I finally seen The Black Knight yesterday.

[huedell]

I liked the movie but it's not my favorite comic book movie (or batman movie) mostly because in making it realistic, they seemed to boil out a flavour I like. It's still a great film, but if you removed the bat suit and clown make up, it would still be the same movie more or less.

Two touchs I enjoyed about Ledger's performance, one is when the Joker takes offense to being called crazy, it bothers him so much that he breaks character. I also just loved the glee he expresses when being beaten in the interogation scene, it's a big distinction.

As for Maggie Gyllenhaal not being attractive, whatever there "Hef". Anyway, Bruce's love for Rachel is pretty much tied to her character as he's not supposed to be superficial.

Oldman is the most screen accurate commisioner Gordon ever, My god Mike, did you think Pat Hingle was?

Again, another review I really agree with.

It's so easy to be swept up in this bat-love-fest with TDK and
say this film is the best thing since sliced kryptonite---
it has a lot of what makes a great movie.

Still I had some notable issues with it---mostly what Dave and Brian brought up.

[palitoy]

I liked the movie but it's not my favorite comic book movie (or batman movie) mostly because in making it realistic, they seemed to boil out a flavour I like. It's still a great film, but if you removed the bat suit and clown make up, it would still be the same movie more or less.

Two touchs I enjoyed about Ledger's performance, one is when the Joker takes offense to being called crazy, it bothers him so much that he breaks character. I also just loved the glee he expresses when being beaten in the interogation scene, it's a big distinction.

As for Maggie Gyllenhaal not being attractive, whatever there "Hef". Anyway, Bruce's love for Rachel is pretty much tied to her character as he's not supposed to be superficial.

Oldman is the most screen accurate commisioner Gordon ever, My god Mike, did you think Pat Hingle was?

[MIB41]

Hard to beat a film with a good story and good actors. The concept is grounded on the idea of what he might be like if he COULD exist. Using that perspective, I think you should go back and watch it again. Adam West may be the vintage-CAMP-version, but he's not the realistic version.

[thunderbolt]

Then I have it too loud and Mrs TBolt hollers at me. It doesn't help that every one inthe film talks pretty low, like Oldman and Ledger.

[kingdom warrior]

Hey, is it just me, or is the music track on the dvd way too frickin' loud? I turn it up to hear the dialog, then I get a blast of strings.

It is way too loud it was driving me crazy!!! On top of Batman's voice...

[The Toyroom]

^ It's not just you....constantly fiddling with the volume control throughout the flick

[thunderbolt]

Hey, is it just me, or is the music track on the dvd way too frickin' loud? I turn it up to hear the dialog, then I get a blast of strings.

[Dave Mc]

I did think him constantly retelling his origin was a BRILLIANT touch.

[jwyblejr]

Yeah I noticed especially with the way The Joker kept re-telling his origin. Kind of like how even he can't remember how it goes in The Killing Joke.

[The Toyroom]

^ Same here.....the scene were the Joker is disguised (sans clown makeup) as a police officer made me think of the Joker's 1st appearance when he was disguised as athe police chief ...even the grin was the same.

[Earth 2 Chris]

They took so many elements from classic stories(The Long Halloween, Year One, The Killing Joke, Joker's Five Way Revenge, Batman #1) and blended them together almost seamlessly into this story.

So seamlessly, that even 6 months later, I'm still discovering things they adapted here and there, and I'm a diehard Batman fan from way back.

Chris

[kept back]

The Joker's thing with Harvey dent is right out of the Killing Joke when he kidnapped Gordon and showed him photos of his daughter being tortured. It was all an attempt to prove that all it takes is one baad day to reduce even the sanest man alive to complete madness. In The Killing Joke Gordon withstands the Joker's abuse, but in The Dark Knight, Harvey succumbs.

They took so many elements from classic stories(The Long Halloween, Year One, The Killing Joke, Joker's Five Way Revenge, Batman #1) and blended them together almost seamlessly into this story. If you need know my opinion on this film, just look at my signature where I paraphrase Talladega Nights.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think the reason the Joker was less...comedic...was partially due to the spectre of Jack Nicholson that hangs over the character now. If he was too bombastic with it, comparisons would have been made to Jack. Plus they keyed in more to the original interpretation of the Joker from Batman #1, where he was a rather mirthless killer. The "joke" was he was a clown killing people.

Chris

[thunderbolt]

Just bring back Harvey for the third film, have him go public and clear the Batman's name in Gotham. As for the Batpod, yeah it looks silly, but its actually a functional bike, see the special features on the dvd.

[Hector]

I do agree with Mike on that Batpod...you would kill yourself with those big fat tires...it would be suicide cornering in that thing.