The Dark Knight Rocks!

Rating: 9/10 (16 July 2008)

I was lucky enough to take an early afternoon off work and catch this film at the Melbourne IMAX. After downloading and watching the HD teaser (opening 5 minutes of the film) off of Demonoid I knew I had to go see it. Who ever said file sharing hurt Hollywood in the box office sales? Pfft.
I'm sure this film would still be as exciting on a regular cinema screen but like someone else said: if you've got the choice go see it at IMAX. Some of the aerial cinematography really blew me away in all it's full high-def glory.
Earlier, I was reading a review where the critic was saying the film was slow to start but that's a load of BS in my opinion. I reckon it started at about 7 on the adrenalin gauge and cranked it up from there. All the performances were surprisingly authentic for a big budget Hollywood film. Heath Ledger WAS the Joker...no wonder he was disturbed by taking on such a psychologically deranged character.
Anyhow, fans of the series will be able to comment more authoritatively on how well the movie does justice to the Batman saga. I'm simply writing this from the perspective of someone who enjoys seeing an action film from time to time, and no doubt - The Dark Knight delivers. Word!