The Dark Knight (DVD)

...mind Batman Begins was probably the first superhero film since Superman The Movie that had its feet firmly placed o the ground in terms of story telling and plot. The long awaited sequel is about to be released and this for some is what the fans have been waiting for, that is the return of The Joker. Just watching this film and the fact there is a sequel to Batman Begins is a bonus on its own. People though that this would never get off the ground ...
...from the first film is a true achievement and goes to show how much belief the cast have not only in the Director, Christopher Nolan, but also in the script writers. I say the majority of the cast as Katie Holmes (Mrs Tom Cruise) has not returned, she has been replaced with the excellent Maggie Gyllenhaal, who in my opinion more than makes up for the departing Ms Holmes quite effectively and also looks a better actress as a whole for the part of ...

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...a lot of people in the world Heath Ledger died of an accidental OD. However he did manage to act in two films before his death, one he never completed and the other was probably one of his best pieces of work, ever. His role in the Dark Knight is nothing like you would expect, he doesn't make you swoon ladies like he does in his other films, he doesn't just seem to be there for eye candy. He was always a good actor, I agree, but it's a shame his ...
...as the Joker was truly his best performance ever. ===The Dark Knight=== The Dark Knight co-written and directed by the amazing Christopher Nolan, who also created it's prequel Batman Begins, got the idea for The Dark Knight by the jokers first two appearances in the comics Batman: The Long Halloween. Christian Bale reprises his role as Bruce Wayne whose alter ego is a crime fighting superhero called Batman. He faces a new villain however in this ...

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...first hit cinema screens across the globe, and now as I write this The Dark Knight takes the story on a seamless transition from one movie to the other. 2008's most anticipated movie would have been a blockbuster hit alone, but the death of one of the co-stars Heath Ledger an icon of our time solidified its place in history; when The Dark Knight opened a week ago in America it smashed box office record by achieving a whooping turnover of 67 million ...
...the already dark Batman Begins we were told The Joker was coming, and as The Dark Knight begins you're very well reminded of this, but now no longer just coming, The Joker is here. This time history does not repeat itself, from the old Adam West movies and TV shows to the 1989 movie The Joker onscreen has always provided amusement, that journey stops here. If you are expecting laughs from Heath Ledger's Joker be prepared for a nasty shock, and if ...

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The Dark Knight is the latest Batman film to hit our screens, involving Batman's fight to save Gotham city from the Joker's crime wave, whilst also trying as Bruce Wayne to push Harvey Dent as the cities new major and finally be able to hang up his bat suit, and Dents eventual moral conflicts. Bale is a excellent Batman and Bruce Wayne, playing both characters to almost perfection, although my gripe with his Batman is the strange gruff voice he ...
...the arrogant millionaire and you have to wonder how much of this is the character and how much is the person. It's impossible to talk about this film without mentioning Heath Ledgers performance but as we've all heard countless times already about this I'll try to be brief. HL isn't a actor I previously thought anything good about and after hearing the hype about his performance I passed it off as another glorification of the dead moment, sort of ...

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...ShaunMunro.co.uk, and Dooyoo. Thanks! The Dark Knight is certainly the most hyped film of 2008 – regardless of typical summer blockbuster buzz, Christopher Nolan’s sequel to the superb 2005 Batman Begins has garnered both critical and audience acclaim, even managing to sweep the #1 spot on IMDB’s Top 250 for the time being (although many question whether such is simply a gauge of timely popularity rather than traditional film quality). Is The Dark ...
...viewings of the film, I would attest that it is not only the finest comic book film of the year, but the most entertaining and intelligent worldwide 2008 release thus far, and on its own terms, is packed to the brim with Academy Award-worthy material. The Dark Knight opens as The Joker pulls off an ingenious bank heist, a scene all too familiar from the likes of Michael Mann’s Heat, although Nolan unabashedly admits this to be one of the film’s ...

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...yet another crime wave at the hands of the mafia and the Joker, who are intent to turn Gotham into a free-for-all for criminals. New District Attorney, Harvey Dent, is determined to get to the bottom of matters, along with James Gordon and Bruce Wayne, who leads a double life as Batman. Some progress is made, but the Joker keeps turning up and thwarting their every move. Can Batman rid the city of the menace that the Joker has become? Or is the Joker's ...
...to me, and apart from the Batman series that was on the television in the seventies, I have never seen Batman in action. However, with Heath Ledger's death earlier this year and the rave reviews that I have read, I decided to go against the grain and see what everyone was talking about. This is, then, a review about the film as a stand-alone, because I cannot comment on how this fits in or compares with previous films. The first thing that stands ...

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...reviews of superhero movies with the clarification that if you're not actually a huge comic book reader, you probably don't really know that much about the characters. Otherwise you're likely to cause offence to those who are comic book readers, and judge the movies for not being relevant or true to the way the story is supposed to pan out. Unfortunately, I'm not the right person to ask if you want to know anything along the lines of what happened ...
...if DC Comics translate to the big screen anywhere near as well as Marvel have in recent years - Batman, or more specifically 'The Dark Knight' is a movie I want to see. On the other hand, it's not really like director, Christopher Nolan, needs my approval as with the hype you shall already know what he has created is the movie of the year. Possibly the superhero movie of the decade. As of July 29th 2008, 'The Dark Knight' has already grossed over ...

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...I saw American Psycho and the Machinist. One day I will get round to reviewing those films. But tonight hubby and I managed to watch this newest of the Batman chronicles and I have to say that it was certainly not what I expected. And so on to the review ... ***Synopsis*** Batman is alive and well and fighting crime and injustice in Gotham City. But he is hampered by vigilante groups who idolise him and aspire to be him. He is hampered by these ...
...Caine) and they are in the middle of rebuilding Wayne Manor. Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gylenhaal) is now dating the new District Attorney Harvey "Two-Face" Dent (Aaron Eckhart), who seems to be fearless in the face of criminals and thinks nothing of trying a room full of men and having 500 of them jailed at one time. It would seem that Dent is untouchable and is the man of the moment, while Wayne is the playboy millionaire who likes nothing better than ...

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For the past year or so, Hollywood hype has been about one major thing: the latest Batman film, and in particular Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker and his sad death. In all fairness, so many people have been praising this film since even before it came out, and the reviews have been so consistently positive, that it is not so much a case of if this is a good film or not, it's more a question of just how good it really is. I was curious to ...
...local cinema. We sat in the comfy leather armchairs in the licenced screen with a pint of lager and a glass of wine and settled back to watch what you can only call a blockbuster! Come on, then, Heath, show us what you got! The Plot The plot follows on quite closely to the end of the previous film, Batman Begins, which set the scene and gave a lot of background and history to the Dark Knight. Gotham City is terrorised by the enigmatic and charismatic ...

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...it lived up to all the hype which it received. The story is about Batman helping the police to get the mob arrested and get them off the streets. The mob know that the police are closing in on them so they send their money away with a Chinese man for safety. The Joker decides to make a trip to the mob to see if they will join him in the taking down of Batman and taking back control of the streets and the mob. The mob are not happy with the joker ...
...no. Batman makes the trip abroad to brings the man who has the Mob’s money back to Gotham and he is arrested and finally he gives the police all the names of the mob members. The members of the mob are arrested and the people of Gotham are pleased about this. The Joker then starts his meddling and says that as long as batman is around and has not revealed his true identity then he will kill one high powered person ever 24 hours until he gives in. ...

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...and effective means of cleaning the streets of violence are making people have faith in their government. The crime lords are more scared than they have ever been before and the burden on Batman is steadily lessening. But can Bruce Wayne start a relationship with his sweetheart Rachel Dawes, who admitted her love for him but inability to be with the masked crusader. However, as a spate of extremely violent crimes sweep over Gotham the stakes begin ...
...terrifying reign over the dark city .... and he'll only stop killing people when The Batman reveals his true identity. The Dark Knight is a sophisticated, complex, gripping film experience; one filled with genuinely memorable sequences and amazing performances and one that has an interesting philosophical/moral backbone that makes for a truly refreshing change. It's solidly written, extending character development impressively, and is directed with ...

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Having established himself as the protector of Gotham City, Batman sets out with the help of the District Attorney Harvey Dent and Police Lieutenant Jim Gordon to bring down the largest Criminal organisations. Their plans take a bit of a diversion though when a new mastermind takes control of Gotham's crime syndicate. The Joker demands that Batman unmask himself and sets off on a killing spree to try and ensure it happens. The real question for the ...
...been over a year since the follow up to Batman Begins was released but yesterday rather than head to the cinema we decided to finally watch it. Having heard nothing but good things about it and loving the previous film it seemed almost unbelievable that we hadn't watched it yet. Where Batman Begins had in my opinion taken the Batman films to a new level I was hoping that The Dark Knight would carry on this progression and I certainly wasn't disappointed. ...

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Having loved the first film, Batman Begins, I was very eager to see The Dark Knight, and even more so after seeing the trailers and the reviews that it received. I waited until the initial frenzy of the opening few weeks had died down a bit, and eventually went to see it recently. The Dark Knight is set shortly after Batman Begins. Batman (Christian Bale), Detective Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) have successfully ...
...Gotham City. The remaining few crime lords are approached by a new psychopathic, anarchist, criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers to rid them of their biggest threat .. Batman. Batman, Gordon and Dent must work against the clock to find and capture the Joker, as with each day that passes, the Joker unleashes wave after wave of anarchistic mayhem. The Joker will stop at nothing as Gotham's leading figures begin to fall ...

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The Dark Knight is the latest Batman film to hit our screens, involving Batman's fight to save Gotham city from the Joker's crime wave, whilst also trying as Bruce Wayne to push Harvey Dent as the cities new major Having watched Batman Begins again recently we decided to watch The Dark knight whilst it was fresh in out minds as this follows on, it would have been called ‘Batman Continues’ but that doesn’t sound and where near as exciting ! As with ...
...to save Gotham City from the evil clutches of The Joker played the excellent and sadly now deceased Heath Ledger. He is assisted by the new mayor of Gotham City, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) a man with strong views and morals. The main supporting cast from Batman begins is there too with Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox (who is now CEO of Wayne Enterprises) and Michael Caine as the ever faithful Alfred the butler. The full plot is quite complex so I am ...

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...Fox *****Plot***** The Joker is back and he's causing havock in Gotham City. Of course it's down to Batman to put a stop to him and the mob yet again. He has some help from some Gotham detectives, but nobody really knows who they can trust. *****Opinion***** As I said above, I had heard a lot of good things about 'The Dark Knight', so it had a lot to live up to. And it did live up to my expectations, although in my opinion Transformers was better. ...
...makes this Batman different from the others. There was also a lot made about Heath Legers role as The Joker, I was pretty sure this was just because of the circumstances, but it turns out he plays the role exeptionally well. The Joker has a big part to play in making this movie what it is - brilliant. Whether the role would have been played as well by anyone else is anyones guess. However this was a 10 out of 10 performance. The rest of the cast ...

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