# Finally saw "The Dark Knight"...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-the-dark-knight/461020>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 23, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-the-dark-knight/461020 "2008-08-23T13:58:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-the-dark-knight/461020/21 "2008-08-24T03:08:43Z")

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[QUOTE=Terrifel]  
Did they ever actually include the scene from[this movie poster?](http://www.trailer2008.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/darkknightposternew.jpg)  
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No, i think that was just poster art.  
[QUOTE=Terrifel]  
I attended the movie, but around 2 1/2 hours in my bladder hit critical mass and so I missed a few minutes.  
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The movie is listed at 152 minutes, so if you stepped out at 2 1/2 hours, all you missed was the credits.  
[QUOTE=Terrifel]  
I’m certainly not complaining about getting more movie for my money, but if Hollywood continues with the 3-plus-hour summer blockbusters, they might also want to consider reviving the concept of intermission. Although I suppose that with modern movie audiences, the logistics of such a procedure would probably necessitate cattle prods; so maybe I just need to learn to avoid the larger-magnitude snack bar sodas.  
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I think the last 3-hour-plus movie that i saw was Return of the King. I’m not saying that none have been made since then, but they are far from the norm.

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**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-the-dark-knight/461020/22 "2008-08-24T03:22:59Z")

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[QUOTE=mhendo]  
The movie is listed at 152 minutes, so if you stepped out at 2 1/2 hours, all you missed was the credits.  
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Well, it felt a lot longer. Anyway, I usually try to find a seat before the house lights go down. Round these parts, if a movie is scheduled to “start” at a given time, that’s just when the ‘Coming Attractions’ previews start playing, so that adds on several minutes at least. If I were to wait until the movie itself starts, I might not be able to find a seat. Plus, it’s dark in there.

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