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The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as archvillain The Joker, and Aaron Eckhart plays Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast as Rachel Dawes. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.
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- The follow-up to Batman Begins, THE DARK KNIGHT reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of BATMAN /BRUCE WAYNE in his continuing war on crime. With the help of LT. JIM GORDON and District Attorney HARVEY DENT,BATMAN sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminalSee more technical details
By Daniel Mendoza Villa (At the moment Madrid Spain)
Most superhero stories have relevance to politics and current events, and The Dark Knight can certainly be interpreted as a strong moral commentary on our troubled times. The telecommunications issue, terrorism, fighting evil and public perception is all directly addressed. The message appears to be that saving innocent life is the absolute priority for leadership. In pursuing that agenda, Batman resorted to a type of wiretapping and allowed his image to be forever tarnished. He even welcomed his fall from grace, recognizing early on that he could never fight evil effectively and remain popular to the public. Press and citizens in a free society will easily pick a part leaders making tough decisions and fighting tough fights--partially because those decisions and fights are not going to be popular--there is no perfect way to make those choices and execute those battles--and partially because there is no other visible lightning rod for public perception. In devising the story, Nolan hit upon a truth that the entire press corps seems to have forgotten: principle is more important than popularity. Having a squeaky clean image and saying all the right things are no substitute for the willingness or character to fight evil.
But regardless of whether you like the politics of The Dark Knight or prefer to just zone out and watch the mayhem, Warner's BD is a must-have for your collection. The film is truly unique and riveting, and Warner did a great job integrating the IMAX footage for 1080p.
Some of us think this is the best superhero movie of all time to date, great story, excellent direction of the film, good actors and one of the best performances of an evil character: The Joker interpreted by Heath Ledger, from my point of view this Joker is way better than the one play by Jack Nicholson.
The Joker of Jack is kind of childish, a great performance by Nicholson, but also kind of incredible; on the other hand the one played by Ledger is more credible, possible if you may say so, it stays also more true to the character invented for the comic realm, this guy is really sick! Nothing childish about him, it is also kind of scary, and that's the point of it, the Joker is a mad man with no specific object in mind, he does as he please.
This is the content of the BD:
Disc 1: Gotham Uncovered--a mish-mash of standard definition and high-def content, clocking in at one hour, this multi-part documentary replaces the need for an audio track and focuses on the unique elements that went into the creation of the sets, props and the use of IMAX cameras. It's a trove of information that no fan of The Dark Knight should miss.
Focus Points--a rather hidden picture-in-picture option available in specific episodes that turn out to be the above-mentioned documentaries. Those who find PIP to be distracting will prefer to watch the content as Gotham Uncovered.
Disc 2: Batman Tech--as part of three hours worth of documentaries, this featurette explores the many weapons and utilities designed for Batman. Most of them are based on military equipment.
Batman Unmasked--subtitled The Psychology of The Dark Knight, this documentary focuses on psychotherapeutic analysis of Bruce Wayne and Batman. Frankly, this content would have been more appropriate for Batman Begins, never the less it is appreciated here.
Gotham Tonight--a series of six newscasts averaging about eight minutes each. They all explore Batman and Bruce Wayne, as presented by "Gotham Cable's Premier News Program". The CNN-like news show played a role in several scenes of the main feature, but on its own, the newscasts for me seem a bit boring.
Galleries--watching the Joker cards rain down after the assassination of a judge in The Dark Knight, it is clear that many different types of cards are used. Here, they are all on display, along with TV spots and trailers, concept art, poster art and production stills.
While not perfect, this content features enough interesting documentaries and extracurricular activities to keep one occupied for hours on end. And a word about the packaging--under the slipcase, the text on the back of the packaging artwork has been "marked up" with edits by the Joker. The brief description of the movie has been defaced and there is graffiti pointing to a photo of the Joker, "ME" and many "HA HA" and "BLAH BLAH" comments. This was a good finishing touch to a classic BD package: a combination of creepy and cute.
By Glenn A. Applefield (florida)
This movie was bought for someone else, but I heard it was a great movie,so I gave it 5 stars.
By Roberto Mendez (Antofagasta, Chile)
As a birthday present was the best thing I could think GIFT TO MYSELF
Excellent product arrives in perfect condition
thank you very much!
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By J. Anastasio (Durham, CT United States)
The DVD was defective about 5 mins into the move. It was, from that point, totally unwatchable. Borrowed another from a neighbor to be able to finish watching it.
Although annoying, AMAZON made good and shipped me a new one right away.
By J. de Baun (Atlanta, GA)
Ignore the hype in the popular press about this movie being some kind of "epic battle between good and evil". It's nothing more than an action/car chase movie centered around a lunatic serial killer. It's my least favorite of ALL the Batman movies. The screenplay is a mess, the photography is mediocre, and the DVD is grainy and badly transferred. Heath Ledger didn't deserve an Oscar for this role, he obviously won it via the sympathy vote. He deserved the Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain"! I find it disturbing that the masses today make heroes out of psychopaths and find them funny or amusing. At least Hitchcock made his movies (including "Psycho" and "Frenzy") with grace, style, intelligence and coherent scripts. The ending of this movie is one of the worst in film history - it abruptly stopped, like they ran out of film. It left far too much unresolved - plus it pinned the blame on the only true hero in the movie! It shows a warped sense of morality - and a very cynical view of the world! "Iron Man" and "Watchmen" are both far superior movies AND are much more entertaining. Don't waste your time and money on this overrated nightmare!
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