So, there's this Batman comic series called Gotham Central, and I love it like cookies. It's all about the cops of Gotham trying to fight crime and go about their business with supervillains and Batman running around causing havoc. It's pretty obvious that The Dark Knight was influenced by it, as there's a bit with the Joker that's almost identical ( Read more... )

So, a more detailed 'review' of sorts of The Dark Knight.

( more thinky thoughts, with tons of spoilers )

THE DARK KNIGHT IS FUCKING FANTASTIC.

I've been thinking about this movie for quite a while, and I like the way they handled Rachel Dawes for the most part in Batman Begins (and no, I'm never doing to shut up about this movie), because she's one of the only female speaking parts, and probably the only developed one. I really hate Pointless Love Interests, but Rachel works on a few more ( Read more... )