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I saw The Dark knight, and it was worth the money in my opinion. Only problem I had with it, is the second half. The first half went along swimmingly, focusing more so on the importance of chaos vs. order. Characters are introduced very nicely, I also might add. Eric Roberts always plays a douche extremely well. I think the story also should have focused more on the Joker, but it started escalating toward the relationship of Wayne, Rachel, and Dent, which brings things to a clutter, though still manageable. Two face's story is always a sad one, though the movie brought it along too quickly. Either way, it was a great movie, and leaves some wondering how well the third and final Batman movie will end, if it has the plot-power to keep viewers interested, as Ledger's passing is a sad one, as one of the most memorable Jokers to date.
Seriously though, Hollywood, Comics had episodes and series for a reason: KEEP THE VIEWER INTERESTED WITH A PLOT AT A STABLE PACE!!! I feel like most comic book movies pack 10 important story lines into one movie, and it always ends up cluttered, and messy. Wish they would give the fictional characters their rightful time in the spotlight for the respect of the plot. Then again, it's based off a comic book, NOT an exact replica. There's always that excuse.
...Oh, and Bale still thinks he has to talk from his innards when he's in his batman costume. : P
(seriously though, with as much technology as he has, why doesn't Batman just use some voice scrambler/modifier in his batsuit to deepen or change the frequency in his voice, so it's not recognizable. They were smart enough to give him the ability to turn his head...maybe they don't want to hurt Bale's feelings of acting, while trying hard not to laugh...or they'll bring that feature in the final 3rd movie. Then again, it took about 5 Batman movies for costume designers to give actors in the suit the ability to turn their head. Just a thought)
*also saw the Watchmen preview, and methinks people(like myself) who weren't aware of it's literary comic past, will automatically assume it's a rip-off of the other comic to movie transitions by the preview alone. I'll still see it though, cause I'm a dork...and that's how I do.