The Batman (Matt Reeves) spoilers from post 1030

peteeeed · 21-05-2021 10:02am

https://twitter.com/DRMovieNews1/status/1394807851349155841?s=20

MOR316 · 21-05-2021 2:46pm

peteeeed wrote: »

https://twitter.com/DRMovieNews1/status/1394807851349155841?s=20

Looks like someone going trick or treating in a Ford Capri

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pixelburp · 21-05-2021 3:11pm

The more I see of this, the more my opinion see-saws wildly all over the place. It looks like it's going to be played absolutely razor-straight with a distinct Seven / Zodiac serial-killer vibe, while Batman himself came off positively psychotic in the trailer. These are not terrible ideas - quite the opposite TBH if the film gives us a too-rare glimpse of Batman the World's Greatest Detective - I'm just not sure I have the appetite for yet another grim, glowering Batman right this second.

silliussoddius · 21-05-2021 3:43pm

pixelburp wrote: »

The more I see of this, the more my opinion see-saws wildly all over the place. It looks like it's going to be played absolutely razor-straight with a distinct Seven / Zodiac serial-killer vibe, while Batman himself came off positively psychotic in the trailer. These are not terrible ideas - quite the opposite TBH if the film gives us a too-rare glimpse of Batman the World's Greatest Detective - I'm just not sure I have the appetite for yet another grim, glowering Batman right this second.

We will always have

peteeeed · 26-08-2021 1:34pm

some comic con details

https://www.thewrap.com/robert-pattinsons-dark-knight-rises-in-the-batman-cinemacon-footage/

Mr Crispy · 26-08-2021 3:09pm

Hoping we get a new trailer soon, maybe at DC's FanDome in October.

dublinman1990 · 04-09-2021 3:56am

Apparently this movie has a runtime of 3 hours going from a recent test screening at WB.

Woah. This sh*t just got real lads. This movie is not to going to be for the faint hearted if one is interested to see it.

https://twitter.com/blurayangel/status/1431881963292413955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1431881963292413955%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicbookmovie.com%2Famp%2Fbatman%2Fthe_batman%2Fthe-batman-possible-first-reactions-arrive-online-following-recent-test-screening-mild-spoilers-a187637

pixelburp · 04-09-2021 9:00am

3 hours. Ye gods. I watched Shadow in the Cloud the other day and it was 80 minutes - more like 70 without the credits. You could watch it twice over and still be in time for Batman's climactic end! Hopefully this will be a purposeful 3 hours, and not a bunch of mandated, pointless chase scenes for the trailers and 4 quadrant pitch.

The tweet has done nothing for my utter indecisiveness as to whether I'm excited for this or not. Plenty of films have tried to be Seven, most failed; and that was without the executive level pressuring the creative process. Man I've not been this conflicted over a superhero film in ages.

Zero-Cool · 04-09-2021 9:26am

Looks and sounds brilliant to me. Trying to keep my hype in check and 3 hours sounds a bit much but man, can't wait for this to come out.

Sad Professor · 04-09-2021 9:26am

Presumedly still in fairly rough form. If so they could get that down to 2hrs 30 or less without cutting a single scene or line of dialogue.

johnny_ultimate · 04-09-2021 9:39am

I find it impossible to take early social media impressions of any film seriously these days - that extends to many critics tbh, not just anonymous test screening accounts. There’s just so much uncontrolled hyperbole from people who get to see a film early.

pixelburp · 04-09-2021 9:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117845357#Comment_117845357

It's the one aspect of film criticism where accusations of bias, or being bought off, are most valid. Be it the online bloggers just excited to be included, journos accepting junkets from marketing, with many otherwise inclined/pressured to gush praise as an attempt to win future invites.

Sometimes the praise matches the final product, to be fair - The Suicide Squad earned the plaudits IMO - but it's always worth assuming the wildest praise is not entirely authentic or sincere. Especially when they like name-dropping other, iconic, films.

johnny_ultimate · 04-09-2021 9:52am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117845371#Comment_117845371

IMO there’s different versions of it. With superhero films and various blockbusters, there’s a parade of bloggers and writers for various clickbait / fan sites who get invited to see it early with the expectation they’ll deliver gushing early tweets. They always deliver, and then the praise usually cools significantly (if not outright turns to pans) when more established reviewers get to see it.

The more established critics, meanwhile, tend to show off their hyperbolic side when it comes to film festivals :) I have a bit more sympathy here as a big film festival is a crazy, exhausting time especially when you’re trying to churn out reviews to hit embargoes… but there’s always a plethora of raves from festivals that don’t always translate to the timeless, widely-acclaimed classics the very early reviews sometimes make them out to be. Some do of course (it’s the nature of the beast when most major world cinema productions premiere in that format), but yeah festival reactions should be taken with at least a grain of salt. Sundance tends to be the ultimate example of when audience / critical response at the festival doesn’t necessarily translate to actual hits or critical darlings.

dublinman1990 · 10-09-2021 12:04pm

https://screenrant.com/batman-movie-gotham-setting-jeffrey-wright/

Oh my. This is getting interesting. It appears that Gotham City is getting a more realistic look in the movie when compared to the other Batman movies.

pixelburp · 10-09-2021 12:13pm

... Now, Reeves' film will explore the detective side of Batman, hopefully accounting for a more intense and psychologically thrilling story.

Don't toy with my emotions, Matt Reeves.

FunLover18 · 10-09-2021 12:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117871835#Comment_117871835

Wasn't Gotham on TDK and TDKR just New York/Chicago. I don't remember anything special about Gotham in those movies which is a shame because in BB Gotham genuinely felt and looked like a city of crime but then they ditched the slums area and the monorail.

pixelburp · 10-09-2021 1:04pm

The Dark Knight was Chicago, the film almost never tried to hide it. Various landmarks were clearly in shot at many points. It was always jarring compared to the slumland that was Batman Begins' urban aesthetic, with The Narrows basically ignored and wiped off the map (IIRC a character remarked in TDK The Narrows were "lost").

silliussoddius · 10-09-2021 3:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117872053#Comment_117872053

I think NY suited TDKR more because of all the bridges, which helped with the idea of the city being cut off. TDKR also filmed in Pittsburgh. I think the Narrows parts from BB were filmed in Hong Kong.

Sad Professor · 10-09-2021 3:40pm

The Narrows were inspired by the slums of Hong Kong but were mostly filmed on a set built in an aircraft hanger in the UK. I don't think Nolan was too happy with how it turned it which is why the Narrows doesn't appear again in the series.

pixelburp · 10-09-2021 3:47pm

A pity 'cos The Narrows gave the city a degree of personality that was slightly lost in the sequels, especially TDK and its aforementioned, obvious Chicago-based locations. Not that it had any adverse effect on the final film's quality mind you, and 100 other viewers probably never noticed how Chicago'y it all was; and by all accounts, nor was it as egregious a decision as making Metropolis & Gotham two cities at opposite sides of a river/bay, within sight of each other - as seen in the Synderverse 🤦

10-09-2021 3:57pm

"Recently, IndieWire published an interview with The Batman's James Gordon actor Jeffery Wright, where he revealed that the Gotham City in the new movie will be a far cry from all the other Gothams fans have seen before. He suggested that the depiction and aesthetic of the setting is far more realistic than in any of the previous films, and it helps the movie relate to several real-life locations and situations. Wright also commended the director for his skills to imbue a sense of gritty realism into his work, recounting how Reeves incorporated themes of corruption and class divide into The Batman. He added that the stuff that Reeves brought from "the outside world" aligns his movie with the contemporary era, thereby giving it a lot of "relevance." Read what Wright said below"

So basically, Jeffrey Wright hasn't seen The Dark Knight trilogy.

Sad Professor · 19-09-2021 7:09am

Snippet of the score

https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/1439363123324985347?s=21

pixelburp · 19-09-2021 7:25am

All the subsequent themes have been in the shadow of Elfman's iconic score; though Giacchino is a talent. Will be interesting to see if Giacchino aims for a repeatable theme or something more of a soundscape

https://youtu.be/lcCYhDu4_ZY

fitz · 19-09-2021 7:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117910040#Comment_117910040

Well, at least they're recording it on arguably the best space for orchestral scoring...Abbey Road, Studio One.

Giacchino is terrific, excited to see what he does, but I agree, he has a lot to measure up to against Elfman's score.

19-09-2021 10:23am

May as well play the best version of it...

https://youtu.be/rrmUk2YUm14

pixelburp · 19-09-2021 5:37pm

~~There is a new trailer by the by. Mostly the same footage as before but there some new snippets of action in the back half~~

Nevermind!

Mr Crispy · 19-09-2021 6:14pm

That YouTube channel makes fake movie trailers. You've been had, pixelburp.

Mr Crispy · 07-10-2021 6:05pm

New trailer confirmed for DC FanDome next week (16th).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF2I5DFVMQc

Slydice · 07-10-2021 10:33pm

Pattinson felt sooo out of place in that clip!

dublinman1990 · 09-10-2021 2:28pm

There is a new batcave lego set which puts Riddler & Commissioner Gordon in the batcave which may have an interesting take on the movie. Batman has a new jail cell in the Batcave to place prisoners into it. There is also some cryptic messages from Riddler that have to be read with special glasses.

The Batman trailer for this year's DC Fandome will be at 2 minutes & 36 seconds.

"The Batman LEGO Set Spoils a Massive Batcave Development | CBR" https://www.cbr.com/the-batman-lego-batcave-canon-change/

11-10-2021 10:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117997428#Comment_117997428

I wouldn't read too much into that. Toy play sets and figures from movies have often been really loosely based on the movies they came from. I'm thinking back to the toys I had from various movies, like the Jungle Explorer Jeep from Jurassic Park which came with a flip-out cannon. There was no cannon of any kind on that vehicle in the movie.

Mr Crispy · 11-10-2021 11:02pm

The cannon wasn't canon.

11-10-2021 11:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118007002#Comment_118007002

I very nearly put in that exact quip in my comment. Great minds!

EoinMcLovin · 16-10-2021 9:37pm

https://youtu.be/mqqft2x_Aa4

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Zero-Cool · 16-10-2021 9:41pm

Looks **** class!!

The White Wolf · 16-10-2021 10:11pm

That theme sounds the business.

Slydice · 16-10-2021 10:12pm

Wheeeewwww!

That was epic!

Slydice · 16-10-2021 10:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030627#Comment_118030627

Also featured in the really early camera test. It's sooo good!

https://vimeo.com/391277390

EoinMcLovin · 16-10-2021 10:24pm

4K version

https://youtu.be/zk4wzhB5RVI

fitz · 16-10-2021 10:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030627#Comment_118030627

It does sound great, but it's incredibly similar to Departure of Boba Fett from the Empire Strikes Back:

https://youtu.be/4KVGNQX7Rp0

Dades · 16-10-2021 11:05pm

I'm looking at this wondering what the point is.

I assume it's not meant to be, but it just looks like a sequel to Nolan's trilogy.

The White Wolf · 16-10-2021 11:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118030841#Comment_118030841

It will take a lot to replace Bale's trilogy for me but this is just a different take, one that looks promising to me based on this trailer.

I really like Reeve's ability to mesh surreal and real together convincingly.

Zero-Cool · 16-10-2021 11:29pm

I really didn't like Nolan's trilogy, Batman Begins felt like the only Batman film in it to me with the 2 sequels being generic action man films (yes, minority opinion I'm sure). To me, The Batman looks like a return to actual Batman and i couldn't be more excited.

Snake Plisken · 16-10-2021 11:50pm

Epic Trailer, it won't top Nolan's Batman for me But I look forward to seeing this in the cinema Fighting scenes are brilliant. Farrell looks and sounds great

silliussoddius · 17-10-2021 1:02am

I’m sold. Some parts reminded me of Seven.

techdiver · 17-10-2021 1:12am

Biggest Batman, Superman, DC fan around. Can't get excited for this. Trailer does nothing for me. Hope I'm proved wrong. Why the need to rush to reboot again considering you have properties still active.

MOR316 · 17-10-2021 4:44am

We'll see...

MOR316 · 17-10-2021 4:53am

Utter **** if I'm honest...

But, let's see

fritzelly · 17-10-2021 5:12am

The trailer has me intrigued enough but will be hard to beat the trilogy (barring the final instalment)

My biggest problem is imagining Pattison as Batman - doesn't click with me

Sad Professor · 17-10-2021 7:20am

Behind the scenes featurette containing more footage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKm-0SNU1nE

The Batman (Matt Reeves) ***spoilers from post 1030***

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The Batman (Matt Reeves) spoilers from post 1030