Movie Review: 'The Dark Knight'

[ShaneM]

Awesome review Brad. This is by far the film I've been waiting for the most this year and it's just days away for me. I'm hoping they do it up in style at Comic-Con this year.

[DarkKnightFAN12]

I love all things Batman which means I love this review...but I find the phrase "inadequate Commander-in-Chief" extremely ignorant. I have reservations about some of President Bush's decisions (and I am extremely conservative), but I have alot of friends in the military who have seen combat that will tell you they wouldn't want anyone else in the White House. That and the completely undeniable fact (and the most important one) that the United States has not been attacked again since that awful day in September 2001. I could have even handled "inadequate president," but Commander-in-Chief was (to quote the Joker) a very poor choice of words.

[melsgirl]

This movie is by far the one I'm looking forward to the most this summer. The review is very well stated - all comments within the column, without giving anything away, and just adds to the anxious feeling of counting down the next 18 days.

Thank you for the colorful review and added anticipation.

[Ziemer90]

Brad, im happy and surprised to see the review up already and i may say its a very well written review. I trust your point of views in movies and trust your reviews more than anyone elses. I must say iv been looking forward for this movie for almost 3 years i wanna say and i have a very fun night planned with my girlfriend for the midnight showing. But i wanted to ask you this one question that was asked to me lastnight. Will because of the sad lose of Heath somehow make us want to love and respect his role more? My answer was no on my part but i want to knwo your thoughts on this and im real excited to see what is in store for us and see Eckharts Dent (both of them) on screen. Thanks for the great review and i hope the not seeing previews made things better for you im glad you were not let down by this film

[bradbrevet]

Will because of the sad lose of Heath somehow make us want to love and respect his role more?

Obviously I can't speak for everyone, but I can say that Heath's death played absolutely no factor in my opinion of the film. How great he is in the film and all the kind things everyone said about him during the interviews yesterday continue to comment on how sad the situation is, but that's about it.

This movie is one I can't stop thinking about and yes, not seeing any trailers certainly amplified the experience. See this one in IMAX if you can because the IMAX footage is astonishing. When the movie begins at least four or five people (including myself) said, "Woah!" It really is something else...

[ravidlaz]

I can't wait! I'm going to freeze myself until the 18th. I wish I could see it early like you. You said that not seeing any trailers made it a better experience. Have you gone back and checked out any of the trailers or t.v. spots for the film? If so, did they really ruin anything?

[adu]

Fantastic review Brad, can't wait to see this!

I was just curious to know, how much screen-time does the joker get? I really wanna know that for some reason!

Thanks

[bradbrevet]

I was just curious to know, how much screen-time does the joker get? I really wanna know that for some reason!

One of the great things about the film actually is how evenly balanced it is considering its sheer size. You won't be disappointed.

[adu]

Sounds good!

Thanks Brad

[BellyAcreFarm]

I really enjoyed the last Batman movie – Batman Begins. But even before Heath Ledger's death I was contemplating skipping Dark Knight. When I heard the shocking news of Ledger's overdose, I knew I'd never see this film. Some have said that Heath's immersion in the role of Joker unsettled him, may have contributed to the medications he was taking. I feel like if I were to attend this Batman film, I'd somehow be an accomplice to his tragic death.

If we demand movies that are so dark that actors playing in them must seek psychiatric help, what does that say about our society? There is enough darkness, violence and evil in the real world. I'm not going to watch it as entertainment.

[bradbrevet]

Some have said that Heath's immersion in the role of Joker unsettled him, may have contributed to the medications he was taking.

There is no proof to this, which you indicate by your words chosen ("some" and "may have"). A lot of it is media hype trying to drive viewership and print sales.

If you choose to look at it this way perhaps you could look at it as glass half full instead of half empty and say you are going to honor him as opposed to being "an accomplice to his tragic death."

[vkristen]

Two hours 20 minutes well spent.