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At last!!!!!!! I watched The Dark Knight on the date I’d been waiting for over more than two years now – July 18th 2008! Never have I been more overexcited at any movie before. From the moment I had the tickets in my hand in the morning I was restless the whole day. It felt like I was going to get laid after a 2 year drought or something.
 Boy did I love the film! Yes, the film IS worth all the hype, all the attention it’s got. Heath Ledger, may his soul rest in eternal peace, has done a Bruce Lee / Jim Morrison / Kurt Cobain. This is the stuff of legends – people …

iView Author: Elvis D’Silva (Mumbai, India)
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Title: The Dark Knight - Review : Embracing Darkness

Very rarely do I go into a movie theatre expecting an experience. Instead I think, ‘the promos lied’, ‘my expectations are too high’ or ‘the director/writer promises a great deal but rarely delivers.’ Yeah, ‘benefit of the doubt’ is not my strong suit. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t too impressed with what I saw of The Dark Knight in the promos and teasers. Loved the Joker make-up, was pleased with the casting of Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent, was intrigued by the new vehicle but I wasn’t quite sure where they were going with it all.

And then the news of Heath Ledger’s death arrived. This is an actor whose performances I thoroughly enjoyed in movies like 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight’s Tale. …

It amazed me no end that someone would try a equivalent of professional hara-kiri by redoing any film of Tim Burton. But Nolan did and gave such a fresh breath to the franchise with Batman Begins that The Dark Knight was the most anticipated film of the year!! He began with elan, is making merry with the knight and the journey has just begun.

And I am being extremely balanced and fair here when i say its worth every fucking minute!!!

I have unashamedly professed a love for comics before. Once the red and blue cape fantasies wore thin, Batman has always been the most intriguing amongst them all. Whilst Burton made Batman in his own signature style and Schumacher tried his bit to resuscitate the comic (pun very much intended) bit, Nolan reinvented!! The character depth and detailing which he gave Bale’s crusader is what prompted me and so many like …