The Dark Knight Empire Magazine's 500 greatest movies of all time

[The Joker]

Not sure if this has been posted before.

http://www.empireonline.com/500/93.asp

The Dark Knight was ranked the 15th greatest film in history on Empire's 2008 list of the "500 Greatest Movies of All Time", based upon the weighted votes of 10,000 readers, 150 film directors, and 50 key film critics. Heath Ledger's interpretation of the Joker was also ranked number three on Empire's 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time".

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

I'm sure both rankings would be different if those polls were taken today.

 

[The Joker]

Yeah, it'd probably rank higher.

Begins ranked at #81.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

And just to stick it to the Burton fans, where were his movies?

 

[The Joker]

Still looking. I'm sifting through the 200's at the moment. I want to find Spider-Man 2 as well. Another of my favorites.

 

[The Joker]

Ok, here we go, comic book fans:

The Dark Knight #15
Batman Begins #81
Superman #174
Sin City #274
The Incredibles #400
Batman Returns #401
Iron Man #406
Spider-Man 2 # 411
V for Vendetta #418
X-Men 2 #432
Spider-Man #437
Batman '89 #458
The Crow #468
Superman Returns #496

Way to go Batman Returns for ranking above Batman '89. I always thought it was better.

 

[General Vulcun]

I wonder how many of these made a critc or director's list.

 

[Mace Dolex]

I guess it must suck for whatever is the 501st movie eh?

I hate lists that don't have a finite number whose to say this list won't be any different next year when there's thousands of movies released each year.

 

[ImWithTeamConan]

Hmm...Godfather at 1 instead of Godfather 2. Interesting.

 

[itsthebatman]

Very populist list. The magazine's readers must have more credence given to their votes - no way would many directors/critics have ROTLA or ESTB high up in their lists.

 

[Caped Crusader]

The way it should be.. TDK. Begins. & the rest.

 

[Brother Jack]

no way would many directors/critics have ROTLA or ESTB high up in their lists.

Why not? Both are very, very respected films.

 

[The Joker]

Very populist list. The magazine's readers must have more credence given to their votes - no way would many directors/critics have ROTLA or ESTB high up in their lists.

Color me stupid, but which movies are ROTLA and ESTB?

EDIT: ROTLA is Raiders of the lost ark.

The way it should be.. TDK. Begins. & the rest.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Ok, here we go, comic book fans:

The Dark Knight #15
Batman Begins #81
Superman #174
Sin City #274
The Incredibles #400
Batman Returns #401
Iron Man #406
Spider-Man 2 # 411
V for Vendetta #418
X-Men 2 #432
Spider-Man #437
Batman '89 #458
The Crow #468
Superman Returns #496

Way to go Batman Returns for ranking above Batman '89. I always thought it was better.

Ha! Superman Returns made the list.

I won't bother reading the list now.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Empire Scratches The Back

 

[Doctor Octopus]

A solid ranking for the CB movies. Though I'd have put X-Men 2 above Iron Man.

 

[The Joker]

Empire Scratches The Back

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

It's the sequel to A New Hairdryer and the predecessor to The Return of Jack.

 

[itsthebatman]

Sorry, that should have been TESB - The Empire Strikes Back. My mistake.