The Dark Knight
![]() | Overall Rating: 4.61/5 (3802 votes cast) The Dark Knight is a 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. The film is a direct sequel to the 2005 release Batman Begins (2005), which rebooted the Batman franchise after an eight-year hiatus. Christopher Nolan, director of Batman Begins (2005), continues as the director of the sequel, which stars Christian Bale again as Batman and Heath Ledger as the Joker. The film follows Batman becoming more of a detective, dealing with the escalated situation from the end of Batman Begins as well as the dilemma of his vigilante crusade, and his friendship with district attorney Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart. |
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An Interesting Article On The Plot Of Batman 3
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This is the review from the Cannes Film Festival of Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. This will be of particular interest to all fans of the late great Heath Ledger, as this was the last film he...
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This Movie Kicks Ass!!
I've watched this movie at least 7-8 times. The first time I watched it was a day after it's release and when I entered the movie hall I was a wee bit skeptical as I was no great fan of Batman Returns.
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Not for the faint hearted
This movie is without a doubt one of the greatest movies of our time. Yes, Ledger did a great job. Yes, it lives up to the hype. No, it was not what I expected at all.
I enjoyed this movie, mainly because even through all the twisted violence and i...
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And here...we...GO!
Finally - a movie that not only lives up to the hype, but actually surpasses it. I have seen The Dark Knight several times, and each time I watch it I notice something different that I might have missed before. What an incredible movie. I found...
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The Joker was awesome!
Heath Ledger was extraordinarily great in this movie... every aspect of his acting was cool...
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One More Hoorah For The Joker?
Wouldn't it be nice to see Heath Ledger return as the Joker in the 3rd installment of Batman? I was checking out Amazon.com and they have a spot for Customer Discussions and one of the topics was the Return Of The Joker. A comment was made by so...
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The Dark Knight Sequel - Potential Villains Gallery
As everyone ponders who the villains will be in the Dark Knight sequel, heres a picture gallery of the 30+ options, with a short explanation of who they are.
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Nestor Carbonell as
Mayor Anthony Garcia
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Genres/Tags: Movie-Drama, Movie-Action, Movie-Scifi, Crime, Mystery, Movie-New-Online
About the Movie
Right after taking out Ra's Al Ghul, and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Jonathan Crane AKA Scarecrow, Batman continues on his war on crime in the streets of Gotham. As he raises the stakes, with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that haunt the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective as they are successfully rounding up the criminals that plague Gotham City. But they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker. This crazed murdering psychopath makes it a personal agenda to take out the Dark Knight, before he gets to him first. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, "confronting everything he believes" and improving his technology to stop him. |||| Director, Christopher Nolan, was initially unsure of returning for the sequel, but eventually decided upon creating a new interpretation of the Joker, based on the villain's original appearances in comic book lore. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, as had been done for Batman Begins, as well as several other locations in and outside the United States. The director also used an IMAX camera to film four major action sequences, including the Joker's first appearance. The Batsuit was redesigned, with a cowl allowing Bale to move his head, and a recreation of the Batcycle known as the Batpod will be introduced. The studio undertook a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight in which websites were created so Batman fan collaboration would reveal items such as new screenshots from the film. The film will also be marketed by selling related toys and an animated direct-to-DVD anthology titled Batman: Gotham Knight that is set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight will be released on July 18, 2008 in the United States and on July 25 in the United Kingdom.










