Dark Knight Rises

[Lucas]

u was been sooped by the ronin

GENE GOT SCOOPED again

[GeneChing]

That's what the merge function is for...

[Lucas]

Originally Posted by GeneChing

That's what the merge function is for...

I just couldn't resist a chance to give you a hard time.

[GeneChing]

Payback is a beyotch.

What a tragic turn of affairs for Dark Knight. I used to work at a movie theater. It was one of those ghetto 3rd run houses where all of us ushers carried 6D maglites and were mace-certified. There were always fights, but nothing like this, not even close.

[Lucas]

Ya its pretty horrible. I'm curious to know his motive.

[Brule]

Originally Posted by Lucas

Ya its pretty horrible. I'm curious to know his motive.

Wouldn't surprise me to hear he wanted to be famous, like the guy here in Canada who filmed himself killing another guy and doing sick ass things to the corpse, posting the video online then fleeing to Europe, then sending some body parts to political party offices. I read some articles in that he spent years trying to be famous and eventually thought this was a great way to do it when all else wasn't working.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Originally Posted by Lucas

Ya its pretty horrible. I'm curious to know his motive.

To quote Michael Cain as Alfred in 'The Dark Knight", some people just liek to watch the world burn.
The stories I could tell you bro...

[bawang]

i have prayed for the people of the denver shooting. usually i dont care, but this sounded cruel.

[Lucas]

latest count 72 injured 12 dead.

[Brule]

And he was planning for more, seeing as how he booby trapped his apartment.

[bawang]

this guy deserves a good old ling chi. i think colorado has death penalty, so hopefully vengeance will be dealt to him.

[GeneChing]

Never mind not permitting fake weapons in their buildings. It's the real ones.

AMC Banning Moviegoers In Costume As Security Beefs Up Nationwide
By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday July 20, 2012 @ 12:45pm

AMC Security Shooting Dark Knight RisesAMC Theatres said it is reinforcing its security procedures in the wake of today’s shooting in Colorado during a midnight screening of Warner Bros‘ The Dark Knight Rises. The company will not allow any guests into theaters “in costumes that make other guests feel uncomfortable and we will not permit face-covering masks or fake weapons inside our buildings”. Said the chain: “We’re reinforcing our security procedures with our theatre teams, which we cannot discuss in detail for obvious, safety reasons. Local law enforcement agencies, our landlords and their and our local security teams are stepping up nationwide to ensure we provide the safest environment possible for our guests. We couldn’t be more grateful for their collective support”. AMC said it is not amending any of the circuit’s screening schedules for The Dark Knight Rises but it will exchange or refund tickets for the movie.

Expect to see a lot of blue shirts out tonight at theaters showing The Dark Knight Rises. Police and theater chains nationwide are tightening security in the aftermath of the shooting. “We will be beefing up patrols units in areas around movie theaters and we will have undercover officers out there too,” an LAPD spokesperson told Deadline today. Officers in the Hollywood Division of the LAPD will be checking theaters’ perimeters and emergency exits as well as being stationed in the front of some cinemas. The Colorado gunman came in through an emergency exit at the theater in Aurora. “We intend to be a visible presence,” one officer said to Deadline.

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly earlier told NBCNewYork.com that the NYPD will provide coverage at theaters where The Dark Knight Rises is playing in the five boroughs “as a precaution against copycats and to raise the comfort levels among movie patrons in the wake of the horrendous shooting in Colorado”. Nassau County police said they would have “intensive” additional patrols around movie theaters showing Dark Knight Rises, according to NBCNewYork.com. Emergency service units, K-9 teams and special operations units will join the patrols. The daytime manager at United Artists/Regal Cinema in Brooklyn told NBC 4 New York that the NYPD has been in contact with her and planned patrols in the area.

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Officer Araz Alali told Deadline, “We will ensure that our officers are paying close attention to the theaters throughout the weekend”. Alali would not discuss tactical procedures or specific security plans. At the Regal Gallery Place multiplex in downtown Washington, employees searched patrons’ bags and purses while taking tickets at an 11 AM showing of Dark Knight Rises. Moviegoers seemed unfazed. ”I’m believing that it’s not related so much to the movie,” Steve Glaude, a 57-year-old federal employee, told The Associated Press. “The movie may have been a trigger. It may not have been. We don’t know. I don’t think it was hero or villain emulation.”

The Chicago Police Department said in a statement to Deadline that it “extends its sincere condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the tragic incident in Colorado. We are in contact with our law enforcement partners investigating this incident. We will remain vigilant in our enforcement efforts and give special attention to movie theaters throughout the City”.

One manager at the Regal Kendall Village Stadium 16 and RPX in Miami told NBCMiami.com that the theater would have police officers patrolling the lobby starting at 7 PM for additional security. The manager, who did not give her name, did not comment further and referred comment to Regal Entertainment.

While they would not provide any “operational details” about increased security, Houston Police say they are working with theater owners in the area. Some employees at a Houston movie theater said security is normally beefed up for big premieres because of the larger crowds expected, according to click2houston.com. They said there is a police and security presence 24 hours a day.

Executives of St. Louis-based Wehrenberg Theatres had discussions before dawn with managers of its 15 cinemas in Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota and Iowa, spokeswoman Kelly Hoskins told The Asssociated Press. She said the company feels comfortable with security already in place and plans no changes. She told the AP she hopes other theater chains don’t panic and cancel showings.

[Lucas]

He claimed he was the joker...

[GeneChing]

Jackie claimed a near-miss on that one too. Then again, it's Chinese press, which is notorious for such shenanigans.

Jackie Chan Allegedly Missed Being In Aurora Theater
Eric Jou July 23, 2012 3:30 AM

Sometimes when something tragic happens in the United States, Chinese media (including Taiwan and Hong Kong) will jump at the chance to somehow relate it to something happening in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Despite the gravity and the horror of what happened last Friday in Colorado, the Chinese media have done it again, this time linking Chinese movie star Jackie Chan to the tragedy.

According to Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily, Jackie Chan has going the rounds talking about how he escaped a near death experience in Aurora. Oriental Daily reports that Chan was allegedly invited to for the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado but work obligations got in the way and he had to return to Beijing.
Taiwan’s China Times reported that while Chan expressed grief and shock over the incident he seemed to be more worried about how the upgraded security will affect the premiere of his own upcoming movie Chinese Zodiac .

Now if any of this is to be believed, it would make Jackie Chan a really big loser for trying to gain exposure of his live-action Jackie Chan Adventures movie, however please keep in mind that Jackie Chan isn’t exactly the well loved action hero he seems to be.

成龍受邀"蝙蝠俠"首映未成行 逃過一劫
2012年07月23日 12:05:51
來源： 中國新聞網

　　據臺灣“中國時報”援引香港“東方日報”報導，消息指成龍原獲邀出席、美國丹佛市奧洛拉槍擊事件的《蝙 蝠俠3》首映會，因工作必須提前到北京，逃過一劫，據悉，他獲知不幸事件非常震驚，譴責槍手的冷血暴行，對 死傷家屬表達慰問之意。

　　成龍也開始擔心新片《十二生肖》即將在美國首映的情形，他說，將與有關單位開會，不排除要求美國中央情 報局，屆時派人保護所有明星的安全，並讓安檢做到滴水不漏。這也是現在好萊塢人心惶惶的處境，首映或任何典 禮，安保一概提升至猶如遭遇恐怖分子的等級。

[GeneChing]

I've been waiting for some reaction from him.

Jul 24, 2012 5:02pm
Christian Bale Visits Aurora, Colo., Shooting Victims

Christian Bale, who plays the hero, Batman, in “The Dark Knight Rises,” today visited victims of a massacre that occurred early Friday at a screening of the film, allegedly by a man who fashioned himself as Batman’s comic book arch-enemy, the Joker.

Bale spent about two-and-a-half hours at the Medical Center of Aurora, Bill Voloch, the interim president of the facility, told the Denver Post, adding that he met with five people being treated there and two others brought in from another hospital.

“It was good for the patients,” Voloch told the Post. “We hope it was therapeutic for them, and all the staff really appreciated him coming.”

Petitions asking the actor to visit Aurora were posted on Change.org following Friday’s shooting.

Over the weekend, Bale released a statement regarding the massacre, saying “Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them.”

Christopher Nolan, who directed Bale in the latest Batman trilogy, released a statement Friday expressing his “profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy” that happened in Aurora.

Anne Hathaway, who stars alongside Bale in “The Dark Knight Rises,” echoed their sentiments, saying, “My heart aches and breaks for the lives taken and altered by this unfathomably senseless act.”