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Batman Begins 6 31.58%
Batman Begins
6 31.58%
The Dark Knight 11 57.89%
The Dark Knight
11 57.89%
Haven't seen both / don't know 2 10.53%
Haven't seen both / don't know
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Old 06-08-2010, 06:15 AM #1
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Default Batman Begins or The Dark Knight?

I've just rewatched both and would, surprisingly, have to go for BB. It's much more of an exciting and unpredictable film - and I think stays truer to the comic book idea of Batman. The Dark Knight is great, but takes itself far too seriously and it's too tense.

Plus BB's Rachel was much less irritating than Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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Yeah Katie Holmes was better than Maggie whatever. I think The Dark Knight is better though, the story is better and I think most of the supporting cast are better characters. And Heath Ledger was amazing in it.
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The Dark Knight for me, BB is amazing but the pace is a bit off and it has Katie Holmes in it so DK>.
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Batman Begins, I cared nothing whatsoever for The Dark Knight, so much so I waited for a year after it came out to watch it, wasn't anything special.
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I really enjoyed both. Do I go for the linear, no nonsense approach from the first outing, that kinda saw Nolan trying to lay a solid foundation for his Batman universe, or do I go for the hugely ambitious, sprawling saga that is the second?

Think I'll go for the second because it really pushed the boat out in terms of what should be expected from a comic book adaptation.
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The Dark Knight but I thought both films were fantastic
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I'd have to go for BB, the only reason my vote would go to Dark Knight would be for Heath Ledger's oustanding performance, but overall I enjoyed the first film much more.
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The ole Joker has swayed my vote
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I loved the action in the first more - with TDK the only scenes that really excited you were the car chase, the overturning truck and the (entirely ****) boat scene.

Whereas the idea of a fear-inducing water-spread gas was brilliant.
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Love both but think TDK was partly overhyped by the viral marketting and Heath Ledger's death, even though he was great in the role. In retrospect BB had a lot going and pushed the boundaries and it paid off because everything came together at the end. Whereas, in TDK we're just to believe every single incredible risky thing was all part of the Joker's master plan to corrupt Harvey Dent? And Two-Face was still pretty unrealistic for a Nolan character.

Might prefer BB a smidgen.
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Definitely The Dark Knight. BB was more true to the comic but it was less interesting because of that. TDK captivated me MUCH more.
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Dark Knight is the most overrated film in history of cinema

Batman Begins was much better
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the only good thing about Dark Knight was Heath Ledger was a good villain

i tried to rewatch few days ago and didnt get past the opening 10 minutes

the way the wrote out scarecrow like he some two bit hood was pathetic and also what is with the idiots dressin up as batman

i also remember when i watched first time two-face make-up made me laugh it was so out of place and piss poor
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Bat Begins is better, but The Dark Knight had a better ending.
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