Good as Batman Begins...No Better

Rating: 6/10 (20 July 2008)

I saw The Dark Knight this afternoon and enjoyed it. It had a light psychological storyline similar to Batman Begins and lots of crazy action sequences within a city/set more realistic than the average CGI comic book movie, all in all a good time.
When I returned to add a comment and saw that this was the #1 movie with 9.7 rating I thought, "WHAT!" It's just a comic book movie that clearly and successfully aims for and holds back to be a PG-13 family summer blockbuster. Do NOT expect more than that. There are no serious injuries, no blood, no cussing, and everything works out OK in the end. Yes the Joker is a crazy weird guy (like the first Batman but with more "natural" and freakier makeup) but the fear he instills in the city is not felt by the audience because no one is shown to be harmed by him. Harvey Two-Face's transformation could have been fabulous but the special effect damage to his face was the same as this year's Terminator television series, completely unrealistic (unless you're a futuristic robot) to keep the PG-13 rating. The audience doesn't feel his pain and I was actually jarred every time he spoke because it's not physically possible, like watching a dubbed dialogue.
If you enjoyed Batman Begins (or Batman and Batman Returns) you'll enjoy this movie, if you aren't a fan of action comic book films don't be swayed to believe this is anything more.