Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises is awesome? (non-spoiler)


From worstpreviews, As we approach July 20th, more reviews for "The Dark Knight Rises" are appearing online. The film currently has a 91% fresh rating on RottenTomatoes, with 33 reviews being positive and 3 being negative.

There are plenty of perfect scores, with the majority of critics believing that the third installment is very heavy on action, special-effects and emotion. It's also considered a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy.

And despite being close to three-hours, there are already Oscar talks. Check out some of the reviews below.

Empire: With spectacle in abundance and sexiness in (supporting) parts, this is superhero filmmaking on an unprecedented scale. (10/10)

The Playlist: Emotionally inspiring, aesthetically significant and critically important. (10/10)

Mirror: Bleak, black and brilliant. (10/10)

DigitalSpy: Intelligent, heart-pounding spectacle. (10/10)

The Telegraph: Nolan brings the trilogy to a ferociously satisfying close. (10/10)

IGN: The grandest, most emotional and superheroic chapter in their Batman saga.(9/10)

Rolling Stone: The sheer scope of Nolan's vision – with emotion and spectacle thundering across the screen – is staggering. (9/10)

MSN: A very, very good large-scale action/crime movie. (8/10)

Scotsman: Brings the series to an end in a satisfyingly epic way. (8/10)

Guardian: A satisfying saga of revolution and redemption that ends the tale on a note of thunder. (8/10)

The Daily Mail: Special effects drown out the narrative. (4/10)

3 comments:

Octopunk said...

"Special effects drown out the narrative." Okay Grandma...

I'm liking what I'm hearing!

AC said...

yay, sounds great! will be with family this weekend, probly have to wait for next weekend, but mr. ac & i are looking forward.

Johnny Sweatpants said...

Oh snap, it comes out this weekend!? Can't wait!

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