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for The Dark Knight (DVD)

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  • 5 Stars
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  • 4 Stars
    		14
  • 3 Stars
    		6
  • 2 Stars
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  • 1 Star
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  • 57 of 57 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Timbo3107

    Member since 14/10/2006

    Reviews written: 264

    4 Stars The Dark Knight returns 28/06/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Still to the high standards of the first film

    Disadvantages Disadvantages 152 minutes in length!

    In my 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 at all, so seeing the majority of the original cast from the first film is a true achievement and goes to show how much belief the cast have ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 DixieChick10

    Member since 14/08/2007

    Reviews written: 300

    5 Stars Welcome To A World Without Rules! Review with images 15/08/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great cast, script, action etc.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too long and poorly rated.

    In January of this year we were all shocked when actor and heartthrob to 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 life ended just when he found his niche, his role as the Joker was truly his ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 thedevilinme

    Member since 13/05/2008

    Reviews written: 1233

    4 Stars No no no no no no no no no no BATMAN.......! Review with images 26/01/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good bits

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Over-rated

    'Don't believe the hype', as 'Flava Flav', the rapper dude who wears the big clock around his neck, once said, the flamboyant Public Enemy singers iconic Hip Hop line spot on when it comes to reviewing the big event movie of 2008. When you hear only great things about a film and enjoyed the previous one in the franchise you expect and want it to deliver, which, although the Dark Knight did in some aspects, it just didn't nail it in the critical categories a sequels must for me, especially in the superhero category. I'm not saying its poor or anything but just distinctly underwhelming for the ... more
  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 afy9mab

    Member since 11/07/2000

    Reviews written: 1116

    4 Stars A Darker Knight with a Lighter Villain 02/06/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good performances, effects and overall style.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A very long running-time and too many subplots.

    Billionaire Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego Batman has helped to free the streets of Gotham from the clutches of the mobsters that once controlled it. But now the thugs are fighting back, rallying around a dangerous psychopath in clown make-up who calls himself The Joker. He plans to kill Batman and take over the city. As The Joker’s crimes escalate and become more personal, Bruce joins forces with District Attorney Harvey Dent, who also happens to be dating Rachel Dawes, Bruce’s long-neglected childhood sweetheart. But like Bruce, those around him are not always what they seem… Christopher Nolan ... more
  • 57 of 57 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 sghawken

    Member since 31/10/2005

    Reviews written: 990

    5 Stars The Darker Knight 22/07/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Chilling to the core

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Some underused characters

    Hard to believe I know but it has been three long years since Batman Begins 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 pounds on its first day. At the end of the already dark Batman Begins ... more
  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 Mcicp1981

    Member since 16/10/2008

    Reviews written: 39

    5 Stars The Best Batman Yet 21/01/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fantastic performances by Ledger, Eckhart, Bale, Freeman, Oldman, Caine

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    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 puts on for it. He seems completely at home playing the arrogant millionaire and you have to wonder how much of this is the character and how much is ... more
  • 32 of 32 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 paulie1975

    Member since 13/05/2008

    Reviews written: 154

    5 Stars The Dark Knight Returns 21/01/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Superb Character Studies, Cast and Story, excellent Direction

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Slightly too long

    Christopher Nolan is a special director, he made Momento and had Hollywood raving, he made the Prestige and the twist got everybody thinking, Batman Begins reinvented the Dark Knight on the big screen taking influence from the graphic novels, and then he made this, the sequel to Batman Begins, an altogether darker piece of work, which has a gripping story but is also a fascinating character study of the films main characters. The story was co-written by Nolan and his brother and it tells in the direction, as he clearly understands every nuance of his characters and the story and sets out to ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 2 stevek181

    Member since 17/10/2009

    Reviews written: 22

    2 Stars The Dark Knight - A Super-hero movie without a hero 20/12/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Heath Ledger, great special effects, some excellent scenes

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Batman

    You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" The release of "The Dark Knight" was greeted with something approximating mass-hysteria by the film-watching public due to the tragic circumstances surrounding the movie. For those who happened to be on another planet at the time, Heath Ledger, who plays arch-villain "The Joker", tragically died of an apparent overdose of prescribed drugs just before release. Ledger automatically gained Kurt Cobain/James Dean style cult-status. Facebook groups sprung up immediately pronouncing him the greatest actor ever to draw ... more
  • 84 of 84 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 sunmeilan

    Member since 05/05/2005

    Reviews written: 1138

    3 Stars The Joker and that Bat Person 10/08/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The Joker

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Waay tooooo looooong, too violent for kids, silly Batman

    Gotham City is experiencing 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 psychopathic nature finally going to turn the tables on Batman and law enforcement in Gotham for good? I should ... more
  • 55 of 55 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    5 Stars WHY SO SERIOUS? 02/08/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages It may take a while to sink in, but the movie was almost faultless

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Last 5 minutes

    INTRO You must always start your 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 in issue #278, but what I do know is that if DC Comics translate to the big screen anywhere near as well as Marvel ... more
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