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

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    #1592
    Mickeroo
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    Handsome Bob wrote: »
    Hardy looking massive, maybe that thing Bats has is that electrical gadget he uses i Arkham City. :pac:

    Haven't played that yet, college getting in the way, only barely had time to get through GoW 3 :(

    First world problems.


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    #1593
    Sad Professor
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    I hate Empire's exclusive covers. Studios always send them photos from costume/makeup tests instead of doing a proper promo shoot.


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    #1594
    johnny_ultimate
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    I hate Empire

    FYP :pac:

    Finishing up Arkham City at the moment actually. I enjoyed the Bane side quest because of how pointless it all was. No back breaking though, the speculators will be disappointed to hear.


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    #1595
    Sad Professor
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    I loved AC. Game of the year for me.


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    #1596
    krudler
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    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    FYP :pac:

    Finishing up Arkham City at the moment actually. I enjoyed the Bane side quest because of how pointless it all was. No back breaking though, the speculators will be disappointed to hear.

    I laughed when I teamed up with Bane to fight a bunch of thugs and accidentally walked in front of him as he was punching a guy, he twatted me and went "sorry Batman!" so i kept doing it :pac:


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    #1597
    johnny_ultimate
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    Sad Professor wrote: »
    I loved AC. Game of the year for me.

    Thar be the words of someone who hasn't played Dark Souls.


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    #1598
    krudler
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    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Thar be the words of someone who hasn't played Dark Souls.

    or Skyrim. I thought Uncharted would be hands down GOTY for me but I prefered the 2nd game overall, 3 is amazing in places but a few niggles mean I didnt like it as much as the previous game.


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    #1599
    johnny_ultimate
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    krudler wrote: »
    or Skyrim. I thought Uncharted would be hands down GOTY for me but I prefered the 2nd game overall, 3 is amazing in places but a few niggles mean I didnt like it as much as the previous game.

    Alas the solid but flawed Uncharted 3 cannot cut the mustard in a year that gave us Dark Souls, Child of Eden, DoDonPachi Resurrection, Death Smiles, Portal 2, Catherine, LittleBigPlanet 2 and many other such titles.


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    #1600
    Handsome Bob
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    Bale is gonna make this film.


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    #1601
    Mellor
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    Handsome Bob wrote: »
    Bale is gonna make this film.
    What?


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    #1602
    Handsome Bob
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    Mellor wrote: »
    What?

    I have a feeling Bale will have a lot more to work with in this film than he did in TDK.


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    #1603
    Mellor
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    Ah, yeah I get you.
    If it goes the broken back route and he's out of action, he'll be able to add a bit of weight to the role.


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    #1604
    ADarkKnight88
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    http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/168895-new-photos-from-the-dark-knight-rises

    pictures from upcoming empire magazine


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    #1605
    ADarkKnight88
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    Also the story picks up 8 years after the dark knight apparently, maybe the back will be broken


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    #1606
    pixelburp
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    ADarkKnight88 wrote: »
    Also the story picks up 8 years after the dark knight apparently, maybe the back will be broken

    8 Years?? I know that's taken from the link above, but that sounds nuts. I guess that means that the most recent 'leak' really is a fake, unless
    Batman's broken back in the first 10 minutes lead to 8 years of long physical recovery for Bruce?


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    #1607
    Sad Professor
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    8 years sounds like far too large a gap.
    pixelburp wrote: »
    8 Years?? I know that's taken from the link above, but that sounds nuts. I guess that means that the most recent 'leak' really is a fake, unless
    Batman's broken back in the first 10 minutes lead to 8 years of long physical recovery for Bruce?
    Yeah, hopefully that's the case. Jumping ahead 8 years immediately would basically make this into a standalone film and Nolan would have to spend a lot of time establishing what had changed in the interim.


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    #1608
    Mr Freeze
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    8 years is a mad jump from the last film, plus in one of those pictures from Empire, will spoiler it in case some people are avoiding the Empire link
    Bane is holding a picture of Harvey Dent, surely he would be less relevant eight years after TDK? It can't be 8 years later, it must be a lot less than that


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    #1609
    irish_stevo815
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    It is indeed 8 years after TDK, just read Empire's (very brief) interview with Nolan & Hardy:

    http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32527
    Perhaps surprisingly for some people, our story picks up quite a bit later, eight years after The Dark Knight. So he's an older Bruce Wayne; he's not in a great state.


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    #1610
    Mr Freeze
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    irish_stevo815 wrote: »
    It is indeed 8 years after TDK, just read Empire's (very brief) interview with Nolan & Hardy:

    http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32527

    Well butter my butt and call me Margaret, I never expected an 8 year jump in the story.


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    #1611
    irish_stevo815
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    This almost certainly proves that it is gonna be the back-break story at the start.
    So he's an older Bruce Wayne; he's not in a great state.
    A long road to recover and rehab from a broken back
    Anything from small-joint manipulation to crushing skulls, crushing rib cages, stamping on shins and knees and necks and collarbones and snapping heads off and tearing his fists through chests, ripping out spinal columns.
    Emphasis on Bane crushing bones and just being an all out manic who likes to maim people


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    #1612
    pixelburp
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    Mr Freeze wrote: »
    Well butter my butt and call me Margaret, I never expected an 8 year jump in the story.
    Well verb my noun, it's true. Wow. I mean to be fair, if
    Bruce's back really is broken in the first act, then to be even vaguely realistic about a recovery,
    you'd want to be talking years allright. As a narrative though it's going to interesting, but I disagree that it'll take that long to explain the changes to the audience. A few scenes with our primary characters & some thinly-disguised infodumps should get us up to speed quickly enough.


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    #1613
    DrumSteve
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    pixelburp wrote: »
    Well verb my noun, it's true. Wow. I mean to be fair, if
    Bruce's back really is broken in the first act, then to be even vaguely realistic about a recovery,
    you'd want to be talking years allright. As a narrative though it's going to interesting, but I disagree that it'll take that long to explain the changes to the audience. A few scenes with our primary characters & some thinly-disguised infodumps should get us up to speed quickly enough.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQvNu8LoTo0


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    #1614
    ricero
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    Mr Freeze wrote: »
    8 years is a mad jump from the last film, plus in one of those pictures from Empire, will spoiler it in case some people are avoiding the Empire link
    Bane is holding a picture of Harvey Dent, surely he would be less relevant eight years after TDK? It can't be 8 years later, it must be a lot less than that

    no he wouldnt. batman took the blame for dents killings, then dent died. so the people of gotham would have felt sympathetic to dent and would of saw him as decent man finally cleaning the city of crime. if i remembered correctly he locked up half the mob in the dark knight.


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    #1615
    pixelburp
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    Precisely; as someone during the 2nd movie says, Dent was considered the white knight of Gotham: someone with power and clout to remove crime from Gotham using the power of the law. His death would have shocked Gotham, a city that looked to have been on the way out and without any hope.

    I imagine 8 years on he'll be seen by the public / cops as a martyr to the war against crime. I bet Bane is using that picture to goad the people of Gotham & the police; to remind them what happens when good men stand up. Cue Batman's return and a few good police officers deciding to defy Bane etc. etc.


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    #1616
    irish_stevo815
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    pixelburp wrote: »
    Precisely; as someone during the 2nd movie says, Dent was considered the white knight of Gotham: someone with power and clout to remove crime from Gotham using the power of the law. His death would have shocked Gotham, a city that looked to have been on the way out and without any hope.

    I imagine 8 years on he'll be seen by the public / cops as a martyr to the war against crime. I bet Bane is using that picture to goad the people of Gotham & the police; to remind them what happens when good men stand up. Cue Batman's return and a few good police officers deciding to defy Bane etc. etc.

    Unless, Bane somehow discovers the truth about Dent/ Two-Face being behind all the killings so he decides to unveil the truth to the citizens of Gotham to crush their spirits yet again.


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    #1617
    Handsome Bob
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    Well Hardy looks absolutely massive, I always had faith! :D

    8 years is mad, it will be intriguing to see how Nolan plays it.
    I don't think Bruce will have his back broken and then fast forward 8 years, that would mean Bane would be calling the shots for 8 years in Gotham.


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    #1618
    krudler
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    This could be very interesting, cant wait to see how it pans out.


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    #1619
    johnny_ultimate
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    A large gap makes sense IMO. The last film ended on a psychologically complex note for Mr. Wayne: it isn't the sort of situation he could shake off and head back to Gotham the following week. A really long gap like this could lead the story in potentially fascinating directions.

    Also, one thing Arkham City did achieve was getting me really interested in how Talia will play into the film. And I'm not going to read any articles and risk finding out!


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    #1620
    duiggers
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    Them pictures look impressive, can't wait to see Bain tear up Gotham City


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    #1621
    Mickeroo
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    With such a long gap we might see some small elements from The Dark Knight Returns sneaking into the storyline, apart from his age of course, still reckon this will be taking most of it's inspiration from Knightfall though.


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