So The Dark Knight came out on DVD today, which means that it’s time to unleash the greatest of traditions on it: the drinking game.
Rule one: drink every time you see Heath Ledger’s tongue.
What are your TDK drinking game rules?
Gogogo!
Monday, May 20
So The Dark Knight came out on DVD today, which means that it’s time to unleash the greatest of traditions on it: the drinking game.
Rule one: drink every time you see Heath Ledger’s tongue.
What are your TDK drinking game rules?
Gogogo!
December 10th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Put on English subtitles (aka titles for hearing impaired viewers); drink every time it says, “Batman growls” or some variation of “growling”. You’ll be right hammered.
There should also be an Iron Man drinking game, wherein you drink every time Tony Stark drinks.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:08 am
rule one: drink every time you hear the word ‘dog’ or see a dog on screen.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
ll monologues are ‘chug contests’ and must continue until characters stop bloviating about justice.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Huh, I see my slam on Steve Fritz for not really reviewing the DVD on the main page (more like his baseless gripes about a movie he clearly didn’t understand, along with a “Oh, and there weren’t many special features on the DVD either” tacked on) got pulled.
What, I’m the first person to say “fuck” on @Blog before?
Puh-leeze… I could understand if it was the main page, but it wasn’t. It was hardly the most abusive thing I’ve seen here, and it was somewhat on topic. Somewhat.
December 16th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Spent a while coming up with these rules, think I might try to post them on other sites as well. I divided it up into two sections; the movie itself, and the one part of the movie that everyone remembers (The Joker). There is also a corollary for when you first see Two-Face.
Dark Knight Drinking Game
General Rule: Unless otherwise stated, if something that occurs in the film applies to more than one rule listed here, the number of drinks is whatever the highest qualifying number is.
THE JOKER:
1 Drink:
Every time he sticks out his tongue or smacks his lips.
Every time he says or does something you actually find funny.
Every time he says or does something that actually kind of scares the living shit out of you.
Every time he says something that pisses off someone else in the movie.
Every time he says something that was in the trailer (TV spots don’t count).
Every time he says “hit me”.
2 Drinks:
For each weapon he carries (3 if it’s a knife).
Every time he laughs like crazy.
Every time his costume is different from when you previously saw him (this includes whether or not he’s wearing the overcoat, and it’s 3 drinks for the nurse outfit, just because).
Every time he says something that’s actually kind of poignant.
Each time he directly kills someone (I can’t stress “directly” enough. No, the Russian mob guy doesn’t count).
3 Drinks:
Every time he sets off a bomb.
Every time his makeup is noticeably different from when you previously saw him.
Each time he says:
“Why so serious?”
“Know how I got these scars?”
“I want my phone call”
The word “Batman” (it’s actually less than you’d think).
4 Drinks:
Each time he gets captured.
When he does the pencil trick.
When you see him without makeup.
When Batman is holding him over the floor of the interrogation room, and he finally tells him where Rachel and Harvey are, because it’s the only time in the whole movie that he looks slightly like Heath Ledger normally does.
Take a shot:
The first time you see his face.
When the 18-wheel truck FLIPS OVER, HOLY SHIT DUDE, DID YOU SEE THAT?! REWIND THAT SHIT, THAT WAS FUCKING EPIC!!!!!
THE REST OF THE MOVIE:
1 Drink:
Every time someone says “Batman”, “The Joker”, or “Harvey Dent”. This needs to be EXACTLY correct, if someone just says “Joker”, “Harvey”, or “Dent”, it doesn’t count.
Every time someone dies. Yes, Two-Face is DEAD at the end. Quit being a crybaby and take the damn drink.
Every time Batman shows up.
Every time you see an obscene amount of money shown on screen.
Every time Lau or someone talking to Lau says a variation of the word “calculate”.
Every time Two-Face flips the coin.
2 Drinks:
Every time Sal Maroni, the vaguely Italian mob ringleader, says something douchey.
Every time the Russian mob guy adds too much phlegm to whatever he says.
Every time the fat guy in the jail cell complains about his insides hurting.
Every time slow or moving music kicks in as a character gives a dramatic or inspirational speech that lasts more than 10 seconds.
Every time a character talks about a moral dilemma.
Every scene that has Batman beating the living shit out of one or more people.
Every scene with attack dogs.
When Bruce Wayne does something outlandish or says something witty and sarcastic in order to keep up the “billionaire playboy” image that keeps people from suspecting him as Batman.
3 Drinks:
Every time Gambol or one of his henchmen says something that sounds just a little bit like it was written in just to make him sound more black.
Every time Michael Caine uses his dry, sarcastic wit.
Every time Morgan Freeman says something funny, in a charming way.
Every time Two-Face yells.
Every time someone says “close to the chest”, or “make your own luck”.
Every time Batman jumps from somewhere really high up.
When Gordon comes back (admit it, you fucking cried).
Every time Harvey flips the coin BEFORE becoming Two-Face (and it has to actually land, it doesn’t count when Batman grabs it in midair).
4 Drinks:
Every time someone references the fact that the Chinese won’t extradite a national under any circumstances.
When you first see Batman with the new suit.
When you first see the Bat-Pod.
When someone says “Dark Knight”.
Take a shot:
When Two-Face does.
When the commissioner who later dies takes out the whiskey bottle.
WHEN YOU SEE TWO-FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME:
Pause the movie on the frame of him, pass a coin around, and have each person flip for themselves. Heads, you take one drink, tails, you take ten.
December 11th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Jake.K your rules are epic…gonna get myself a copy of the dark knight, plenty of beer and plenty of mates… most likely gonna get absolutely hammered
plus you get to watch the dark knight.. which is one of the best films ever made anyway
January 17th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Your post is much interesting. Thank you for your great work!