Welcome back to Living up to the Hype and in this 3rd installment, the fire will rise as I take a look at the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy: The Dark Knight Rises The Hype Like The Avengers, hype for this film has been building ever since 2008, the year of The Dark Knight. There [...]
Christmas has come early this week, as The Dark Knight Rises is released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download. To celebrate, here are the top 10 moments from The Dark Knight trilogy. Needless to say, SPOILERS AHOY! 10. “How about a magic trick?” (The Dark Knight) Although we get a glimpse of The Joker [...]
By now the last thing you want is another Dark Knight Rises review. So, with this in mind, I’m going to attempt to offer something new, as I take a look at the trilogy’s themes. Of course, spoilers ahoy! Released in 2005, Batman Begins reinvented the character and treated him and the audience with respect. [...]
WARNING! SPOILERS! By now almost everyone will know the plot of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, so we wont go over it again (head to Chris’ review for a comprehensive summary). Instead, we’re getting stuck in – like Bane in an air-borne attack on a plane! Josie: I love Batman. I think it’s fairly [...]
Batman Begins (2005) Bruce Wayne’s parents are murdered in front of him as a child, but as he reaches young adulthood, he finds his grief and rage are as strong as ever. Sickened at how crime and corruption are destroying his home city of Gotham, Wayne decides to put his considerable wealth to good use. [...]
