The film makes all four previous Batman movies look like a complete joke (no pun intended). Remember Batman & Robin? Unfortunately, so do I. What a mess. Kudos to Christopher Nolan for reviving the franchise and finally making a Batman movie the way it was supposed to be made.

- J Diaz

The movie opens with a bang, literally, as we fall upon a bankrobbery that ends in bloodshed. This is where we get a first glimpse at Heath Ledger's "role." (More on that later) Without spoiling too much, which I would never do, he terrorizes the city while the infamous Batman attempts to foil his plans.

The movie is epic in scope, it holds it holds itself higher than any movie I have seen it recent years, and it never brings itself down. The prequel, Batman Begins, is like the ugly duckling to this masterpiece, and that movie was fuckin' amazing. Is it long? Yes, it's a whopping 2 hours and 32 minutes, which is unprecedented for a superhero flick. Would I prefer it to be shorter? Abso-fuckin-lutely not. There isn't a shot, a scene, a line of dialogue that I would change to shorten this film. In fact I probably wouldn't be upset if there was a ten minute scene of Heath Ledger watching duck's walk across the street.

Christain Bale, is always good, and this film is no different. His role is definitely toned down from Batman Begins, not from his role as Batman, but his role as Bruce Wayne.

In Batman Begins, he was still trying to figure out who he is, and what he was, was a playboy. There are scenes in this movie where his whole playboy facade shine through, but my feeling is when he does these things it is just to make Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal), his true love, jealous.

Aaron Eckhartas Harvey Dent, is equally impressive and at the same time truly heartbreaking. His origin story differs from that of the comics, but the one Nolan employ's makes his role seem that much more real.

Now, for the real treat, Heath Ledger. I'm going to let my inner-woman shine through and tell you that I got chocked up at the end when I realized that I'll never see this man in another movie ever again. He was a deeply under appreciated actor, and his filmography is both diverse and brilliant. His pre-mature death was one of the saddest times of this year, and blooming actor who was finally being seen as a great actor. Like James Dean, and River Pheonix, his untimely death has had an enormous impact on the film industry.

His "role", I'll explain the quotations, is the highest point on an Everest sized movie. I slam down the quotations because calling what he did a "role" is putting down what Ledger did. He didn't play, the Joker, he was the Joker. Throughout the movie I tried to find some remnant of the actor I knew underneath that frightening makeup, and I tell you, he isn't there. He steals every scene he is in, he is scary and disturbing and I truly believed that there is some psychopathic clown faced maniac out there.

My favorite scene is when the Joker's face turn to disappointment when he finally realizes everything he is trying to prove is absolutely wrong. He thinks that in every single person there is bad, that there is evil, but when his ultimate social experiment goes awry he realizes that people are good, and people don't hurt people just for the fun of it.

One last thing on ledger, everything he does, the way he walks, the way he talks, the way he fights, the way he stands, the way he smooths his hair, the way he shoots, the way he licks his lips while he talks, is The Joker. Ledger disappears into something evil and sinister.

A final note on this film, if you go to the theater to see an upbeat fun superhero movie, go see Hancock (which has a pretty dark ending). Because the Dark Knight is not a fun, upbeat superhero movie. It is dark, bleak, and realistic which goes against any conventionality that was thought to be needed in such a film.

***** 5 out of 5!

Director: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Screenplay: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan

Running Time: 152 minutes (that's 2 hours 32 minutes, in case you can't convert)

It would be difficult to find a movie this anticipated in recent years. The overwhelming, somewhat surprising success of Batman Begins, the tragic passing of Heath Ledger, and what I am crowning the (any of the many) greatest trailer of all time have lead to the anticipation and hype for this film being unrivaled by any that I may have ever seen. And the movie strikes gold, dare I say even surpassing the hype and my lofty, seemingly out of reach expectations.

Christopher Nolan is not new to directing spectacular films. Memento (perhaps my favorite movie of the decade so far), Batman Begins and The Prestige are all fantastic, and The Dark Knight will undoubtedly be headlining his career marquee as he moves on. Nolan engages us into the developmental scenes, creating an atmosphere so tense, so unbearable that we cannot look away. The action sequences are gripping and realistic, limiting the use of CGI to enhancement instead of creation (please take note Spielberg). The pacing makes this 2 hour 35 minute movie seemingly take an hour. You long for more, you want to stay in the theater another hour, or two. But only the theater, you don't dare want to make your way into Nolan's world. Nolan has created a Gotham that seems so vast and empty, yet so impossible to escape.

The film stems from a screenplay written by the brothers Nolan. After writing the short story that lead to Memento, brother Jonathan has a free pass to do what he pleases in my books. They have succeeded where other movies have failed; the multi-character plot that doomed the Spiderman franchise is worked to perfection, the unworldly gadgetry that makes some Bond movies feel cartoonish is simply another aspect of the world created in The Dark Knight. The script is fairly loyal (from what I've researched and read) to the story of Batman. The Nolan's give us characters that are deep, thoughtful and though-provoking; each is developed well enough to have an entire movie based around. But none of this could have been translated to film if it weren't for the amazing performances from top to bottom.

The movie revolves around Batman and The Joker, but the film could not have worked without an array of supporting performers to help carry the massive load asked upon them. Morgan Freeman is his usual, solid, mild-mannered self as Lucias Fox. He gives you the impression that he knows more about Batman than even Bruce Wayne himself, and perhaps that is a good thing. Michael Caine is easily the most client-involved butler in the history of cinema, and gives another rock-solid performance as Alfred. Gary Oldman was especially good in transitioning Lt. James Gordon to a larger role than his previous in Batman Begins. If our sympathies are to be directed at one character, it is undoubtedly him. Maggie Gyllenhaal is a nice step (LEAP) up from Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes, who was, in my opinion, the largest blemish of Batman Begins.

The only character question mark that I really had going into the film was Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/TwoFace (if this was a spoiler for you, you fail). Eckhart brings a necessary likeability to Harvey Dent, after all, he is the face(s) (<== pun!) of a "new" Gotham. I am a fan of Eckhart, based solely on Thank You For Smoking, and he hits a winner here with Harvey Dent. His true talents emerge as the movie progresses, but this is obvious, because, after all, Harvey does undergo some changes. I look forward to seeing more of TwoFace in the next Batman film (assuming Nolan signs on for another). In Harvey Dent we see a great sense of rightousness, a well-intended man who cannot be corrupted. This quickly and seamlessly shifts to a man driven by vengeance, a twisted, skewed view of his new reality, and most importantly: chance.

I stand by my statement that Christian Bale is the best Bruce Wayne ever put on screen. He singlehandedly revived a failing franchise in Batman Begins, and has now cemented himself as the top Caped Crusader. There is something inherently humorous about Batman's need to disguise his voice (cue Bale's deep, intimidating Batman voice here), but while this was a distraction for the other Batmen (?) it is simply another aspect of Bale's character. Through both Bruce Wayne and Batman we see that Batman is not our common superhero. He is hanging by a thread between his own views of what is right and borderline insanity. Batman has flaws that Bale has brought to the forefront, which is primarily what sets Batman apart from run-of-the-mill superheroes. Bale is able to bring justification and motive to the over-the-top actions of Bruce Wayne and the capers of Batman. There is an inherent struggle for Wayne, and this struggle is exploited to the fullest by The Joker.

Which brings us to the star of the show: The Joker. And let's just say, he wouldn't have it any other way. There couldn't have been more buzz surrounding this character and its (note its, not his) portrayal by (the late, tragically) Heath Ledger. And all skeptics should have been quieted mere minutes into the movie. The Joker gives us what may be the most memorable, haunting entrance of any character in the history of cinema (there I go, throwing that phrase around again); and let's just say he does a pretty nifty magic trick with a pencil. But this is just the beginning. We have seen other Joker renditions, but this is far and away the greatest. I am as big of a Nicholson fan as you will find, but Ledger's portrayal makes Jack's seem downright juvenile. This Joker is undoubtedly insane, twisted, demented, and psychotic, and most terrifying of all, he is the most intellegent man in Gotham. To say he is one step ahead is an understatement. All of this, all of his actions, with no apparent motivation. Chaos, anarchy are his motivation. And that's the scariest thought of all. With his patented, cynical grin, The Joker creates a parallel between himself and Batman. After all, the Bat is just "a freak! like me..." At points throughout the film, I found myself laughing along with the maniacal joker, becoming a part of his sick, twisted games. The mere fact that I was that enthralled by a character is a nod to Ledger, whose performance will become as, if not more legendary than villains past such as Hannibal Lector. I find that my review cannot do this performance justice at all, and Batman fan or not, Ledger's performance has brought this film, and perhaps this genre, to a whole different level. It's not too much to call The Joker dark poetry in motion.

Going along with all from above, credit must be given to James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer as well, for putting together a demonic, melodic score to accompany this movie of just the same.

In summation, this movie does what we all hoped it would do. It transcends the comic book adaptation genre, moving into waters less explored. If lumped into the superhero category, it is hands down the greatest film of its kind, but that would seem to hold it back. The Dark Knight should be included amongst the tops of all time Epic Crime films. I'm thinking Heat, Goodfellas, films of that nature. Also, I'd like to throw my name into the "Heath Ledger for Best Supporting Actor" ring. Not to commemorate him for his untimely passing, but to honor a performance that will go down in history as one of the most haunting, spectacular of all time. See this movie once, twice, three times. It is the best of the year. But feel free to laugh along with The Joker, why so serious?

5 out of 5 stars

Oh man. I got goosebumps just recalling this film.

The pencil keeps breaking? Who let the mosquitoes in? How many bites?

The blisters? The sunburn? Hives?

Blame it on the moon.

Darth Vader - is now just a winy teenager. Even without the destruction of the Darth Vader character via the new 3 Star Wars episodes this Joker would give him a run for his money.

the Terminator - Unfortunately he's only been a villain 33.4% of the time (he's the hero of the 2nd and 3rd film). He falls behind the Nolan's Joker as well.

Silas Lynch - from The Birth of a Nation, 1915. While he is worth mentioning, he falls behind the Joker as well - he's not near as disturbing as the Joker, nor is he as evil.

the Wicked Witch of the West - she's been made into the misunderstood good guy by "Wicked."

Phyllis Dietrichson - in Double Indemnity, 1944. It's true she's crafty and can't be trusted but compared to the Joker she's like Mother Teresa. She causes nowhere near the level of destruction, and by comparison, she is not feared. The Joker strikes terror into th hearts of an entire city.

Henry F. Potter - from It's a Wonderful Life, 1946. Just nowhere near the same level - I think you'd all agree.

Mrs. Iselin - from Manchurian Candidate, 1962. She's on the list because she's twisted and devious - the Joker has her beat in both categories.

Catwoman - Batman Returns, 1992. Catwoman is probably the most comparable person on the list simply because she too comes from the Batman universe. The Joker will leave you disturbed and rattled. Catwoman is more of a typical superhero villain - almost playful. Joker wins, hands down.

Out of all the villains I can think of, the only one who truly rivals Nolan's Joker is Hannibal Lecter. It's a very close call but there are a few things to consider: think about the amount of havoc the Joker brought upon the city. Think about the volume of people who were terrified of him. Think about his motives. The most frightening thing about the Joker is that he really does not have any motives - he's just a "dog barking at cars." He loves doing what he does. Though it's a close call, I believe the Joker wins again.

Heath Ledger was perfect and I'm not exaggerating. It's fair to say (while we are on the Hannibal subject) that he gave an "Anthony Hopkins" worthy performance - he'll go down in history.

So that's my point - I think a strong case could be made for the Nolan Joker to be the greatest villain of all time. What say you?

-David May

Se debe cumplir con al menos 3 de las siguientes condiciones

1. Fracaso para apegarse a las normas sociales respecto a comportamientos legítimos indicado por la realización de actos que sean suficientes para arresto.
2. Engaño, indicado por mentiras repetidas, uso de sobrenombres o manipular a otros para beneficio o placer personal
3. Impulsividad e incapacidad de planear con antelación
4. Irritabilidad y agresividad, indicada por repetidas peleas y agresiones.
5. Descuido irresponsable por la seguridad propia y de otros
6. Irresponsabilidad consistente indicada por una falla repetida para mantener un comportamiento de trabajo consistente o cumplir obigaciones financieras
7. Ausencia de sentimiento de culpa, indicado por la indiferencia o racionalización de haber lastimado, maltratado o robado de otro

Creo que podemos establecer un paralelismo y decir que tenemos en Dark un usuario con trastorno wikiantisocial.

Ha sido expulsado por agresiones muy fuertes y unánimemente condenadas en contra de normas sociales, miente repetidamente y usa sobrenombres (títeres) para manipular a otros. Ha demostrado agresividad acosando y amenazando a varios wikipedistas. Finalmente no presenta ni el más mínimo remordimiento de manipular a otros para su placer personal: ha publicado pláticas que condenan a C'est moi a pesar de que éste le ha ayudado.

It took 30 minutes for my sleep-fuddled mind to realize - it wasn't headlights.  It was lightning.  The complete darkness was because the power was out.  The 3 dusk-to-dawn lights were off.  I had to go to the bathroom.  The house was in darkness - but - I reasoned, the lightning would light my way.  My luck.  The lightening stopped as soon as I groped my way to the kitchen.

I banged and crashed into everything.  Why does the furniture in your own home seem to jump out and attack when the electricity is off?  There was a heavy downpour of rain.  Oh, great.  At 5 a.m. I have to put something in the mail box.  A neighbor is picking it up at 5:30 a.m. on his way to work.  I wasn't keen on going out in that downpour.

Walking back from the mailbox, I noticed a 3 pound spider in the corner of the door frame.  'I'm going back to bed.'  I told the ugly thing.  'When I get up - I'm going to kill you.  You have 3 hours to pray.'  Geesh!  The spiders around here are getting big enough to shoot.

Where to begin?

What I just watched was a masterpiece. I am pretty sure about that. That was the buzz word that surrounded “The Dark Knight” leading up to its release. Hype, however, is always going to be a funny thing. How could a film possibly live up to the hype it has? Most films of this nature with this amount of hype (not the least of which is Heath Ledger, more about him later) would be crushed under the immense weight of it all.

The Dark Knight pushes everything that’s been leading up to it aside. And simply delivers the greatest superhero movie ever made, without a shadow of a doubt. And hell, I’m going to say it is up there with the greatest films I’ve ever seen. It is that good. Christopher Nolan is an amazing director/screenwriter and it just shows up in this film, with him firing on all cylinders.

I will get what many people want to know out of the way; how good is Heath Ledger? He is so good that Jack Nicholson (who played the Joker in the 1989 Batman film) performance will be laughable (pun?) when looked back on. He consumes the role. We aren’t looking at Heath Ledger playing the Joker; we’re just looking at the Joker. We are looking at one of the most vile and disgusting of human beings to ever grace the Earth. He is an expert manipulator, and an incredibly intelligent man. And despite how good Ledger is, the Joker isn’t a complex character. His background or his motives are not mentioned in the movie (the Joker constantly lying about how he received his scars) and they don’t need to be. They don’t have a place in the film. The Joker is depicted as a force. An evil force that will tear through the city, claiming many lives in the process, all with no motive whatsoever. Simply, the Joker is the face of evil. And Ledger plays the role is such a vicious and chilling manner, that he will definitely be posthumously nominated for Best Supporting Actor. It’s going to happen and if it doesn’t, there will be an enormous outcry. Throughout the film, the Joker claims that he and Batman “are destined to do this forever,” and it’s a huge shame that with the loss of Ledger that this prospect will never be realized. Because there is no way anyone could ever replace him.

It is hard for anyone to live up to Ledger in the film, but the rest of the cast try their best, and many succeed. Aaron Eckhart, who apart from a few movies was a fairly unknown actor, has now been officially cast into the spotlight. And deservedly so. Eckhart truly is fantastic as Gotham City’s District Attorney “Harvey Dent,” and as be becomes to be known later on in the movie “Two-face.” Christopher Nolan had claimed that Dent’s story served as the backbone of the film, and you can really see that come to life. Dent’s story is told in rich detail from hero status as Gotham City’s “White Knight,” to his tragic fall to become “Two-face.” This is a man who is consumed by the evil that surrounds him. The Joker turns once a great man to insanity, where every decision is based on the flip of a coin. Eckhart handles the role wonderfully, and any one who wasn’t entirely sure who he was before the film will be asking the question, “Who is that guy?”

Now that I’ve discussed the two villains in the film, it’s time to take a step back and look at Christian Bale. Honestly, it was Batman’s time to shine in Batman Begins, and this film has left the character development to the two villains. And that IS NOT a bad thing. Batman did not need any more development, and it’s clear Chris Nolan purposely left that out. And while Bale is most definitely not the stand out this time around (how could he be?) he is still very solid in the role.

I’m not going to say Maggie Gyllenhaal is amazing, because she wasn’t. I still think that he was better than Katie Holmes, and she did her job pretty well. Definitely the best suited person to play Rachel. Michael Caine was pretty solid as Alfred yet again, as was Morgan Freeman. But for a little bit I want to talk about Gary Oldman, for those of you who don’t know is Commissioner Gordon. His character is also quite a bit more developed, and I began to see how strong his performance really is in the movie.

But these performances would be irrelevant if it wasn’t for the behind the scenes work. That is, Chris Nolan. I mentioned him a few times, but now it’s time to say more. For starters, the script is amazing (written with his brother Jonathon). There are so many twists and turns throughout the story, and the dialogue truly is expertly written. The whole film from is start is just so well paced and directed, that you can see how much of a master he is. The action scenes are a step up from Batman Begins, the cinematography in some parts is truly beautiful. Gotham actually feels like a city now. An open, spare city which it did not feel like in Batman Begins.

This isn’t your normal superhero film. That’s also what makes this so special. The stakes are so much higher. Choices have to be made. People will and do die. This movie is about the choices we have to make and the consequences as a result. It’s a film that concerns moral issues over anything else; doing what has to be done, the costs of that and how low one is willing to sink to stop what’s coming. I’ve also heard mentioned that this could be called a crime drama, which is most definitely true as well.

I’ve gone on for too long. But I really felt I needed to. The Dark Knight is an amazing film. It is a masterpiece. No other word to describe it. Amazingly acted, written, directed, filmed etc. What more else do you need? If you haven’t, go see this movie. If you don’t, all you’re doing is missing out on seeing one of the greatest films of the decade. And that is summing it up mighty quickly.

10/10

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The Caped Crusader (Bale) teams ups with Gotham's Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) to take on the city's newest villain -- The Joker (Ledger).

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First off, let me give my take on "The Dark Knight".

Good flick. Riveting. Dramatic. Suspenseful.

Kudos to all the performers. The director and writer. Even the cinematographer.

Good job. Very good job.

...but you seized Batman, made him real and stuck him in Gotham City forever.

And this may cost DC and Warner Bros down the line.

See... "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" are great movies.

But they are so dark. So dense. So rooted in realism that it would actually have to take a huge suspension of belief in order to buy that Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham, while a state or so away Superman poses as Clark Kent. Or J'onn J'onnz as Martian Manhunter. Or Wonder Woman doing her thing. Or The Flash doing HIS thing.

See... Marvel realized the error of their ways, having separated the universes of their characters for 7 years at different studios.

Now, under their own studio banner, they started off the summer with "Iron Man" and followed up with "The Incredible Hulk", rooted them in a pseudo-reality that could be believed with excellent casting... but left the idea of the interconnected universe in our minds.

DC wants to do that, but has to contend with an excellent portrayal of their meal ticket character (Batman) in not one, but two movies with a huge following.

"The Dark Knight" deals with so much carnage and chaos that were all these heroes to exist in one universe, why wouldn't Superman or the Flash come to the aid of the citizens of Gotham?

Wonder Woman and 'nem could have easily stopped the Joker cold way before he could put his plan into full gear.

...

But going back to the new flick. I DID enjoy it. Immensely.

But Marvel has me gassed to see them uncover the story of Thor and Captain America and see them team up with Iron Man and War Machine under SHIELD direction to stop The Hulk... then all of them team up against The Ten Rings and/or Red Skull operating under the guise of... whatever.

It'd be a fun ride, where "The Dark Knight" is such a dark, twisty piece of work... I can't say I had fun watching it Like.. I don't think it'd be a good date movie. Or something to show to the kids. (How ARE they gonna sell those action figures, anyway?)

Congrats to Christopher Nolan for bringing an Oscar-worthy Batman series to the table, but I'm a little more amped personally to see what Marvel has in store for us.

Why? Because Batman cannot set foot outside of Gotham City, nor can any of the outside superpowered DC characters step foot inside this Gotham City.

Good job painting yourselves into a corner, DC/Warner Bros.

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Film rating: A

Long-term decision rating: FAIL

Hace tres años se estrenó Batman Inicia. Para la gran mayoría del público, no era más que otro capítulo de una saga que el director Joel Schumacher casi sepultó con la vergonzosa Batman y Robin del año 1997. El resultado en taquilla no fue todo lo bueno que se esperaba. Sin embargo, se generó un efecto bola de nieve. El boca a boca demostró ser, aún en la época de internet, la mejor herramienta para difundir un buen producto cinematográfico. El film de Christopher Nolan, director inglés de gran desempeño en filmes como Memento e Insomnia, revitalizaba al héroe más complejo que haya surgido de las páginas de un comic. Porque el dilema moral que atormenta a Batman va más allá del complejo de culpa que acompleja a Spiderman.

Bueno, esta larguísima introducción no tiene otro objeto que contextualizar el estreno de The Dark Knight, titulada en Chile como El Caballero de la Noche, una de las películas más esperadas del presente año. El nivel alcanzado por el primer film colocaba una barrera muy alta al propio Nolan, que una vez más se pone tras las cámaras para relatar el enfrentamiento entre el ying y el yang, entre el bien y el mal, entre Batman y el Guasón. El desafío era inmenso, pero con maestría y un sentido del espectáculo único, logra superarse a sí mismo con la que puede ser considerada desde ya como la mejor película de Batman estrenada hasta la fecha.

Retomando la historia de Batman Inicia, la película comienza mostrando una Ciudad Gótica aún sumida en la corrupción y la violencia. Sin embargo, el panorama ha cambiado. La idea de Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) de inspirar a la ciudad a través de su oscura creación ha dado resultado. La imagen del murciélago ilumina cada noche el cielo de la urbe, dando esperanza a sus habitantes. Al mismo tiempo, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) se alza como una importante figura pública, quen en rol de fiscal del distrito ha cazado casi a tantos criminales como Batman. Como un caballero de brillante armadura, no sólo ha conquistado a la prensa y los votantes, sino que también a Rachel Dawnes (Maggie Gyllenhaal), el eterno amor de Wayne.

Pero la cruzada de Wayne, apoyada como siempre por el fiel mayordomo Alfred (Michael Caine), el gerente de las empresas Wayne, Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) y el incorruptible comisionado James Gordon  (Gary Oldman) se ve interrumpida por la llegada de un criminal diferente. Un ser que se autodenmina como un agente del caos. El Guasón (Heath Ledger), con su cara desfigurada y su comportamiento errático se transformará en el azote de Ciudad Gótica. Obsesionado con el encapotado, comienza una guerra que en el camino cobrará víctimas inesperadas y promoverá un trágico desenlace.

Desde el punto de vista del espectáculo, El Caballero de la Noche es una verdadera golosina visual. Nolan pone en práctica todas sus capacidades de narrador audiovisual para crear un relato inteligente, complejo y lleno de giros, pero no por ello menos entretenido. Es cierto, la sicología retorcida del Guasón y su contraparte estructurada en Batman son dignos de un análisis más profundo. Sin embargo, el director no se pierde en intelectualizar en demasía la historia y le otorga una gran fluidez, utilizando a discreción una batería de efectos especiales que aportan y enriquecen la trama central.

El elenco colabora enormemente en la sensación de estar frente a una película que, en su género, es casi perfecta. Bale nuevamente capta la esencia de un héroe oscuro y ambiguo y un alter ego atormentado, que se mueve al filo de la ética y la moral. El fallecido Heath Ledger, en tanto, da vida al mejor Guasón de la historia. Creíble desde la primera escena, se roba la película con una representación escalofriante, que tiene mucho menos de gracioso (como la versión de Jack Nicholson en el Batman original) y mucho más de lunático y peligroso. A través de la inflexión de la voz y un lenguaje corporal de gran intensidad, Ledger nos brinda la mejor actuación de la película y una de las más destacadas del presente año. El resto de los personajes palidece ante estos dos montruos, pilares de la historia central. Aunque todos se desempeñan correctamente, sólo Gary Oldman destaca especialmente y mantiene el protagonismo del film anterior, ya que los secundarios de Caine y Freeman pierden mucha fuerza.

Desde el punto de vista técnico, el film destaca por una bella fotografía, que sobresale gracias a que fue filmada en sistema IMAX, algo que se puede apreciar sobre todo en las escenas de acción. La música de Hans Zimmer una vez más cumple, sin llegar al nivel de la banda sonora de Danny Elfman para las películas originales de Batman, logra generar tensión y emoción en los momentos claves.

En suma, El Caballero de la Noche, más allá de ser una adaptación de una historieta que ya va por los 70 años de existencia, es una película valiosa. Es el sinónimo de un entretenimiento cinematográfico inteligente, que supera las expectativas plantedas en un comienzo y deja sentadas las bases para una tercera entrega. Imperdible.

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I'm expecting LOTS of comments for this! lol

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Most of my predictions were incorrect...

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Heads up: a thunderbolt is about to rip into the blanket of bland we call summer movies. The Dark Knight, director Christopher Nolan's absolute stunner of a follow-up to 2005's Batman Begins, is a potent provocation decked out as a comic-book movie. Feverish action? Check. Dazzling spectacle? Check. Devilish fun? Check. But Nolan is just warming up. There's something raw and elemental at work in this artfully imagined universe. Striking out from his Batman origin story, Nolan cuts through to a deeper dimension. Huh? Wha? How can a conflicted guy in a bat suit and a villain with a cracked, painted-on clown smile speak to the essentials of the human condition? Just hang on for a shock to the system. The Dark Knight creates a place where good and evil — expected to do battle — decide instead to get it on and dance. "I don't want to kill you," Heath Ledger's psycho Joker tells Christian Bale's stalwart Batman. "You complete me." Don't buy the tease. He means it.

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10---Julie Newmar (Batman 1966-1967)
. . . She'll give you a bat, man.

9---Alicia Silverstone (Batman & Robin, 1997)
. . . Robin's eggs.

8---Elle MacPherson (Batman & Robin, 1997)
. . . Nice batcave!

7---Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns, 1992)
. . . Holy hooters!

6---Uma Thurman (Batman & Robin, 1997)
. . . Her bat signals are on.

5---Kim Basinger (Batman, 1989)
. . . Sticki Vale.

4---Nicole Kidman (Batman Forever, 1995)
. . . POW! BANG! BOFF! BUTT!

3---Halle Berry (Catwoman, 2004)
. . . Mee-yeow!

2---Katie Holmes (Batman Begins, 2005)
. . . Justits League.

1---Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight, 2008)
. . . Gotham titties

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Os dejo un video a modo de opening que explica un poco el prólogo:

Para leer el principio: http://www.topfanfics.com/view.php?id=490

Estoy buscando gente que sepa dibujar para hacer un manga(shojo) de esta historia así que si estáis interesados decídmelo!!!

De momento os dejo con el argumento:

SINOPSIS: Desde la última batalla contra los demonios,las fuerzas angelicales han quedado muy reducidas.La materia oscura se está comiendo a las estrellas y por eso cada vez hay menos ángeles.Además una terrible enferdad se está extendiendo en Ciudad Sacra.Los nuevos aspirantes a pertenecer a algún coro angelical tienen q superar duras pruebas para poder ascender y el encargado de este siglo es Gabriel,un joven ángel al q todos quieren otorgarle el título de Arcángel pero él se niega.
La Tierra se encuentra dividida en 2 bandos:los q apoyan a los demonios y los que están protegidos por la Inquisición,una organización muy avanzada tecnológicamente q se encargan de exterminar a los demonios gracias al akasha o 5º elemento,q ahora escasea,por lo q es muy valioso...

Se conocerá el punto de vista tanto del cielo como de la Tierra o los Demonios,de éste último gracias a Caín,un joven diablo muy misterioso que se ve a escondidas con Amarael,una joven aspirante al Coro.

al final nuestros personajes tendrán que ir en busca de los 7 sellos para poder abrir las 7 puertas del Cielo que llevan al Edén.

¿Qué os parece? Espero vuestra opinión ya!!!!

Cada día hablaré sobre un personaje o explicaré cosas sobre este universo cuando vaya más avanzada la historia que no quiero chafaros nada

Aquí os dejo 2 banners,ya haré más para que haya más a elegir^^

My body shaking longing to be with you

My thoughts unfinished overwhelmed by you

I hear you talking unable to make the connections between sounds and speech

You seem to speak a foreign  language to me

As my thoughts are stop by a mare glance from your eyes your voice scrambling my  mind

You walk away if only for a while

It's still a trial a torture to see if I can survive this seperation

Without your eyes without your voice without you

I can almost hear the gods laughing

As you walk away from me

What did I do to deserve this

Is there anybody out there that was more excited about this movie than I was? Maybe… but most probably not. I’ve been looking forward to another Batman movie since the credits rolled on "Batman Begins" back in 2005.

Batman is a movie that needs no synopsis, even for non-fans. But in case you are totally clueless, all you need to know is that Batman is a guy that dresses up in a bat costume and fights crime in Gotham city.

The Dark Knight continues where Batman Begins left off. Christian Bale reprises his role as Barman from the last movie, and this time he has two new villains: The Joker, played by Heath Ledger and Two-Face/Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart.

This is no doubt the most hyped movie of the year, especially with Heath's sudden death, and I must tell you it was up to the hype, or very very close to it. There's an Oscar campaign for Heath and I'll tell you right now that he was absolutely amazing and deserves an Oscar, or at least a nomination. If Warner Brothers didn't tell us Heath was playing The Joker, I swear not many people would have guessed it was him. I know I wouldn’t have.

So is this a good movie or just a good-Joker-used-to-promote-an-average movie? Good question. But an even better question is did you watch Batman Begins? Did you enjoy it? If you watch this movie, you'll never want to watch Batman Begins again because The Dark Knight will make it look like the worst movie you’ve ever seen. I promise you.

Everyone is talking about The Joker, but Harvey Dent/Two face is equally as good. His make-up, as Two Face will blow you away, and his acting is nothing less than amazing. Everyone else reprised their role from the last movie; all except Katie Holmes which if you ask me is a good move because I felt she didn't really belong in the first one. She is replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, which I love.

Director Christopher Nolan is a genius (Yes I know all the directors I reviewed are geniuses). He not only made an awesome superhero movie, but an awesome crime/detective movie. His brother Jonathan Nolan worked on the script, and since I saw Memento which the two worked on, I know that these two were born to work together.

So is there anything bad about this movie?

As another critic rightly put it,

"This movie was too long, but I'm only saying this so it seems like I'm doing my job...”

That being said, I don't think the length of this movie is a problem at all. I mean, The Godfather ran for almost three hours, I don't hear anyone complaining. Moreover, in most long movies, you'll see a scene or two that can be cut to shorten it, The Dark Knight had none. It was pure two and a half hours of awesomeness!

The closing speech of the movie ended with Commissioner Gordon saying "... he's the Dark Knight". Then there was a black screen. It was at that time that I noticed tears rolling down my cheeks because of how lucky I felt being alive to witness that kind of cinematic masterpiece.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the first movie I've given 5 out of 5 stars!