THE DARK KNIGHT - roxxxx !!!!!

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This movie way surpassed my expectations, better than I hoped. The Dark Knight doesn't just live up to your expectations, it breaks thru the glass ceiling of your wildest dreams !! Awesome ! The performance are all top notch.

Christian Bale owns this role. He is Bruce Wayne and he is Batman. He brilliantly personifies all the deep traumas and misgivings of Batman's altar ego. Bruce Wayne arrivals and departures in style, playboyish manner, emphasized the character.

Heath Ledger made a fine true Joker. Nothing short of spectacular, the pure psychotic behavior. Jack Nicholson brought the class to the character but Ledger brings in the seediness. To watch him walk away from an exploding hospital dressed as a nurse is my most favorite moment. In fact, all of Joker's moment are completely believable, relentlessly disturbing, nightmarishly cool !. Exceptionally twisted and brilliant. It hits the mark so purely that even Batman himself is made to feel like a secondary character.

Aaron Eckhart plays a hero who doesn't have to wear a mask. Harvey Dent, the DA, a good honest man who is willing to bear the weight of bringing down all criminals on his shoulders then turn to be Two-Face when his love one were bombed alive right after he told her, everything is gonna be okay. He put whoever played Two-Face or DA or White Knight, before, to frigging shame.

Maggie Gyllenhaal actually made Rachel Dawes character looks good even she might be considered a bitch for having 2 gentlemen wanting her in their lives. Lucky bitch ;-). She worked it well and brought back the character after Katie Holmes made it a wasted one.

Batman does some detective work this time around. Creating supercool devices (please tell me what model Nokia that he used at the Lau's tower) assisted by Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), the CEO of Wayne Enterprises. The Batmobile look like a normal kereta kebal in the old war zone. But the Batpod is considerably cool, the tyre besar gilerz makes it very stable.

Also kudos to Gary Oldman (Gordon the Lieutenant), Michael Caine (Alfred the Butler), Eric Roberts (Maroni the Mob), Chin Han (Lau the HK Mob), Cillian Murphy (Scarecrow, came out a few seconds at the beginning), Michael Jai White (Gamble the Mob), Nestor Carbonell (Garcia the Mayor), William Fichtner (the Bank Mgr, he was the bad cop in Prison Break S2).

The script was fantastic. The story moved forward at all times, interconnecting in every plot.

Cinematography is insanely good !. The camera did as much work communicating elements as the dialog did. I could just sit and watch this movie on mute again and probably still like. But, hehehheheh, maybe after a few hundred times lah..

When everything looks good, we have to look at the director. Christopher Nolan may be one of the greater talent today. He has not made a bad film yet but this film is his crowning achievement. We salute you !!

Just one tiny weeny issue - nevermind that the hero turns to zero and the joker turns to be the smart-ass, the heroin also must die. Hmmm, it's a typical men's world. On that note, it's not so bright in the men's world, eh ? Where everybody either dies or turn bad at the end :-)

I will definitely watch this movie uncountable times and a few times on IMAX. (Plus with all the density of adrenaline rush, multiple viewing is required). I will find as many Dark Knight posters there are to add to my posters collections. I'd probably buy the original DVD and will cut a "smile" on anybody who touches it ! hahahahaha !!!!!

p/s : I found myself imagining the Malaysian politicians that suits the characters in The Dark Knight :-). Even life in Gotham City are more freaking serious than our comical real life...

c'est la vie ;-)