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The picture quality on this is okay, but the sound and angle are crap, so I still must encourage you to see this on IMAX.

That said, for those of you for whom catching it on IMAX simply is not an option, here is the six-minute prologue for The Dark Knight (the new Batman sequel), courtesy of Just PressPlay.net. I suggest you watch it quickly before it gets pulled.

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In related news, A Taste For the Theatrical remains dormant as of this writing.

Edit: It’s Live!

tag: A Taste For the Theatrical, Batman, IMAX, Joker, Prologue, The Dark Knight

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I’ve just gotten home after the I Am Legend IMAX experience, featuring the 6-minute prologue for The Dark Knight (the new Batman sequel). It was interesting that fully half of the people who lined up over two hours early came just to see the Dark Knight prologue and this wasn’t even the first showing. There was a midnight showing the night before and 4 showings earlier in the day. Joker has drawing power, kids. I was also amused by the three postings I saw and the overhead announcement that there would be no refunds once the prologue had played.

And my GAWD, was the prologue awesome! The summaries that have been posted all over teh intranets are accurate, but they still don’t do justice to the actual experience of seeing it all play out on the big screen. Heath Ledger makes an excellent Joker, casting aside the camp for a total maniacal cackling psychotic…freak.

I wish I could share this prologue with you all, but I don’t know that even viewing it on a computer monitor would really do it justice. If you have the opportunity, I have to recommend in the strongest possible terms that you check it out.

After the prologue, I figured my next hour and a half would be all downhill and it was, to a point. I mean, nothing could quite match the prologue on the awesomeness scale, but I Am Legend is actually a surprisingly good movie. I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never read Richard Matheson’s book, so I can’t really say how faithful this movie was to Matheson’s original vision, but I have seen several of the film adaptations and I have to say that this was definitely the best that I’ve seen.

I’d recommend seeing I Am Legend even without the added benefit of the prologue, but when you combine them, I am forced to demand that you see this if at all possible.

Now please excuse me while I pass out from all the awesomeness and grief that I have to wait until June to see the rest of The Dark Knight.

tag: batman, I Am Legend, , IMAX, Joker, Prologue, The Dark Knight

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Image from Wikipedia

Hollywood Chicago had the scoop on the next - and maybe final - page for WhySoSerious.com:

Moments ago, I received via e-mail from humanresources@whysoserious.com a new WhySoSerious.com message and code for “The Dark Knight” viral marketing.

“Heads up, clown! Tomorrow means that there’s one last shifty step left in the interview process: Arwoeufgryo”

By moving each letter one to the right on a QWERTY keyboard, the word “steprightup” is spelled.

This led to a new WhySoSerious.com page at the URL www.whysoserious.com/steprightup with a countdown to 12 p.m. EST on Dec. 4 along with a stuffed monkey with an exposed stomach.

Ok, I didn’t get the countdown in there, which was at mere seconds, but you get the idea.

When the countdown finished, the page reloaded into this:

Click on that note and you get:

Each of those stuffed animals is holding a note card with an address:

And I’m certain that something is going on with that test your strength light show, but I can’t figure it out.

If anyone happens to get these prizes, please let me know - I’m curious what the payoff is!

UPDATE: There are more addresses! And CAKES!! AND CELL PHONES!!! As always, the collaborative genius of the Superhero Hype boards is on the case. Also, it looks like the weight on the strength tester goes higher as more cakes are found - I knew there was a purpose for it!

ANOTHER UPDATE!!! All the cakes have been found. Ring the bell and two flags and some confetti pop out. Click that and you are taken to a new page, Pair Of Jokers.

Click on one joker card, you’re taken to a
page with a list of IMAX theaters that will presumably have some kind of special event surrounding the 6 minute prologue I wrote about in in the post before this one.

There is also a form to register for free tickets. Too bad none of these theaters are close to me.

Click on the other joker card, and you’re taken to a page with a new poster:

I’m sure there will be reports on these events, and I’ll write about them as well as my own experience with I Am Legend and the prologue.
tag: Address, Animals, Joker, StepRightUp, The Dark Knight, Why So Serious, Whysoserious, Cakes, Poster, Pairofjokers, Prologue, IMAX

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