The Dark Knight Rises - Pre-release Discussion [** NO SPOILERS PLEASE **]

krudler

splashthecash wrote: »

Re dressing up as Bane....not everyone would be able to pull it off <see below>



The Joker was different - fully clothed average build and the main area of attraction was the makeup\mouth scar...

Can get the jacket or something similar with the fleecy collar, or lift weights for the next few months :pac:

Handsome Bob

I'd be able to pull it off. :cool: :pac:

splashthecash

Handsome Bob wrote: »

I'd be able to pull it off. :cool: :pac:

How could people attest to your handsomeness Handsome Bob if you wear Bane's mask? You'll have to make do with Alfred I'm afraid

Handsome Bob

splashthecash wrote: »

How could people attest to your handsomeness Handsome Bob if you wear Bane's mask? You'll have to make do with Alfred I'm afraid

I'd be more worried about how I'd be able consume alcohol without taking it off. Through the veins mayhaps?

Andy!!

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Probably a bad idea.
Remember halloween 2008? everyone went as the joker.

Yes but that was because of the mass hysteria that surrounded the whole deal. You don't see people raving about Bane right now, even before the film is out. You did with the Joker. So, I would say you're pretty safe dressing up as Bane. Thing is... the whole shaved head thing...

krudler

Andy!! wrote: »

Yes but that was because of the mass hysteria that surrounded the whole deal. You don't see people raving about the Bane right now, even before the film is out. You did with the Joker. So, I would say you're pretty safe dressing up as Bane. Thing is... the whole shaved head thing...

my hair is a 1 blade right now so thats easily done :pac: I already have combats and a tactical vest I got for my last halloween costume, will google some assembly tutorials and see if its worth my while

Turtyturd

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Probably a bad idea.
Remember halloween 2008? everyone went as the joker.

I thought that was the joke.:o

paddy kerins

Turtyturd wrote: »

I thought that was the joke.:o

And I thought my jokes were bad

maximoose

I didn't know Bane played for Italy...

splashthecash

paddy kerins wrote: »

And I thought my jokes were bad

Well played sir, well played

paddy kerins

splashthecash wrote: »

Well played sir, well played

:cool:

Den_M

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Probably a bad idea.
Remember halloween 2008? everyone went as the joker.

Yep that's true but if you mixed it up a bit it was still a great costume.

I went as the nurse joker on halloween '08

al28283

Den_M wrote: »

Yep that's true but if you mixed it up a bit it was still a great costume.

I went as the nurse joker on halloween '08

Any excuse to dress in womens clothes:rolleyes:

Den_M

al28283 wrote: »

Any excuse to dress in womens clothes:rolleyes:

You were young once too. How was the wine in that decade?

al28283

Den_M wrote: »

You were young once too. How was the wine in that decade?

the 00's? I dunno, I don't drink wine

Den_M

Well I'm glad we know each other a bit better now

al28283

Den_M wrote: »

Well I'm glad we know each other a bit better now

alright

Mellor

It would take a bit of work to pull bane off


lol, just realised how bad that sounds.

senordingdong

Saw another teaser with this last night and with the choice of text on the screen, this film/series seems to get more and more up it's own hole by the week.

Mickeroo

senordingdong wrote: »

Saw another teaser with this last night and with the choice of text on the screen, this film/series seems to get more and more up it's own hole by the week.

Do elaborate please?

senordingdong

Mickeroo wrote: »

Do elaborate please?

This trailer;

Every hero has a journey, every journey has an end.
The epic conclusion to the dark knight lengend.

:rolleyes:

The self hype and marketing of these films is way OTT, and it is really arrogant to call it 'epic' when it hasn't even been released yet.

'Epic' used to be a title that was awarded to films for the excellence of their stories and story telling.
Now it's just something that is pejorativly being (self)ascribed to anything that's overly long or overly profitable.

pixelburp

Seems like standard marketing messages to me, nothing particularly galling. In comparison with its contemporaries it's fairly tame - the Spiderman trailer called itself 'the most anticipated film of the summer', just a little bit of an exaggeration there. And besides - it's Nolan's Batman: if nothing else it will likely be a fairly epic blockbuster.

splashthecash

senordingdong wrote: »

This trailer;

Every hero has a journey, every journey has an end.
The epic conclusion to the dark knight lengend.

:rolleyes:

The self hype and marketing of these films is way OTT, and it is really arrogant to call it 'epic' when it hasn't even been released yet.

'Epic' used to be a title that was awarded to films for the excellence of their stories and story telling.
Now it's just something that is pejorativly being (self)ascribed to anything that's overly long or overly profitable.

Jeez dude, you are about 6 months behind the curve here....that was the first teaser, a few more have been released with more content to chew on.

I think you'll find that Nolan isn't hyping this up - its fans of the series like us on this thread and the media in general (which will only increase as the release date gets closer)

The great thing about these threads though is that if you don't like anything, you don't have to come back...just unsubscribe and thats it :eek:

Mickeroo

senordingdong wrote: »

This trailer;

Every hero has a journey, every journey has an end.
The epic conclusion to the dark knight lengend.

:rolleyes:

The self hype and marketing of these films is way OTT, and it is really arrogant to call it 'epic' when it hasn't even been released yet.

'Epic' used to be a title that was awarded to films for the excellence of their stories and story telling.
Now it's just something that is pejorativly being (self)ascribed to anything that's overly long or overly profitable.

I've always been under the impression "Epic" just referred to something which has a large/wide scope, be it thematically or in terms of spectacle. Its practically a genre trait in itself, there's plenty of films you could refer to as epic that aren't even any good too.

The film is nearly 3 hours long and is a a concluding part to a trilogy, the 2nd film of which was one of the most successful of all time and was itself an epic in its own right, I think they might have a right to refer to it as epic.

Plus its just a marketing campaign....

senordingdong

Mickeroo wrote: »

I've always been under the impression "Epic" just referred to something which has a large/wide scope, be it thematically or in terms of spectacle. Its practically a genre trait in itself, there's plenty of films you could refer to as epic that aren't even any good too.

The film is nearly 3 hours long and is a a concluding part to a trilogy, the 2nd film of which was one of the most successful of all time and was itself an epic in its own right, I think they might have a right to refer to it as epic.

Plus its just a marketing campaign....

Yeah, we're kinda in agreement here.
I guess the use of the word epic has been bastardised in the past decade or so.

The King of Moo

More viral marketing, a memo from Lucius Fox for Bruce Wayne.

Contains a nice little reference to an Animated Series character.

http://batman-news.com/2012/06/25/theres-trouble-wayne-enterprises-the-dark-knight-rises/

Handsome Bob

senordingdong wrote: »

The self hype and marketing of these films is way OTT

Well **** me, how dare a film actually try to sell itself.

MJ23

Calm down Doctor

senordingdong

Handsome Bob wrote: »

Well **** me, how dare a film actually try to sell itself.

Sell away, but this isn't the second coming of Christ.

Antar Bolaeisk

senordingdong wrote: »

Sell away, but this isn't the second coming of Christ.

No, it's the third coming of Batman, a much bigger event by all accounts