It was good BUT it shouldn't be #1. Come on IMDb fans, you're better than that.

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2008)

Is this the #1 movie of all time? No, it's not. Putting this movie above the Godfather, Shawshank and some of the others that sit at the top of our 250 is really a sign of everyone buying into the hype. For a group that sees itself as such movie buffs and true fans of cinema, placing the Dark Knight above some of the aforementioned movies does a disservice to the Dark Knight itself. I'm not debating the fact that this was an enjoyable movie. It certainly was. I just think placing it at number one is a huge reach.
That said, there were fantastic performances. I love the performance by Ledger. Posthumous Supporting Actor Oscar or not, Heath will be immortalized in this role. Eckhart was good in his role; much preferred his Harvey Dent to that of Tommy Lee Jones. He brought more of the "White Knight" aspect to the role that helped me understand his role in the movie other than just an angry guy flipping a coin.
Bale, as always, was good. However I don't quite,understand the deep, scratchy "Batman Voice". He even uses it in costume while speaking with Alfred. It's hard to hear sometimes and sometimes led my thoughts astray.
Caine and Oldman are pros that could read the ingredients of a recipe and make it sound interesting. Gyllenhaal is fine but not a ton to work with.
Good action sequences and lots of disturbingly funny moments with Ledger's Joker.
Again, I really enjoyed this movie, I just have to question it's placement at #1 in our top 250. Watch the Godfathers 1 & 2, Shawshank, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Pulp Fiction, and Schindler's List and then compare it to this film. If you do that and still think The Dark Knight tops it, that's fair, it's earned the top spot for me. But for me, I have to place a few films ahead of it. In fact, I have given some movies 10's that most people wouldn't. I just feel with this one, everyone got a little excited and hit the 10/10 button too fast.
9/10.