It'll be as enjoyable as a NYC hotdog.

@dogfromsuburbsandtrainer said:

@GusGorman said:

2 hours and 55 minutes It better not suck

im sure you had a lot of fun watching justice league & watchmen, iorek byrnison

I've only seen one version of Justice League and there was zero fun involved.

I like the look of his car in this one. And the riddler.

@Midi-chlorian_Count said:

I like the look of his car in this one. And the riddler.

Your thoughts on the near 3 hour runtime, Count?

Could be tricky. You may recall this thread:- https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/299536-avengers-infinity-war/discuss/5c24c4059251416e80c204b9

in which I discussed the rear end pain induced by the Avengers Infinity War and that was a mere two and a half hours!

Having said that, I don't remember any issues with Endgame and that was also three hours, so I guess it depends on the film. I absolutely love his Planet of the Apes films though so fingers crossed...

@Midi-chlorian_Count said:

Could be tricky. You may recall this thread:- https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/299536-avengers-infinity-war/discuss/5c24c4059251416e80c204b9

in which I discussed the rear end pain induced by the Avengers Infinity War and that was a mere two and a half hours!

I remember that thread very well!

@Midi-chlorian_Count said:

I like the look of his car in this one. And the riddler.

Really? The Riddler looks more like Turdman in this Batman movie. A guy prancing around in light green Elton John question mark blazers may not be what edgy commands in this day and age but the alternative doesn't really look any better either.

Simply CAN'T WAIT!

@GusGorman said:

It better not suck

worth every damn second

@nkjrinces said:

@GusGorman said:

It better not suck

worth every damn second

Good to know.

Great movie. A 9/10 for me. Probably the 3rd best batman film after Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

no specific spoilers, trying to be vague as possible

Personally, I absolutely hated it. Dragged on for way too long. Looked at my watch constantly and felt like I was watching a Netflix mini-series at times. So many scenes where you think, okay we should really be edging the end now, and no, new scene. Likewise, they were unnecessarily dragged out, and there were also repeats of pretty much the exact same situations. Simultaneously, nothing happens, but something constantly happens? Like there's too many side plots and nothing really gets enough attention to flesh it out. Very dark, no humour. Everyone speaks in hush hush and the grading is so dark that most characters blend into one. Doesn't help that they're all one dimensional. You don't really feel anything for any of the characters or their relationships. Any of them could've died in any point of the movie and I would've been meh. Thought Bruce was kind of stupid and the whole 'rat with wings' thing dragged on way too long and was incredibly obvious IMHO, though I guess we can chalk the lack of emotional intelligence up to trauma. Zoe/Selina were the only thing carrying this film, though even some of her plotlines were questionable and not fleshed out.

/For context, I am not familiar with the comics. Some DC films, I've liked, most I have not. Have seen most of Marvel and like most of that. As a woman, it immediately screamed 'written-directed by a man'. The same man, apparently. Only 2 women appear in top credits. I went to see it with a man and he seemed to mostly enjoy it though.

That damn patriarchy. Always making movies that only men can enjoy. 🙄

@Damienracer said:

@chessu said:

no specific spoilers, trying to be vague as possible

Personally, I absolutely hated it. Dragged on for way too long. Looked at my watch constantly and felt like I was watching a Netflix mini-series at times. So many scenes where you think, okay we should really be edging the end now, and no, new scene. Likewise, they were unnecessarily dragged out, and there were also repeats of pretty much the exact same situations. Simultaneously, nothing happens, but something constantly happens? Like there's too many side plots and nothing really gets enough attention to flesh it out. Very dark, no humour. Everyone speaks in hush hush and the grading is so dark that most characters blend into one. Doesn't help that they're all one dimensional. You don't really feel anything for any of the characters or their relationships. Any of them could've died in any point of the movie and I would've been meh. Thought Bruce was kind of stupid and the whole 'rat with wings' thing dragged on way too long and was incredibly obvious IMHO, though I guess we can chalk the lack of emotional intelligence up to trauma. Zoe/Selina were the only thing carrying this film, though even some of her plotlines were questionable and not fleshed out.

/For context, I am not familiar with the comics. Some DC films, I've liked, most I have not. Have seen most of Marvel and like most of that. As a woman, it immediately screamed 'written-directed by a man'. The same man, apparently. Only 2 women appear in top credits. I went to see it with a man and he seemed to mostly enjoy it though.

That last sentence though what the hell?

I totally disagree with you. Like you I'm not a fan of DC movies and I'm not very familiar with Batman's history in the cinematic world, but with this new movie I was thrilled and caught off guard. I rescued every technical thing about the movie, I find it to be fantastic, the silences are all necessary to get to understand the character not only the main character but his supporting characters who seem to have more flesh than even Batman himself. This is a Batman who is "starting" to be a superhero, so we see him as a young man who is only driven by his emotions and in this film Bruce is dark, so everything we see we see in his eyes, even the character of Zoé becomes dark after the hopeless story that unites with his character. Everyone is broken by something, that's what the film shows us, everyone is trapped by the city and its horrors, that's why Bruce believes he can do something and change the city, which he tries to do throughout the film. The fact that it was 2 hours and 56 minutes seems reasonable to me, it had so much to hold on to that it had to be that way, the fact that it was a detective Batman is totally compatible with the dark that he wanted to represent. It is not a movie for everyone, the story and the composition is deeper than just a superhero, so it is obvious that many will hate it, it sounds reasonable, but I still think that The Batman is one of the best movies of 2022.

@geoboy said:

That damn patriarchy. Always making movies that only men can enjoy. 🙄

Yes it does, and the filmmakers knows how to do it right.