The Dark Knight Review

Rolling Stone ^ | 2008 | Rolling Stone

[pcottraux]

I, on the other hand, will be able to die a happy man. Lol.

[BenLurkin]

Speaking of Michael Keaton...the new Joker has a faint resemblance to Beetle-juice...;^)

[weegee]

It was a review of the valueless content of Jann Weiner’s Rolling Stoned magazine. If you still find something in it to be credible, bully for you.

He is off target about music (the cover features on pre-fab bands from New Kids On The Block to whatever to Britney assured us of tha). Did they do cover features on the Monkees back in the day singing their praises?

Seems I touched a raw nerve pointing out that a WB magazine is pimping a WB movie. Kind of like when ABC is hyping the latest Disney film on their so called news program. It is in house advertising. Recognize it for what it is.

[weegee]

Ummm...because movies are for entertainment, and politics are about the future of the country, and the two have nothing to do with each other?

Says you, fanboy. Check out the political rantings on Harry Knowles aintitcoolnews website.

Check out the political protests from around the world.

The culture is more than just the comfy couch in your living room.

[purpleraine]

Not even close.

[pcottraux]

First of all, what has that got to do with The Dark Knight? I don't care anything about politics when it comes to reviews for the next Batman movie. You still fail to explain this to me.

Second of all, I didn't POST anything from Aintitcoolnews, OR Rolling Stone. My sources were from MovieBlog.com, FilmFocus.nl, and David Germain of the AP.

Third of all, it's more than just those. Reviews are pouring in and practically all of them are praising this movie and saying Heath Ledger's performance was brilliant.

There's also a review from Collider.com, which called the film "A Masterpiece."

Not even close.

This is rich, isn't it? A person expresses skepticism early on about whether or not the next Batman movie will be any good. Then, when people who have ACTUALLY SEEN THE MOVIE start giving it good reviews, that person, rather than becoming more open-minded, starts going on vague, hyperbolic rants about a "vast left-wing conspiracy." Vast left-wing conspiracy??? To do what??? Lie about a new Batman movie being really good????

Aw, man! The future of the country is at stake, because the American left is conspiring against us all to make the new Batman movie look better than it is!!! Whatever shall we do???!!!

[pcottraux]

Seems I touched a raw nerve pointing out that a WB magazine is pimping a WB movie.

But see....great reviews are coming in from ALL OVER THE PLACE, not just Rolling Stone...and most of them places that have nothing to do with WB.

[pcottraux]

Ping.

I also got an early copy of “Batman: Gotham Knight”, the Batman anime feature being released on DVD soon (I love my job!), and I’ll have an early review of it on-line soon.

[NucSubs]

Funny...it made me want to see it more.

[NucSubs]

Batman begins is probably the best comic-book movie ever made.

[roses of sharon]

Bale in "Empire of the Sun", he was great in this movie also! Have you seen it?

[word_warrior_bob]

I don’t remember watching it, I’ll have to watch it when it comes out on blu-ray. I read Gary Oldman got a bigger part in the current Batman, he’s one of my favorite actors too.

[roses of sharon]

A few of my favorite guilty pleasure movies:

Gary Oldman in “The Fifth Element”.

Christian Bale in “Reign of Fire”.

(both would be good on blu-ray!)

[BenLurkin]

Gary Oldman explains why graffiti is good for the world!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1W0F0yObg

[BenLurkin]

He was dynamite in this film too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrTsuvykUZk

[BenLurkin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKjJKbgqf2A

[pcottraux]

Batman begins is probably the best comic-book movie ever made.

Just wait until The Dark Knight comes out!

[pcottraux]

A very underrated film.

[Mr. Blonde]

Emanuel Levy's review doesn't tell us anything new, but is again full of praise.

A few quotes:

Dark, grim, haunting and visionary, "The Dark Knight" is nothing short of brilliant, the best and scariest comic hero adaptation you are likely to see this summer season, and perhaps during the whole year.

Three days after the screening, I am still haunted by some visual images; lines of cynical dialogue, particularly by the sinister Joker, splendidly and scarily played by Heath Ledger, who should receive a posthumous Oscar nomination, if not the award itself.

As interpreted by the inventive actor Heath Ledger (in his last screen role), the Joker is colorful, outrageous, and dangerous, devoted the spectacle and excess for their own sake. Ledger throws himself completely, in looks, body, and soul to the exploration of the multiple effects he can have as a solitary figure on the entire population, the scary ways in which he upsets the social order, the specific means he uses to take the citizens' rules, values, ethics, and humanity and turn them on themselves.

In terms of visuals, sounds, and tunes, "Dark Knight" is supremely mounted roller coaster ride, defined by some of the most spectacular set pieces to be seen in American actioners in years. Not surprisingly, half a dozen of them are encounters between the Joker and Batman, or the Joker and the other criminals.

I'm not sure where Mr. Levy's corporate interests lie, but I'm sure if he has any ties to WB they will be pointed out and his review cast under suspicion.

[pcottraux]

We have a new one from Todd Gilchrist of IGN. Once again, grave reviews (though a tad spoilerish).

Nolan's sequel surpasses the original with an intense, disturbing masterpiece.