Review of "The Dark Knight"

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2011)

Now, the day after "Batman Begins" came out, I followed production for this movie. I was excited beyond belief for what Nolan had in store for me. And was I prepared. . .no, not at all. When I walked out of that theater on Navy Pier, not only had I just watched the greatest superhero movie of all time, I had just witnessed my favorite movie of all time. This movie. . . *sigh*. . .I really don't even have to say much actually. Just go see it, If you haven't seen it yet. No, screw it, even if you have seen it already go see it. . . .like right now. . . go. I command you. Haha. But in all seriousness. . . Nolan man. . .he really did something special here. Taking, not just mine, but everyone's expectations and flipping them on their heads. Nolan managed to harness everything that was great in "Batman Begins" and augment those qualities to a near epic degree. He even added some newer things of his own creation into the mix. I speak, of course, of Heath Ledger's Academy-Award Winning Joker. Nearly--no screw it--every line out of Heath's mouth in this movie is amazing. In fact the entire script of this movie contains these little hidden gems that Nolan just flicks at your head throughout the entire film. But Heath man He went all out for this movie. He and Nolan not only created an Oscar-Winning character, but a character that has had a pretty deep impact on pop culture - I mean, you know how many people I see walking around with Joker T-shirts. Aaron Eckhart did a good job as the tragic Harvey Dent character - another one I sometimes see on t-shirts. All of the other actors were badass as well. Of course, Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard came back to create a really innovative score for "The Dark Knight". Specifically, I felt Hans Zimmer did a pretty innovative job creating a theme for the Joker. He used a one note leti-motif on an electric bass played with a razor - Truly badass. Christopher Nolan manages to create a sequel that is not only better than the original, but he creates my favorite movie of all time. A magnum opus, Nolan. . .Well played, well played.