I bought this with my Christmas money. Watched it again, the Joker makes this movie.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
Absolutely! A great performance. I hope he gets an Oscar nom out of it
Ditto that!! I know many will probably give a "sympathy" vote, but I sincerely think Ledger's performance IS oscar worthy. I hope he wins.
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I watched Dark Knight for the fourth time today, and can't get over how much I enjoy this movie! My cousin was the one who first showed it to me, then I got my parents and friend to watch it. I've never been much into Batman or any of the comic book heroes, but I feel like I could watch this again and again. I have my "classic" favorites when it comes to movies, but not too many new ones stay with me like this one has.
Absolutely, it's the Joker that does it for me...what a memorable character and a great villain. I thought this was only a trend for me with mob movies, but again I find myself rooting for the 'bad guy.'
I watched Dark Knight for the fourth time today, and can't get over how much I enjoy this movie! My cousin was the one who first showed it to me, then I got my parents and friend to watch it. I've never been much into Batman or any of the comic book heroes, but I feel like I could watch this again and again. I have my "classic" favorites when it comes to movies, but not too many new ones stay with me like this one has.
Absolutely, it's the Joker that does it for me...what a memorable character and a great villain. I thought this was only a trend for me with mob movies, but again I find myself rooting for the 'bad guy.'
I know, I watched the Batman TV show with Adam West and had a Batman bike once but I never got into comic books and I love this movie! My only complaint would be how the ending with the Joker just left us hanging (ha-ha).
Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
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Another thing that annoyed me about The Dark knight was the constant flaunting and talking about knives from the Joker, But he never bloody uses one in the film!!!!
Heaps of scenes he's got the knife out looking like he's gonna cut someone, but nope, never does. Use the bloody knife if you love em so much, Joker!!
The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters. Cus D'Amato
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Oh and yes, that video above, had me cracking up. What a stupid scene.
The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs. It's the same thing, fear, but it's what you do with it that matters. Cus D'Amato
My only complaint would be how the ending with the Joker just left us hanging (ha-ha).
Haha, yeah, I enjoy his onscreen time so much that, knowing that's the last we see of him is kind of a letdown - but I guess it's supposed to be like that, where we don't know just what ends up happening. I like the line he gives Batman, though: "I think you and I are destined to do this forever."
My little cousin's into Marvel comics, so once I learn all those characters and can impress him with my knowledge, I'll move to DC and figure out the background on these guys. haha All I ever read was Archie Comics, which I loved.
I can't tell if you're being serious or mocking me...
I don't know why I'd never thought to mention Archie Comics here before - I even ordered subscriptions and kept them for the longest as a collection...until I foolishly sold them at a garage sale when I thought I'd outgrown them. Jughead was my favorite character.
In all seriousness, that clip is about as serious (and fun!) a Batman film can be. The Burton films are good, too, but their style makes them no more "serious" in tone.
It's just silly fluff that people should enjoy watching. I can't do that with The Dark Knight; nor should I, if I wish to take its makers' intentions seriously.
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I have seriously forgotten each and every scene of Dark Knight. A truly forgettable film.
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Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
After watching DARK KNIGHT again on DVD, I'm convinced that Catwoman will be in the inevitable 3rd Nolan/Bale BATMAN picture. Now I assume everyone and their dead relatives has seen TDK by now, so don't bitch about the spoilers. Just click elsewhere, and don't look below.
I mean think it, Bale lost the only possible love of his life, and now as a wanted-cop killer, he's more effective as a crime-cleaner, but still down in the dumps emotionally. Thus the ole femme fatale dynamics with a Catwoman, new psychopathic freak villain, but can she be something else?
It worked for BATMAN RETURNS, and again here, just with a different twist: Remember BATMAN BEGINS when Bale was going to assassinate his parents' murderer, but was beaten literally to the punch?
Well, what if Bale had succeeded and gotten his revenge? Well, that's Catwoman...someone wronged who loses sight of the big picture, and becomes a brutal vigilante, or the Anti-Batman, which Bale could have become without that ninja training and flexing out his philosophy and shit.
Also, Catwoman is the only major Batman villain of which you can automatically have dynamics set up, as I said earlier. If with Joker its Order vs Chaos, then with Catwoman its Fate vs Free Will, or Redemption vs Inevitable?
Finally watched it last night. While there were enjoyable moments, I was a bit let-down. I found the movie bloated. I think it could have been trimmed down. There were times when it seemed endless. I wanted to like it more than I did, but there were actually certain parts where I dozed off.
I have to agree with others here who found Bale's Batman voice annoying. What the heck was THAT all about? I am a definite Bale fan, but I didn't find him engaging at all. He's the kind of actor that pulls your attention to him when he's on-screen, but not this time. At least I could stand to listen to him when he was Bruce Wayne.
Yes, Heath Ledger was a very good sociopath, but was it really such a "dark and evil role" that it drove him to drug use and accidental suicide???
I have to agree with others here who found Bale's Batman voice annoying. What the heck was THAT all about?
Well think about it. Wouldn't someone in that whole city recognize eventually how both The Batman and Wayne have a similar voice? Hell this possibility is compounded by advances in technological, specifically the recording kind.
Plus, I think it's supposed to be an inhuman voice, like what kind of a person orders a pizza over the phone with it?
Maybe it did or didn't work for you, but that was the idea.
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Yes, Heath Ledger was a very good sociopath, but was it really such a "dark and evil role" that it drove him to drug use and accidental suicide???
Why do people keep insisting on that bullshit story? The dude was just your usual druggie who unfortunately overdosed.
I have to agree with others here who found Bale's Batman voice annoying. What the heck was THAT all about?
Well think about it. Wouldn't someone in that whole city recognize eventually how both The Batman and Wayne have a similar voice? Hell this possibility is compounded by advances in technological, specifically the recording kind.
Plus, I think it's supposed to be an inhuman voice, like what kind of a person orders a pizza over the phone with it?
Yes, I understand all that. Just because it was different doesn't make that voice any less annoying. And as for "technological advances", it would still match on a voice print, so he just annoyed everyone for no good reason!
That the makers would go to the trouble of adding plausibility to someone's voice when he already dresses up in a bat suit to terrorise baddies late at night is nothing short of hilarious.
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I have to agree with others here who found Bale's Batman voice annoying. What the heck was THAT all about?
Well think about it. Wouldn't someone in that whole city recognize eventually how both The Batman and Wayne have a similar voice? Hell this possibility is compounded by advances in technological, specifically the recording kind.
Plus, I think it's supposed to be an inhuman voice, like what kind of a person orders a pizza over the phone with it?
Yes, I understand all that. Just because it was different doesn't make that voice any less annoying.
That the makers would go to the trouble of adding plausibility to someone's voice when he already dresses up in a bat suit to terrorise baddies late at night is nothing short of hilarious.
Did you ever comment about that for BATMAN BEGINS?
I mean this complaint isn't exactly new, though there's been more TDK than BB.
I like the Dark Knight, because I watched it as a film and I didn't try to over analyze it for plausibility or directorial intent. Pretty silly, I know.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.
I like the Dark Knight, because I watched it as a film and I didn't try to over analyze it for plausibility or directorial intent. Pretty silly, I know.
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