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The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)

starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0085391176589
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 09, 2008
Running Time: 152 minutes
Sales Rank: 4
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2008



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The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralyzed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne.

In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director-cowriter Christopher Nolan (Memento) follows his critically acclaimed Batman Begins with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like Spider-Man 2 and Iron Man because of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--The Dark Knight is a film for the ages. --David Horiuchi



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Greatest Superhero Movie Ever
In Christopher Nolan's first interpretation of the Caped Crusader, "Batman Begins", he hints at the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Impossibly brilliant
Nothing and no one can hold a candle to Heath Ledger's tour de force performance. Bravissimo!


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Dark, Visual and Incredible (A Grade)
After seeing The Dark Knight, I left the theater, literally shaking because what I had just witnessed ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - wow
This was probably the best movie I saw in 2008. The Indiana Jones movie came in a close second. Heath ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This movie is one of the best movies in a decade!!!
Wow....wow is all I CANT SAY...this movie blew me away when I saw it in theatres, I was excited to see ... Read More

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