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THE DARK KNIGHT (An epic, amazing movie)

The quality of Batman Begins and the reviews and anticipation of The Dark Knight are damn near sending me back to my prepubescent fanboy obsession with the Batman comics. I'm even going to the midnight IMAX showing here in Huntsville.

Several critics have already said Heath Ledger deserves an Academy Award nomination for his reportedly terrifying take on the Joker.

Even this 30 second clip is pretty terrifying of a take on the role:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oSS-QtsWRWA

Rolling Stone's uber-critical reviewer gave it 3.5/4 stars. Others have compared it to Godfather Part II and The Empire Strikes Back. I knew that Begins would up the stakes but damn...I can't wait to see this movie.

Here are 11 other clips from The Dark Knight (including the one from above) for those interested.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mga-pkdC-4Y
 
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This has LONG been the movie I've been looking forward to this summer. The Joker is easily my favorite comic book character, and I CAN'T WAIT to see how Ledger nails the performance.
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Some are saying Oscar.

http://entertainment.oneindia.in/hollywood/top-stories/scoop/2008/heath-ledger-posthumous-oscar-270608.html

"I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker," Usmagazine quoted Travers, as saying. "It's typical of Ledger's total commitment to films as diverse as Brokeback Mountain and I'm Not There that he does nothing out of vanity or the need to be liked. "Ledger's Joker has no gray areas — he's all rampaging id. He creates a Joker for the ages," he added
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Rotten Tomatoes (so far) has 15 reviews posted. Over on IMDB, they've been keeping up with nearly EVERY review that has been posted, and every single one has been positive. The last update I seen, the count was around 38, I believe.

That's freaking amazing! I honestly feel bad for the guy who posts the first negative review...
 
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I'm still kind of shocked they waited till mid-July to release this. I'm guessing they thought Indy and a couple other films would have been major major hits that gobbed up May and June, but man, the buzz this is generating is going to cause this to do SERIOUS money. It will not have major competition behind it at all, so I guess the mid-July release is a pretty smart idea when I think about.
 
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Here's a review in today's St Pete Times:


http://blogs.tampabay.com/movies/2008/07/the-dark-knight.html


I'm pleased to announce that everything extraordinary you're heard, read, speculated and prayed for regarding The Dark Knight is absolutely true. This isn't only the greatest comic book movie ever, and one of the top-10 or so action flicks, it's the Academy Awards' ticket to engaging a moviegoing public believing the Oscars don't speak for their tastes, and caring less about the show each year.
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TDK finally has received its first few negative reviews.

These so called "critics" who've negatively reviewed the film, done so in the most irrelevant of ways.



Basically, they all echo one another by saying this film is too dark and scary for a comic book film. One critic even went as far by saying, "It could only be darker if Batman died." The same critic went on to spew the typical garbage, "When Burton’s Batman came out, some prominent critics griped that the film was too violent for kids. Wait’ll they get a load of this.

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The second professional boldly asked the question, "Why do comic-book movies want to be serious literature? That’s the problem with this movie the same way it was with 2006’s “Superman Returns.” Instead of being exciting pop-culture entertainment that forces the viewer to take it seriously, the movie takes itself too seriously – and misses the fun in the process.

"

So, you're telling me all comic book inspired films should provide the general audience with an overall positive message? All comic book inspired films should reach out to children, instead of adults? All comic book inspired films should equal Spider-Man's entertainment caliber: cheesy, childish, and gay!

I'm curious, do these conglomerate media based organizations just hire random people off the streets to serve as their critic columnist? If I could ask this "critic" just one, simple question, it would be, "So, you're telling me, just because the film is too dark for a comic book film, singlehandedly made it a bad movie?" Regardless either way, not all comics are supposed to appeal to younger audiences, especially Batman. With the exception of the cartoons, Batman has always flirted with possibility of being a combination of a graphic novel and a sheerly dark comic book. Just because the cartoons reaches out for children, doesn't mean the movies should have to either.



And in closing, I must note that the first critic praised that colossally embarrassment of a comedy, "You Don't Mess with the Zohan". Therefore, his credibility as a critic has furthermore been destroyed.



I'll leave you guys at that!
 
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It seems to me like the consistent complaint from the very few critics who have problems with the film is "it takes it self too seriously."

I would wager the same could be said of certain critics.

The fact of the matter is some of these people are never going to be able to get past the "superhero movie/comic book adaptation" genre and therefore will never give truly epic stories and performances - like the ones in The Dark Knight - the credit it deserves.

I hope Heath does grab the Academy Award for this performance - and I'm, quite frankly, amazed at the number of people suggesting this film for best picture. It's going to be huge.
 
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TDK finally has received its first few negative reviews.

These so called "critics" who've negatively reviewed the film, done so in the most irrelevant of ways.



Basically, they all echo one another by saying this film is too dark and scary for a comic book film. One critic even went as far by saying, "It could only be darker if Batman died." The same critic went on to spew the typical garbage, "When Burton’s Batman came out, some prominent critics griped that the film was too violent for kids. Wait’ll they get a load of this.

"

The second professional boldly asked the question, "Why do comic-book movies want to be serious literature? That’s the problem with this movie the same way it was with 2006’s “Superman Returns.” Instead of being exciting pop-culture entertainment that forces the viewer to take it seriously, the movie takes itself too seriously – and misses the fun in the process.

"

So, you're telling me all comic book inspired films should provide the general audience with an overall positive message? All comic book inspired films should reach out to children, instead of adults? All comic book inspired films should equal Spider-Man's entertainment caliber: cheesy, childish, and gay!

I'm curious, do these conglomerate media based organizations just hire random people off the streets to serve as their critic columnist? If I could ask this "critic" just one, simple question, it would be, "So, you're telling me, just because the film is too dark for a comic book film, singlehandedly made it a bad movie?" Regardless either way, not all comics are supposed to appeal to younger audiences, especially Batman. With the exception of the cartoons, Batman has always flirted with possibility of being a combination of a graphic novel and a sheerly dark comic book. Just because the cartoons reaches out for children, doesn't mean the movies should have to either.



And in closing, I must note that the first critic praised that colossally embarrassment of a comedy, "You Don't Mess with the Zohan". Therefore, his credibility as a critic has furthermore been destroyed.



I'll leave you guys at that!
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I'm a film studies major, and I have to agree with your assessment. Any critic expecting the bloat and cheese that the Spiderman films brought (Let it be known - I view them as VASTLY and HUGELY overrated) loses all credibility in my opinion.

All comic book related material will forever have the stigma of being "for children" as long as there are crusty old critics who don't know any better.

Let it also be known that I haven't been this excited for a film since the Lord of the Rings came out. I ended up doing the midnight showing of all 3 and then going back later that evening and seeing it again. I pretty much expect to do the same with this one. I've been waiting for this one since the end of Batman Begins.
 
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What a coincidence? I'm currently studying film myself, and I've just recently completed the critic assessment/film review chapter in public speaking. Ha! Ha!

And I wasn't a fan of LOTR, though I'm not saying they were bad movies. But I haven't been this hyped up and excited about a film since The Lost World: Jurassic Park -- and there is NO equal comparison between the anticipation building up inside of me for this film and the anticipation that built up for TLW.

We've been awaiting this movie for nearly three years and WE'RE ONE DAY AWAY!!!!!! Can you guys believe it?
 
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