Bat Dance

I watched Batman: The Dark Knight last night at the Imax. The sequel’s much better than the first movie. There are some memorable exchanges between Christian Bale’s Batman and Heath Ledger’s Joker, somewhat reminiscent of the Keaton-Nicholson dialogue back in Burton’s first film, but darker. What a great film; I just have some minor gripes with some parts near the end. But it’s a really big hero-villain showdown, a really smart Bat-film. And finally, talented Aaron Eckhart lands a big role, too; he's outstanding as Gotham’s “white knight” Harvey Dent.

The late Mr. Ledger is just amazing in this. His portrayal of the Joker is scary, unpredictable and unnerving; it just gives you chills and you’re scared for his victims-to-be. It also makes you sad, because you realize, more than once, that this was his last performance.

The movie opens later this week.