THE BATMAN Gearing Up For $110 Opening Weekend Following Estimated $55 Million Friday Haul

I was not a fan of the grounded format from the dark knight trilogy, went and saw The Batman and loved it. They nailed the tone, the grounded felt right at every angle. It felt like a batman movie, not a Bruce Wayne movie. The cast was all amazing. The batmobile felt like it's own character. The bat suit was spot on. The spoiler free bad? Riddler was kind of forgettable and the villain costumes were too grounded. All in all, a must see movie though, very excited to see the next one. Oh and don't stick around for the after credits scene.

I just watched it and I thought it wasn’t very good, I found it very boring. It’s a valid take on the character but not one that really holds any interest for me. It’s weird, the more “realistic” you make the movie or world around the character the more stupid he looks. Like just when he was walking around the police station dressed like that. It just looks so bland, ridiculous and unimaginative. It’s not about the tone, I’ve seen much more darker thrillers, but the characters in those were way more interesting and better written. Everyone in this seem like they were bored with everything happening with the exception of the Penguin, who had some life and character to him.

I think I’ll give whatever sequels a miss and wait for the next reboot. They’re gonna run out of titles for new Batman films starting from scratch aren’t they.

I watched it yesterday and it was magnificent.

Cast: Pattinson killed it in the role. I love how the Bruce Wayne charactes was almost non-existent - a dark, brooding shell and he was 100% committed to his Batman persona. Eerie and excellent performance by Dano, Wright and Turturro.

Zoe was so adorable as Selina too and I want more of Farrell's Penguin. Andy Serkis was one of the best Alfred interpretations I've seen and I really wish he has more screen time in the sequel.

Story: Loved the showcase of detective skills and really brought me Zodiac vibes with the riddles and clues sprinkled throughout. Excellent final act too. My only critique is that the Wayne's subplot could've been trimmed down a bit, as it slightly affected the pacing towards the middle.

Visuals/Cinematography/Action: Gotham finally looked like this dirty, soaked, crime-infested mess of a city that we haven't seen since BB. Some absolutely stunning shots, as well as amazingly shot hand-to-hand fights. THAT Batmobile entrance and chase were the highlights of the film for me and the POV shots during the chase (as well as other bits throughout the film) really made this film visually distinct and beautiful to look at. Kudos to Greig Fraser - the most visually stunning film I've seen since... Dune. No surprise here, as this was the last project he worked as a DP for.

Score: This is Giacchino's best score yet. It had traits of Elfman and Zimmer's works, but it also was its own thing entirely. It really brought the idea of Batman as a horror entity who is feared among the criminals of Gotham. The opening montage with Bruce's narration, while "Can't Fight City Halloween" played on the background hade me goose bumping of joy.

Overall, this was a piece of art and possibly the 2nd best Batman film after TDK (maybe 3rd, as I considerer TDKR in the same ballpark). It is the most screen time Batman has ever had abd at times the whole film brought me Burton vibes with its dark and gritty look. My only nit-pick is the story dragging a little in the middle, where you could really feel the 3-hour length of the whole thing.

9.5/10

I have as much interest in another Batman movie as I do another Spiderman movie......Which is zero,