Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise continues with this Warner Bros. release, the third in the series. The story will pick up after the events of THE DARK KNIGHT with Christian Bale returning as the Caped Crusader -- this time pitted against the deadly Bane (Tom Hardy) and Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman (Anne Hathaway). Nolan directs from a script he co-wrote with his brother, Jonathan, working off the story by David Goyer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt co-stars.
Product Identifiers
Producer
Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas
EAN
5051892077088
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113773620
Product Key Features
Film/TV Title
The Dark Knight Rises
Actor
Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Juno Temple, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy
Director
Christopher Nolan
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
Release Year
2012
Features
Ultra Violet Digital Copy (Expires 02.12.2014)\Deleted Scenes\The Journey of Bruce Wayne (Featurette)
Franchise
Dark Knight
Genre
General, Action & Adventure
Run Time
164 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate
12A/12
Number of Discs
2
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Reviews
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - The conclusion of Christopher Nolan's superhero trilogy is a hugely ambitious mix of eye candy and brain food. If it doesn't have the haunting aftertaste of the previous serving, that's only because Nolan couldn't clone Heath Ledger. But beefy substitute Tom Hardy is a hell of a villain., Salon.com - The biggest, darkest, most thrilling and disturbing and utterly balls-out spectacle ever created for the screen. It's an unfriendly masterpiece that shows you only a little circle of daylight, way up there at the top of our collective prison shaft - but a masterpiece nonetheless., Los Angeles Times - Potent, persuasive and hypnotic, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES has us at its mercy. A disturbing experience we live through as much as a film we watch, this dazzling conclusion to director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is more than an exceptional superhero movie, it is masterful filmmaking by any standard., The Playlist - A cinematic, cultural and personal triumph, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is emotionally inspiring, aesthetically significant and critically important for America itself û as a mirror of both sober reflection and resilient hope.
Consumer Advice
Contains moderate fantasy violence
Additional Information
Christopher Nolan's BATMAN trilogy concludes with this Warner Brothers release that finds The Dark Knight pitted against Bane, an unstoppable foe possessed of tremendous physical and intellectual strength. Nearly a decade after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's death and disappearing into the darkness, a fugitive Batman (Christian Bale) watches from the shadows as the Dent Act keeps the streets of Gotham City free of crime. Meanwhile, an elusive cat burglar seizes the chance to strike, and a masked anarchist plots a devastating series of attacks designed to lure Bruce Wayne out of the shadows. Determined not to abandon the people who he once risked his life to protect, The Dark Knight emerges from his self-imposed exile ready to fight. But Bane (Tom Hardy) is ready, too, and once Batman is within his grasp, he will do everything in his power to break Gotham City's shadowy savior. Oscar-winner Michael Caine and Gary Oldman return in a sequel also starring Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
I thought nothing could surpass the dark night, but found this a perfect follow up. The story is well rounded even though it's complex in its structure, but the final scenes are just right.
