One of the best movies ever made!

Rating: 10/10 (8 May 2010)

When i first saw Batman Begins in 2005, i was stunned by the performance and quality of the film. then, three years later, The Dark Knight comes out. I was truly astonished by Heaths ledgers performance as the joker along with Christian bale as Batman. it did run on for a little long, but every second of it I was at the edge of my seat. the ending was truly remarkable, and it leaves me (along with tons of other people) wanting more. Aaron eckhart as Harvey dent really should have deserved an Oscar, because that was great to. i was a little disappointed that Katie Holmes got replaced (mostly because it looked like she aged ten years in the making of this film) but Maggie gyllenhaal still did a pretty good job. she was a little more serious, which i liked. now this does not really compare with many other movies. the special effects were not as good as Avatar (but what are?), but the movie was much better. Now i thought Iron man did really well too, and i think its the only movie that came close to this is. though toward the end of this film when Batman captures joker in the building and SWAT comes in to get him, i wish we could have seen a little more of the Jokers capture. so, i recommend this movie to almost everyone. it definitely was NOT for kids, even though its a superhero flick. the violence was really just over the top. but great movie, overall. hope to see a third.