best batman movie

My favorite movie of 2008, no doubt~ I mean, the style, the darkness...it was everything i hoped for ....it scared me, but excited me, too....I can't wait for it to come out on dvd....

BEST BATMAN EVER...

awesome...i want to see it again and again and again and again.....

I'm regularly astounded that these Big Box Franchise type vehicles seem to be able to draw boutique level quality actors to the screen. Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and even Heath Ledger should be at stages in their career where they could resist the lure of a mega-payday and protect their credibility. Then again Michael Caine has a history of lapsing into periods of taking anything that is offered and for every Sid Viscious and Beethoven on his resume Gary Oldham plays the bad-y in two summer blockbusters. Still, what did we get in this Super Hero film that hasn't been done to death in the Spiderman and X-Men films. At least IronMan had a few laughs in it. There was none of that allowed in this extrememly grim product.

I went in with fairly low expectations as I normally don't get much out of super hero movies, but was pleasantly surprised. I felt like Dark Knight had a lot more meat to it than Spiderman, Superman, etc. - I especially enjoyed the exploration of what it means to be a hero, and Heath Ledger's sinister (and oddly gay sounding) rants about what it means to live without rules.

I would have enjoyed even more philosophy from the movie's fine actors, and less action - but hey, it's a summer blockbuster, what are you going to do.

You can count me among the truly unimpressed. Having read reviews and heard lots of good things about this, I saw it the other day with considerable anticipation.

Heath Ledger is very good, but the rest of the cast.....

Gary Oldman turns in the worst performance I've ever seen him do in a generally fine career.

Morgan Freeman is just the same character he's played in twenty other movies, only more sanctimonious.

Christian Bale is competent, but generally uncompelling.

Michael Caine acts like he's needing a downpayment for the nursing home.

The movie starts strong, with a great action sequence bank robbery, but quickly bogs down in a pretentious, overly preachy examination of the psyche of Batman. Which is all well and good, except it didn't need to be done at least five separate times, with no discernable advance of the theme or plot.

The action sequences pick up in intensity, but devolve into ever increasing use of CGI which made me feel like I was watching a video game and not a movie.

The film really needs an editor. At least 30 minutes of repetitive and redundant dialogue or pointless scenes could have been cut to the greater benefit of the film. There is far too much pretentious pseudo-philosophy, all of which is signalled by dramatic musical fanfares.

The internal logic of the film is ludicrous. Let me be clear. I'm prepared to suspend disbelief in a movie, and I'm doubly prepared to suspend it in a superhero movie, but the internal logic has to work, at least basically. There are at least 4 major points when it doesn't.

On the upside, Ledger's performance is very good, far better than anything I've seen in this kind of film. (Unfortunately, we all know he won't be reprising it.) In addition the film is dark and more adult oriented than is common in this kind of film, which I regard as a plus.

awesome!!!!

This movie made me feel like a kid again in the sense that it left me with the same anticipation from scene to scene as did Saturday morning cartoons as a 7 year old. This movie packed a major wallop of action and threw in just enough comedy. Heath Ledger was masterful as the Joker. I enjoyed this film imensely. Definitely 2 thumbs up.

"I am like a dog chasing a fire engine, but when I catch it I don't know what to do with it." -- The Joker

Worth the look.

It took me about 48 hrs to come down from all the suspense and action. It gave me the same emotions and feelings when I saw The Fugitive for the first time, my number 1 movie of all time. I'm still trying to understand where it ranks for me, but I know this superhero movie was so much more than that. Absolutely the best film of 2008.

theeeee besttt evuurrr

Good enough that I saw it twice, once on the day after release and again this week at a super-fancy theater where they served food and drink at luxury seats. Twenty bucks a seat. That oughta tell you how much I liked the film to pay for it twice.

SYNOPSIS: Bruce Wayne is still running around Gotham beating up bad guys and trying to win the heart of the girl he can't get (Rachel Dawes, played this time by Maggie Gyllenhaal.) But, things have to balance out: here comes a very demented interpretation of the Joker (Heath Ledger) to try to throw in a little chaos. Gotham has a new hero, though (one that doesn't run around in a cape); District Attorney Harvey Dent (even passive Batman fans will recognize that name, but I'll save it for those who aren't familiar).

PROS:You're pretty much promised great action scenes, and you'll get some pretty good ones. I'm a big fan of the Dark Knight route (as opposed to the campy version of Batman), though some might prefer the lighter, goofier intepretation. Heath Ledger's performance is a highlight (I'd have to say it probably isn't as groundbreaking as some might make it out to be, but it was damn good. Watch for the disappearing pencil trick), and it's hard not to like Lucius Fox (played by Morgan Freeman)

CONS: . . . while Christian Bale makes a kickass Batman, the gruff voice thing is bad to the point of distraction ( Lucius can hook him up with kevlar armor plated with titaium and they couldn't get him a built-in voice changer?) The acting isn't great, but it doesn't really have to be: it's a comic book movie

OTHER COMMENTS:Lots of topical issues briefly brought up (ex: use of interrogation techniques of questionable integrity, responses to terrorism, and privacy issues). The movie is LONG, but the good thing is it doesn't leave you hanging.

OVERALL: Worth seeing in the theater, worth getting on DVD.

Best movie this year

best movie ever

kindaah stoopid.

This film was nothing short of amazing. I've never been so surprised by a story I already knew. I felt the complexity of every character and the overwhelming darkness that colors Nolan's treatment of the franchise. Even the city of Gotham comes alive in a complex way that most other comic/superhero movies don't accomplish. No suspension of disbelief necessary at really any moment.
Nolan has really translated his ability to tell a highly complex and intentionally obfuscated story (see Memento) into developing robust and intricately woven plots, settings, and characters that appeal more broadly.

WONDERFUL!!!

THANK YOU!!! YOUR MY HERO!! THIS IS GREATEST MOVIE EVER!!!!

as a whole i didnt really like it.

Not great. Beautiful. Perfect.

it was the best yet

Probably the number one movie of this year...they are going to have a hard time topping this movie with the next batman movie!

seen it twice in 3 days :]

It was awesome. I really enjoyed it.

Good movie but I couldn't help feeling a little sad about Heath.

i thought it was a great mov ie

it was one of the best movies i have ever seen. heath ledger was amazing, he was the best choice for joker.

awesome movie i saw it on friday oh my gosh did i saw awesome?

This is the best movie i have ever seen in movie history, the story is fantastic, the cast is amazing even heath ledger portraying joker, and the director is a genius making this movie!

This movie captured my attention from scene 1. Heath ledger is by the far the greatest actor in all times, he protrayed the joker like no one before him has ever dared. The Batman: Dark Knight is a 5 Gold Star movie and i give the action: A, Plot: A and the characters a deffinate A++

all in all the movie was really good, had some problems with it but thats probably because unlike the writers I've read Batman comics, and believe in continuity!

THE BEST MOVIE OF THE SUMMER THIS IS THE ONE YOU GOTTA SEE

it was badass

haven't seen it