The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Reviews


4.88 of 5
(by 17 reviewers)
Rating Summary | Everyone recommends (17 out of 17)

Pros
  • leaves you hanging on for more (10)
  • superb cast (9)
  • great character acting (9)
  • ledger (9)
  • christain bale (8)
  • it's batman, need i say more (7)
Cons
  • little dark (3)
  • might be too long for some (3)
  • violence (2)
  • some may think it long, not me (1)
  • everyone other than heath..okay, i guess (1)

The Dark Knight Reviews

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Back to their roots

If "Batman Begins" took Batman back to his roots, "The Dark Knight" takes The Joker back to his.  If all you know of The Joker is the campy Batman TV show , that is not the character as it was originally conceived.  Back in the 30's and 40's in the comic books, The Joker was a psychotic killer.  That changed later with the advent of the Comics Code Authority, but the original characterization of The Joker was a dangerous, dangerous villain.

Heath Ledger, in my opinion, does a phenomenal job as The Joker as the character was originally conceived and portrayed.  His performance in particular...

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Posted on Jan 31, 2011

amazing

heath ledger really played his heart out on this movie as joker. i was amazed because this was the first movie i ever seen with him it in. too bad that he had to pass away because now i see what a great actor he really was. i recommended this movie to a lot of my friends and family and they too love this movie. in my opinion this was the best batman movie. just keep in mind that this only is my opinion because you may beg to differ. i really love watching this movie because it's very action packed and the jocker is really funny,

Posted on Feb 06, 2011

The best batman movie by far. Love the visual effects, amazing sound effects and stunning acting. The one con would be if they would have added a lighter more children friendly edition on the DVD. My 5 year old loves batman and it's hard for me to approve him watching it. But this movie is great and you'll watch multiple times. 

Posted on Mar 24, 2010

wow great

in my opinion this truely is the best batman movie. heath ledger played his heart out and it was the last movie he was able to make. 

Posted on Jan 26, 2011
The Dark Knight for me was well, decent.  Yes, I said "decent".  It was long, and yet, did not develop the characters very well at all.  I must admit, the excitement and action of it all kept me into it, but I must say, without Heath, it all would have been much ado about nothing.  He absolutely KILLED THIS MOVIE!!! I mean, he BLEW IT OFF OF THE SCREEN!!! I absolutely LOVED HIS JOKER!!! I hate that he is not here to see the new generations of moviegoers, who may have had to cut their teeth on this Batman installment first instead of seeing Jack's Joker, to see for himself the awe and amazement... read full review »
Posted on Aug 09, 2008
The Dark Knight is great and the characters fully immerse themselves in the roles. Scarecrow appears in the opening shots. However, the movie doesn't explain his role. Heath Ledger as the Joker is phenomenal. He is truly evil and lacks any social consciousness or empathy. Harvey Dent & Two Face were also very good. Be prepared to sit for a while though. It's three hours long, but worth every minute.
Posted on Jul 25, 2008

Outstanding movie!

Being a huge superhero fan, my family couldn't wait to see this movie and I have to say we very pleased. It was the best Batman movie yet...and I love Christian Bale as Batman. I was worried that the Joker character would be too much and too scary for my son, but he enjoyed the movie and is begging to see it again. I was hesitant about letting him see it, even though je's a huge Batman fan. I'm relieved that they kept the violence and graphics to a minimum and stayed true to the Joker's character by adding some dark humor.

Posted on Jul 26, 2008
This movie was great in every way imaginable.  I wish they would have had the mansion and the cave ready in this one, but it will most likely be in the next great sequel.  I have seen all superhero movies, and I especially like the new BATMAN movies.  Christian Bale plays BOTH a great Batman and believable Bruce Wayne.  Not one person in the old movies played both roles well.  I could go on and on about all the original actors but won't.  Heath Ledger was awesome, and this movie just adds to his talent to how he played all his roles.  I especially loved his role in "A knights Tale"  He... read full review »
Posted on Jul 24, 2008

Dark Knight ---Loved this movie - Batman at it's best - Keith Ledger at his best - we will miss him.  Action from start to finish - every time I watch it - I see even more from the characters & special effects.  Truely the best Batman ever!!!  

Posted on May 11, 2009

Good movie

Good story. Good effects. Good acting.
Posted on Jul 22, 2008

The Dark Knight was better than I thought it would be. Even though it was 2-1/2 hours long, it still didn't seem that long of a show. Batman was brilliant and the Joker was even better! I normally don't like Batman movies either, but this one was out of this world!  It kept you on your seat all the way thru the movie!  The Joker was my favorite by far, Heath Ledger did the best performance I have ever seen any actor do in a movie in a long time! He really got into his scenes, like they said he did. He was very creepy, like the real Joker and you really believed him in the movie. He almost made...

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Posted on Aug 24, 2008

wow very amazing

when i really love this movie. if you haven't seen this movie yet you should.

Posted on Oct 18, 2011

great movie, good pacing

This is a very good movie, and one of the best superhero, comic-based movies ever. This is where Batman begins to take down Gotham's criminals and they fight back. Batman has to decide what his role will be and how far he will take it. A great movie that shouldn't be missed.

Posted on Jan 01, 2012
" The Dark Knight" kept the action going on the screen and in my head.  Questions kept poping up and leading in every direction all the while giving a great visual experience.  The audience applauded at the end and I left the theatre pleasantly exhausted!  What a ride!!
Posted on Jul 23, 2008

thrilling

the dark knight is by far one of the best movies i've seen this year , a must see!!!
Posted on Aug 10, 2008

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