Like a dog chasing Cars.....

Rating: 10/10 (20 July 2008)

Let's cut to the chase..
The Dark Knight was everything I had hoped it to be and so0o0o0o0o much more.
What can I say that hasn't already been said a MILLION times over? Heath Ledgers Joker is Breathtaking.... this performance will haunt my dreams for nights to come. Legendary. He took this role, and RAN with it, dancing over ANY other actor to play the character before him. Grim, funny, disturbing, depraved, vicious, psychotic... He captured The Joker's scarred psyche to perfection.
This isn't Heath Ledger in this movie folks.... no no no... This is THE JOKER.
He will captivate you completely, and pull you into his demented mind, whether you wanna go there or not.
The movie pays homage to some of the greatest comics/graphic novels, and these bits are completely obvious (and f*ucking awesome) to fans of the comics. The Long Halloween, Batman Year One, and The Killing Joke just to name a few.
Harvey Dent's tragic fate is both emotional, and disturbing.... FINALLY this great character has been done justice on screen.
I was worried Aaron Eckhart couldn't pull off such a complex character, but, after seeing the movie, I don't think they could've got a better man for the job... He's so likable in the role, that it makes his transformation into a monster all the more tragic and disheartening.
I'm surprised they got away with a PG-13 rating with how frighteningly savage Two-Face looks. (you can see his bulging eyeball and bone underneath all that burnt mangled flesh) The overall story arc for Harvey Dent/Two-Face was extraordinarily well done.
TDK is one of the most intense, gripping, WILD movies I've ever seen on the big screen.... you'll feel exhausted and DAZED both physically and mentally by the time ya walk out of the theater, because of the overload of senses from everything you've just witnessed. The intensity starts at 100% and NEVER dies down...
This is a smart, thought provoking movie, made by one of the most intelligent, talented, visionary directors of this generation.
The Dark Knight is one of the most memorable movies I've seen in a very long time....
It sticks with you... at least, for me... looking back, it almost feels like a dream.. like.. I didn't even see the movie.. just vague, dark images in the back of my mind...
Even if you're not much of a fan of the Bat, you NEED to see this movie.
You'd be doing yourself a great disservice if ya don't go see this flick.
Now... I have to see it again. But next time, here's hoping it'll be in all it's IMAX splendor.
3 years waiting for this movie... 3 years hyping, and anticipating this movie... it's good to know it wasn't all in vain. As far as comic movies go, this is a masterpiece in every sense of the word.
Well worth the wait, clowns. Believe the hype.