HT The Dark Knight New Costume PHOTO Thread.

[Spanbauer]

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Guess there's too ways to see it. Given Bale's size, when I look at the figure, everything but the neck and head seem in proportion to each other properly, nothing to change about any of it, even the chest armor is fine, the arms, they all work if the head and neck are just a little bigger to better the vision of a body laying underneath the suit being proper sized. When I look at the figure, it seems like the body that would be proportionate to the head and neck under the suit would have a lot of room inside and be floating around in there, which is not the case. This is also why the Bruce head looks undersized on it (besides the head being a tad too small anyway). Hot Toys heads and necks are just a hair disproportionate to their TT body and depending on the costuming, that is more or less apparent.

I agree. I think his legs are also either too long or too skinny as well — I'm unsure which. Regardless though, it's the best damn Batman figure I know, and the only one I own

 

[MaulFan]

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I agree. I think his legs are also either too long or too skinny as well — I'm unsure which. Regardless though, it's the best damn Batman figure I know, and the only one I own

Indeed, I love the figure, probably sound like I don't, just couldn't help noticing some differences from the film having the DVD finally to see it in crystal clear picture versus downloaded promo shots in a photo studio. I think HT did a great job, I think the flaws come heavily from their base body and because of it, things could be nothing but off on this figure.

 

[Riko]

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Because regardless of his chest, his heads are too small.

that is the point!
when you narrow the chest part, the head will AUTOMATICALLY look smaller...optical illusion in to practice...

 

[Riko]

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its the head it is to small that is why original suit batman looks so good it has a bigger head

no, just keep the head, but make the chest smaller.

when you compare the 2 types of costumes in the movie you will conclude:
Original costume => big chest
New costume => smaller chest
Both => same size of cowl.

conclusion, the chest of the new costume is just too bulk in the chest area(this has always been the issue since the beginning of this figure)

 

[Riko]

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Also, since a third movie is in the works, I think we can expect this suit to show up again. So hopefully Hot Toys gets it right the next time. Doesn't help now, though.

what do you understand under "in the works"?

if you mean by that: rumour campgains, than the 3rd movie is indeed in the works yea

 

[Cap'n Cook]

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Medicom will probably look the best.

Pipe dream. Medis will look nowhere near as good as the promos.

 

[MaulFan]

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if you mean by that: rumour campgains, than the 3rd movie is indeed in the works yea

Or the fact that Nolan and his team are working on a story. A movie is not definite unless they come up with one they support, but they are working on it, so the odds of a third are already higher.

 

[Riko]

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Or the fact that Nolan and his team are working on a story. A movie is not definite unless they come up with one they support, but they are working on it, so the odds of a third are already higher.

there is nothing official...if so, prove it by giving some sources (and 'The Sun' and other tabloids arn't reliable sources, look at the Eddie Murphy aka Riddler newsflashes )

However, I also do believe that a 3rd movie will be made!(but who will make is etc, is all not confirmed)
And of course we all hope Nolan and co. will continue to finish what they've done.
So at this point, it is just based on logic that I think the 3rd movie will be made, namely on the succes of the 2nd one and nothing more. (Hollywood has the tradition -good or bad- to make sequels when the previous one is a financial succes) And being the 2nd succesful movie of all time on the domestic market, you can be damn sure WB will make a 3rd one.

But until there are no official anouncements, I'll only base the making of the 3rd movie on that logic. And hope that Nolan and co will be the makers. (But I guess that WB won't make the same shameful mistake again like when they did back in the days in the Burton franchise when they decided to apoint Schumacher for the directors job)

I've also heard that Nolan and co, already have something more concrete than just ideas for the 3rd one, but again: I'll prefer to be patient and wait a year or 2 or longer with the official anouncement

 

[Riko]

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Pipe dream. Medis will look nowhere near as good as the promos.

I'd take a bet that Medi will surprise us all for the very first this time

 

[MaulFan]

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From IESB.net

Nolan, when doing an interview about the DVD release for the second of the Batman films, THE DARK KNIGHT, said he "is jotting notes and doing some rough outlines for a third story, but he hasn't yet found anything he's willing to commit to film."
He also said something very similiar as to what he said back in 2005 when asked about a Batman Begins sequel. This time it was regarding the difficulty when making a third film, "I don't know why they're hard to do," Nolan says. "Maybe there's so much expectation to them. But I wouldn't want to do one if it weren't going to be as good as the first or second. That's not respectful to the fans."

He added, "It was obvious when the box office was so big ($530 million domestically) that we had underestimated how ready fans were to reboot the franchise. The worst thing you could do now that you've gotten the plane back in the air is mess up the landing."

Again, it's just VERY early stages, but he's involved in some capacity in getting a 3rd going, which is much better chances of getting one than we could hope for a few months ago.

 

[blakus939]

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I really like the way he actually respects the fans/franchise enough, in that, if he just cannot get some great ideas worth committing to film, that he just plain won't make one at all. That's good to know imho, as most other people would just make one for the heck of it, just probably for the money, and getting a pathetic *** 3rd movie, would be more of a slap in the face, than no 3rd movie at all IMHO. It's much better ending something on a high note, than a sour one, especially seeing how great the Dark Knight was. I would really like to see the story continue on/finish, but it's going to be VERY VERY hard to beat, even match, i reckon

 

[MaulFan]

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That's why I trusted in Nolan with TDK and if there's a 3rd film under him, I'll trust him for that too. The man is a respectable film maker and he's methods are how they should be. If he's involved in a project, especially Batman, you know he's fully behind it and expects he'll deliver what is anticipated.

 

[Riko]

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From IESB.net



Again, it's just VERY early stages, but he's involved in some capacity in getting a 3rd going, which is much better chances of getting one than we could hope for a few months ago.

okay, more "official" than that I can't go for the time being

that is kinda reassuring news..

 

[blakus939]

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That's why I trusted in Nolan with TDK and if there's a 3rd film under him, I'll trust him for that too. The man is a respectable film maker and he's methods are how they should be. If he's involved in a project, especially Batman, you know he's fully behind it and expects he'll deliver what is anticipated.


Exactly, that's the way they should all be, especially when they have that kind of power/influence behind them. I just remember walking out of the Dark Knight, and just thinking, 'THAT'S how ALL films should be'

 

[Riko]

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I really like the way he actually respects the fans/franchise enough, in that, if he just cannot get some great ideas worth committing to film, that he just plain won't make one at all. That's good to know imho, as most other people would just make one for the heck of it, just probably for the money, and getting a pathetic *** 3rd movie, would be more of a slap in the face, than no 3rd movie at all IMHO. It's much better ending something on a high note, than a sour one, especially seeing how great the Dark Knight was. I would really like to see the story continue on/finish, but it's going to be VERY VERY hard to beat, even match, i reckon

true, BUT fact is there WILL come a 3rd one, that is a fact within a couple of years!
So the option: better no movie than a bad movie, that option isn't there.
Either there is movie with Nolan, or there is a movie with another director.
So we better hope Nolan makes it, because everybody else in the directors chair is a no no for me...

 

[MaulFan]

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I was watching Begins the other night, and I think that movie is just as good as TDK, which I think really shows that villains can play a major role in the captivation of a film.

Begins and TDK are pretty much opposites. In Begins, the focus was on Bruce's story and where it went with the villain actions being background, non-focal elements. In TDK, it flipped, Batman and Bruce became more background elements to the actions of the villains.

I think if the 3rd film returns to Batman focus, as I feel it should, people will feel it's not TDK and maybe even consider it a flop, but if it's as well executed as the first too, I'll be satisfied, box office likely won't, but I will, and I'm sure some other Nolan Batman die hards who love the series and not just TDK, will love it too. People who were lukewarm to Begins and fell in love with TDK might be let down.

 

[Batfreak]

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I really like the way he actually respects the fans/franchise enough, in that, if he just cannot get some great ideas worth committing to film, that he just plain won't make one at all. That's good to know imho, as most other people would just make one for the heck of it, just probably for the money, and getting a pathetic *** 3rd movie, would be more of a slap in the face, than no 3rd movie at all IMHO. It's much better ending something on a high note, than a sour one, especially seeing how great the Dark Knight was. I would really like to see the story continue on/finish, but it's going to be VERY VERY hard to beat, even match, i reckon

when tim burton made batman returns, sure he took some liberties, every bat-director has, but he, like nolan, didnt want to make a 2nd movie cuz he felt he said his piece about batman, but the studio really wanted him to make another and he, like nolan, had to get re-engaged in the material, so the studio let him do what he wanted. sure, BR wasnt the huge blockbuster they wanted but, like TDK, it was a deep tragic film filled with corrupted characters with emotional problems and a kind of tragic ending. but yeah, ussually when the 3rd movie comes along they tend to suck, but they changed directors with batmam forever which is why it wasnt ery dark or very good, but if nolan stays on with a good story that shouldnt happen.

 

[MaulFan]

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true, BUT fact is there WILL come a 3rd one, that is a fact within a couple of years!
So the option: better no movie than a bad movie, that option isn't there.
Either there is movie with Nolan, or there is a movie with another director.
So we better hope Nolan makes it, because everybody else in the directors chair is a no no for me...

It's actually questionable if/when a 3rd film would happen if Nolan isn't behind it. I watched an interview with a WB exec the other day and he basically said the support Nolan, they obviously would like to see a third one given the success they're having, but they support him heavily and plan to give him whatever time he needs because they trust his judgement. There's demand for another Superman movie but WB's been dragging, so if Nolan backs out on doing a 3rd, who knows when we'll see another Batman movie.

 

[blakus939]

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hmmmm this is an interesting topic indeed. I still would rather see it end on a high, but is it stubborn to not think that a 3rd movie is coming 'regardless'? I hope not, that's all i can say. And as stated, Nolan has that kind of influence behind him, it's ALL up to him, but having said that, if they go ahead with one, we wont be seeing anything anytime soon at all, or in the near future for that matter. Batman movie or no Batman movie, it'll be a painstakingly long wait

 

[MaulFan]

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Well, I only think a 3rd film isn't definite without Nolan because A) WB seems tied up getting other films like this out, and B) I think even WB knows Nolan's style is half the success of these movies and may take a long time sifting through scripts and filmmakers before feeling confident one could keep the fandom and money coming in for their investment.