DC The Batman

[Husky_Khan]

Well trailer is neat. Definitely not trying to imitate Marvel which is good. Going for its own atmosphere. Does have a pre modern feel and art style like the Burton Batman films and the recent Joker film. Still... Another Batman... Yeah. They'll have to try something different from the previous fifty iterations onscreen and they seem to be making that attempt.

 

[Guncannon]

Looking forward to Andy Serkis and Robert Pattinson, both are great actors even if they're part of an oversaturated franchise.

 

[Husky_Khan]

So another trailer dropped, the 'Bat and Cat' one and it actually made me less excited for the movie.



It didn't give away 90% of the plot like many trailers but I feel it still showed a lot of crap that didn't need to be seen or revealed to maintain ones interest in watching this movie. I liked the bit of ambiguity and minimalism the early trailers TEASED regarding the film then this one's montage synopsis.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Looks like The Batman will have a humble runtime of TWO HOURS AND FIFTY FIVE MINUTES!

Yes, The Batman will stand as the Dark Knight film with the longest runtime.

Christopher Nolan’s, The Dark Knight Rises, comes in at a close second with 165 minutes.

The longest film featuring Batman, however – without the Caped Crusader in the lead role – is, of course, Zack Snyder’s Justice League – concluding at a monster 242 minutes.

Other superhero features that closely match The Batman’s runtime are Avengers: Endgame at 181 minutes and Watchmen at 163 minutes.

Which I'm not opposed to, just to be fair. If a movie is great, keep it going for a reasonable length. But I am generally wary of films with a lot of bloat. But again, too early to tell. Plus it's infinitely better then the concept of splitting single movies into "Part One" and "Part Two" which is somethingI loathed Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter and I guess even Hunger Games for doing and I will not apologize for it!

At least Avengers kinda hid it with their final Avengers movies.

But I digress

What is The Batman's official runtime and why was it rated PG-13?

Amidst fans' discussions about The Batman's rating, we confirm the official runtime and explain why Matt Reeves' adaptation received a PG-13 rating.

www.hitc.com

Also the film will be rated PG-13.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Saw the film today. Overall I thought it was pretty good.

There's been a lot of Batman reboots over the years and thankfully this one managed to be fresh and original and still be a strong Batman film. All of the acting was great. Good overall plot. Very complex story without seeing bloated or padded with nonsense like many films. Good atmosphere for Gotham as well. Still a bit Gothic, Gritty and Grimy and Urban but it's a modern setting.

This film had some decent character moments and drama, some nice action sequences. The fight choreography was brave in doing long takes and wide shots and still looking good.

But the real new thing this Batman brought was a focus on Batman's detective and analytical and investigative abilities. All of his other assets and skills were featured less then that and it worked well for this movies plot.

Movie was far from perfect. It had flaws, some quibbles and nitpicks and maybe a letdown or two. It also didn't have quite the character drama and interpersonal beats some of the other films of its ilk did but still overall pretty good.

As for whether Robert Pattinson is a good Batman. Yes. Is he the best Batman? Ehhhh if a sequel comes out maybe we can judge. He's definitely a different one.

 

[prinCZess]

Saw the film myself with some friends over the weekend.

It's enjoyable. Holds your attention with a more time-honored mystery feel to things rather than big, blockbustery action all the time, and that's definitely a good change. Gives Gotham lots of opportunities to look, feel, and show sleaziness and corruption and all that hat. That said, it also felt to me like it kind of went haring-off in too many directions midway through? It doesn't connect the plot threads it has running very well, and it's attempt to do so is really transparent, leading to a climax that...I wasn't disappointed, but I was a little bothered by the way it introduced a new thing out of the blue without enough appropriate leadup (especially when it had SO LONG to offer some clues to the thing that'd be pulled out of the blue).

Surprised at Pattinson, because he did seem to do a pretty solid job but...There's also not much of 'Pattinson' acting to judge off of? Mask-off Bruce Wayne doesn't appear very much and seems to always be portrayed in this, like, PTSD, thousand-yard-stare daze except for maybe one notable exception. Batman has a bit more range, but...is Batman and has a limited range of serious/fearsome lower-jaw...And it works, but dunnow how much of that to credit to the actor? He doesn't distract, somehow even after three hours I dunnow if I've seen enough of him acting to make a solid call?

Kravitz as Catwoman is a lot of fun, and though he doesn't get much screen-time their inspector Gordon does good presenting a lone, good cop surrounded by shittery (Jeffrey Wright, imdb informs me). It's hard for me to shake my mental image of Alfred as anyone but Michael Caine, but...I can't really complain about Serkis in the role.

Really fun to see a batmobile that doesn't go fantastical zaniness like most do and doesn't go fantastical tactical like the Nolan films did, it's just...this really souped-up muscle-car looking thing that's some kind of Mustang-Challenger-Camaro amalgamation. Fits the rest of the movie really well, too. It's all pretty grounded, but still a little comic book-y in measured doses that sets it apart I'd say.

 

[Argent]

So saw the movie and overall I liked it. The more Noir feel was a nice change of pace for the more action oriented Batman flims of late.

The mob being front and center Is also good to see. It is a nice way to show how Gotham is corrupt beyond just saying it. I especially liked how this unfolded with the mob as the Riddler crazyness moved on.

My biggest disappointment was the ending. The movie seemed to have hit a good ending point but then went on for another 20 mintues. It also started putting in Woke points that where mainly absent till then.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Ya know, you don't have to make a TV series about every side character. I don't even think The Penguin was all that interesting in 'The Batman.' Colin Farrell did a fine job portraying him but I don't know if I want to see an entire TV series about him. It's like if Disney decided, oh lets make a TV series on one of the interesting Rebel characters who died in Rogue One. Unless it's the next Breaking Bad ain't no one going to care.

Though I guess Colin Farrell does have star power unlike... uhhh whatever Andor's actors name is. Diego... Pascal... Luna... Wolf... whatever.

‘The Penguin’ Trailer: Colin Farrell Returns to Gotham as ‘The Batman’ Spinoff Series Confirms 2024 Release

'The Batman' spinoff series 'The Penguin' stars Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Michael Zegen and Clancy Brown.

variety.com

Oh well, I guess Zaslav wants a wait and see approaching with 'The Batman' spinoffs to see if they'll make money or not.

 

[Husky_Khan]

Watching the film again now that I was able to see it on a streaming service. Motivated to after one of my friends just saw it and made some comments on it and so it pushed me to see it again. It having been over a year since I last saw it in theaters and knowing how it turns out, watching it again actually revealed a lot of interesting little details and nods and clues that led to the ultimate conclusion of such a nice mystery story. Plus just recalling things I had partially forgotten and all of that and revisiting it.

One of the things that was pointed out before I rewatched the film was how this Batman was the "least intimidating" of the many interpretations of him. People ultimately knew, despite how much fear he inspired, he was "just a man in a Batsuit" and you can see it in how some of the main players interact with him throughout the film compared to other adaptions. Example like from the opening crime scene where he shows up and is surrounded by leery law enforcement types (as per the original trailer).

It was well worth a second watch and just gave a bit more fleshed out appreciation of the movie. Repeatedly watchable unlike a fair number of other films, including mystery movies.