Oscar Worthy

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2008)

One of the best films of the year. In 2005, I walked out of Batman Begins with a huge smile on my face! I could not wait for this sequel.Batman Begins was everything I wanted in a Batman film, it had tons of action, superb acting and direction, nifty camera work, and a story to tell. It was the Batman film I have been waiting for. Now this is probably one of the best comic book superhero films of all time.
As Kevin Smith said, it really is the Godfather Pt. II of comic book films. The acting is it's chief strength in this movie. Christian Bale is the best Batman/Bruce Wayne of all time, thank god Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Katie Holmes, and Heath Ledger god rest his soul. Ledger was the perfect Joker, even better than the great Jack Nicholson. Ledger's performance is so terrifying, and he brings depth, realism, and fear to his Joker. I really hope they give him an award. The film has a great supporting cast, including Aaron Eckhart as DA Harvey Dent, who becomes Two-Face, Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordan, Michael Cain as Bruce's trustworthy butler, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. Christopher Nolan again will blow you away with this one, as he did in Batman Begins. The action scenes rock, and they don't look fake at all the stunts are amazing.
The Dark Knight tops The Incredible Hulk and in a few ways tops Iron Man. I would say this is right next to Spider-Man 2 one of my personal favorites. This film is completely flawless, and it is one of the best films of 2008, and a movie you must see! Just like Spider-Man 2, The Dark Knight is a nimble sequel that improves upon the original in almost every way possible! The story is so well written, and the script just keeps the film going and moving in a good pace, and I was never bored with the sub-plots, or even the love triangle between Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, and Rachel Dawes.
The run time is long, but I must tell all who read this review, that it is the fastest two-hour thirty-minute epic I have ever seen in a long time. Not a minute in this film I was thinking, oh they should have cut at least seven or eight minutes. This is an Oscar worthy film, I know the Acadmey will not give it any recognition, because they are just not fair. Like all those other superhero flicks that do deserve nominations besides special effects, like Batman Begins, Spider-Man 2, X2:X-Men United, this year's Iron Man, or many, many other comic book flicks that are Oscar worthy.
In closing The Dark Knight is a masterpiece, and will not disappoint fans of Batman, and this is a comic book movie for non-comic book fans, and it'll leave a lot of fan boys wanting more. I know I did, and I hope the third chapter of the Nolan series will come out soon, and top this one.