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The Dark Knight - 'This city deserves a better class of criminal...'

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  • Mike DangerMike Danger "Diane..." a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Tamin wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    "Weekly Update" e-mail from the Harvey Dent campaign:
    What a difference a week makes.

    Last week, our campaign looked like it was on its last legs. The media was burying us, and urged us to withdraw for the sake of Gotham City. The smear campaign, with its vicious lies against Harvey Dent, spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt about the one man who can save Gotham.

    But now - thanks to people like you - things look very different. Thousands of people gathered in the Dent for DA headquarters for its reopening. And I saw something different in the crowd. Something has changed. The "White Knight Incident," as it has become known, is allowing people to see Harvey Dent differently. Not just as a man with the guts and the toughness to change Gotham. But as a symbol of the best of Gotham City - a Gotham we almost forgot existed.

    But that Gotham City does exist. It's a Gotham where ordinary people can walk out their door at night without fearing for their lives. It's a Gotham where the good can triumph over the evil. It's a Gotham where justice isn't just for the rich and powerful, but for everyone.

    With your help, we'll bring back that vision of Gotham. On Election Day, everything changes. Harvey Dent will take back Gotham City - thanks to the hard work of people like you.

    See you on election day!

    Allan Cypes
    Media Manager, Harvey Dent for Gotham DA

    'Toughness'? I mean, it's a real word and all, but... it really doesn't seem to fit.

    Isn't that redundant with "guts" anyhow?

    Also, Dent as the White Knight to the Dark Knight? I can dig it.

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    This is a fan-edit I can get behind
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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    And the perspective works now!

    Makes more sense to really. Why have Batman shown so completely and well lit?

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I need to blue-dot this thread anyway, and what better way than to say I think I like that fan-edit better than the already awesome original. Both need to be out in the wild.

    And I need a wallpaper of that fan edit. If only I had dual monitors...

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    No seriously, they should hire that guy. Its perfect. Has Batman and the Joker in it, amazing work.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    The presidential portraits on the "It's All Part of the Plan" page are now clickable. Each will take you to a page with a countdown (the countdowns are all the same, roughly 2 days to go) and a set of coordinates to go to when the countdown ends. Each coordinate also has a Google maps link, and all the locations are prominent parks located in each respective city.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    The presidential portraits on the "It's All Part of the Plan" page are now clickable. Each will take you to a page with a countdown (the countdowns are all the same, roughly 2 days to go) and a set of coordinates to go to when the countdown ends. Each coordinate also has a Google maps link, and all the locations are prominent parks located in each respective city.
    It's all part of the plan wrote:
    Gather with 300 of your closest friends at this exact spot on April 28th. You'll need to be in contact with a partner-in-crime who has online access to relay your instructions once you're there. These instructions will give you the TRAIL to follow, but be sure to look both ways when crossing the street; we wouldn't want you to make an unscheduled visit to the ER now, would we? Put on a smile and plan to spend about an hour or so bonding with your fellow clowns. Check back here often for updates or changes.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    TRAIL-ER. Subtle.

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  • ArdeArde Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Holy shit, they should use the first Batman poster, and then replace it with the fan-edit Joker poster.

    It's so jarring and eery seeing Joker's back replacing Batman there.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Arde wrote: »
    Holy shit, they should use the first Batman poster, and then replace it with the fan-edit Joker poster.

    It's so jarring and eery seeing Joker's back replacing Batman there.

    They've made some good holographic posters before. They could make one where if you look at it one way there is Batman, the other way being Joker.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    No Batman, You are the Joker

    and then Batman was a joker.

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  • FencingsaxFencingsax It is difficult to get a man to understand, when his salary depends upon his not understanding GNU Terry PratchettRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Can someone make the fan edit into a wallpaper please?

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    toxk_02 wrote: »
    This is a fan-edit I can get behind
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    Sexual favors in exchange for a wallpaper-ized version of this.

    Edit: Beat'd.

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  • D.T.D.T. Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I love that fan edit.

    But I would lose the red lettering at the top. I think the tag line by itself is perfect, and still fits perfectly, without gimmicking it up.

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  • DukiDuki Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Fan edits are really pointless.

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  • RichyRichy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Joker in front of flaming Batman sign, 1280x1024.

    I expect some sexin' for this.

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  • RichyRichy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    D.T. wrote: »
    I love that fan edit.

    But I would lose the red lettering at the top. I think the tag line by itself is perfect, and still fits perfectly, without gimmicking it up.
    Agreed. The original text works better than the fan-edited one.

    Alternatively, for the Joker poster, "It's all part of the plan" would work pretty well IMO.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Richy wrote: »
    Joker in front of flaming Batman sign, 1280x1024.

    I expect some sexin' for this.

    Too fuzzy.

    Needs me some hi res.

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Alright, I am going to pop up to Kansas City on Monday to participate.

    Hopefully I don't make a jackass mistake like before.

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  • bychancebychance Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    New posters.
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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I'm weeping.

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  • LuxLux Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Those aren't real, are they? They're cool conceptually, but the first two look kind of like fan art (good fan art nonetheless). For a second there, i thought he was standing on the electric razor that Santa rides in that one Christmas commercial.

    The last one looks like a photoshop using the old suit, judging from the neck.

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  • variantvariant Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Is that last guy in the OP supposed to be Harvey? Should've used someone a lot bigger/muscular...

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  • ArdeArde Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    The original poster and the fan-edit poster look so much much much better than these 3 new posters.

    Hopefully they won't use these new posters - seem too amateurish.

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Arde wrote: »
    The original poster and the fan-edit poster look so much much much better than these 3 new posters.

    Hopefully they won't use these new posters - seem too amateurish.
    They won't, because they're not real. The first two are of a toy and the third is a fan poster from when TDK was first announced.

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  • ArdeArde Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Fuck, that is one cool toy - perchance, do you know how much it's selling for?

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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sorry this is going back a bit, but I've only just gotten back into following the ARG after being out of the loop for about a month...

    I was wondering, in the conference audio, who's was the main voice supposed to be, as in the one who sounded closest and clearest and kept asking stuff about what was going on?

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  • bychancebychance Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Damn. I got them from a Christian Bale fansite. I got all excited..

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    So impressed by the marketing for this movie.

    It is interesting to see the difference (note, not making a judgement on which is the better movie, etc) in marketing between Iron Man and The Dark Knight. The very traditional (but very, very big) marketing blitz on the part of Iron Man, and the "How can we really suck them in?" approach of TDK.

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  • LuxLux Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Well, Iron Man is reaching more people. I don't hear about the Batman ARG anywhere outside of this thread let alone amongst the average moviegoer.

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  • variantvariant Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Iron Man is only a few days away while TDK is months away, I'm sure there will be a frenzy of ads for TDK as we get closer.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Lux wrote: »
    Well, Iron Man is reaching more people. I don't hear about the Batman ARG anywhere outside of this thread let alone amongst the average moviegoer.

    Anecdotally, I'm hearing much more about The Dark Knight from 'IRL' friends than Iron Man. It's not about the ARG, it's about the hype it's generating. There are a bunch of anecdotes from people on other forums who have had friends/family members who aren't big movie buffs wanting to go see TDK because they've heard it's awesome or tangentially have been exposed to the ARG (Dent vans on campuses, etc).

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  • jjbuck05jjbuck05 Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Lux wrote: »
    Well, Iron Man is reaching more people. I don't hear about the Batman ARG anywhere outside of this thread let alone amongst the average moviegoer.


    Iron Man comes out in 5 days and TDK comes out in 10 weeks.


    The Batman Blitz will come soon enough.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    devoir wrote: »
    Lux wrote: »
    Well, Iron Man is reaching more people. I don't hear about the Batman ARG anywhere outside of this thread let alone amongst the average moviegoer.

    Anecdotally, I'm hearing much more about The Dark Knight from 'IRL' friends than Iron Man. It's not about the ARG, it's about the hype it's generating. There are a bunch of anecdotes from people on other forums who have had friends/family members who aren't big movie buffs wanting to go see TDK because they've heard it's awesome or tangentially have been exposed to the ARG (Dent vans on campuses, etc).

    Yeah. Even my sister was going on and on about how she wants to see it.... and all she watches are girly movies.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    AbsoluteZero wrote: »
    devoir wrote: »
    Lux wrote: »
    Well, Iron Man is reaching more people. I don't hear about the Batman ARG anywhere outside of this thread let alone amongst the average moviegoer.

    Anecdotally, I'm hearing much more about The Dark Knight from 'IRL' friends than Iron Man. It's not about the ARG, it's about the hype it's generating. There are a bunch of anecdotes from people on other forums who have had friends/family members who aren't big movie buffs wanting to go see TDK because they've heard it's awesome or tangentially have been exposed to the ARG (Dent vans on campuses, etc).

    Yeah. Even my sister was going on and on about how she wants to see it.... and all she watches are girly movies.

    Christian Bale makes any movie girly.

    Christian Bale also makes any movie manly.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    KalTorak wrote: »
    Christian Bale makes any movie girly.

    Christian Bale also makes any movie manly.

    He has the power of the gods!

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  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    5 hours until the viral stuff starts today.

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    GTA 4 and viruses?! Could today be any better?

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  • JimJimBinksJimJimBinks Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Ummm.... MORE POSTERS...
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    More here... http://www.omelete.com.br/cine/100012318/EXCLUSIVO__Batman___O_Cavaleiro_das_Trevas.aspx

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    International posters are up!
    The Batpod
    Joker
    Bats
    Dent
    The ensemble

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