Pattinson and Kravitz rock box office with Big $129 million ‘The Batman’ opening

Second biggest movie of pandemic era . People will go to movies for superhero flicks

Saw it today. Not sure I would call it a superhero flick. It reminded me of Se7en.

Good on it for such a big opening though. It was very interesting.

I heard it was a giant turd.

any see this? good or shit?

It has great review and social media buzz

Both Pattinson and Kravitz are great. Pattinson is rather emo, fragile, and brooding, but it works in this role. Kravitz is sizzling, nimble, physical, and one of the only non-dark elements of the movie. She inject the movie with sexy, positive relief. Her chemistry with Pattinson is palpable

It's good R3, it's just not for everyone. It's a very different take on Batman from Nolan or Snyder so you have to be prepared for a slower, more atmospheric movie with a more psychological thriller vibe.

It's more Fincher than Marvel or DC.

ok great, thanks for the feedback. I will check this out next week.

R5. Kravitz was great. One of the best parts of the movie for me. She really nailed Selina.

I enjoyed the movie. Pattinson looks hot in the Batman costume.

Catwoman is narcoleptic? Kravitz always seems on the verge of keeling over in a dead sleep.

Congrats! But of course people paid to see it not because of these 2 leads.

He does R9. Outside the costume, not so much.

Did she R10? Didn't notice that.

A review I read said it is indeed very LOUD. I can't tolerate noise in theaters anymore, ear plugs do a little bit but it's really gotten bad. I will wait to stream this thing.

If we’re judging Batman’s mouth/chin hotness, Pattinson is the best so far. He has a cute larger upper lip, so he looks kinda pouty. Keaton was also solid. Bale had the same shaped lips as Pattinson, but his ridiculous voice and short stature dulled the effect. Kilmer was hideous. And Clooney’s mouth/chin wasn’t memorable, although he’s a beautiful man generally.

Very good movie

Where writing and performances are concerned, I've heard Paul Dano's Riddler is excellent, with the Kravitz Catwoman and Farrell's Penguin being just alright. "Batman" (and not the character) is the only comic/superhero-oriented material I enjoy. I have said here that I won't be seeing it. But two friends saw it two nights ago, and enjoyed it. So, who knows. Maybe, or maybe not. If I get around to it in a few weeks, I'll take in a matinee.

It was dreadful. And omg, Catwoman going on about “white privilege”? lol. All the bad guys are white, all the good are black. It’s a work mess.

It was dreadful. And omg, Catwoman going on about “white privilege”? lol. All the bad guys are white, all the good are black. It’s a woke mess.

This sums it up:

‘The Batman’ Completes the Circle from Sitcom to Self-Parody

The Guardian called it stale and humorless.

I can’t get over Pattinson’s baby teeth.

[quote] Kravitz was great. One of the best parts of the movie for me. She really nailed Selina.

lol. She was horrible.

Of course. Call me when a non-superhero movie makes big money these days...then I'll be impressed.

[quote]All the bad guys are white, all the good are black. It’s a woke mess.

Robert Pattinson is African-American?

So is Andy Serkis?

Hmmmmm....

[Quote] She inject the movie with sexy, positive relief.

What does this even mean?? 😆

R19, you picked a review that is abhorrent to the overall great reviews the movie has received. Likewise, both fans and professional critics have highly praised Pattinson and Kravitz. Both are great here, most are saying

R23, Unchartered is a hit

I enjoyed the movie for the most part, but while Pattinson was the best Batman (my opinion), he was the absolute worst Bruce Wayne. It’s the reverse of Christian Bale, who was the best Bruce Wayne (my opinion), and the 2nd worst Batman (behind Affleck).

Kravitz surprised me. She didn’t clear the extremely high bar set by Michelle Pfieffer, but she was still captivating. The only unique thing she really brought to the role was a badass runway-style walk that would put Naomi Campbell to shame. But I tended to forget she was an established character (Selina Kyle/Catwoman)…

Collin Farrell was….wow. I couldn’t believe it was the same man I’ve wanted to fuck for the past 20 years.

Kravitz has improved as an actress.

R26 or, rather, "aberrant."

I'm surprised it did this well, I didn't get a sense that there was a lot of genuine excitement for it (as opposed to PR). I thought it would make money just by virtue of being a superhero movie, but I thought it would be more modest opening like Eternals.

Kravitz is really good here. I don’t want to review her in a sexist frame, but her sensuality it jjust so alluring in this role. She and Patterson have explosive chemistry together.

I am so sick of the same superhero stories being made over and over and over and over and over again.

Zoe and Robert are so good together

I never thought of Robert as hot before. But now….

My great regret is that Ingmar Bergman is not alive to polish the script, punch up the dialogue, and inject some humor. - quote

Heh!

Robert likes black women

[quote]The Guardian called it stale and humorless.

The same could be said about Der Gaudrian.

Zoe Kravitz talks being rejected from The Dark Knight Rises for being ‘too urban’

He would be Bert.

Hehe

“ [The Batman] is very long, relentlessly intense, murmured more often than spoken, and photographed, by Greig Fraser, with a glowering gorgeousness that must be seen to be felt. It’s also enthralling and tailored to our time.” —WSJ

Anne Hathaway was an even worse Catwoman than Halle Berry. She was completely void of any sensuality or charm. That said, Zoe Kravitz looks significantly younger than her true age, and at 23/24 she would’ve looked ridiculous opposite a nearly 40 Christian Bale.

Oh, and even though Zoe is way prettier, I thought she resembled Robert Pattinson’s ex-fiancée, FKA Twigs in some scenes…and wondered if that contributed to the chemistry.

Everyone I saw it with found it overly long, overly serious and not especially engaging.

Hathaway is too aware of herself. I find her obnoxious. I actually enjoyed Halle Berry, she has a real charm and grit in the role.

FKA is actually talented unlike Zoe.

Zoe is smokin hot

Each to their own, but I genuinely don’t know why people can get all excited for yet another endless reboot of a tired old comic book franchise. Does putting a “The” at the start really make all the difference? I guess it does. Even just the name Batman bores me though.

It’s not tired. It’s a new spin, new actors, new storyline

I fucking hated it and the longer it dragged on, the more angry I got. No fucking movie needs be 3 hours long.

I thought it was a breezy three hours. Dark, but entertaining

[quote]Catwoman is narcoleptic? Kravitz always seems on the verge of keeling over in a dead sleep.

She inherited that from her mother. Lisa Bonet is a beautiful woman, but she murmurs all her lines like she's just woken up.

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R52 that would be a no. There are already several Batman spin-offs we don't need more from this iteration.

[quote]Not sure I would call it a superhero flick. It reminded me of Se7en.

Matt Reeves drew from "Chinatown" but to me the film is more in line with "Se7en" and "Zodiac".

Christopher Nolan wanted his Batman films to be grounded and they were. Ignoring the presence of the Caped Crusader, "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" felt like gritty 70s crime films. But Reeves went even further in keeping it grounded.

I see a lot of complaints about the runtime but it's only eleven minutes longer than "The Dark Knight Rises". I didn't look up the runtime ahead of the film so I was surprised at the time when it was finally over. I felt every bit of TDKR's runtime.

Kravitz is beautiful and seems to get a lot of good dick.

Definitely R54. Fincher was clearly an inspiration here. I will say that it FELT long though, even if it was only about 3 hours. I quite enjoyed it but by the end I was kind of eager to go. It seemed like lots of the last 30 minutes were kind of unnecessary.

I recognize it as technically good filmmaking in a lot of ways, but I kind of hated it. It’s unbelievably depressing and, as others have said, completely humorless. I thought Kravitz was especially weak and by far the worst Catwoman. Where’s the wit? Cleverness?

I agree

[Quote] I thought Kravitz was especially weak and by far the worst Catwoman. Where’s the wit? Cleverness?

I wonder if Jason helped her get the part. Hollywood has been trying to make Zoe a thing for over a decade now and she's just so bland. I find it very hard to believe that she was really the best choice for Catwoman.

She was awesome here

Looper: So, what do fans really think of Zoë Kravitz's portrayal of Catwoman in "The Batman?" They've taken to Twitter in droves to offer up their assessments of Kravitz's performance. Twitter user @catwomanarchive wrote, "as dedicated catwoman fans, we can say [without] exaggeration that #thebatman gives us the best catwoman in history — a fully-realized, loving portrayal of selina, from her most heroic to her most vengeful, delicately handling her selfish heart and a hidden potential to be greater." That's high praise from this user whose thread is an homage to the DC character. We aren't about to disparage Newmar's, Kitt's (oh, that growl), or Meriwether's more campy performances. After all, they didn't have the benefit of scripts that provided Catwoman with the depth she deserves.

Plenty of Batman fans agree with the rave review of Kravitz's performance, including @kavionmontes, who tweeted, "She was one of my fav parts of the movie. Every movement she made, the way she talked. She was Selina Kyle/catwoman to me." Another supporter of @catwomanarchive's praise of Kravitz is @lilaina87, who replied, "100% most authentic, organic, true-to-comics live-action selina kyle i've ever seen. zoë is so effortless." "She was everything and more," tweeted @NellysBurner.

"The Batman" is rapidly expanding Kravitz's fanbase. "i'm obsessed with her now !!" wrote @jerrythevirgo.

Kravitz's Catwoman is 'sexy and flirtatious'

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I'll be SO disappointed if he doesn't make these faces during the movie.

I thought much the same R61. Perhaps she wasn't as witty or "catty" (I regret nothing) as some people might have liked, but the movie was largely devoid of humor. It would have felt a little out of place.

Finally watched the movie over the last weekend. It’s Zoe that makes the film interesting. She’s a very beautiful and attractive woman. Rob is classically handsome too. Just wish there were more action scenes tho.

Is it worth it to see it in the theater?

[Quote] Twitter user @catwomanarchive wrote, "as dedicated catwoman fans, we can say [without] exaggeration that #thebatman gives us the best catwoman in history — a fully-realized, loving portrayal of selina, from her most heroic to her most vengeful, delicately handling her selfish heart and a hidden potential to be greater."

🤔🤔🤔

Zoe has a great publicist. Thanks for visiting the DL.

She still sucks though.

Also hated how they gave Kravitz an out of place line about the white supremacist assholes who she’s fighting. Three quarters of the people in the movie seem like shitty people, but there’s nothing in the script to make you think white supremacy or race at all is a driving factor. It felt out of place and awkward.

That part was pretty cringey, R68. Plus, she refers to “the commissioner” in her rant…and while he is white in the film, most people who’ve seen a Batman movie associate Jim Gordon as being the commissioner (and he was played by a black man).

That “black man” is Jeffrey Wright

Is that you jellyfish?

Oh ABNA!

[quote]Is it worth it to see it in the theater?

I say it is. The cinematography is fantastic. I don’t think TV really captures it.

Wish the box office tallies were better..WB is hobbling itself by shrinking the theatrical window to 45 days. With such a short turnaround from theater to HBO Max people are just waiting to watch at home. If there was a 90 day wait, I think more would have ventured out to the theater.

R73, thank you. I might try and catch a midweek, midday showing with no one around. I am really disappointed at the stunners I missed seeing in the theater (Avatar, Crouching Tiger...). I like to be wowed.

One word of caution: it is nearly 3 hours long.

R74 Avatar is overrated. It's funny how quickly the hype for that movie died down.

Love this movie. Zoe is great as catwoman.

She’s awful.

Zoe is the best part of the Movie. She sizzles

Saw the movie. Pattinson reminded me of Marlon MUMBLES Brando. The character of Catwoman was supposed to be bisexual with her gal pal being murdered but it was scarcely even addressed. Typical Hollywood Homophobia.

Did Pattinson show his big uncut Batman dick?

Bump

R79 = Zoe

"The Batman" Will Cross $200 Million Today After 8 Days, Heads to Huge Second Weekend via @showbiz411

Warner’s “The Batman” scared up a surprising $18 million Friday night. That brings Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle, The Couple of the Month, to the point of crossing $200 million perhaps this very moment. By the time the weekend is over, “The Batman” should be up around $240 million.

Obviously, the second timers are kicking in, going back for more and looking for things they hadn’t seen the first time around. And they’re bringing first timers who are finally done with “Spider Man” after 20 viewings.

Oh, “Spider Man”? It’s “only” going to cross $790 million tomorrow, and then head for $800 mil this week.

There are no new releases this week except for “The Adam Project” on Netflix, which has a 69 on Rotten Tomatoes. I’ve never seen such loathing for a film as more reviews come in. The newest one calls it “junk.” What to watch at home? “Mrs Maisel,” “Inventing Anna,” “Billions.” “Ozark,” etc…

Just saw it on the Ultra Super Screen with Dolby. Damn, I always forget that once an action movie starts on those mega-screens I forget the sound can be overwhelming. I had my fingers in my ears during the car chase.

I liked it, although I'll be the millionth person complain about its length. It easily could have been trimmed by 15 or 20 minutes and not lost a beat.

John Turturro. Wow. His charisma jumped off the screen at me. I'm used to seeing him in lighter roles.

That's the first movie I ever saw with Pattinson. Now, let's see if he's got the chops for a genre that takes real talent- a comedy. I need a palate cleanser from him after his grim, dour Batman.

Anyway, all the leads were good. There were, of course, ridiculous moments but I submitted to ridiculousness by watching a film about a guy who wears a bat cape.

SPOILER QUESTION AHEAD-

Was that the Joker the Riddler was talking to in the next cell over; a scene that if it was, should have been after the credits not before them.

Yes, that was the Joker R86.

Thanks, r87

Forgot to add that the set decorations and back scenery were superb; a real eyegasm. True, the colors are downbeat, but still.

These latter day Batman movies really make me miss Joel Schumacher. I miss the fun and the spectacle.

r89, I thought that, too but my thought I was Tim Burton's "Batman Returns" with Michael Keaton as Batman.

It's Christopher Walken's Max Shreck that I got a kick out of. Yeah, Walken is always doing Walken, but I'm a fan.

[Quote] Yes, that was the Joker

So fucking tired. Are there no other Batman villains?

[Quote] John Turturro. Wow. His charisma jumped off the screen at me. I'm used to seeing him in lighter roles.

You never saw Secret Window?

No, r91. I can't claim to have seen every movie Turturro's been cast in. "O, Brother, Where Art Thou" is probably what I associate him with most. It's been years since I've seen his roles in Spike Lee's movies.

[quote]John Turturro. Wow. His charisma jumped off the screen at me.

Turturro was magnetic in this. I hate that they dispatched of Falcone. Colin Farrell's Penguin is getting his own spin-off series.. I would much rather watch a show about Falcone's and Penguin's power struggle.

[quote]Was that the Joker the Riddler was talking to in the next cell over; a scene that if it was, should have been after the credits not before them.

I was spoiled about the reveal. When Barry Keoghan was cast the press release stated that he was going to play a cop. Then two months or so before the release sites reported that Keoghan was playing The Joker and that after test screenings WB was going to cut him out of it. So I was just waiting for him to pop up. Didn't expect it to be at the very end. Matt Reeves said he only had one pivotal scene with Batman, but it had to be more than one scene. If memory serves he got fourth billing behind Dano.

Barry filmed more scenes, but they were ultimately cut.

More unoriginal comic book shit

And these movies make money no matter who stars in them, you could put trained apes in the lead and it would make money

"you could put trained apes in the lead and it would make money" - That would probably be more interesting, r96.

R42 She may be a dork or whatever in real life but Hathaway is a fantastic actress, can play dark and many other things, and her Catwoman wasn’t anything like you say. Nolan has used her twice.

R97 planet of the apes?

100

I saw it today. I thought it was pretty good. It's long at 3 hours, but going to the theater post-covid still feels novel, so I didn't mind it particularly. Pattinson's Bruce Wayne/Batman is a floppy-haired, PTSD-neurotic man child, absolutely none of the debonair swagger of the previous Waynes, but it works for the part.

I actually like how they handled the Selina Kyle line - it's true to the overall mood and story that Selina would be a stripper/bartender of indeterminate ethnicity with a female lover at home and major resentment against white guys in powerful positions. I thought it worked. She called her lover "Baby," that was pretty obvious. I thought it was good they didn't just try to reboot the Michelle Pfeiffer (I-C-O-N-I-C) Catwoman (which will never be surpassed IMO) and gave her an edgier side, which made me forget the previous crackpots (Hathaway and Berry) who have worn the catsuit.

One thing that annoyed me was the constant deluge of rain in Gotham City. It rained to the point of cliche. This would have been a Biblically flooded city IRL. A small thing, but it irritated me.

I liked the all-star cast: Jeffrey Wright, Turturro, Andy Serkis, Paul Dano, Peter Sarsgaard. Less intriguing actors in those supporting roles would have sunk the film.

Deadline: Of course, Warner Bros.’ The Batman is No. 1 with a third weekend of $36.8M, down a very good 45%, and sending its running total to $300.1M by EOD. Among third weekends at the box office for Warner Bros, The Batman‘s is the third-best, after Dark Knight ($42.6M) and Wonder Woman ($41.2M). People love this movie. Just another $31M and The Batman will have surpassed 2015’s Batman v. Superman‘s domestic B.O. ($330.3M); another $35M until it clocks past Aquaman ($335.1M). Friday for The Batman came in at 10.6M, -43% from a week ago.