Toronto - This movie was fucking awesome. Seriously. It deserves all the hype around it. The acting was solid (no Katie Holmes = good), the story was great, the tone was good, the twists were nice and the action scenes were spectacular. Once the movie starts, it grips your attention and doesn’t let go. I thought I’d have to pee sometime during the movie, but man the movie was so good i think the pee just evaporated in my system. I may be dead tomorrow.
Considering you are going to see this movie regardless of what I write (I hope), it’s fair to say the face of the super hero action movie just got changed with this movie’s blend of realism and fantasy and every bad guy from now on will be compared to Heath Ledger’s Joker. Extremely highly recommended.
5/5
22 Jul 08 8:48 am
Yeah dude, amazing movie.
Although I wouldn’t consider TDK genre defining. The characters and the overall story of Batman is a lot darker than the usual superhero fare. I think what really made this movie is that Nolan pulled the atmosphere and emotion straight from the comic series which translated to more dark and flawed characters. Most other superhero movies focus on the main protagonist who usually suffer through the usual quirks.
22 Jul 08 9:02 am
P.S. (possible spoiler alert)
What was the deal with the Scarecrow? Did they just want to show how insane he’s become?
22 Jul 08 9:14 am
no idea.