The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) | 
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| Actors: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.98
Buy New: $20.99
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Rating:  121 reviews
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 151 Minutes
UPC: 085391176589
EAN: 0085391176589
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: December 9, 2008 (In 16 Days)
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 Fun film anchored by Ledger, but not as great as it could have been. November 23, 2008
John S. Harris (Memphis, TN)
Hard to be sure if this film's "must-see" factor would have been as intense had Ledger not died before its release. Certainly the previews looked good, and the viral marketing campaign was interesting though not compelling.
This film was, is, and will forever be anchored by Ledger's performance as The Joker. Too bad the rest of the film doesn't match his level. Truthfully, I liked "The Dark Knight" a lot. Saw it several times in the theatres. But it most certainly has its flaws. There are plenty of lapses in logic (narrative flow, not "realism") and several moments that are just not done very well.
Many fans of this movie are touting director Christopher Nolan as a "genius" for the way he crafted this movie. "Genius"? Please. Let's ease up on the fanboy hyperbole, shall we? He did a competent job but he is no genius. Any one of several talented writer/directors could have done equally well if not better.
Don't let your enthusiasm for the product, which was quite possibly stimulated and inflated by well over a year of pent-up excitement for the film's release, color your objectivity.
The previous Nolan "Batman" film "Batman Begins" suffered from some choppy editing that was jarring and distracting. This film has slightly less of that but still has pacing issues. The movie feels more like a series of moments strung together rather than a story with a smooth flow.
During my first viewing of this film I was thoroughly entertained by several segments of it but thoroughly bothered by moments that we handled lazily, sloppily, and even amateurishly.
This film is an improvement over "Batman Begins", but it is bouyed by a much more interesting villain. The bad editing that sank so many parts of "Batman Begins" crop up in this movie here and there too.
I don't know if Nolan will helm another "Batman" film, but if he does I hope he chooses a better film editing team.
The Dark Knight - Blu-ray Info November 22, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: IMAX / 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 2:32:13
Movie size: 35,07 GB
Disc size: 40,71 GB
Average video bit rate: 24.00 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1505 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1505 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish
Number of chapters: 39
 Awesome!!!!! November 21, 2008
trees eater
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
THis movie wAS THe BEST movie in the universe GO see it !!!!!!and BUY IT BUY IT!!!! worth the mula
Almost There November 21, 2008
Stephen Freeborn (Utah)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
As a big Tim Burton/Batman fan, I needed some convincing. This latest installment of Batman was well done but it did have some faults:
1) It was too long. This movie is 2 1/2 hours long and it didn't need to be. Some of the scenes tended to drag and the movie spent too much time on the Twoface storyline.
2) Twoface was weak. I always saw Twoface as a big villian and enemy of Batman. Twoface, in this movie, did nothing more than hold up a car with a gun: weak. While the vision of Harvey Dent changing to Twoface was well done, Twoface, in this movie, was a minor character just like Scarecrow was the previous movie.
3) Batman needed more Batman-looking toys. I am glad they got rid of that ridiculous-looking Batmobile. Unfortunately I had to witness an even more ridiculous-lokking motorcycle.
4) The Dark Knight. While I do enjoy "The Dark Knight" as a nickname for Batman. I don't see why Nolan couldn't have followed a 40-year naming tradition and kept "Batman" in the title. I'm no author but what's wrong with "Batman: The Dark Knight?"
While I did enjoy watching this movie (Heath Ledger was flawless), It is going to be a hard one for me to watch over and over (A thing that I can do with Tim Burton's Batmans despite that they are dated.) because it is soo long. While I did enjoy this movie, even if Nolan could have shaved off 1/2 hour and given me a better title, this could have been the best Batman movie ever.
Best Batman Movie EVER November 21, 2008
S. Shah (AZ)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the best Batman movie EVER. Christian Bale plays an awesome Batman and Heath Ledger is simply breathtaking. He leaves you wanting to see more of the Joker. A truly oscar-worthy performance.
Then, of course, you cannot forget, the "white knight", Harvey Dent.
Aaron Eckhart is amazing. LOVE HIM! 5 stars...great movie!
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