And here we...go!

The Dark Knight has got to be not only the best film I have seen this year, but in years, it is a masterpiece pure and true, it is a movie without a single flaw, without a dull moment and even Eric Roberts gives a strong performance.

This is more of a crime film than a superhero film, it didn't even feel like a superhero movie, it's gritty and realistic, tough and violent.

The Joker wants to create chaos, turn the city upside down, turn people against each other, show that everyone is capable of evil.  He doesn't do it for the money, he does it for fun, he enjoys Killing people, especially with a knife "it savours the moment" he says.  

Everyone gives a great performance.  Christian Bale is strong as Bruce Wayne and Batman.  Gary Oldman this time has a huge role, almost as much as Bale which was nice to see.  Arron Eckhart does a great job as both Harvey Dent and Two-Face, his Two-Face is nothing like the Tommy lee Jones one, he is a true monster, very frightening to look at.  Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman both give a lot of weight in their small rolls, Maggie Gyllenhaal is a step of from Katie Holmes, Eric Roberts gives a much toned down performance as Salvatore Maroni, the new crime boss of Gotham City, and then there is Heath Ledger as the Joker.  What can be said that already hasn't been said.  Nothing really, it is truly brilliant in every way, this is the most evil character I have seen in the movies, even more than Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, or Norman Bates, this is evil personified, when he delivers the line "look at me", it is terrifying.   I can see why he will win an Oscar.

This is an instant classic and will be remembered not just for Heath Ledger, but because it is a terrific crime film, another great Hollywood film.

This movie was perfect. Everything about it was awesome and everything wrong with the last one was fixed. Gyllenhall was waaay better than Holmes. Like Jordan said, Oldman had a bigger role, as deserved. Eckhart was surprisingly solid, maybe even better than in Thank You For Smoking and his transformation into Two-Face actually feels plausible and isn't goofy like in Schumacher's garbage.

Ledger, of course, steals the show. Somehow he managed to do the impossible and outshine Bale, which is damn near impossible considering Bale destroys all the film's veteran actors (Caine, Freeman, Oldman, etc.). He's so good, he even outdoes actors who weren't even in the movie. Sorry, Jack. You've had plenty of memorable moments onscreen. I think you can let the new guy have this one. I mean, Ledger does have a pretty sweet disappearing pencil trick.

All in all, the definitive Batman movie. Go see.

Quoted from James McClung Somehow he managed to do the impossible and outshine Bale, which is damn near impossible considering Bale destroys all the film's veteran actors (Caine, Freeman, Oldman, etc.).

I'm sorry, but to me Christian Bale is the worst part of this movie.  He did okay in the first, but in this one he took me out of the movie so often.  Maybe it was the outstanding performance of everyone else (especially Ledger, but followed swiftly by eckhart), but I just couldn't stand him.  I also am just not generally a christian Bale fan though, so it could just be me.

movie didnt do much for me, was just good... i wasnt entertained as much as to say 'WANTED" or hancock, which both had not so solid plots but were entertaining

Heath was great, but the joker was alil too much serious at time and not enuff jokes to really label him joker

I saw this film at an IMAX theatre and even with the big screen gimmick, I fought to keep myself interested.  Despite some of the fantastic performances (Ledger was good but I thought Oldman stole the show – Bale’s different voices irritated me), it was too long and the stories were not all that gripping.

By the time Gyllenhall met her end I was just not feeling anything – and if I’m not feeling anything at a point such as that then there is something wrong.  The whole two-face thing at the end should not have been included in this film and they should have wrapped it up way before the boat scenario (which incidentally did nothing for me and should have been a great source of tension).

The last problem I had with the film was how dark the action scenes were, it was too hard to follow anything.  The introduction of the sonar didn’t help – it just seemed to make the action even more confusing.  

After rereading the above, it probably sounds like I hated the film.  I didn’t.  I just think it missed the mark for being as great as it could have been.    

Quoted from James McClung I mean, Ledger does have a pretty sweet disappearing pencil trick.

HAHA  I loved that scene.  there was this family who got up and left right after that...lol, what kid of idiot brings their kids to a movie like this.

Also this just reached number 1 on imdb, which really means nothing, but to see it piss people off that it did makes me feel good.

what I'm really happy about is that it beat spider man 3 for opening day record, would love to see it smash titanic but I'm afraid it won't get the little old lady audience to do it.

Quoted from mcornetto Bale’s different voices irritated me

You mean the difference between Bruce Wayne and Batman's voice? Yeah, that was weird. It didn't sound like Bale's natural voice though. I think they might've pitchshifted his voice or something to make Batman sound tougher.

Just saw this today... WOW. Better than expected. Way better than expected. Action, story build up, the villans, very good. I was thinking it would be just overhyped... no way.
9.8/10
and if you're wondering where those extra .2 went, Bale's voice when he made it deeper for batman definately got on my nerves.
Ledger's preformance was WAY better than I was expecting, I mean I heard he was going to be great in this, but this was just way better than I was hoping.
and Two-Face... WAAAAY better in this than Tommie Lee's Two-Face!

This movie is perfect. I have no complaints. Ledger had better win an oscar.

~Zack~

Only complaint was Bale's overdone Batman voice. Horribly distracting.

Other than that, excellent movie. Best of 2008 so far.

Yeah, Bale's "Batman Voice" was horrible, in my opinion. He goes from a normal voice as Bruce, to almost sounding like Darkman when he's screaming and yelling at people.

I don't see a problem with the voice. That is how I remember him sounding in the first.

Harvey's burnt face looks like The Mummy... More ash than flesh and bone and why was his suit still burnt? Do they not treat burn victims well in Gotham? I am pretty sure they would cut off the suit and replace it with a hospital gown and throw away the burnt suit.

The movie was a Batfan's wet dream and another solid addition to the series.

The performance of The Joker was good but not academy award winning. A lot of the positive views in the media and online are by the same people who if he was alive would be slamming him for little things.

From an unbiased (Non Heath Ledger kiss ass) point of view, I thought he did a good job.

The real positive is the strong story and characters and the continuing saga.

Heath Ledger makes this movie a must see event.  This is the best movie villain since Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber in Die Hard.  I did have several nit picks about the movie as a whole.  

Gary Oldman's Lt. Gordon just isn't very interesting to follow.  I don't feel anything for him or his journey.  He's just a throw away supporting character we don't give a crap about.  

I also don't like how the bigger names like Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman are just thrown in there with nothing much to do.  They seemed to exist as filler, when nothing else of importance is happening on screen.  I just didn't care.  

Great action sequences and really inventive, sadistic crimes committed by The Joker.  The scenes with the ferries crossing the river, rigged with explosives was fantastic.  Whenever Joker was on screen this is a great film.  When he wasn't, it just didn't do anything for me.

What is really irritating to me is how, whenever a new summer action movie comes out, everyone calls it "The Greatest Movie Ever!".  Dark Knight is now rated #1 on Imdb.com's top #250 films, based on votes.  Come on, people.  Was it really that good?      

A mixed review, but a must see for Heath Ledger.  

  
          

Quoted from ericdickson What is really irritating to me is how, whenever a new summer action movie comes out, everyone calls it "The Greatest Movie Ever!".  Dark Knight is now rated #1 on Imdb.com's top #250 films, based on votes.  Come on, people.  Was it really that good?

I haven't even seen it yet, but I'm going to go on record as saying "no".

I have no doubt that I'll enjoy it, but top 250?  I highly doubt it, and I attribute the current, almost sad, state of affairs to another day at the 'ol IMDb.

It's 250 material. Believe me. I just don't like it at #1 because it's not better than The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption.
Hopefully TDK being at #1 is temperary and it'll drop to the 40's or 30's.