Dark Knight was psychotic, fractured brilliance! The excruciating wait was completely worth it and in IMAX, oh yeah. My hopes were stratospheric after all the buzz and positive reviews, but the movie busted through and went ever higher. The completely adorable Heath Ledger commanded my attention the first time I saw him (10 Things I Hate About You), but I never imagined something like this. Ledger made The Joker what he was always supposed to be - sociopathic, disturbing, strangely funny, and absolutely mesmerizing - which makes it harder to watch knowing he's gone. When you're reminded of the sheer depth of his talent, lost so soon, it breaks your heart all over again. Damn...Oscar-worthy indeed. The rest of the cast was also great, but my attention was firmly on The Joker, as it should have been. No one should miss Dark Knight. Some say that it's "violence for the sake of violence," but that's what the unpredictable and merciless Joker is all about. And Batman is all about stopping that relentless evil.