Comments on: The Dark Knight: A Review

By: Tamer

Tamer — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Thanks for the great review — I came back to read it after I got a chance to see the movie. I agree that it’s hands-down the best superhero movie I’ve seen.

Ledger’s performance was phenomenal! Two days later, I’m still haunted by the sound of sound of his lip smacking and tongue licking sounds that resonated in the theater. I was pretty skeptical that he could perform up to the hype, but I’m a believer.

If I had any criticisms, it would be that it felt like the second half of the movie had a bit of an awkward lull before the grand finale. Also, I was a bit annoyed by Batman’s voice — the processing was a bit too lispy at times.

That nitpicky stuff aside, it was truly fantastic. I’m amazed at the quality of the effects and even more impressed knowing how many of them were done in-camera rather that in-computer.

By: Mugshotz

Mugshotz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:42:43 +0000

Ended up seeing it Saturday night. The few scenes in IMAX were definately worth the half hour drive to the other part of the city to see in IMAX. You really felt like you were up there in the helicopter with the film crew. I agree with you, no wink wink nudge nudge “What would you prefer, yellow spandex?” moments. This is going to be a hard movie to top for a trilogy. But you can’t leave things as they are. Too many loose ends.

By: carlpeterson

carlpeterson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:35:19 +0000

I really dug the movie too. The Watchmen preview went similarly unnoticed in theaters last night. (Boo) But back to the movie in question, there was a lot to enjoy:
I love the fact that a comicbook can inspire a discussion of the legitimacy of social norms and values. Is humanity better or worse (or at least less honest) contained within a society? When it comes down to it, the answer for most people is an obvious “it’s better,” but it’s cool to see it questioned convincingly.
I love the fact that the Joker is given no real motive and no real back-story. He has no reason for being, but he is. He’s an undeniable, ugly facet of humanity. And Heath Leger’s much discussed doesn’t disappoint.
The guy who thinks he knows Batman’s identity was well handled and somewhat necessarily addressed. The idea that nobody would recognize the Tumbler is ridiculous.

It’s funny how everybody has their own hang-ups:
I didn’t like the physical impossibility of Two Face making the sounds of normal speech with half a mouth. It looked wrong in every scene he was in (that and the CGI wasn’t totally convincing). And I agree, his was the weak performance. And (as you point out) he didn’t have enough screen time to develop naturally. More could’ve been done with the performance too.
Ah, and the cell phone sonar seemed unnecessary and ventured too far into unbelievable sci-fi territory. I know, I know – it’s a Batman movie, but these flicks’ successes are based on a level of believability. And the eavesdropping moral dilemma was not needed.

BUT it was a great movie. Can’t wait to see it again. Maybe in IMAX …

By: steckley

steckley — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:03:34 +0000

My favorite part was Danny Devito’s Penguin.
Talk about range from an actor!

By: jimmy pereira

jimmy pereira — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:29:50 +0000

I whole-heartedly agree with you on this movie. Hands down the best “superhero” movie I have ever seen. This coming from another big Batman fan.