The Dark Knight easily the best movie, no FILM, of 2008. By a longshot.

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2008)

The Dark Knight was by far the most hyped movie of the summer. And I walked into the midnight premiere expecting a masterpiece, which depending on how you look at it could be a good or bad thing. I walked out a lengthly 2 and a half hours later absolutely stunned. Not has there EVER been a summer blockbuster movie like this. This was a super-hero movie that breaks all the rules a superhero movie has. And it didn't matter one bit to me, because the way I see the Dark Knight, its not a Batman Movie, its a Crime Drama that happens to have Batman in it. Now let me tell you right off the bat, This movie is not typical crash-bang-boom action movie. Its a movie you may have to see a few times to completely comprehend. What sets it apart from the rest of the (mostly) disappointing summer blockbusters this year is that it has a plot that you care about, characters that are believable and the moral choices presented are truly deep. Now lets just talk about the one thing people walked in to the theater for in the first place, not for Batman, not for Gotham, but for the Joker. Here is my one word to describe Heath Ledger's performance: Incredible. He made Jack Nicolson's Joker look like a grumpy Ronald McDonald. It was disturbing yet funny. Half the things he does on screen are truly horrific yet you laugh. And you wonder, "Why am I laughing? This is disturbing behavior!" My advice, "Why So serious?". Overall, the Dark Knight is not a movie, but a film. It breaks all the right rules and pulls all the right strings. I tell you its the quickest 2 and a Half Hours I've spent in the theater in a LONG time! I recommend this film to anyone, but I do warn parents that it is not a film for younger children, since some scenes are disturbing. I hope this sets the bar for all movies to come, but there will never be a film like it again.