The Dark Knight (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Fantastic performances by Ledger, Eckhart, Bale, Freeman, Oldman, Caine
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 ... Read review

Advantages: Superb performances, amazing script and scintilating direction...
Disadvantages: Perhaps too long for some...

...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 Knight the best film ever ... Read review

Advantages: The Joker
Disadvantages: Waay tooooo looooong, too violent for kids, silly Batman

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: It may take a while to sink in, but the movie was almost faultless
Disadvantages: Last 5 minutes

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Bale and Ledger make a world class team
Disadvantages: None

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Great cast and crew, high budget used effectively
Disadvantages: A little long, Bale's gruff Batman voice

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 see ... Read review

Advantages: Great acting, good special effects
Disadvantages: Very over hyped

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: An excellent Screenplay, brilliant performances and a very enjoyable movie
Disadvantages: Other than the sad death of Heath Ledger none

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing Performances, Stunningly Stylish, Complex
Disadvantages: Boring, Dull, Repetative, Sluggish

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant in every way!
Disadvantages: Not for the squeamish or young children!

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Great acting. Good story and special effects
Disadvantages: No soundtrack

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 ... Read review

Advantages: The Joker, All Round Great Movie
Disadvantages: None

...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. However, there was something that I can't quite put my finger on that makes this Batman different from the ... Read review