Lines wrapping around the theater, Joker imitators everywhere, and at least nine sold out theaters was the insanity that took place at midnight in Christiansburg for the first showing of "The Dark Knight." The anticipation mounted during the previews, and then applause filled the theater as the movie began.
The movie that tops all of the hit summer blockbusters has arrived. As predicted, "The Dark Knight" delivered in more ways than one. The cast returned and dazzled the silver screen. Christopher Nolan has done amazing work to the follow up film of Batman Begins. Action, it's there. Sadistic sarcasm from a creepy yet undeniably entertaining character? Absolutely. But this film has taken the Batman story above and beyond into a whole new dimension of raw crime and the elements of the human condition at their best. Good and evil don't just battle in this movie -- they beat each other to a pulp.
Christian Bale once again drew the audience in with his very human portrayal of Batman. In "The Dark Knight," he faces the choice of giving up the Bat-regime or continuing as the well-known vigilante, Gotham's savior. But as the Batman becomes known as more of a crazed than heroic vigilante, Bruce Wayne decides to pass the title of "Gotham's savior" to the new hero in town, district attorney Havey Dent.
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I saw the movie in one of the 9 theaters during its opening at 12:01 AM and I concur completely. I am not even a die-hard superhero movie watcher and I completely enjoyed this movie. My friend who is a huge superhero movie fan said this was the best batman ever. Decide for yourself, go see this movie.
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A+ indeed! This movie has everything: excellent acting, plot twists, real characters, and no dumb lines like Batman Begins, e.g. the terribly cliche "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a to ." Character monologues were especially superb, such as Joker's "you complete me" and Gordon's "the hero we deserve." I call for a round of Oscars.
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Previous post didn't like my angle brackets so here's a correction: "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a (noun) to (verb)."
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The entire movie was amazing. The characters were portrayed in a more indepth way, and Heath Ledger does a breathtaking performance!
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