The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!

Simon Brew


The final cut of the new Batman film has been delivered - and it ain't short...

We knew there was a lot to squeeze in where the new Batman film was concerned, but that hasn't stopped us doing a double-take at the confirmed final running time for the film.

For it's been revealed that The Dark Knight weighs in at over two and a half hours in length, making it the longest Batman film to date. It's also, according to a report at Digital Spy, been given a 12A rating.

The first reviews for the film have also started to drift in, and they seem to show that the film delivers, and then some. We still can't wait...

 

User's Comments

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by RonHogan on June 27, 2008 05:36:39 PM

152 minutes is a little excessive.

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by Overfiend on June 27, 2008 06:01:25 PM

I bet the first hour is really slow and dull and nothing happens, like with many films these days.

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by Norton77 on June 27, 2008 06:13:46 PM

That's a bit long for a film about a man in a rubber suit...

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by Midnighter on June 27, 2008 09:17:59 PM

Awesome! I like my films to be value for money! This also gives them a proper chance to flesh out The Joker and Harvey Dent/Two-Face without fear of cramming it all into 90 minutes. I'm guessing they will build the Joker up as a criminal first rather than go through the origin and then have him as a crime lord or something (I read that they don't even show his origin in the film). I sooo can't wait for this film!

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by stuxmusic on June 28, 2008 10:14:22 AM

1) Excellent, At least we wont have seen EVERYTHING in the trailers
2) 12A? Uh oh. Why not just make it PG while you're at it? Have some balls! It should be a 15, at least.
3) BATMAN!

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by bulldogsully on June 29, 2008 07:38:42 PM

ummmmm have you guys ever seen Batman Begins? last time I checked, its 140 minutes. So a movie that's 12 minutes longer then that isn't that big of a deal

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by bulldogsully on June 29, 2008 07:39:19 PM

Write your comment here...

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by bulldogsully on June 29, 2008 07:39:27 PM

ummmmm have you guys ever seen Batman Begins? last time I checked, its 140 minutes. So a movie that's 12 minutes longer then that isn't that big of a deal

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by snorg on July 1, 2008 11:03:39 AM

Good! If they expect me to pay more than the price of the DVD for two people to see it in the theater (and at least that much again in concessions), I expect an experience. 90 minutes of fluff doesn't do it for me...I want 2.5 hour epics. Otherwise I'll just rent it on Blu-Ray for far less money spent and watch it in 1080p in my home theater room. One nice thing about that is that there aren't any rude people talking on their cell phones in my home theater.

Re: The Dark Knight: 152 minutes long!
Posted by snorg on July 1, 2008 11:03:59 AM

Good! If they expect me to pay more than the price of the DVD for two people to see it in the theater (and at least that much again in concessions), I expect an experience. 90 minutes of fluff doesn't do it for me...I want 2.5 hour epics. Otherwise I'll just rent it on Blu-Ray for far less money spent and watch it in 1080p in my home theater room. One nice thing about that is that there aren't any rude people talking on their cell phones in my home theater.
Post a comment
 
The Joker prepares for business...
Over two and a half hours long: The Dark Knight
Related Articles

Search

Den of Geek. Shortlisted for the Launch of the Year 2008 by the British Society of Magazine Editors