Dark KNight Review

2 months later my review ..... but I didnt want to get caught up in the hype and give a bad review. I watched again today to see if I still think this is the best movie of the decade .....

I think it is. What this movie is what Empire Strikes Back was to the Star Wars franchise... the Dark Knight is to Batman and comic book movies overall. The story is fast paced and intriguing enough to keep you on the edge of your seat and yet not too complicated to bore you.. there's a reason this movie will make 1 BILLION dollars world wide.

This movie depicts Batman to its truest form ..... I would even say its so damn good it adds to the Batman lore of the comics. Its *that* good.

Performances:
Maggie Gylenhal is a way better Rachel Dawes than Katie Holmes , she has that Kristen Dunst , realistic look to her. I still think the character seems a little immature to be the top DA in Gothem but thats knick picking.

Christian Bale is easily the best Bruce wayne w/o getting sentimental with Adam West. They didnt go middle aged guy or proven star.. Christian Bale when casted was a no name. He owes his career to Batman like Harrison Ford owes his to Star Wars.

Heath Ledger.... absolutely brilliant. The. Best. Villian. Ever. Easily best villian for comic book movie ... maybe a contender for movie villian ever. Truly is worthy of Oscar nomination.. my favourite scenes were anything with the Joker... enthralling. I cant say enough about Ledgers farewell perfomance.. he out does Nicholson and its not an impression. He gives the Joker a new life that I wasnt expecting. The expectations to play the most profilic comic book villian in comic book history is extremely high and Ledger met them.. and superseded them. Loved every single scene he was in.

Aaron Eckart. Fits nicely into the movie. Cant say anything bad about his performance as Harvey dent/Two Face but cant say he stole any scenes either. Cant have too many chefs in the kitchen so its not a bad thing he didnt steal any scenes. This movie was all about the Joker.




Result:

This in my opinion has overtaken Spider-Man 2 as the best Superhero movie of all time( notice both are sequels). Its abosultely brilliant. The cinetography , the action sequences , characters , story , performances.. its beautiful. Batman has entered my exclusive realm of geek worthy movie fandom. Meaning I will buy the DVD and watch this movie 50+ ties in my life to memorize every intriquette detail.



as of Sept 2008 , The Dark Knight is my pick as 'MOvie of the Decade'.