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The Dark Knight - 2-Disc Batmask (Ltd Edition Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) | 
| Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £28.99
Buy New: £17.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 85
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 152 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.5
EAN: 7321909176584
ASIN: B001G8XRNM
Release Date: December 8, 2008 (In 3 Days)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralysed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne. In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director/co-writer Christopher Nolan (Memento) follows his critically acclaimed Batman Begins with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like Spider-Man 2 and Iron Man because of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--The Dark Knight is a film for the ages. --David Horiuch
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 Rated as a film, not an epitaph November 30, 2008
D. Lloyd (U.K.)
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
OK, this is a fine, brave movie, and I am all for a bit of thought and effort going into a blockbuster, but all the eulogising over Ledgers performance is not only over the top, but does the film a great disservice. Is Nolan's vision what Bob Kane envisaged when he created Batman, not anywhere close. Is it a good screen representation of where the character has been going since Miller re-vamped him for the grunge-geek generation? Yes.
Ledger plays the Joker essentialy the way Brad Dourif has been playing crazy people for nearly 30 years. The mannerisms, the voice, its all there, and is a competent impersonation of an underated and little known actor. People go on about the 'terrifying intensity' of it all, but lets have a sense of perspective here, this is still a cert 12 movie, its not 'I spit on your gotham' or anything challenging- its a summer blockbuster, and there is no shame in that ;-)
Outside of the dead guy, everything is solid. Bale Continues to be a suitably grim, square jawed vigilante, and Oldman, Caine and Freeman, keep the twinkle in their eyes to remind you that its supposed to be a fun day at the movies, not King Lear.
So, its more dour than Burton's vision, less grown up than The Crow, and not as well paced as Batman Begins.
To be honest, the best screen translation of the Batman comics remains the awesome animated series of the early 90's, but Mark Hamill is still alive, so obviously his Joker is inferior ;-/
 A massive disappointment. November 26, 2008
J. Ashby
5 out of 33 found this review helpful
Now, Don't get me wrong here, I'm a BIG Batman fan and fan of comic books in general.
I enjoyed Batman Begins but prefer the two Burton Batman flicks (Keaton is easily the best Bruce Wayne/Batman of anyone to play the part).
The Dark Knight, while being a technically well made film, it is for me just too far removed from the Batman I have been reading for decades to even be called a Batman film, the Joker especially.
This is not the Joker of the comics, this Joker has very little in common with that character. This is just some crazy guy in makeup, remove the makeup and you just have a crazy guy, could be anyone.
Bales 'gruff' Batman voice also get very annoying after a while, he even uses it in the company of characters who know who he is. If it's to help disguise is identity, why put the voice on when with characters who know his secret?? What's the point of that?
If I wanted to watch a 'serious' detective movie I'd have watched HEAT again, I wanted to watch a Batman movie, I'm still waiting.
 They get better and better November 8, 2008
J. Pike (Guernsey, Channel Islands)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I remember the first Batman with Michael Keaton playing the part of Batman and Jack Nicholson playing the Joker and the hype surrounding it. At the time I thought it was a pretty good film. Then the sequels happened and various big name actors played the parts of both our hero and the villains. They films got worse each time they mad another.
After a few years off Christian Bale became Batman and he plays the part to perfection. This film is even better then Batman Begins (Or Batman 5) and Heath Ledger is amazing in the part of the Joker. It is sad that this is his last film and his greatest performance.
The plot is based upon the standard super hero film. The action and sets are fantastic. What sets it apart is Heath as the Joker. It put's Jack's attempt to shame.
5 stars all the way.
Awesome October 13, 2008
Vlad the Impaler (barnstaple, devon United Kingdom)
23 out of 29 found this review helpful
Intense, visually stunning, compelling!! This film will just simply blow away any preconceptions you may have of other Batman, indeed other super-hero films. It's as much a crime drama as well as a super-hero film and has a very layered story-line concerning the various crime syndicates and how they're reacting to Batman's arrival (Batman Begins). Then The Joker arrives...
Much has been said about Heath Ledger after his tragic death and in regards to this film, but words alone cannot describe the power of his performance. It surely must rank as one of the most creepy, evil and hilariously funny performances of all time!!
When I first saw this film, I have to admit I had mixed feelings about how things resolve themselves (without giving too much away) but when I saw it the second time and, understanding a bit more about the Batman character and his evolution into Gotham's protector, it made a great deal more sense and was ultimately much more satisfying.
This film will leave a lasting impression on you long after the credits have rolled. A cliche I know but a truly heartfelt one, because this is simply an excellent film!!
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