I have always been a HUGE Batman fan. I was less excited about the darkness of Batman Begins and extremely skeptical about the Dark Knight. I had sorted feelings due to the "buzz" about Heath Ledger and feeling it is merely due to his untimely death. As much as I think Christian Bale is a phenomenal talent, his portrayal of Batman completely pales to Heath Ledger's disturbing yet FLOORING manifestation of the Joker. I only wish the movie concentrated more on Ledger's character.