Mmmm yes, every shitty EW cover is like going home. And then it’s a frenzy of clawing and scraping away from the light as I realize going home in this case is death, at least for any sense of taste.
Moving on, there’s also a new TDKR image that’s clearly straight out of an asset package for Spencer’s cardboard standee department or something. You can tell by the backing on the hair, if the fact that no promo image ever comes clipped out like that doesn’t tell you already. Either way, ass:
And finally we at least get a substantial nugget from Tom Hardy (in that EW issue above) that both acknowledges the complaints concerning the unintelligibly of his dialogue, and kind of suggests shit isn’t going to change.
“It’s a risk, because we could be laughed at — or it could be very fresh and exciting. As the film progresses, I think you’ll be able to tune to its setting.”
So much of the swirl around this movie has been baffling – the stubborn fixation on this voice issue, and most of all the relatively thin marketing efforts that have time-after-time allowed shitty promo shots and licensing images to rule the conversation. I get that we weren’t going to get another TDK-scaled ARG campaign, but how did the studio not understand that this would be one of the most anticipated films of all time, and that some sort of controlled stream of content was needed?
To Warner Brothers: Don’t Tron out on us or anything with incessant material, but figure it out. Come up with something new and befitting the phenomenon this represents. This is 2004 shit guys, jeez.
I’m just a bit annoyed at the fact that my brainspace on this film has been more shaped by the kind of imagery you find on action figure clamshells than actual professional imagery from adults.
We’ll all be there on July 20th suppose, so fuck it.
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Renn, that very last line, you know, the “fuck it” one. That’s why – I’d wager – WB doesn’t feel like blowing a fat load on marketing. They know we’re coming. That’s not a Freudian slip, by the way.
Not as good as Black Widow’s ass this summer. But then, what is really?
I… I clicked it.
Honest to god, if this weren’t a Nolan movie the fanboy community would have fucking crucified it by now. Looks. Fucking. Awful. Like someone gave Joel Schumacher another shot.
With each passing day, I am finding it very difficult to get all worked up about TDKR. Catwoman isn’t interesting. Bane isn’t interesting. Actually having Bane as the lead villain, I am reminded of Venom in Spider-Man 3, and that isn’t good. Oh well, I guess come July 20th, we will all find out for ourselves.
I’m pretty shocked that some people think this movie doesn’t look good. I agree that the promotion for the movie has been pretty weak, but that trailer (the second one, not the brief teaser one) was fucking awesome. Nolan has a PRETTY FUCKING GOOD track-record at this point, so I’m pretty sure he’s earned the benefit of the doubt by now. Are his movies PERFECT? No, of course not. But for the most part they have all been pretty damn good (if not fantastic in some cases). Chill, he’s got this shit.
I agree totally about the promo. I said somehting about it in the breakroom here at work and the guy sitting next to me did not even know a new batman movie was coming out. I gave him the info but its sad how bad they are promoting this movie.
I like the earlier commentator who dissed the way this film looks, when the Avengers looks absolutely awful and a bit cheesy..yet I am sure said commentator likes the look of it.
I don’t like the “practicalization” of Catwoman. I hate how her cat ears are goggles that just so happen to resemble cat ears. It’s like the filmmakers are saying “See, there’s an explanation for it! It’s not silly!”. I think Nolan’s Bat-films are GREAT, but Selina Kyle is a far more interesting character when she’s just a chick who likes to dress up as a cat.
I think this ugly looking shit is meant to play in Walmart type markets, not fan/geek outlets. The average schlub Joe Moviegoer probably doesn’t like/respond to the dark “Arty” fan-pandering imagery we’ve seen previously. The “Action Figure” aesthetic on show here is likely to have been finely tuned (ie: market tested).
Remember, at no point in the movie will these two characters be seen full figure in this sort of lighting.
Oh well. Guess I better pre-plan to re-watch the movie on blu ray at Xmas time with the subtitles on. 😉 Just kidding! I’m sure in proper theater sound we’ll be able to distinguish what Bane says. I just want to see the damn movie. Just so I can know whether or not Batman dies at the end. Since it takes place 8 years later (a time gap Nolan has confirmed, per Empire magazine). At least, it’s my hypothesis that Batman dies at the end. Which would be wonderfully different and awesome.
We will have to see. Have zero interest in Catwoman and Bane as characters. Also with Batmans stupid gravelly voice i doubt i will bother watching it. Nothing in it grabs me like the other two movies. I guess will wait for other trailers first, but doubt it will change my mind.
I don’t really get any of the concern over this film – until Nolan shows up an lays an egg he’s earned more than enough credibility to go into this with high hopes. I do think Bane looks a little goofy, but at least he doesn’t look like the original comic book version (really, really goofy).
And, I’m perfectly fine with the promotional material shown above. After staring at it for several minutes, it’s still looking good to me!
Hovis-exactly
What ass, she has none, unlike Halle Berry when she played “Catwoman”, eventhough that film did suck. Now Black Widow has a nice ass.
I don’t think you need bother with “The Avengers” looking awful and chessy, not from what i’m hearing about it. It looks to be great, and i’m sure TDKR will be good, eventhough i’m not crazy about the look of Catwoman or Bane.
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