Early Review Compares The Dark Knight to Heat and ...


Early Review Compares The Dark Knight to Heat and Godfather 2

Posted by SexiVixxEN 500 days ago
The Dark Knight will screen for select press later this week (we’ll be there), but a scooper over at AICN has already gotten a sneak peak. Tim Bisley compares the movie to The Godfather Part 2 and hints that Heath Ledger’s performance might be worthy of the best supporting Oscar. Here are a couple spoiler free highlights that I found interesting:

“The film feels more like a crime drama in a grand city scape than a typical comic book movie. It feels like Heat except Batman is Al Pacino and The Joker is Robert De Niro and just like in that film we have a great scene between Heath Ledger and Christian Bale across a table. There is also an element of a Greek Tragedy.. There is a vast sense of morality at play within the film.”

“The Joker is almost more of a terrorist than criminal. He is not motivated by money. He wants to see people suffer.”

“The run time is two and a half hours. It doesn’t feel that long as there is so much going on within the film.”

You can read the full review on AICN.
63
 
Interesting Story?
Yes No

Comments


  • greatape40
    I can't wait to see this film!!I hope Ledger does get an oscar,he was a great actor,but everyone in this film is top-notch,Ledger's Joker is going to be the talk for a long time.This is going to be the biggest film of 2008!I like the comparision this article speaks about Pacino and De Niro,Heat is the best crime drama ever,I'm so excited about this film!!looks incredible!
    posted by greatape40 498 days ago
  • virtue64
    i am sooooo excited for this movie!! im going opening showing!!!
    posted by virtue64 498 days ago
  • IAMDROWNEDINHOMEWORKTHESEDAYS9
    I just cannot wait to see this movie. I definitely want to see this movie cuz it was sdhot in chicago. Also because (it may be a dumb reason) I feel really bad for heath Ledger. He was a really good actor and I hope he wins an oscar really bad because he really deserves it. (my god I'm using "really" alot). But besides that i am just so excited to see this film becasue I am a movie crtic awaiting to see this film!!! n :^)
    posted by IAMDROWNEDINHOMEWORKTHESEDAYS9 498 days ago
  • enrique34024
    The previews say it all: Ledger's performance is worth paying for. Add the fact that this version of the Batman comics is the best so far, & you've got yourself a movie breaking the box office!
    posted by enrique34024 499 days ago
  • XXXHarleyQuinnXXX
    hahahaha.. MAN HES HOT...
    posted by XXXHarleyQuinnXXX 499 days ago
  • Matt19911
    I really hope they give an oscar to him, at least one good film may get an oscar in the end. The ones that do win now are so boring and Batman winning an award would be hilarious and great! Everyone seems to have forgotten about Christain, I know Heath is probably the main focus in the movie but Christain re-invented the character/series and this movie wouldn't be here without him. He deserves an oscar too! I don't want anyone to take any offense to this, but I wonder if Heath's performance would have got this much recognition if he was still alive? I think it would, but the recent events have certainly boosted peoples awareness of the movie! This movie is going to be great, I won't say oscar worthy because they always pick the worst movies etc (I mean Johnny Depp not having an oscar = CRAZY) but garrunted to be an all time great!
    posted by Matt19911 499 days ago
  • jonnappy
    Ledger first revealed his true acting chops in "Lords of Dogtown" he was amazing, then he followed up that preformance in Brokeback Mountain, Oh wait most guy's wont watch that movie because their own sexuality scares them, well he was great in that. The suffering he brought too the screen was phenominal and the part where he kicks the shit out of the two bikers awesome !
    I have no doubt that his take on The Joker will be paramount !
    Please stop saying he's better than Nicholson because it's two diffrent movies and two diffrent characters so there is no comparison.
    posted by jonnappy 500 days ago
  • Jafrana
    cnt waite to watch Batman the dark Knight.. it sounds Awesome.. I'm dead excited. I cn't waite for Heath Ledgers performance.. as I'm sure he will b out standing!! Still cannot belive he is gone.:(. He was soo dreamy!! I'm especially excited to see the return of Christiane Bale.. OMG!!! he is soo hot ... soo gorgeous!! Love him lol.xxx
    posted by Jafrana 500 days ago