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The Dark Knight is a movie that actually deserved to make the bazillion of dollars it did in the box office. Not only were each individual performances noteworthy, but the story line and level of action was both suspenseful and not too over board. Just to get it out of the way, as everyone should be aware, Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker was unforgettable. He turned Jack Nicholson's comedic, almost silly version of the character into someone so dark and ruthless it gave you chills. He deserved the oscar and he deserved all the hype and anticipation that was received once it was announced he would be playing this role.
On another note, I think Christian Bale is by far the best Batman. He enticed me in Batman Begins and didn't lose my attention in this film. I also love Aaron Eckhart and wish they kept him around for the next installment.
I will admit, there were a couple of things I didn't enjoy. First off, I really hate in films, especially franchises as large as this one, when they replace characters. I am talking about replacing Katie Holmes with Maggie Gyllenhaal. I don't know the exact reason why she left. I think I heard something about her just not wanting to play the part anymore, or maybe Tom Cruise and Zenu brainwashed her. Either way, in cases like those, I wish they would just write the character out all together. The other thing that I didn't enjoy about the movie was that it could have ended in multiple scenes. It was a long movie, but it kept my attention, but there were certain parts of the movie where it still would have been great if it ended earlier than it did. For one, I think that if it ended right after two face was visited in the hospital and before the joker decided to blow the hospital up, it would have been a perfect cliff hangar. You walk out of the theater not knowing the fate of either two-face or the joker, in anticipation to see how the next movie will develop. All in all, the anticipation for this film was well worth it, as i'm sure it was for the majority of people. Batman is the only franchise that I have always, and probably will always enjoy from beginning to end.
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Nice. A review that didn't mention Christian Bale's Batman voice. I didn't mind his voice at all and anyone who didn't understand him is a moron. But in all, it is by far the best Batman movie ever. I liked how it incorporated the citizens of Gotham and how they were forced to make grievous decisions. I think that the next movie will have Two-Face back since the Dark Knight didn't show a casket.
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