moviedude's Review
Created Dec 10, 2009 12:16PM PST • Edited Jan 09, 2010 04:50PM PST
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Quality
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Perfect 5.0
Very thought provoking themes make this a powerful film. It’s definitely not your typical comic book movie. No “flame-ons!” and no “up, up, and aways!” And that’s just what I like.
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Perfect 5.0
Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, and of course, the late Heath Ledger deserve a standing ovation. Ledger seems truly psychotic in his chilling role as the Joker. Sadism and brutality in movies have never been so convincing.
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Male Stars Perfect 5.0
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Female Stars Perfect 5.0
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Female Costars Really Great 4.5
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Male Costars Perfect 5.0
Gary Oldman returns from Batman Begins and reprises his role as the loyal law enforcing officer. All of his guilt, anger, and desperation is eerily realistic.
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Perfect 5.0
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Direction Really Great 4.5
The editing is superb, despite the fact that the movie’s screenplay had to be rearranged because of the tragedy that befell those who worked on this stupendous motion picture.
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Play Perfect 5.0
The Joker’s dialogue is quite disturbing and unnerving. “Why so serious?”
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Music Perfect 5.0
An excellent, riveting score, thanks to Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.
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Visuals Perfect 5.0
The first movie to feature a flipping truck actually on set. Great visual effects.
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Content
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Sordid 3.0
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Sex Innocent 1.5
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Violence Monstrous 5.0
Quite monstrous indeed, as the Joker shoots, stabs, slices, bazookas, and explodes his way through Gotham City. Buildings and people are blown up by bombs and set on fire in this film that pushes PG-13 limits.
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Rudeness Salty 2.5
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Surreal 3.0
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Circumstantial Surreal 2.5
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Biological Supernatural 3.5
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Physical Surreal 3.0
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Apr 13, 2010 3:52PM
MJ5K
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Ah, how could I forget. There were just too many good movies out that year. |
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Apr 12, 2010 10:57PM
Wick
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Agreed. Let’s not forget Iron Man, also from 2008. |
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Apr 12, 2010 6:44PM
MJ5K
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I gotta say, Wick, as far as movies go, I’d say 2008 was the best year for movies since 1994 and movies such as “The Dark Knight”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, “The Wrestler”, and “Milk” prove my point. |
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