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The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralysed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne. In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director/co-writer Christopher Nolan (Memento) follows his critically acclaimed Batman Begins with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like Spider-Man 2 and Iron Man because of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--The Dark Knight is a film for the ages. --David Horiuchi
Special Features
- Gotham Uncovered – how Christopher Nolan and his team developed the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod and composer Hans Zimmer musically characterized The Joker’s reign of chaos.
- The Dark Knight IMAX® scenes: view these 6 action-packed sequences
- Gotham Tonight - 6 episodes of Gotham Cable’s premier news programme
- The Galleries: poster art and production stills
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beware Packaging,
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This review is from: The Dark Knight - 2-Disc Batmask (Ltd Edition Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] (DVD)
I've given my rating for the actual film, again though, rather than review a film that's been reviewed to death already, I thought I should draw attention to the packaging issue. As mentioned by a couple of the other reviewers, this shipped in a standard jiffy bag, and as a result the card case arrived torn and damaged. Very disappointing, considering how easy it would have been to avoid.
Shame, because the actual 'Batmask' is fairly well made, sturdy, with a nice texture to the touch.
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disturbingly Dark,
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This review is from: The Dark Knight (2 Discs) [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
It is not often the case that the sequel is as good as, if not better than the original, but "The Dark Knight." is definitely a worthy successor to "Batman Begins". Words of warning though, pay attention to the certificate! Don't be one of those parents that let their eight-year-old watch this film and is then surprised that their child has nightmares. This is a very dark tale! Heath Ledger's well-deserved posthumous multiple awards, for his portrayal of The Joker, creates memorable and disturbing scenes, suggestive of deeply cruel violence; stealing every scene he is in. Christian Bale, as Batman, takes the story of our hero from triumph to tragedy; supported by excellent performances from Michael Cane and Morgan Freeman amongst others. But, of course, this is much more than intense drama. The special effects are stunning and the action will leave you breathless. The filmmakers have paid attention to every detail of the visuals and soundtrack to make this DVD worth watching many times over to pick up on everything that they achieved. If that is not enough for you, the second disk of features will probably give you all the information you could wish for about the making of the film. This two-disk release is well worth adding to your collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best of the series?,
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This review is from: The Dark Knight (2 Discs) [DVD] [2008] (DVD)
This is one long,spectacularly convoluted film- with more twists and turns then the average Raymond Chandler/ Phillip Marlow story ( and that's a lot!). Even so,'Dark Knight' must rate as one of the best and darkest of the crime fighting hero's adventures. The big set pieces, the skulduggery and the portrayal of the Joker by Heath Ledger make this movie well worth the two hours plus investment of your time that it will warrant.In addition,the outfits,vehicles and atmospheric soundtrack add pleasure upon pleasure to what is already a rich brew. On the minus side,the romantic interest element is a rather cliched botch job which feels a little 'bolted on'.Also,and I could be being a little harsh here, but isn't it a shame that the writers couldn't have added a little more humour or emotion to Batman himself? Does being one of the good guy's mean that character has to go out of the window? My final moan is the fact the film seems to take forever to resolve,undoing much of the preceding tension and fun.These are relatively minor quibbles when compared with what is a pretty absorbing, not to say, awesome movie.Recommended.
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