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Don't be fooled by the hype
PostedJuly 18, 2008
MattR
from New Jersey
The Dark Knight - 9/10
This film has fulfilled all of its hype and exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed Batman Begins, but would not have considered it a landmark comic-hero adaption. Never, would have I thought Chris Nolan's new take on the Batman saga would evolve into the intense and clever crime drama that is The Dark Knight.
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As far as summer blockbuster go - this has it all. Car chases, explosions, sinister villains, fist fights, and climax after climax of sheer edge-of-your-seat entertainment. However, it takes the stereotypical mindless summer action movie, and takes it way beyond anything it was ever expected to be.
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We get all that tense entertainment, but it's so well crafted, and so well thought out, that it becomes no longer a summer hero movie, but the type of crime drama that's remembered and admired for years. Yes, there is action - is it mindlessly thrown throughout without care? No. Yes, there are explosions - are they used merely for visual appeasement? No. Every action sequence is carefully built up to. Every explosions, car chase, or murder is originally thought out. There are twists and turns in every direction, each sequence unfolds in ways one would never see coming, and Nolan does it all one step at a time until the movie reaches its conclusion.
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Maybe the overall plot (I stress the word overall) is a little predictable and the pacing is a little odd in places (at times I like there were three climaxes and I wasn't sure when the movie was over). However, each move within the overall plot is clever and non cliched. No one should find themselves groaning at rehashed aspects and redundancy in this film.
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Anyone looking for a breath of fresh air in the often boring and repetitive genre of summer blockbusters will find satisfaction in The Dark Knight. It may not be as genius as Memento or as emotionally engaging as Requiem for a Dream, but it's one hell of a ride and the adrenaline rush accompanying it definitely leaves me willing to give it go after go.
This film has fulfilled all of its hype and exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed Batman Begins, but would not have considered it a landmark comic-hero adaption. Never, would have I thought Chris Nolan's new take on the Batman saga would evolve into the intense and clever crime drama that is The Dark Knight.
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As far as summer blockbuster go - this has it all. Car chases, explosions, sinister villains, fist fights, and climax after climax of sheer edge-of-your-seat entertainment. However, it takes the stereotypical mindless summer action movie, and takes it way beyond anything it was ever expected to be.
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We get all that tense entertainment, but it's so well crafted, and so well thought out, that it becomes no longer a summer hero movie, but the type of crime drama that's remembered and admired for years. Yes, there is action - is it mindlessly thrown throughout without care? No. Yes, there are explosions - are they used merely for visual appeasement? No. Every action sequence is carefully built up to. Every explosions, car chase, or murder is originally thought out. There are twists and turns in every direction, each sequence unfolds in ways one would never see coming, and Nolan does it all one step at a time until the movie reaches its conclusion.
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Maybe the overall plot (I stress the word overall) is a little predictable and the pacing is a little odd in places (at times I like there were three climaxes and I wasn't sure when the movie was over). However, each move within the overall plot is clever and non cliched. No one should find themselves groaning at rehashed aspects and redundancy in this film.
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Anyone looking for a breath of fresh air in the often boring and repetitive genre of summer blockbusters will find satisfaction in The Dark Knight. It may not be as genius as Memento or as emotionally engaging as Requiem for a Dream, but it's one hell of a ride and the adrenaline rush accompanying it definitely leaves me willing to give it go after go.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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