I can't wait to return to the theaters.

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2008)

All the Dark Knight hype had been killing me for about 2-3 weeks before the release. And honestly, I had to tell myself don't believe all the hype because I didn't want to be disappointed. HOWEVER, the hype is well deserved. I read a review of this movie on Friday the 18th that summed it up perfectly. It was something along the lines of..."This is the first movie I have ever seen that made me look at my watch in hopes that it wasn't close to the end".
This was a gripping movie from the very beginning to the very end. No exaggeration. They return some of the soundtrack from Batman Begins as well as bolster it up with music relevant to the Joker. I never go into a movie hyped about soundtrack, but this soundtrack really draws you in. One thing that caught me off guard was the truly dark filming. I, for one, am surprised it is not rated R, because I was truly frightened and disturbed by some stuff. But I think that is one thing that makes this movie so good.
Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker will no doubt be the highlight of his career. Every time he took the screen you went through a wave of emotions. You never knew what the Joker character was going to do next. Truly psychotic, sometimes funny, but mostly disturbing and a crime genius.
I can go on and on about each character, but the only thing anyone needs to know is that this movie offers you a complete movie experience. If you are on here reading this, you should do yourself a favor and go experience this film in a theater, ASAP. Anything less than surround sound and a massive screen isn't enough to fully feel this movie. I can't believe I'm this pumped up to go see a movie I already saw. Greatest Batman movie EVER!!