The Dark Knight {Spoilers Abound}

[SSJmole]

I just got the 2 disc special edition of this. is anyone else pretty underwhelmed by the special features? i was a little disappointed.

I said something similar. I wanted more like Deleted scenes or for the Bluray BD live so we could have downloaded more stuff e.g Heath winning oscar for Joker , Previews to the next film when it comes out. But it doesn't mention it.

Still a great movie to have.

 

[Ice]

Does the first disc just go straight to the movie? No menu?

 

[SSJmole]

Does the first disc just go straight to the movie? No menu?

Yes. But there is a pop-up menu if you want to pause it and then go menu

 

[Langsta]

I just got the 2 disc special edition of this. is anyone else pretty underwhelmed by the special features? i was a little disappointed.

Me too. I bought a giftset that came with a little Batman head. There was a "Grumpy" Joker one too. Apparently there's also one with a mini Joker figure and one with a mini Batpod replica.

I said something similar. I wanted more like Deleted scenes or for the Bluray BD live so we could have downloaded more stuff e.g Heath winning oscar for Joker , Previews to the next film when it comes out. But it doesn't mention it.

I think you mentioned a documentary about the history of Batman on your disc before....that's not on mine. They might have put it on the American Batman Begins DVD when it came out. The only supplementary features on my Dark Knight DVD are a thing on how they developed the Bat-pod and new Bat-suit, a thing about the Joker's score, 6 IMAX scenes, 6 episodes of Gotham Tonight, and a gallery of poster art, production stills, and trailers.

Does the first disc just go straight to the movie? No menu?

Mine has a menu first....all that's on the first disc is the movie, scene selection, and language settings.

 

[SSJmole]

I think you mentioned a documentary about the history of Batman on your disc before....that's not on mine. They might have put it on the American Batman Begins DVD when it came out. The only supplementary features on my Dark Knight DVD are a thing on how they developed the Bat-pod and new Bat-suit, a thing about the Joker's score, 6 IMAX scenes, 6 episodes of Gotham Tonight, and a gallery of poster art, production stills, and trailers.

Mine has :

Disc 1

• Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene – Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind the film, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX®, and the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod.

Disc 2

• Batman Tech – The incredible gadgets and tools (in HD)
• Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight – Delve into the psyche of Bruce Wayne and the world of Batman through real-world psychotherapy (in HD)
• Gotham Tonight – 6 episodes of Gotham Cable's premier news program
• The Galleries – The Joker cards, concept art, poster art, production stills, trailers and TV spots

(yes I copied and pasted info from the site I got mine if anyone is wondering as I'm too lazy typing it out from back of box :lol

The Psychology of The Dark Knight was the documentary I mentioned. With mine been Bluray and it saying "in hd" on it maybe it's an exclusive unless there is a 3 dick dvd set

Mine has a menu first....all that's on the first disc is the movie, scene selection, and language settings.

Yeah some Blurays don't have Menus (his is Bluray I'm guessing yours is dvds) they have pop up menus instead.

 

[Planet-man]

By the way, I've been meaning to mention this for a while.

There is no excuse for pretty much any DVD not to have a gag reel. There's got to be dozens of funny takes and flubs out there for any film. This goes double for comedies.

On that note, for the ones that do have the gag reel, it works much better a speedy sort of montage than just a bunch of scenes, and 15 takes in a row of one scene gets tiring.

 

[SSJmole]

By the way, I've been meaning to mention this for a while.

There is no excuse for pretty much any DVD not to have a gag reel. There's got to be dozens of funny takes and flubs out there for any film. This goes double for comedies.

On that note, for the ones that do have the gag reel, it works much better a speedy sort of montage than just a bunch of scenes, and 15 takes in a row of one scene gets tiring.

A agree with comedies but I don't think a film like the dark knight should. It wouldn't be right to see say Christian Bale dressed as batman do something like bump into a door or slip over while running. Funny yes, but It wouldn't feel right.


However comedies that is a must.

 

[ProjectX2]

I just finished watching it again. It's still as good as ever.

 

[Bass]

For once, you and I are in complete agreement.

(Se7en quote!)

I ****ing love that film.

I could watch it right now and it's 2.44am.

I give you all the high fives ever for just quoting it.

 

[ProjectX2]

The special features are pretty lame.

I watched SE7EN before watching this film and saw similarities between John Doe and The Joker. When I watch A CLOCKWORK ORANGE after THE DARK KNIGHT, I will no doubt see even more similarities since The Joker was based on Alex.

 

[Bass]

I remember, when the teaser trailer came out, and all Joker said was, "Starting tonight, people WILL die. *breath* I'm a man of my woooord. HEEHEHEHAHAHAHAH"

My first thought, I remember this so clear; it was a Columbo moment, I put my hand to my forehead (but my first two fingers don't touch my forehead due to the imaginary cigar) and went, "So this is what a post-John Doe Joker is like!"

It made perfect sense. With the exception of the bizarre Rastafarian Joker in The Batman cartoon, the Joker's last reinvent was Mark Hamill's in Batman: TAS - which was '92. Three years before SEVEN.

So, come 2008, and Nolan wants to make a proper, terrifying psycopath, and John Doe, the psychotic with no past, no 'reason', no identity, is their, lurking around in the cultural memory.

As for Alex from Clockwork, I can definitely see how that was not only an inspiration, but a brilliant place to draw ideas from. It's very much Alex + John Doe = Joker.

John Doe + Terminator = Anton Chigurh.

I am so geeking out about movies right now. Dark Knight, Seven, Terminator... that would be a great way to spend the next six hours instead of sleeping.

 

[ProjectX2]

I remember, when the teaser trailer came out, and all Joker said was, "Starting tonight, people WILL die. *breath* I'm a man of my woooord. HEEHEHEHAHAHAHAH"

My first thought, I remember this so clear; it was a Columbo moment, I put my hand to my forehead (but my first two fingers don't touch my forehead due to the imaginary cigar) and went, "So this is what a post-John Doe Joker is like!"

It made perfect sense. With the exception of the bizarre Rastafarian Joker in The Batman cartoon, the Joker's last reinvent was Mark Hamill's in Batman: TAS - which was '92. Three years before SEVEN.

So, come 2008, and Nolan wants to make a proper, terrifying psycopath, and John Doe, the psychotic with no past, no 'reason', no identity, is their, lurking around in the cultural memory.

As for Alex from Clockwork, I can definitely see how that was not only an inspiration, but a brilliant place to draw ideas from. It's very much Alex + John Doe = Joker.

John Doe + Terminator = Anton Chigurh.

I am so geeking out about movies right now. Dark Knight, Seven, Terminator... that would be a great way to spend the next six hours instead of sleeping.

Join me. You know you want to.

 

[Bass]

 

[Planet-man]

John Doe isn't the Joker.

David Mills is the Joker. Literally. Because(and DSF is the one who suggested this part, about the city) Se7en took place in Gotham City in 1995. And that's why the Joker hates rules.

And if you want to get REALLY in there. David Mills is also "Jack" from Fight Club, still in Gotham, in 1999, experimenting with a different life, trying and failing to go blank-slate, leading him to become the Joker.

Spoiler

Guess where the scar on the left side of his mouth is from?

And Somerset and Fox are first cousins, just for fun.

There's the basic frame. Make it work. Watch all three back to back in chronological order with this in mind, for inspiration and fun.

 

[Bass]

:lol:

That's kinda funny.

 

[Planet-man]

Laugh at me, will you?!

 

[Random]

Woo Hoo!

 

[E]

Wow, I could probably find that much just sitting in my couch cushions!

I'd still need hundreds of dollars more for an HDTV, and one big enough that it isn't a downgrade from our current good family one which we already payed a lot for at that, but who cares! Slightly better picture!

I love how angry you get about it.

You've got serious issues, kid. Serious.

 

[ProjectX2]

I keep rewatching certain scenes from this. I got chills during the last montage... this film is fantastic.

 

[Planet-man]

I love how angry you get about it.

You've got serious issues, kid. Serious.

:roll:

You don't even know me. Address the facts or stay out of it. Don't personally insult me. You've given me "insulted other members" warnings for far, far, far, far less than this.