I went to see the midnight showing of The Dark Knight at Hollywood 20 last night - or should I say this morning?!  Rebecca had bought our tickets on Fandango as all the theaters sold out as I am sure this film set an amazing pre-sell record.  After getting off the air, I got a little work done in the office until Becca got to the station then we went over to Target so I could pick up some much needed groceries and to get my cousin a gift for his baby shower this Sunday.

We ran the groceries back to my place then grabbed a bite to eat at T.G.I.Fridays and then on to the theater.  We got there about 10:30 and they were already seating so we got some reasonably good seats.  Despite the fact the projector broke down on us twice, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

I wasn’t too thrilled with Batman Begins being I actually prefer the surrealistic feel of the Tim Burton films.  However, the gritty realistic realm of Christopher Nolan’s Gotham City actually translated really well in this film.  The atmosphere really added to the twisted, sadistic nature of the Joker whose character was wonderfully portrayed by Heath Ledger who will, regrettably, not be able to reprise the role in any future Batman films.  Aaron Eckhart also did an amazing job portraying Harvey Dent and then the inevitable villain Two-Face.

The story was quite possibly THE greatest superhero screenplay I have ever experienced on the silver screen.  The complex twists, turns and moral obscurities were just extremely clever and well-executed.  And the film leaves you wanting more as you’re wondering what’s next and how long you’re gonna have to bite your nails until the next installment of the Caped Crusader.

The Dark Knight  \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m

This entry was posted on Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 10:44 am and is filed under Movie reviews, Miscellaneous. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.