To say that this movie surpassed the first of the reinvented Batman franchise (which started with "Batman Begins") would be an understatement.
Heather Ledger's Joker was truly a fresh approach, which worked well. It's unfortunate that if they bring Joker back, they'll have to find someone new. Harvey Dent's character worked well, but I wish he'd had more screen time "post transformation".
I'm still frustrated with the whole [rough voice] I'M BATMAN [/end voice] schtick they're using. He sounds like he's going to start choking one time because of the gutteral sounds coming out of his mouth every time he talks.
The cell-phone OMAC-ish subplot was also interesting (especially given the Batman storylines of the last few years in the comic franchise). I felt that the cell-phone "radar" was just a bit much (but I'm sure someone would argue "Okay, it's a man in a bat suit doing impossible things, so...."). I felt they stole this from the Daredevil movie, basically.
Fun movie, nice and long, and lots of twists. Loved it!!
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Saw it for the second time last night. I would have enjoyed more of Batman beating the crap out of people as in the interrogation room scene. Watchmen Movie trailer looks interesting.
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