The Dark Knight (2008)

[Rappy Veteran]

NO SPOILERS EVERYONE!

I can't wait to see it. I'll wait for Blu-Ray, because our theatre is absolute crap.

Don't come to the review thread then where people will be talking about the movie.

[Berserk87]

Don't come to the review thread then where people will be talking about the movie.

sometimes people come here looking for reviews :p

[Mathachew Veteran]

sometimes people come here looking for reviews :p

By now it should be fair game since the movie has been out for coming up on two weeks in some areas.

[Berserk87]

By now it should be fair game since the movie has been out for coming up on two weeks in some areas.

true.

only excuse for not seeing it by now, is if your in the bathtub with a toaster in your hands.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Looks like I'll be seeing it again, this time in IMAX, this Thursday. I'm very excited :)

[Mathachew Veteran]

Looks like I'll be seeing it again, this time in IMAX, this Thursday. I'm very excited :)

I'm hoping to see it this Friday night at IMAX. Either way, I'm seeing the movie on Friday!

[Rappy Veteran]

I should really find out where my nearest imax is, I saw it in a 100 seat cinema in my town :(

[Master Shake]

VERY good film. Heath Ledger is as good as everyone is saying and Eckhart is also really good.

10/10 fo sho!

[Guest]

I'm hoping to see it this Friday night at IMAX. Either way, I'm seeing the movie on Friday!

Enjoy man, it's well worth your dollar!

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

Thought it was freakin awesome. Would happily pay to see it again.

[Tokar]

Just got back from watching this, and I really loved it - Ledger especially played his role well. Never a dull moment.

The dark soundtrack was awesome as well, so 10/10 from me.

Radish™

That is Hans Zimmer for you. He did a really good job with the score. I have been listening to it nonstop since I saw the movie. Track 14 is 16+ minutes of pure enjoyment.

This is one of Hans Zimmer's best scores, right up there with Da Vinci Code, Gladiator, and Pirates of the Caribbean 2. Just listening to the TDK score I can pick out elements from all the above, and of course Batman Begins.

I am a huge movie music guy, and I was just so taken in by how much music was used in the movie. It made you feel like every second was important.

You go and ask any uninformed movie goer about the best movie-music composers and they will probably answer "John Williams" just because of the familiarity with him and Star Wars and Indiana Jones. But I really don't think JW is the best, I think Hans Zimmer is. You look at all the major blockbusters and his name is almost always associated with them.

[knightracer]

You do realize the composition of the The Dark Knight and Batman Begins scores were done by both Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.

[Kev1n]

Uhm, Hans Zimmer constantly recycles and rehashes his own music. While I don't bash him like most film-music aficionados do, because I think his music still mostly works in the context of film, there is no doubt that John Williams is the better composer.

[Hurmoth]

Uhm, Hans Zimmer constantly recycles and rehashes his own music. While I don't bash him like most film-music aficionados do, because I think his music still mostly works in the context of film, there is no doubt that John Williams is the better composer.

No doubt. I bought The Dark Knight's score and you can clearly hear some Pirates of the Caribbean in it and I looked and he did those films too :laugh:

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

As do a lot of film composers. *COUGH*James Horner*COUGH*

[Guyro]

i thought -in the case of the joker- that the for the character the actor was brilliant, but the story wasn't so, which spoilt the other characters for me as they didnt have such good actors

all my opinion

[Kev1n]

As do a lot of film composers. *COUGH*James Horner*COUGH*

Haha yeah that's another one. He used to be really good though.

[+shift. MVC]

Watched it on Tuesday. I thought it was brilliant. Definitely loved the Joker. :D

[Brodel]

I saw this yesterday. I thought it was really good except the storyline seemed a bit weak at points and there were a few things I didn't understand so it would probably benefit from another viewing. Heath Ledger was great, but I think that the film itself might have benefited from being a bit shorter.

[acies]

I saw this yesterday. I thought it was really good except the storyline seemed a bit weak at points and there were a few things I didn't understand so it would probably benefit from another viewing. Heath Ledger was great, but I think that the film itself might have benefited from being a bit shorter.

I agree. If they had slowed it down a bit, maybe saved some angles for a third movie, it would have been an easier watch. But it's still an epic movie, and easily the best movie it's kind.

[PL_ Veteran]

For example, I was VERY disappointed with the boat scene. When the convict threw the detonator out the window, I thought that was great. After that though, the man in the suit on the other boat should have pressed the detonator.... and blown up his own boat. THAT would have been much more in-line with what the Joker would have done, with what the Joker was trying to prove to the city, and would have made a much stronger statement in the movie. Unfortunately, it would have made the movie TOO dark for Hollywood.

I agree, the fact that what you said didn't happen was a bit weak. I really did think the guy was gonna blow up the convicts, and like you said, it would've made a great statement.

[WastedJoker]

Film: 9/10

Bale's Batman Voice: 0/10

[Ayepecks]

Bale's Batman voice is good. It's one of the few times a superhero movie actually understands that people aren't so dumb that they won't recognize the voice of a friend, important person, etc.

[Antaris Veteran]

But there is no escaping the Bale chin... :p

[TheElite]

Top film.

Very impressed. 9.9/10