The Dark Knight The Dark Knight Fan Review Thread

[JL Unlimited]

My only critisizm of the movie is that they went too far over the top with Two Face. The made him to groutesic and it did take away from the movie. There was no need to make him horror movie level disfigured. He as never even been drawn that bad in the comics. And the reason I bring this up is I can now not let my 6 year old see it, who really enjoyed the first one.

Actually he has. This Two Face looks like he was ripped out of the pages of The Long Halloween:

Even if Two Face wasn't too gruesome, The Joker is reason enough not to bring kids to this movie, IMO. The magic trick, his stories about how he got his scars, even his video with the fake Batman are reason enough.

 

[Sam]

My only critisizm of the movie is that they went too far over the top with Two Face. The made him to groutesic and it did take away from the movie. There was no need to make him horror movie level disfigured. He as never even been drawn that bad in the comics. And the reason I bring this up is I can now not let my 6 year old see it, who really enjoyed the first one.

Buy Batman & Robin DVD to your kid.

 

[wikum]

Actually he has. This Two Face looks like he was ripped out of the pages of The Long Halloween:

Even if Two Face wasn't too gruesome, The Joker is reason enough not to bring kids to this movie, IMO. The magic trick, his stories about how he got his scars, even his video with the fake Batman are reason enough.

I thought the Scarcrow scenes and the quick flashes of bats in Begins were far scarier than the magic trick or how Two Face looked. The hanging vigilante did scare the holy **** out of me and I DID know it was about to happen.

The magic trick wasn't even gory in the slightest

 

[squeekness]

Actually he has. This Two Face looks like he was ripped out of the pages of The Long Halloween:

Even if Two Face wasn't too gruesome, The Joker is reason enough not to bring kids to this movie, IMO. The magic trick, his stories about how he got his scars, even his video with the fake Batman are reason enough.

I agree with you.

I thought the Scarcrow scenes and the quick flashes of bats in Begins were far scarier than the magic trick or how Two Face looked. The hanging vigilante did scare the holy **** out of me and I DID know it was about to happen.

The magic trick wasn't even gory in the slightest

It wasn't gory, but it was spurious, gratuitous violence by a callous, crazed man with no remorse. It should be shocking to a young kid or there's something wrong with people. I wouldn't bring a kid less than 12 or 13 to see this just from the implied cruelty and sadistic overtones alone. It doesn't have to be bloody to be shocking or disturbing for young viewers.

 

[wikum]

I agree with you.

It wasn't gory, but it was spurious, gratuitous violence by a callous, crazed man with no remorse. It should be shocking to a young kid or there's something wrong with people. I wouldn't bring a kid less than 12 or 13 to see this just from the implied cruelty and sadistic overtones alone. It doesn't have to be bloody to be shocking or disturbing for young viewers.

meh i watched the joker fry to death a guy with a joy buzzer when i was 6....that scene is far worse than the magic trick.

i am not suggesting i can cope with extreme gore because i can't stand stuff like that. i am actually very squweemish lol.

 

[Anita18]

It wasn't gory, but it was spurious, gratuitous violence by a callous, crazed man with no remorse. It should be shocking to a young kid or there's something wrong with people. I wouldn't bring a kid less than 12 or 13 to see this just from the implied cruelty and sadistic overtones alone. It doesn't have to be bloody to be shocking or disturbing for young viewers.

In both of my viewings so far, I've sat next to 2 kids that seemed 10 or younger. The first time, both of them didn't make a peep. The second time, the kids got physically restless near the end, but weren't very upset and didn't make a lot of noise. Someone also brought a toddler into the movie, since he started crying at one point. I was so engrossed in it I didn't really care.

I didn't see any indication the children really understood what was going on. The adults around me reacted more forcefully.

 

[Johnny Drama]

meh i watched the joker fry to death a guy with a joy buzzer when i was 6....that scene is far worse than the magic trick.

i am not suggesting i can cope with extreme gore because i can't stand stuff like that. i am actually very squweemish lol.

I agree, I was 6 when Batman came out and that barley phased me. IT WAS more gruesome than the magic trick.

 

[Octoberist]

I think the pencil trick was something that you don't expect, because it was done so fast. hehehehhehe

 

[Johnny Drama]

I think this movie definitley pushed the PG-13 boundaries.

 

[squeekness]

I think this movie definitley pushed the PG-13 boundaries.

I agree that it nudged. It didn't bother me personally simply because I have no problem going to see a rated R Batman movie. I just get concerned when some folks bring the little little 'uns just because it's Batman. Like I saw a guy bring a 7 year old to see LOTR The Two Towers. Not that LOTR was all that bad... except for the big ole Orc's head stuck on a spit. Such a young child doesn't need to see that or anything that shows cruelty even if that act of cruelty isn't particularly gorey. I just think in this case, 10 or younger is really pushing it for this Batman movie, especially since it WAS rated PG-13 and for good reason.

 

[David Rice]

Well I can see why people would vote it as a number one (Fail). The main reason could probably be Batman..Chrisitian Bale FAILS as Batman he failed in batman Begins and he even failed more in this movie. Why everytime Batman spoke it sounded like he was gasping for air? Hell, he made me wanna pick up an inhaler, I thought I had asthma. Why is Batman's costume so tight and why does Christian Bale's cheeks fall out of the mask? It's obvious the costume did not fit at all. Why did Batman look and move like a slow OGRE? Batman had his head haunched over like he was a cripple? The fact that Christian Bale's acting and costume was terrible with the Batman's parts is the reason why Batman failed for me. Batman just sucked in Begins and in this one. Christian Bale played Bruce decent but They gotta do better.

As For Two-Face Harvey dent? I liked the character Harvey Dent I really loved him as a lawyer in the movie but I hated him as Two-face. Two-face role was small and weak. He went around on a killing spree for vengence? He had no style or boss game (no wit or intellect of his own? WTF?) Not too mention the costume for two-face sucked, it looked like someone spilled Bacon Grease all over his suit. They could have done way better.

The Joker, What can I say...It seems heath ledger's parts were NOTHING SPECIAL DIALOGUE-wise. It felt more like the Joker was more of a terrorist than anything. All he did really was kill kill blow up blow up and walk around yelling the cliche "THERE IS EVIL IN EVERYONE I WANT TO SHOW ALL OF YOU THAT GOOD CAN TURN INTO EVIL" I mean how Generic is that? No WITTY JOKES WERE CRACKED (and we are talking about the joker here?) I guess they concentrated on the EXTERNAL part of the joker to much and not the outstanding witty dialogue.

All in all I enjoyed the movie but it ain't what everybody is hyping it up to be.

Wow, you managed to tear down the best parts of film in one post. I disagree.

 

[Evo King]

Just saw the movie satuday and I like most if not all of you was left in awe. Ledger's performance was great, Bale was great. TDK was amazing!

"Wanna see a magic trick?"--that part was priceless amoung others.

 

[I Am The Knight]

LOL, 2 people voted "1" ?

 

[The Joker]

LOL, 2 people voted "1" ?

BubbaGump's vote was a joke. He always votes 1 on polls. He did it for all the trailers, too. He's not serious.

 

[Johnny Drama]

BubbaGump's vote was a joke. He always votes 1 on polls. He did it for all the trailers, too. He's not serious.

and the other guys vote is irrevelant, as I checked his post history and he praised various aspects of the film, more so than he dissed. He was just being an ass.

 

[Superman-Prime]

I watched the movie last night and it is a must-watch! Definitely worth to see this!!

- Heath Ledger as The Joker was pure brilliant. Too bad, he's not around anymore! *sigh* And it was very weird to see him on the screen since he died in Jan.
- While the Joker was in the police station, watched Comm. Gordon and The Mayor of Gotham City, they applauded and then The Joker applauded. That part gave me so creepy. Scary. lol
- Loved the opening, the bank robbery.
- Loved Maggie Gyllenhaal. This is my first time to see her performance.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal > Katie Holmes. Call me crazy but I love Maggie Gyllenhaall.
- After the bank robbery scene, then Scarecrow appearance. Too bad that was short. Oh well. Atleast, he's in jail.
- Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face was awesome.
- Comm. Gordon FTW!!!

So many part I loved about the movie!!

And I have a question. I'm deaf and couldn't understand what were they talking about. Was there any explanation how The Joker became?

Overall, this movie deserves to have a 10 out of 10. Plus, Heath Ledger deserves to win the Oscar award.

And also, the ending was awesome. Sounds like the next sequel is gonna be crazy.

 

[Superman-Prime]

LOL, 2 people voted "1" ?

BubbaGump - According to him on other thread, he loved TDK. So he's good.

Now as for kez1984, he is a troll of the internet. From what I've read his review, it seems pretty positive. It's really ******ed that he voted a 1.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Thanks for the info guys. You know there's always crazies on message boards...Heh.

 

[echostation]

wow highest opening record 155 million!!!

 

[Superman-Prime]

Wow... $155 mil.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=47026

 

[bullets]

I did believe alot of the hype was just that and it was being overated . However after seeing it last night in Imax , I have to say it was incredible . I know Imax adds alot to the experience and this was somewhat of an event as opposed to just seeing a movie . Underneath all that it still is great and it's not the special effects or the action that does it . The performances were stellar. Heath Ledger really does stand out and really becomes this character. Every Joker scene is thrilling . Eckhart was probably the best i've seen him . I really wanted Dent to suceed and he was the "white knight" . The actors in supporting roles all held their weight . There was no one in the film that dragged it down or make it any less memorable. The relationships between characters was represented really well. they definately got it right . It was great seeing Joker actually have credibility and seeing batman and dent break . You could see the city going through hell and think how much more could these people go through .

Im seeing it again in a regular theatre today because I cant even get it out of my mind .
I reccomend this to any comic fan of course but also if you like a good crime drama . i definately get the references to scorcese because thats how well the criminal aspect of the story was handled. I would love to see Heath get an Oscar for this . I dont want people to keep saying that and not look at other actor performances throughout the year.
I hope there is a third and nolan comes back for it . It ended on such a down note and Its truly sad heath wont be back . I dont want to see the Joker recast- you cant recast him . This so far had been the best incarnation of those characters on film .



115 million , thats just awesome . Movies like this only come along once in a while and remind you why you like movies so much .

 

[squeekness]

BubbaGump - According to him on other thread, he loved TDK. So he's good.

Now as for kez1984, he is a troll of the internet. From what I've read his review, it seems pretty positive. It's really ******ed that he voted a 1.

Maybe he was confused and got the poll backwards, thinking that the 1 was saying the film was the best.

 

[ccdev]

for those who rated the movie 9/10, 10/10 even 11/10, wonder what the rating would be like if they made it along the storylines of "Batman - the dark knight returns" ala Frank Miller's classic? It was dark too, but it had everything, and an epic feel to it as well.

Those of you who read Miller's classic would know what it was like the first time you read it. Maybe too many of us expected the same "greatness" from this movie and never got it. Too bad for us, I guess. I'm honestly glad that so many of you enjoyed it, but I felt that some people didn't see the "greatness" of this movie, and it could have been so much more to so many people. I'm a Batman fan myself so I feel sad that some people lost out cause they had expected "The Greatest film of the year" and didn't get it.

Plus, I have to say, Gerald Butler would have made a much more terrific dark knight.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

And I have a question. I'm deaf and couldn't understand what were they talking about. Was there any explanation how The Joker became?

No explanation or origin was given for the Joker. IMO, the character works so much better without a backstory, and I'm really glad that followed that path in this movie.

There were two scenes, where the Joker told two different versions of a story on how he received his scars, but that was more of a nod to "The Killing Joke" where the Joker says "If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice."

 

[LostGuy]

I loved the movie!! It was not better than I expected it to be (hell, I surely hate it that I saw all the trailers so many times), but it was an excellent film. It's a 9 out of 10 for me, and here are the so-called 'flaws' that took that last point away:

1. too much technology. Yes, ok, I know, Bruce Wayne could buy the world and he sure can afford high-tech stuff. And yes, I know everything in the movie was based on technology that exists. But sometimes it felt I was watching Iron Man. I mean, in an Iron Man universe, I'm confortable with things that don't even exist, but when it comes to a Batman movie.. well, I just wanna see technology play its role, but not so much. It also applies to operation Skyhook or whatever it was called.

2. The Batpod's 'on your feet-stop-rotate-go ahead' move, during the Batman-Joker confrontation on the streets of Gotham. The one in which the truck flips over. It sure seems that that scene was designed to sell some bat-toy motorcycle or the like for kids, because you just can't shoot something like that and not expect people to say 'uh, ok, I'm watching a superhero movie'. That was totally unnecessary.

3. The movie is too short!!! Yeah, I know this sounds ridiculous since it runs for about two and a half hours, but there is so much going on in it that it's just not enough time for everything. Maybe this is something good, because you can't feel the time going by. It feels actually shorter than 2 1/2 hours. And probably this is just the batfan inside me speaking.

And those are my biggest complains. It's a really wonderful movie, and I'm really sad that there was so much anticipation that I could not enjoy everything the first time I saw it because all the time I was expecting it to be bigger and better. But that's not Nolan's fault, he did such a great job and made those characters so real and the storing so convincing that even the 'flaws' I mentioned only bother you while they are on the screen. When the movie ends and the lights are on again, the flaws vanish and the essence of the film lingers.