His two Batman movies will give him 4 movies in IMDB's top 250 of all time.
I’ve heard good things about The Prestige ... hasn’t quite hit the top of my Netflicks list. Never heard of the other one.
I loved Batman Begins. It was the first Batman movie that finally got the character right ... a dark, driven hero who channels his rage into a productive outlet. Bale’s Batman was dark and menacing — not just a reincarnated Superman in black. There was a logical explanation to Batman’s existence, and to all the paraphernalia surrounding Batman.
The fight scenes were shot ingeniously. They were dark and fast. You couldn’t ever really see Batman ... just a glimpse, a shadow. As his opponents would likely see him. Just as Batman should be. Batman Begins ranked up there with Spiderman 2, X-Men 2, and Superman Returns among the best superhero movies of all time.
... until the Dark Knight just blew everyone else out of the water. It was leaps-and-bounds better than Begins, Superman Returns, Spiderman 2 or X-Men 2. The story was compelling, the characters convincing, the writing superb, and the acting unparalleled. When Eckhart’s Harvey Dent and Bale’s Bruce Wayne, both brilliant portrayals in their own right, are so overshadowed by Ledger’s Joker ... you know you’ve got a truly great movie. Ledger’s Joker surpasses Stamp’s General Zod (as well as Spacey’s Lex Luthor, Molina’s Doc Ock and Nicholson’s Joker ... my remaining top 5) as the best villain in any superhero movie. If he doesn’t win an Oscar, it will be a travesty of justice.
I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. The writing, acting, directing and cinematography are all superb — and the underlying messages of the film are fundamentally conservative.
“Why So Serious?!?!”
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