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Best comic book movie of all time and the best movie of the year. Not only lives up to the hype but surpasses it. Aaron Eckhart is great as Harvey Dent and Heath Ledger right now would be the number 1 guy in movies had he not passed away cause his performance is the greatest I have seen from any actor in a long time. Don't bring young children to this movie though which some people did and had to leave with their crying children. Though most of the violence is off camera it still brings some intense moments. It's action packed, edge of your seat heart pumping action around every corner. They do a nice job of filling in the loose ends from Begins and making this sequel feel like a continue of the first. Lots of great subtle humor from the Joker as well. A lot of sight gags and things not out in the open. The movie gets a 10 out of 10 from me and I can't wait for the next one. Everyone in the theater gave it a standing ovation which is rare.

[GrayGhost]

Yeah, Im gonna check this out myself, in a week or so, when the initial crush calms down.

[The Franchise]

if you would fit in only one seat you could go today.

[Skip McGee]

this was good stuff. the joker was a creepy bastard haha. the parts with him in it were great. some of the harvey dent stuff was a bit rushed but overall a good movie

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Skip McGee wrote:

this was good stuff. the joker was a creepy bastard haha. the parts with him in it were great. some of the harvey dent stuff was a bit rushed but overall a good movie

agreed about Dent but Joker stole the show anyway. He even overshadowed Batman

[EricYoungFan]

I went at 12:01am last night... it was insane, they had to show it in 5 theaters!! but it was very well done, the joker was very funny and kept everything interesting =] i'd go see it again!

[GA Holsome]

me and my friend Steve had our um, err, date night i what i mean is, anyways we went to see the movie. i was still recovering from my broccoli and chicken adventure earlier in the week but my tummy made it through.anyways it was real good movie,not great(IMO) like I had heard but ill definitely see it again. lots of good stuff. i was surprised Dent was Two-Facing this movie,i thought they were setting it up for him to be the villain in the next one. a cameo by Scarecrow was surprising as well. lots of little twists and tense moments kept the movies flowing.

[Love Machine Art Barr]

great flick. all i couldve asked for.

[#1SpiderFan]

Man, I can't WAIT to see this movie and Heath Ledger's performance. I've heard nothing but awesomely fantastic stuff about it.

[Captain Howdy]

Got tix to see it on IMAX tonight.....can't wait!

[GrayGhost]

Captain Howdy wrote:

Got tix to see it on IMAX tonight.....can't wait!

IMAX? Wow. Enjoy the film Howdy. I'll see it probably next Saturday Afternoon.

[Perriwinkle Landscaping]

2 extra large sodas and 2 extra large popcorns later and WHEW!!! im glad i wore my pajamas. good flick,the Joker stole the show,lots of cool action and a good story too.

[Randy Orton]

Good movie, kind of a crap ending though. Trying to be philosophical and sounded silly. Great action, good acting, good effects. I missed Katie Holmes though.

[MWS1980]

my wife took the kids to see Wall E. she heard some dudes talking about the movie on their way out. she wasnt sure but she thought she heard something about Batman dying and a pink batman costume??????WTF?

[Randy Orton]

MWS1980 wrote:

my wife took the kids to see Wall E. she heard some dudes talking about the movie on their way out. she wasnt sure but she thought she heard something about Batman dying and a pink batman costume??????WTF?

That's the alternate, Gray Ghost ending. Robin plays a prominent role.

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Randy Orton wrote:

MWS1980 wrote: my wife took the kids to see Wall E. she heard some dudes talking about the movie on their way out. she wasnt sure but she thought she heard something about Batman dying and a pink batman costume??????WTF? That's the alternate, Gray Ghost ending. Robin plays a prominent role.

Batman doesn't die (well no not really) and there was no pink costume unless if the screens color was messed up

[GrayGhost]

well. I don't really wanna know how the movie goes, if you can, since I need to see it.

[G, A.Hol]

I jumped about sixteen feet when the dead Batman showed up. Waeiough!


IMDB says this is the best movie of all time. Averaging a 9.5 out of ten.

[superstarml]

Excellent flick, ledger's performance as the Joker lived up to the hype....just spectacular.

[Randy Orton]

G, A.Hol wrote:

IMDB says this is the best movie of all time. .

They are wrong.

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'Dark Knight' sets box office record with $66.4M Jul. 20, 2008 6:35 AM ET (AP) Batman's joust with the Joker has set another box office record. Stoked by fan fever over the manic performance of the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, "The Dark Knight" set a one-day box office record with $66.4 million on opening day, Warner Bros. head of distribution Dan Fellman said Saturday. The movie's Friday haul surpassed the previous record of $59.8 million set last year by "Spider-Man 3." "The Dark Knight" might break the opening-weekend record of $151.1 million, also held by "Spider-Man 3." "I think they're in jeopardy," Fellman said of the "Spider-Man 3" records. "The Dark Knight" began with a record $18.5 million from midnight screenings, topping the previous high of $16.9 million for "Star Wars: Episode III _ The Revenge of the Sith." The opening day grosses for "The Dark Knight" far exceeded the full weekend haul of its predecessor, "Batman Begins," which took in $48.7 million in its first three days in 2005. Reviews were excellent for director Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins," but they were stellar for his "Dark Knight." "We've really never seen anything like this," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "The death of a fine actor taken in his prime, a legendary performance, and a movie that lives up to all the hype. That all combined to create these record-breaking numbers." Buzz had been high for the Batman sequel well before Ledger died of an accidental prescription-drug overdose in January. Trailers last fall revealing Ledger's demented Joker, with crooked clown makeup, turned up the heat even more. The critical acclaim over his performance that built from advance screenings left fans in a frenzy. "It's a combination of things. Certainly, that's a great part of it, but I think this movie's gross was partly because of the reviews it received and the incredible buzz and word of mouth that preceded it with our early screenings," Fellman said. "And the success and quality of the last one, `Batman Begins,' delivered by Chris Nolan just set the tone for the opening of this movie." "The Dark Knight" reunites Christian Bale as Batman, the vigilante crime-fighter tormented by personal tragedy, and co-stars Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman. Maggie Gyllenhaal also stars. The film spins an epic crime duel as Ledger's Joker orchestrates a reign of terror on the city of Gotham aimed to spread chaos and break down the restraint that keeps Batman on the right side of the law. While critics are taking the film seriously enough to suggest Ledger could be in line for an Academy Award nomination, the action-packed movie also delivers as pure summer movie escapism. "If you're worried about mortgage payments and gas prices, when you're sitting in `The Dark Knight' for two and a half hours, you're not thinking about any of that stuff," Dergarabedian said.

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Dark Knight' sets weekend record with $155.34M Jul. 20, 2008 10:09 AM ET (AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A Warner Bros. executive says the Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" has taken in $155.34 million to top "Spider-Man 3" for best opening weekend ever at the box office. The figures released Sunday show "The Dark Knight" more than $4 million ahead of the $151.1 million first weekend for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007. Studio distribution chief Dan Fellman says "The Dark Knight" also broke the "Spider-Man 3" record for best debut in IMAX large-screen theaters with $6.2 million. "Spider-Man 3" opened with $4.7 million in IMAX cinemas.

[Randy Orton]

G, A.Hol wrote:

Waeiough!

That's the exact sound your wife makes when I stick my pinky in her...unmentionable.

[lateralus4885]

great movie

not a fan of the batman series but had to see the movie due to all the hype

went to the midnite showing thursday nite...the place was packed

the movie theatre i went to was showing the movie in 4 movie theatres, all of which were packed.

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lateralus4885 wrote:

not a fan of the batman series

this is only the second one in the series