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Nolan's Next Victory
PostedJuly 25, 2008
Nicholas
from Michigan
If you plan on seeing one movie this summer, you have a VERY hard choice to make. Normally, this would be easy, considering that summer block busters tend to be pretty bad. Unfortunately, the bar has officially been raised. Personally, I think that other producers (specifically the ones of a particular movie starring Downey Jr.) knew what a juggernaut "The Dark Knight" would be, so they tried to tweak their movies to compete. One came close. Only one.
Now ... the news isn't all happy-giddy-fun-fun-fun. I have been a BIG fan of Nolan's since the first time I saw Memento. For me, his story-telling is unmatched and his cinematic skills are quickly becoming legendary. For that reason, I was only the slightest disapointed by "The Dark Knight". It's not that anything was wrong, but that I have come to expect so much more from Nolan. In terms of story, I rank this third among his works after The Prestige and Batman: The Begining. It's a very close race with Memento with only a VERY slight edge because of a larger (and quite well utilized) budget.
The acting ... OH.... MY ... GAWD!!! Freeman, Cain, and Bale were as outstanding as we would expect. Gyllenhaal was damn good. So good infact, she did too good a job for Rachel Dawes. Then, there was the coup de gras. I do not say this because he was deceased, but Heath Ledger did for THIS Batman what Jack Nickelson did for Burton's. He wasn't just good. He didn't just bring The Joker to life. He redefined what it means to play the antagonist in a feature film and he WAS the Joker. I was saddened by his death, but now, after seeing what he was capable of, I am crushed that we don't get to see where he would have gone.
So I am sure you get it. Yeah, I liked it. 5 stars only because I can't give it 6 or 7. I would recomend it to a friend because the choice of "drag them kicking and screaming" wasn't offered. It wasn't my favorite film by Nolan, but it damn-for-sure made my top 3. This is, without a question, the best comic-book film to come out this summer. If you haven't seen it yet, then you really should. You owe it to yourself.
Seriously.
Now ... the news isn't all happy-giddy-fun-fun-fun. I have been a BIG fan of Nolan's since the first time I saw Memento. For me, his story-telling is unmatched and his cinematic skills are quickly becoming legendary. For that reason, I was only the slightest disapointed by "The Dark Knight". It's not that anything was wrong, but that I have come to expect so much more from Nolan. In terms of story, I rank this third among his works after The Prestige and Batman: The Begining. It's a very close race with Memento with only a VERY slight edge because of a larger (and quite well utilized) budget.
The acting ... OH.... MY ... GAWD!!! Freeman, Cain, and Bale were as outstanding as we would expect. Gyllenhaal was damn good. So good infact, she did too good a job for Rachel Dawes. Then, there was the coup de gras. I do not say this because he was deceased, but Heath Ledger did for THIS Batman what Jack Nickelson did for Burton's. He wasn't just good. He didn't just bring The Joker to life. He redefined what it means to play the antagonist in a feature film and he WAS the Joker. I was saddened by his death, but now, after seeing what he was capable of, I am crushed that we don't get to see where he would have gone.
So I am sure you get it. Yeah, I liked it. 5 stars only because I can't give it 6 or 7. I would recomend it to a friend because the choice of "drag them kicking and screaming" wasn't offered. It wasn't my favorite film by Nolan, but it damn-for-sure made my top 3. This is, without a question, the best comic-book film to come out this summer. If you haven't seen it yet, then you really should. You owe it to yourself.
Seriously.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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