The Dark Knight - Review
I know it came out months ago but I just finished watching it again on my PC and felt compelled to review it.
My God, what a movie. Gripping and intense, it pulls you in and keeps you there from start to finish. The plot is unpredictable and full of surprises ranging from OH SHIT! action scenes to poignant moments. Instead of a clichéd good versus evil theme you get a well thought out story that portrays the reality of life in Gotham City and shows the moral dilemmas faced by the characters. And we all agree that Heath Ledger as The Joker was just scary.
Cast: 8/10
Points lost for changing Rachel Dawes to Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Story: 9/10
The movie isn’t about the story, it’s about Batman.
Setting: 4/10
It was just buildings, buildings and more buildings.
Special Effects: 9/10
Skyhook. Batpod.
Music: 6/10
The same music from Batman Begins but was much more muted.
The Dark Knight is an amazing movie but I like Batman Begins better. The music, the characters, Cillian Murphy’s brilliant portrayal of The Scarecrow and Ra’s al Ghul… it was a perfect movie to me and the only one I’ve seen more than twice.
If you haven’t seen Batman Begins yet drop whatever you are doing and watch that first. Then watch The Dark Knight.
He is your friend!!
November 16th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
A city should be full of buildings. The settings for that storyline was good enough. I think you haven’t listened to the new soundtrack more than twice. The Joker soundtracks are awesome.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
That’s no excuse. You can have great shots of Gotham City (think elevated railway in Batman Begins and futuristic cityscape in Batman Beyond) without making it seem like a generic city.
The reason I downloaded the Batman Begins soundtracks was that they were so amazing in the film. That is not the case in The Dark Knight.
November 28th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
I liked Batman Beyond, but the bit where the semi-truck flips over was freaking awesome, and the pencil trick was an OH SHIT moment, and then there was the skyhook. I just saw the movie again today