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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Is this an art book?, 4 Sep 2008
The book is a huge disappointment. It is advertised as an art of book and in fact contains very little.
I purchased the book off the strength of the previous Batman Begins art book, which I would recommend to any fan.
This is just the script padded out with a few production photos and badly drawn images. Pure merchandise I'm afraid.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
176 pages of script. 64 pages of art, 13 Feb 2009
Length:: 0:16 Mins
I've rated this book 2 stars for that represents directly the amount of art in this book. The 64 pages of art are of top notch quality featuring extremely high resolution concept art and great storyboards. If not for that, I have no doubt I would have given this book 1 star.
Where the script starts is where the book begins its downward descent. If the publisher was to sell the art pages separately as a separate book, I would gladly pay half the price for it. The shooting script is not helpful unless you're planning to remake the movie yourself, and if you think you can shoot it better than C. Nolan.
This is a movie made from a comic book series. I'm frankly amazed that there is so little art.
At the time I bought the book, there weren't any consumer reviews out yet. Now, these reviews are available to help you make the correct decision.
I've never bought a book after flipping a few pages, immediately feel like returning it straight away.
There are more pictures on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for my blog's link.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent product, but not an art book., 12 Oct 2008
On principle, I want to give this book 5 stars. If you buy it, as I did, you will certainly not be disappointed. I, like many of the other reviewers, have an issue with that this book is supposed to be; "The Art of The Dark Knight". This isn't an art book; it's a combination of an art book and the screenplay; but not the final shooting script as far as I can assess. One nice detail, however, about the script is that effort has been put into the presentation of the script, with the pages littered with shots from the corresponding scenes alongside the script itself. There are a few differences between the script and what was executed by the cast, but overall it's very similar. If you loved this movie, then there is no reason why you shouldn't get this. It's a big, heavy book perfect for coffee tables, which is most likely where you'll want to keep it face down due to the superb back cover taken from one of the movies posters; namely that featuring Batman doing a wheelie on the Batpod. The quality of the photos is top notch, as is the page quality. Also, for this price it is very reasonable.
If you want a final selling point; this book is worth it's price alone almost solely for the early concept drawings and computer-generated images of The Joker. From original concept to execution, the evolutionary process is quite staggering. The original Joker concept looks more suited to David Tennant than to Heath Ledger. One disappointing thing though is that I didn't think that enough attention had been paid to the transformation of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) into Two-Face.
In closing, if you are buying this book solely as an art book, then you may be disappointed. It really lacks substance in this regard, with only about 60 pages of artwork and limited text before it launches into the script. However, if you're buying it out of interest for the film as a whole; then this book is a great addition to your collection, and a very good companion piece to the film.
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