The Dark Knight Movie Review with spoilers
The Dark Knight, in the summer 2008 block buster movie refers to Batman. The White Knight, Harvey Dent (later, two-faced) and Joker are the key villians in this movie while Scarecrow makes a guest appearance.
As a long-time Batman fan, I've been waiting impatiently to see The Dark Knight movie and finally got my chance last night. Like Spider-man was to the Spidey fan boys, this Batman movie will please the Batman fans too. How does it compare to Batman Begins?
For one thing, Batman in this movie relies too much on his gadgets. The Batsuit is a gadget guy's dream come true but hey, what happened to all the fighting prowess and beautiful fight scenes choreography we saw in Batman Begins. Hey, did Christian Bale lose weight? He looked amazing in Batman Begins in those fight scenes, but as a female, I felt a little disappointed such scenes were missing in The Dark Knight. Batman has his body armor for protection uses his gadgets to beat the bad guys. When he fights joker, he appears like a bully, fully protected by his body armor while the Joker has no protection.Story-wise, with the Joker being the main villian, you can expect utter chaos and lots of things not making sense in this movie. Joker, player by the late Heath Ledger is a mad man, can make insanity seem logical. Who at times, sounds like a psychiatrist on a couch, yet is as looney as they get. The previous Joker, player by Jack Nicholson, was a hard performance to beat, but Heath Ledger carves his own niche. His Joker is utterly spooky. A haunted character, abused as a kid, gone stark raving mad, yet much of what he says sounds logical in a warped way. He imbues cold logic to utter insanity which makes him plain scary.
Dark Knight, The (2 Disc with Digital Copy - Blu-ray)
Christopher Nolan steps back into the director's chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis -- the dreaded Joker.
Dark Knight, The (2 Disc Special Edition DVD)
Christopher Nolan steps back into the director's chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis -- the dreaded Joker.
Dark Knight (2 Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray / with Bat Pod)
Christopher Nolan steps back into the director's chair for this sequel to Batman Begins, which finds the titular superhero coming face to face with his greatest nemesis -- the dreaded Joker.
Dark Knight TWO-FACE Head Knocker Bobblehead Doll
Dark Knight TWO-FACE Head Knocker Bobblehead Doll from NECA. Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, makes his debut as a Head Knocker in series 2 of the extremely popular Dark Knight line. Harvey stands over his iconic ?I Believe in Harvey Dent? campaign slogan, while holding his double-headed coin of chance. High quality, hand-painted resin Head Knocker featuring Two-Face` in a colorful gift box with foam inserts! AGES: 12 years and up. WARNING: Chocking Hazard. Small parts, not for children under three years.
Dark Knight BATMAN Series 2 Head Knocker Bobblehead Doll
Dark Knight BATMAN Series 2 Head Knocker Bobblehead Doll from NECA. The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to continue Batman's war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. High quality, hand-painted resin Head Knocker featuring Batman the Dark Knight! AGES: 12 years and up. WARNING: Chocking Hazard. Small parts,not for children under 3 years of age.
I was surprised that Scarecrow made appearance in the movie. With a character like Joker, you don't need too many villians cluttering up the movie. I like the way Joker recognized a certain kinship with Batman, in a warped way, they are both freaks in society. Batman can't kill Joker because of his ethics. Joker can't kill Batman because he is too much fun to play with.
The story goes on to portray Harvey Dent's fall from white knight who cleaned up Gotham's streets legally, by prosecuting hundreds of criminals in one fell swoop. That makes him Joker's main target. Actually, Joker had 3 men he wanted to destroy. Batman, Harvey and Commissioner Gordon.
He wants Batman to turn in himself and that would mean the end of the vigilante if he caves in. To push his point, he kills a prominent person each day until Batman turns himself in. He targets Commissioner Gordon for assassination and as for Harvey, the White Knight, fearless D.A., he attacks the man's sanity. Did Scarecrow have a hand in this? Were any scenes missing from the movie? There seemed to be holes in the movie I saw, as if the editors got over enthusiastic and chopped off huge chunks of the movie. If that's the case, I hope they show the full, unedited version on DVD. Think that will happen?
In the end, Joker won, in his own warped way.
Hot Toys Dark Knight 1/6 Scale Batman Sonar Movie Masterpiece Series Deluxe
Under special arrangement with Hong Kong toymaker Hot Toys, DC Direct is proud to offer the second 1:6 scale figure in the Movie Masterpiece Series Deluxe (MMS DX) - Batman with sonar vision, just as he is portrayed in the 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight! Hot Toys continues to revolutionize the technology of 1:6 scale figures with this incredible piece. This deluxe version of Batman includes two interchangeable heads and three interchangeable faces to capture Batman's classic facial expressions. One head features the Parallel Eyeball Rolling System (PERS), which allows the life-like eyeballs to be moved in any direction, much like human eyes! The alternate head features the sonar vision devise, with button cell batteries allowing the eyes to light up! The figure stands approximately 12 inches tall, has more than 32 points of articulation, is dressed in Batman's new Batsuit, includes an array of weapons and other accessories, three sets of interchangeable hands and a deluxe light-up stand! Packaged in a......
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Batman Gotham Knight animated Movie DVD Regular Edition
From Warner Home Video, Inc.! Bridging the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, and directed by Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series), Batman: Gotham Knight taps into the work of three, pioneering anime studios (Production I.G., Studio 4C, and Madhouse) and five noted anime directors (Shojiro Nishimi, Futoshi Higashide, Hiroshi Morioka, Yasuhiro Aoki, and Toshiyuki Kubooka) to create a thrilling anthology of six interrelated, animated shorts based on stories by Josh Olson (A History of Violence), David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), Alan Burnett (Batman: The Animated Series), Greg Rucka (Whiteout), Jordan Goldberg (The Dark Knight), and Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets).
Legends Of The Dark Knight Box Set
From Gotham City's rooftops to its dark alleyways, Batman's war on crime has become the stuff of legend. Commemorating these adventures of the Dark Knight, DC Direct unveils a new box set featuring one of Batman's closest allies - and some of his most nightmarish adversaries! This box set includes four action figures, all featuring brand new deco paints, as well as LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT SPECIAL, a unique 64-page collection of stories featuring each character's secret origin and other tales.
Dark Knight Batman Blk T-Shirt XL
These black t-shirts based on The Dark Knight feature the teaser poster images of Batman, the Joker, and District Attorney Harvey Dent!
The movie questions humanities sense of right and wrong when under duress. Joker poses many questions about the human mind and society.
Here's more about The Dark Knight in the DC comic books.
