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[Harmsway]

Hollywood Elsewhere reports that the running time of THE DARK KNIGHT is 152 minutes.

[sharpshooter]

Epic runtime. Someone online posted - "In the 1950s and early '60s we had long, self-important movies about Jesus. In the 21st Century we have long, self-important movies about Batman."

[Harmsway]

Epic runtime.

I don't really agree. Maybe it's just a matter of perspective, but 2 hrs, 30 minutes doesn't qualify as an "epic" runtime in my book. 3 hrs? Then we're talking. 2 hrs, 30 minutes is long, but it's not in the LORD OF THE RINGS/LAWRENCE OF ARABIA/THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY/GODFATHER PART II category.

What we've got is only about 15 minutes longer than BEGINS and 10 minutes longer than CASINO ROYALE, and the same length as SUPERMAN RETURNS and a lot of the Harry Potter flicks. Sounds like a fairly standard running time for a lot of the entertainment coming out these days. I don't get why there's suddenly all this internet chatter about THE DARK KNIGHT being unbearably long.

[dodge]

It'll be fine. $350 mil, maybe $400 mil, domestic. A good time will be had by all and Ledger's Joker will live forever.

[danman007]

New Pics:

Edited by danman007, 15 June 2008 - 03:07 AM.

[sharpshooter]

Everything that's coming out from TDK is looking excellent. I'm really looking forward to the interrogation scene.

[tdalton]

Everything that's coming out from TDK is looking excellent. I'm really looking forward to the interrogation scene.

I'm very much looking forward to this scene as well. If it turns out to be as good as the little footage of it that we've seen and the photos would indicate, it should turn out to be a classic scene.

[DamnCoffee]

Ledger looks brilliant! I really cannot wait to see him in action!

[bond 16.05.72]

You definitely get that sense of what Nolan meant when he said it's more like a Crime epic than a Comic book movie, Nolan used Bladerunner as his blue print for Begins and it looks like as Nolan said it's Heat this time round bringing a Mann like vision to the proceedings.

This Interrogation definitely looks like a highlight of DK, I expect to see 2 talented actors giving it their all. I expect Heath to blow me away but lets not forget Bale he acting with a thick disguising costume on, for me he really managed to convey Batman's personality through the suit in Begins and I expect him to raise his game especially up against what looks to be a truly incendiary take of the Joker from Ledger.

Lets not forget Hopkins may have got all the plaudits for Silence Of the Lambs and his charismatic turn but for my money it was Foster that truly delivered the highlight performance of that film and quitely steals the film from an actor who has undoubtedly done better work before and after his career defining turn in Lambs.

[sharpshooter]

It'll be fine. $350 mil, maybe $400 mil, domestic. A good time will be had by all and Ledger's Joker will live forever.

That he will. The bond between actor and character has been broken. His Joker is now a character to himself, freely roaming in the universe created in TDK.

[Professor Dent]

Another good one. Ledger's take on the Joker laugh is pitch-perfect.

Everytime I hear the Joker laugh, I think the same thing.

[sharpshooter]

Superhero Hype have a set visit up. It's a good read.
http://www.superhero...ews.php?id=7347

[Dell Deaton]

Superhero Hype have a set visit up. It's a good read.
http://www.superhero...ews.php?id=7347

Wow--!

Excellent article. Thanks.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Great job, mate.

[Andrew]

http://www.whysoserious.com/myhero/

WOW...I can't believe they would release that.

[Qwerty]

http://www.whysoserious.com/myhero/

WOW...I can't believe they would release that.

Gives us just that little glimpse, though.

[Andrew]

http://www.whysoserious.com/myhero/

WOW...I can't believe they would release that.

Gives us just that little glimpse, though.

Still though, I'm amazed they would release a scene from the film, especially since most of us have already seen the first six minutes of the film. It's quite contradictory to the secretive nature of filmmaking that Nolan and company seemed to have following the BEGINS script leak four years ago.

[Qwerty]

Point taken, but I still think they're being relativelyc cautious with the way they are releasing this type of material. These various websites set up for the film are much more playful in that the visitor is almost searching for whatever special content is featured.

On the other hand, the majority of the official movie sites just blast the video clips and other content right at you.

[sharpshooter]

That's a cruel tease. I can't wait for the full blown closeup.

[Harmsway]

http://www.whysoserious.com/myhero/

WOW...I can't believe they would release that.

What a tease. I love it, though.

[Mister E]

http://www.whysoserious.com/myhero/

WOW...I can't believe they would release that.

Awesome-ness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Harmsway]

You can hear clips from the Zimmer/Howard score for THE DARK KNIGHT here:

The Dark Knight Soundtrack

[Mister E]

You can hear clips from the Zimmer/Howard score for THE DARK KNIGHT here:

The Dark Knight Soundtrack

I am sorry but this is still a below par score like the last movie, repetitive and dull.

[Andrew]

I enjoy the clips a lot, as I did with the BEGINS score.

[Navy007Fan]

You can hear clips from the Zimmer/Howard score for THE DARK KNIGHT here:

The Dark Knight Soundtrack

I am sorry but this is still a below par score like the last movie, repetitive and dull.

I'll reserve judgment until I can hear the whole score, as well as hear it in context. The little 30 second clips aren't enough.

[Harmsway]

You can hear clips from the Zimmer/Howard score for THE DARK KNIGHT here:

The Dark Knight Soundtrack

I am sorry but this is still a below par score like the last movie, repetitive and dull.

Judging from the clips, I'd agree with you. Much of it sounds like it came straight out of BEGINS (which had a terribly generic and forgettable score).

[Professor Dent]

http://www.whysoserious.com/myhero/

WOW...I can't believe they would release that.

Nothing like keeping the movie buzz moving full steam ahead. Just enough to keep you wanting more (& I do).

Great article, sharpshooter. An excellent read.

[Mister E]

I'll reserve judgment until I can hear the whole score, as well as hear it in context. The little 30 second clips aren't enough.

That is true. They are just clips but they are enough to say they keep in the same style of Begins.

[Qwerty]

I'll reserve judgment until I can hear the whole score, as well as hear it in context. The little 30 second clips aren't enough.

That is true. They are just clips but they are enough to say they keep in the same style of Begins.

Agreed. These clips just can't do the full score justice at the moment.

[DamnCoffee]

Agreed.

I'm very curious to know what the full version of the Joker's theme will sound like.