27th August 2008, 1:21 PM
This movie was so much win. Heath Ledger as the most deranged Joker ever was fucking amazing. I've never enjoyed a superhero movie more and Ledger really made it what it was. Not that the other people involved weren't good too, but that guy's grave needs to be aligned with every award for which his performance is eligible.
I like this new side of the Joker. He manages to be a villain without a motive and yet still maintains three dimensions. Twoface, though his tenure in this series was very brief (they killed off the wrong villain considering which actor is still alive and which one is not), is also well-written, though he is the very opposite of this film's depiction of the Joker: he very much has an emotional motive behind his madness.
So yeah, The Dark Knight gets five stars from me. It's easily the best movie of 2008 (so far, though I doubt any other movie this year will best it) and the best superhero movie ever. It's way better than Batman Begins, and I really enjoyed Batman Begins.
I like this new side of the Joker. He manages to be a villain without a motive and yet still maintains three dimensions. Twoface, though his tenure in this series was very brief (they killed off the wrong villain considering which actor is still alive and which one is not), is also well-written, though he is the very opposite of this film's depiction of the Joker: he very much has an emotional motive behind his madness.
So yeah, The Dark Knight gets five stars from me. It's easily the best movie of 2008 (so far, though I doubt any other movie this year will best it) and the best superhero movie ever. It's way better than Batman Begins, and I really enjoyed Batman Begins.