Gothamist: Review: The Dark Knight, Starring The Joker

Jen S

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:47:26 -0500

I acknowledge that though my Batlove runs deep, there's no way I'm going to stand between hardcore fanboys and the movie screen. Patience!

TimSPC

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:29:16 -0500

This looks interesting. Is it coming out soon?

JMH

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:38:28 -0500

Tim Burton's movies were way better than the ones in between his and the current ones.

Jen Chung

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:05:42 -0500

@Jen S -- I know, I'm waiting a few weeks before venturing to the theater to see it. Although I did consider a 6AM Imax showing on Friday.

HowBoutDemCowboys

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:41:57 -0500

They should have used Billy Dee Williams for the role of Harvey Dent. It's owed to him since Tommy Lee stole it in 1995. Anyhoozle, I'll be seeing this as an IMAX virgin. I can't wait.

Dave Hogarty

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:23:42 -0500

Tim Burton, sorry.

Dave Hogarty

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:53 -0500

I appreciate Warner Bros.' and DC's willingness to reinvent and reinvigorate a franchise that continues to have life as long as someone's willing to breathe fresh air into it. Much like the Bond franchise, which was revived by simply rebirthing the character anew, with a harder tougher 007 played by Daniel Craig, Batman has gone from the cartoonish mise en scene established by Dan Burton, into a somewhat noir series with Christian Bale. Comparing the Bond movies of Connery and Roger Moore--let alone Daniel Craig--are as about as sensible as putting Burton and Nolan's pictures side by side. They may share the same name, but they're completely different animals. I guess this qualifies me as a fanboy, and yes, I cannot wait to see The Dark Knight. Nice review; it gave me shivers of anticipation.

babyhitler

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:12:19 -0500

At the end it turns out to be that Bruce Willis is a ghost. Yeah, That movie sucks.

mdowning

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:57:26 -0500

Nice review. Man, it's going to be odd to watch him in this role...

matty

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:30:39 -0500

That image scene with the bike is lasalle street in chicago. The others look like hong kong.

nomnomnom

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:29:14 -0500

Bah. Now I want to see the movie even more. Maybe I'll wait until September when the lines will be a little shorter.

Jen S

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:28:24 -0500

A nice, honest review. I can't wait to see it (in two weeks when one can actually buy tickets)!