Went to see The Dark Knight last night the IMAX Melbourne.
F*ck me, it was a amazing. At a runtime at almost 3 hours I forgot I was in a cinema watching it on huge f*cking screen.
Heath Ledger? Absolutely fabulous. And its true what they say, he is good in this. Oscar worthy? Definitely yes. He is the Joker, played with such menace and craziness that I actually found him frightening. As someone on a film website said, you’ll never forget his magic trick.
This film is so beautifully crafted and made like a lot of passion with people in love with Batman and his universe. It is flawless and worthy of some prized awards, I can’t fault anything about the film.
Oh and the music by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard? Sublime. I bought the score on CD yesterday prior to going to see it and I put on for the first time this morning and I have been listening to it ever since on repeat. It makes me want to see the film again and again.
Best film of the year.
Best comic book film ever.
Better than my all time favourite – The Empire Strikes Back, probably.
It’s like watching a bank heist; thriller; car chase; mobster flick, but in a comic book universe. Christopher Nolan et al have really upped the ante on the comic book adaptations. They’ve done an amazing job on this. Kudos to them. I’ll be giving them more money when I see it again (and again).
If you can, see it on the IMAX. The cinematography is stunning, the pans of Gotham City and Hong Kong are beautiful. And wait ’til you see the BatPod’s entrance… I want more Batman films. I want the next one now.
To quote another site, this is The Godfather 2 and Empire Strikes Back of comic book films.
Go see it and let me know what you think.
