- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd; Movie Tie In edition (21 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848560427
- ISBN-13: 978-1848560420
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 351,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Following on from 2005's critically acclaimed "Batman Begins", Christopher Nolan returns to direct "The Dark Knight", where Christian Bale's man-behind-the-mask is joined by Heath Ledger as The Joker. Batman continues to fight crime on the dark streets of Gotham City, but when a crazed psychopath unleashes a fresh reign of chaos, it seems Batman has met his match in the ultimate crime lord, The Joker. The official novelization is essential reading for fans wanting the full story of this extraordinary movie, and is written by acclaimed comic book writer ("Batman", "Green Lantern/Green Arrow") and editor Denny O'Neill.
About the Author
Denny O'Neil was for years a group editor at DC Comics and the guiding force behind the Batman mythos during the '80s and '90s, helping to return the character to his roots as a dark and mysterious gothic avenger. He has written several novels and works of non-fiction and has also penned, amongst others, Amazing Spider-Man, Batman, Daredevil, The Hulk, Green Lantern and Superman. During his tenure on Batman, he created many characters including Ra's Al Ghul.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
An Obvious Rush Job,
By Dr Eagle G "K" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Batman: The Dark Knight (Movie Novelization) (Paperback)
I'm about seven chapters in and I've gotta say this book is abysmal. It's poorly written, shallow and feels rushed. A lot of the subtle moments are totally removed; the tone of the Jokers voice, his walk, just how terrifying he is for example, all these details add up to make a mental picture in your mind which is part of what reading fiction is all about. O'Neil describes none of them, the Joker could be a postman for all the info we get.
We recieve no inclination about how the characters are feeling, or how they do things - much of the dialogue from the film is reported with litltle emotion and it feels as if Denny O Neil was rushing his way through the Nolan script in order to meet a tight deadline. The action scenes are dull and overall the writing just feels stale, it doesn't jump off the page at all. A sample of the turgid writing; he describes Comissioner Leob's death as '...he made a few gurgling sounds and within seconds was dead.' Talk about sucking the drama out of the scene. There's also page after page of boring exposition. Fair enough, the story of what Crane got up to after 'Begins' is a neat inclusion, but it bogs down the book and gets in the way of the actual TDK story. O' Neil seems to do this for more than one of the characters, even the infodump for Bruce Wayne is annoying. The events of the film don't begin until you're a quater of the way through the book, the first couple of chapters should've been called 'In case you haven't read Batman Begins...' Very poor. Only earns a star because I'm a Batman fanatic.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Movie is better,
By Peter K. (Norway) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Batman: The Dark Knight (Movie Novelization) (Paperback)
Honestly... this felt a little flat. Its very rare that the movie is actually better than the book. In this case it is.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A constant debate - do I like it, or not?,
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This review is from: Batman: The Dark Knight (Movie Novelization) (Paperback)
I recieved the book earlier today and began to read with anticipiation..., but I'm afraid a few of the chapters did not capture or enlighten me.
With this said, I didn't enjoy chapter one much-- the description was mediocre and it had little point to it. I continued to read nevertheless, and found that some of the description was a bit flakey. Overall, it describes the movie reasonably well, with other outlooks on characters such as Lucius Fox, but description does lack occasionally and I find myself skipping pages to reach a more interesting part. Re-written, I think the novelization would be more of a hit than it's currently deemed.
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