Entries from Londonist tagged with 'thedarkknight'
July 26, 2008
The Bat-Hype has peaked and the Dark Knight is finally with us (if the London Met don’t get him first). The only question left to ask is, does it live up to the insane levels of expectation? The lovers have already voted it the greatest film ever on IMDB and the haters are a gathering cloud. Like their US counterparts the UK critics are fawning over Christopher Nolan’s dark interpretation. The Times (5-star) declares:......
Continue Reading "Saturday Cinema Summary: The Dark Knight Edition"July 19, 2008
Wall-E has arrived, and the genius of Pixar is declared once again. A simple yet multi-layered tale of a U certificate robot love on post-apocalyptic earth, it’s the silent first half hour that really has the critics rhapsodising. The Times (4-stars) calls the film a “magical animation” while the Guardian (4-stars) says it’s “an exquisitely rendered piece of work.” Over at Empire it’s 5-stars, describing the film as the “most ambitious undertaking since Toy......
Continue Reading "Saturday Cinema Summary"June 17, 2005
One line review: The Dark Knight gets his balls back. Slightly longer (spoiler free) review: We came out of the cinema last night grinning. Sure, we overheard a few people muttering "too long" and "bit slow" but they were obviously stupid and would soon walk under a bus or tube raising the city's IQ slightly. Batman Begins is great. And we had a PILE of reservations, but thankfully we worried over nothing. So let's......
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