Holy Rusted metal, bat man.

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2008)

This movie is so much more than a movie. Numerous times throughout it didn't even feel like a movie. It felt real. You got so close to the characters, batman, joker, and even the no name citizens. Although you are always rooting for batman, a part wants to see the joker succeed just because of how amazing he is. Heath Ledger IS the joker, and there is no other way to say it. All the early Oscar buzz and praise is an extreme understatement of his work as the joker. It is easily the greatest film i have ever seen. I got home and wanted to snap my copy of batman '89 in half. I saw a prescreening Wednesday, and saw it at midnight, and am planning to see it at least 5 more times in theatres. Yes folks, it's that good. Christopher Nolan does an amazing job directing this dark tale. Yes, darker than any Burton movie. Just because Burton's batman had a stylized set and dark backgrounds didn't make the movie dark. This film is filled with dark emotion and choices each character must make, and leaves you wondering what you would do in their situation, making the choice the characters make impossible to predict, but the joker is always one step ahead. Filled with sadistic humor and brilliant action sequences, this film is really all that any film goer would ever need.