Batman and members of the local law enforcement are heckled and harassed by the elusive Joker who proves to be more troublesome than first expected. It soon leads to chaos in Gotham and pushes everyone to the end of their tether.Ok, so i am quite late in reviewing this flick, its not saying i don't like Batman comics or the films I've just never been a huge fan of them. I wont go and see a film just because it gets a lot of hype from Hollywood or because everyone thinks its popular, in fact most treasures i have found have been straight to DVD productions and leave no trace of advertising or hype. In saying this though i rather enjoyed the 2.5 hour film 'The Dark Knight', it was surely entertaining, in some parts dark and unlike any other comic to movie adaption i have ever seen before. For me this is what made this movie, it wad dark, gritty and in some parts really creepy thanks to an awesome performance from the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. Apart from the obvious kick ass scenes, chases, explosions and an in depth and fully-rounded plot the best thing i like about this movie was that it seemed so different and more real somehow than any other comic to film adaption (Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man etc) i had seen. Which in a way made this movie more suitable for late teens and 20's rather than younger people. A really good film that you probably wont regret, not a must see at the movies but go if you get the chance!
Pros - Action, explosions, grittiness and creepiness from the Joker. Great acting all-round with a well known cast which probably cost a lot and it shows :P. The best part as said earlier was the ways in which this movie came across as dark and real, unlike any other comic movies i have seen. This in my mind was the redeeming factor in making this film a stand-out and completely unique, thus a must see for anyone fan or not! Plus Heath Ledgers acting was amazing! A must see even if only for this reason.
Cons - One thing i noticed was the length of the film, 2 and a half hours is quite a lot for some and in parts i admit i felt a tad bored where i felt i was watching a re-run of CSI rather than a super-hero movie. Luckily the movie timed the action sequences and explosive scenes just right so that you didn't completely fall asleep throughout the movie. That is probably all i disliked about 'The Dark Knight'. It was a tad long in my book, and towards the end just wanted it to hurry up and finish! Apart from this, 'The Dark Knight' is top class film definitely worth seeing either at the cinema or at home!
4/5 Jandals = Thankfully lived up to the hype!Watch the trailer for 'The Dark Knight' Here
2 comments:
yeah i loved the gritty tone to it and what struck me hardest was when the tumbler self destructed and emerged the badpod....
i had this whole feeling that the whole story was going in a totally different direction...a point of no return...
and the words echoing in my head were...''you've changed things..forever''
that whole feeling that now things will never be the same! no more tumbler...rachel dawes dead....the whole grand epic feeling....
great review bro!
cheers Josh, i was probably not the best person in the world to review anything batman as im not THAT into it, but i know alot of people who just cant get enough of him. It was a pretty cool movie in all, great entertainment and some interesting suprises. The rachael thing suprised me abit, but i guess they needed that effect for harvey to produce two-face.
Your blog lookin good too! will hopefully get to see tropic thunder within the next few days, it does looks crackup!
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