Share Ph0x's profile
Ph0x
Ph0x's stats
- Review count1
- Helpfulness votes0
- First reviewJuly 19, 2008
- Last reviewJuly 19, 2008
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating5
Ph0x's Reviews
Overall rating
5
/
5
Best movie of 2008.
PostedJuly 19, 2008
Ph0x
It seems today that good movie sequels are far and few between, especially when it comes to the superhero type. However, The Dark Knight went above and beyond all expectations I had.
The role of the Joker has been played and filled dozens of times, both in live action and animated, therefore I can assume that trying to make the character different than all others past has to be a complicated ordeal. To simplify this new face to an old character - Heath Ledger was phenomenal. I fell that he played the role exactly how the Joker was meant to be. Not silly, and full of mischief, but psychopathic, ordered, and terrifying.
I think that the untimely and unfortunate death of Ledger may have given him a lot of the attention for this film, however, Christian Bale was amazing as well. This Batman we have is realistic, and perfectly acted by Bale. If Bruce Wayne were real, I would bet money that he would look, and act, like the Christian Bale Bruce.
I could only think of a few problems with the movie. The Katie Holmes/Maggie Gyllenhaal swap is noticeable if you know it's not that same actress from the first film. I felt that Rachel Dawes looked older than she needed to be.
Also, I would have liked to see some kind of reference to a future villain. In a lot of the comic book movies theres usually something that hints at a future film, and unfortunately with this one, I didn't see it.
It was still a wonderful movie, and my qualms were heavily outweighed by the greatness of the whole. I look forward to the sequel, and hope that it doesn't take another four years to make.
The role of the Joker has been played and filled dozens of times, both in live action and animated, therefore I can assume that trying to make the character different than all others past has to be a complicated ordeal. To simplify this new face to an old character - Heath Ledger was phenomenal. I fell that he played the role exactly how the Joker was meant to be. Not silly, and full of mischief, but psychopathic, ordered, and terrifying.
I think that the untimely and unfortunate death of Ledger may have given him a lot of the attention for this film, however, Christian Bale was amazing as well. This Batman we have is realistic, and perfectly acted by Bale. If Bruce Wayne were real, I would bet money that he would look, and act, like the Christian Bale Bruce.
I could only think of a few problems with the movie. The Katie Holmes/Maggie Gyllenhaal swap is noticeable if you know it's not that same actress from the first film. I felt that Rachel Dawes looked older than she needed to be.
Also, I would have liked to see some kind of reference to a future villain. In a lot of the comic book movies theres usually something that hints at a future film, and unfortunately with this one, I didn't see it.
It was still a wonderful movie, and my qualms were heavily outweighed by the greatness of the whole. I look forward to the sequel, and hope that it doesn't take another four years to make.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
Share:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.