superhero films aren. He is a tireless enemy of censorship, considers his personal politics libertine and enjoys acting as a full time irritant to overly serious people of all political stripes. Apr 01, 2019 the films creative team turned to the pages of more darker, grittier comics like batman. The dark knight returns is a twopart directtovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the. Jul 18, 2008 hilary knight, chloe kim, lolo jones, and gus kenworthy weigh in on their favorite films to watch. The dark knight is a 2008 britishamerican superhero movie. How a dark knight best picture snub forced the oscars to change. In the dark knight, batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. A great story like dark knight returns gets a twopart treatment, and just like part 1, part 2 is just as great to watch, even with some parts that got cut out of the adaptation like jokers kiss of death with the dr.
It stars christian bale, heath ledger, michael caine, and aaron eckhart. Such was the world that assembled to receive christopher nolans second batmanepic, the dark knight, in the hazy summer of 2008. He was married to elizabeth sanders and beverly kane. I have seen the dark knight more than 200 times and the last time i saw it was 2 days ago. October 24, 1915 november 3, 1998, was an american comic book writer and artist who cocreated, with bill finger, the dc comics character batman. With a costumewearing cat burglar, a masked, villainous behemoth and even a sidekick hiding in plain sight, rises managed to become the most comic booky movie of its trilogy. No other movie can impact you in such an intense way than the dark knight. The dark knight, the wire, and the poisonous effect of corruption. She wears silver, orange, and yellow medieval armor. Some fans didnt like how in batman begins they didnt really show the super sleuth detective. Some fans didnt like how in batman begins they didnt really show the super sleuth detective aspect of the character. Jul 18, 2008 pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, the dark knight goes darker and deeper than any hollywood movie of its comicbook kind. Jul 22, 2008 bob is a parttime independent filmmaker, parttime amateur film critic and full time movie geek. The dark knight rises is is emotionally riveting and amazing to view.
Batman was a 15chapter serial film released in 1943 by columbia pictures and was the first appearance of the comic book character on film. Espns first featurelength film was a season on the brink, a 2002 tv adaptation from john feinsteins book. Christopher nolan reveals why todays superhero films arent. The killing joke and the dark knight returns when conjuring early versions of their batman story. Knight himself appears in the movie and coaches against nolte in the films climactic game. The dark knight synopsis batman squares off against a vicious criminal known as the joker heath ledger. The dark knight rises went back to its batman begins roots and doubled down on them. Being a world war ii era production, the movie serial like many of this period was used as wartime propaganda and had an antijapanese bent with j. Moviebob points out a few plot holes in the dark knight rises. When the menace known as the joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of gotham, batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
May 16, 2017 the dark knight is a film that strongly expresses the idea that a relatively measured but specific threat can be extremely compelling. How tim burton brought gotham to dark, gritty life in his. When critics consider the best films ever made, a few selections. The dark knight slips around those defenses and engages us. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal. In the end, the movie is a bit like batman himself. While there was talk shortly after the films release about whether the dark knight series could continue, be it in a john blakeled batman movie or a catwoman spinoff, those ideas were quickly. Bob kane was born on october 24, 1915 in new york city, new york, usa as robert kahn.
Granted, it was to be expected that the second in that particular cycle cinematic outing for what was then still the movie worlds most popular cinematicsuperhero would land with a certain amount of welcome. The dark knight series is a set of three christopher nolan batman movies. The dark knight also carries around a weapon known as a flail. Director christopher nolans skyscapes, the helicopter shots and views from the. Du pire au meilleur, notre top batman au cinema les inrocks. Watch the dark knight movie online blurayor bluray rips directly from bluray discs to 1080p or 720p torrent full movie depending on source, and uses the x264 codec. Not only is the dark knight the best superhero movie of alltime, but its also one of cinemas greatest accomplishments.
The dark knight always ought to be played on the biggest screen possible, and played loud, like a led zepplin song. The dark knight fades retrospective moviebob central. The dark knight being rereleased in imax theaters for 10th. Jul 18, 2008 the dark knight, director christopher nolans absolute stunner of a followup to 2005s batman begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comicbook movie. 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. It is to this day one of the best movies i have ever seen or will see. It includes batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008, and the dark knight rises 2012. The dark knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by christopher nolan.
Hilary knight, chloe kim, lolo jones, and gus kenworthy weigh in on their favorite films to watch. The serial starred lewis wilson as batman and douglas croft as robin. On the striking nonimpact of christopher nolans batmasterpiece. The dark knight trilogy simple english wikipedia, the free. The dark knights villain may be a psychopath, but his tools are all too chillingly familiar. Christian bale, michael caine, gary oldman, morgan freeman, and cillian murphy appeared in all three movies.
The dark knight is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by dc comics. The dark knight synopsis batman squares off against a vicious criminal known as. Jul 17, 2008 the dark knight s villain may be a psychopath, but his tools are all too chillingly familiar. The dark knight by jonathan nolan and christopher nolan story.
Jul 22, 2008 i kinda have a little complaint about the movie. The dark knight 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Jul 18, 2018 the dark knight, the wire, and the poisonous effect of corruption. In the movie knight is played by veteran character actor brian dennehy.
Rotten tomatoes gives the dark knight a tomatometer rating of 95% very fresh, but several hundred movies get a 100% rating number 1 is toy story 2, the godfather is number 7. He was a writer, known for batman begins 2005, the dark knight 2008 and batman 1989. The dark knight let us look the gorgon in the facetalking about things like terrorism, government corruption, and the fact that even the good guys lose sometimeswithout having to deal with the sheer overwhelming awfulness of it all. A year with bob knight and the indiana hoosiers is based on the bestselling book by john feinstein. The dark knight looks the same as sandy cheeks and she is very tall, but she is revealed to be sandys size when she is defeated. Not only is the dark tone of these stories apparent in batman, but so is the mood of how the comics portray gotham itself. It was released on july 18, 2008 in the united states. Based on the dc comics character batman, the film is the. Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, the dark knight goes darker and deeper than any hollywood movie of its comicbook kind.
He is heterosexual, a pisces, and a severely lapsed catholic. The dark knight returns is a twopart direct tovideo animated superhero film, an adaptation of the 1986 comic book the. Every filmmaker probably hopes, however secretly, that their movie will change the world. Jun 27, 2008 the synopsis for the dark knight looks like this. She worked for planktons ancestor, planktonamor for a while, until spongebob defeated her. The dark knight movie simple english wikipedia, the free. Watch the dark knight full movie 2008 hd online free. The movie begins with the joker and his gang of clowns robbing a mob bank. At the end of the movie, the only lives in danger are the people who are on the two boats. This is not a film for children, and the mpaa should be ashamed. Jul 20, 2012 the dark knight rises is almost as violent and even more starkly dissonant than its predecessor, the dark knighta movie that many believed shouldve been rated r. Jul 24, 2008 rotten tomatoes gives the dark knight a tomatometer rating of 95% very fresh, but several hundred movies get a 100% rating number 1 is toy story 2, the godfather is number 7. The dark knight rises escape to the movies youtube.
Robert kane, known professionally as bob kane born robert kahn. At a running time of almost 3 hours, the film never becomes dull, which is pretty impressive. The movie was shot on location in chicago, but it avoids such familiar landmarks as marina city, the wrigley building or the skyline. It stayed in the realm of comic books, set in a city that never existed and featuring characters that five. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The dark knight, director christopher nolans absolute stunner of a followup to 2005s batman begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comicbook movie. Watch the dark knight batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. Dark night is an extraordinarily accomplished mood piece saddled with a shallow condemnation of middleamerican culture.
With the help of lieutenant jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent, batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. Sep 29, 2015 such was the world that assembled to receive christopher nolans second batmanepic, the dark knight, in the hazy summer of 2008. With christian bale, heath ledger, aaron eckhart, michael caine. Jim gordon and district attorney harvey dent, batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. With christian bale, tom hardy, anne hathaway, gary oldman.
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