TheCC Staff
06-30-2008, 05:17 PM
The Dark Knight Theatrical Trailer 1! The One That's Got Us All Panting For More!
by Bruce Edwards
June 30th, 2008 - I of course had the option of reviewing the first or second theatrical previews of The Dark Knight, and decided to go with the first, because it's the one everyone was waiting for since the credits started to roll on Batman Begins. It was our first full glimpse into this darker new world, and our first chance to see what Heath Ledger did with the juicy Joker role. So let's examine exactly why some of us have carved JULY 18th into our arms in moments of temporary insanity, shall we?
WATCH IT HERE! (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Trailers/D/The_Dark_Knight/)
This is a solid opening. Over black, we hear that low THWOMP sound as the WB logo comes up, and a steady, foreboding heartbeat-ish thumping noise kicks in and already we're bolted into the correct tone for the trailer (and, of course, the eventual movie). This is serious, this is grounded, this is intense, and the disembodied voice of the Joker intoning "You've changed things..." while we see the Batpod rushing away from us through a tunnel grounds us right smack-dab in the middle of a whole new direction for Batman movies. Gone are the days when we have hints of over-stylized Gothic overtones or Prince pop songs accompanying the release of a Batman movie. Time was, you would say "Batman" to someone and immediately the Danny Elfman theme would leap to mind (or the 60's show version, depending on your age). Now, you say "Batman" or "Dark Knight" and all I see are dips to black, that low, slow-but-fast thrumming in the background, and that bat-cycle with the cape flapping in the wind...it's coming out of the dark, it's intense, and it's going TO GET YOU. THIS is the Batman for a new generation, and I say welcome to him.
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Reviews/2008/June/The_Dark_Knight_PreREview/)
by Bruce Edwards
June 30th, 2008 - I of course had the option of reviewing the first or second theatrical previews of The Dark Knight, and decided to go with the first, because it's the one everyone was waiting for since the credits started to roll on Batman Begins. It was our first full glimpse into this darker new world, and our first chance to see what Heath Ledger did with the juicy Joker role. So let's examine exactly why some of us have carved JULY 18th into our arms in moments of temporary insanity, shall we?
WATCH IT HERE! (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Trailers/D/The_Dark_Knight/)
This is a solid opening. Over black, we hear that low THWOMP sound as the WB logo comes up, and a steady, foreboding heartbeat-ish thumping noise kicks in and already we're bolted into the correct tone for the trailer (and, of course, the eventual movie). This is serious, this is grounded, this is intense, and the disembodied voice of the Joker intoning "You've changed things..." while we see the Batpod rushing away from us through a tunnel grounds us right smack-dab in the middle of a whole new direction for Batman movies. Gone are the days when we have hints of over-stylized Gothic overtones or Prince pop songs accompanying the release of a Batman movie. Time was, you would say "Batman" to someone and immediately the Danny Elfman theme would leap to mind (or the 60's show version, depending on your age). Now, you say "Batman" or "Dark Knight" and all I see are dips to black, that low, slow-but-fast thrumming in the background, and that bat-cycle with the cape flapping in the wind...it's coming out of the dark, it's intense, and it's going TO GET YOU. THIS is the Batman for a new generation, and I say welcome to him.
Click Here To Read The Whole Review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Reviews/2008/June/The_Dark_Knight_PreREview/)