The Dark Knight (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Aaron Eckhart, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael CaineBrand: DC Comics
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 152 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-09
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 1000026372
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; DVD; Widescreen; NTSC
DVD Reviews of The Dark Knight (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Why so happy? Let's put a frown on that face!
Summary: 1 Stars
My god what an insanely overrated movie! These positive reviews are more amusing than the actual movie itself. I wont hesitate to say that I loved the first two Batman movies. I wont claim that they are flawless(no superhero movie is) but they were fun and when I have a ball watching a movie I'm willing to look past its flaws. The Joel Shumacher movies made me roll my eyes but later on those movies became a guilty pleasure because their bizarre awfulness lends a certain charm to them(In a what-the-hell-was-Joel-thinking way). I didnt know of Batman Begins existence until a friend mentioned it in 2007. I saw it for free and fell in love with it instantly. Nobody at the job that I had mentioned it, nobody I knew mentioned it and I dont really watch TV so I would have never seen a trailer for it. Since then I have the DVD and have seen it six times about to be seven. This movie on the other hand.... I had a feeling this movie would fall short of Batman Begins but I didnt think it was going to be this bad. This movie should have been called Jokers Wild because it was more about The Joker than Batman. Batman seemed to be an afterthought in his own movie.
TDK doenst have much of a plot except for The Joker(Heath Ledger) causing mayhem in Gotham and Batman(Christian Bale) and Commissioner Gordon(Gary Oldman) team up with the Gotham police force to stop him. Christian Bale is boring as both Batman and Bruce Wayne and that voice... Does he really think he sounds menacing? He sounds like Nick Nolte doing a really bad impression of Don Cornelius. He spends the majority of this movie with an unintelligible look on his face that screams hangover. A huge change from the phenomenal Batman/Bruce Wayne that he played previously in Batman Begins.
Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman(who all did well previously in Batman Begins) sleepwalk through THE ENTIRE MOVIE! Aaron Eckhardt is bland as both Harvey Dent and Two-Face. His Two-Face is a level higher than Tommy Lee Jones' Two-Face but only by default(which is nothing to brag about really). Maggie Gyllenhaal is weak as Rachel Dawes, playing her like some high school girl swooning over Bruce Wayne. Arguably she has done better work in the past but her Rachel Dawes comes across as a silly little girl in dire need of better priorities. Totally different from the Rachel Dawes of Batman Begins. Heath Ledger is not bad as The Joker but he did not deserve the obscene amount of hype he got. His character was a one-dimensional nut job who when he is not killing people he is foolishly philosophizing like some stupid emo-goth freak(I was ready for him to start talking about the misery of human existence while going through a pack of smokes). This Joker has no back story, rarely smiles or laughs and is predictable to a fault. So how exactly is he better than Jack Nicholson's Joker? In Burton's movie, The Joker had a back story. He was more than some wacko killer and you knew from the beginning that he is going to do his crimes with style. He is a tad goofy but unpredictable. He is fun to watch. In TDK he has no style or surprises. He just kills people and he is not having any fun doing it. YAWN!
Flaws, contradictions and just plain plot holes in The Dark Knight:
*Too many meaningless subplots that never connect
*People get punched, kicked, bitten by dogs and knocked around by explosions and walk away without cuts, bruises, bumps or blood
*Does Bruce love Rachel Dawes or not?
*Batman is an expert in Martial Arts but is knocked on his rear end easily by The Joker
*A convict carrying a bomb in his stomach without setting off the metal detectors or dying from the surgery
* A guy carries a gun with him to court(without setting off any metal detectors) in order to shoot Harvey Dent(can't a modicum of reality seep into the story? Sheesh!)
*The sonar imaging using 30 million mobile phones in Gotham is the biggest WTF moment in movie history. This scene not only taxes the credibility of the story being told, it also contradicts the reality that Christopher Nolan was trying to produce throughout the film. Do the people that fawn over this movie realize that?
* Too lengthy for its own good and at the same time not lengthy enough for the amount of material in it. There was too much going on in this movie but not enough time was dedicated to each part.
* The trip to Hong Kong to nab some non sequitur character was just pointless. He wouldnt be missed if that scene was cut.
* The whole mob subplot was completely superfluous and should have been cut.
* What happens after the Joker crashes the party? This is one of the many scenes that just ends and leaves you uncertain about what happens afterward.
* The Joker explaining to Harvey that he didnt kill Rachel when we all know he did
* Harvey taking him into consideration
* Where are the scenes that show Bruce Wayne wanting to quit being Batman and live a normal life?
*Why does he feel that Harvey Dent should be his successor?
* Why call him the Dark Knight when he is willing to throw in the towel so easily?
*How does Harvey know about Batman wanting to quit being Batman someday?
*How does Commissioner Gordon know about why Batman does what he does at the end of the movie?
* The weirdo on TV that claims he knows who Batman really is
* What were the main characters of TDK up to at the climax of the movie?
* The climax was not built from the narrative. It was invented. Even the ending of this movie seemed tacked on.
*Nobody notices thousands of gallons of flammable liquid in the engine rooms on the ferry boats?
*How did The Joker wire the largest hospital in Gotham with explosives without nobody noticing? Take as long as you like figuring that one out. Grab a snickers while you're at it.
*The whole hospital is evacuated except for Harvey Dent.
*SWAT protecting a high profile criminal with police all around but The Joker comes around in a trailer truck and they all become bumbling idiots unable to protect the person they are transporting.
* Batman going by Commissioner Gordon's house to see his family served no purpose since the audience knows that Gordon is only faking his death to lure the Joker out.
*Commissioner Gordon's faking his death scheme doesnt work. He would have had to know what street The Joker was going to shoot him at and where the shot was going to be fired in order to jump in front of the bullet.
* The Joker's henchman are made of the psychos and schizos from Arkham Asylum. The fact that they are competent and obedient puts a bigger strain on the credibility of the story being told.
*The Joker dressing up as a nurse in an EVACUATED hospital(I know what your response is going to be).
*Even if some of the hospital staff didnt leave right away who could The Joker possibly fool looking the way he does?
I could go on but this review would be a lot longer than it needs to be. Such obvious mistakes kill the claims that this is the greatest superhero movie of all time. Batman Begins had its flaws but still managed to be a great movie. This movie has none of what made Batman Begins entertaining and interesting. It is a colossal bore that really believes its a moral compass but all the pseudo-philosophical and pseudo-intellectual rambling end up with somebody getting punched or shot. I could have easily looked past its over the top obvious flaws if it was fun but its not. This movie ruined Batman for me and made me lower my stance on movies that I panned before. Dont get me wrong. A bad movie is still a bad movie but if it offers you some form of relief(in the form of unintentional laughter) then its a lot better than this dull pompous spectacle. You know a movie is bad when it makes you reflect on previous movies that you bashed in hopes of seeing if you were fair in your judgment. TDK was written by a writer that gave us such gems as Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Blade Trinity and Death Warrant(a movie about a killer that wouldnt die) and a director that has given us much better work previously. The action sequences suck(a bunch of annoying quick cuts shots and 360 degree camera angles like this was some Michael Bay flick), the dialogue is a joke and story is convoluted to a fault. Now I know that this review will get 300 unhelpful votes and lots of vitriolic comments. Go ahead Im not going to respond to you or read your comments but feel free to vent all you like. I wouldnt want to deprive you of the only thing you have left in this world: your pride. As for the people that didnt fall for the hype(not just for this movie but any movie) continue being who you are and would somebody PLEASE tap the emperor on the shoulder and tell him he is wearing no clothes!
Description of The Dark Knight (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition)
The follow-up to Batman Begins, THE DARK KNIGHT reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of BATMAN /BRUCE WAYNE in his continuing war on crime. With the help of LT. JIM GORDON and District Attorney HARVEY DENT,BATMAN sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as THE JOKER, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces BATMAN closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Heath Ledger stars as archvillain THE JOKER, and Aaron Eckhart plays Dent. Maggie Gyllenhaal joins the cast as RACHEL DAWES. Returning from Batman Begins are Gary Oldman as Gordon, Michael Caine as Alfred and Morgan Freeman as LUCIUS FOX.
- Product Measures: 0.5 x 5.5 x 7.5
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 paralyzed 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-cowriter 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 Horiuchi
On the Blu-ray disc
The Dark Knight on Blu-ray is a great home-theater showoff disc. The detail and colors are tremendous in both dark and bright scenes (the Gotham General scene is a great example of the latter), and the punishing Dolby TrueHD soundtrack makes the house rattle. (After giving us only Dolby 5.1 in a number of big Blu-ray releases this fall, Warner came through with Dolby TrueHD on this one.) One of the most interesting elements of The Dark Knight was how certain scenes were shot in IMAX, and if you saw the movie in an IMAX theater the film's aspect ratio would suddenly change from standard 2.40:1 to a thrilling 1.43:1 that filled the screen six stories high. For the Blu-ray disc, director Christopher Nolan has somewhat re-created this experience by shifting his film from 2.40:1 aspect ratio (through most of the film) to 1.78:1 in the IMAX scenes. While the effect isn't as dramatic as it was in theaters, it's still an eye-catching experience to be watching the film on a widescreen TV with black bars at the top and bottom, then seeing the 1.78:1 scenes completely fill the screen. The main bonus feature on disc 1 is "Gotham Uncovered: The Creation of a Scene," which is 81 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage about the IMAX scenes, the Bat suit, Gotham Central, and others. You can watch the film and access these featurettes when the icon pops up, or you can simply watch them from the main menu. A welcome and unusual feature is that in addition to English, French, and Spanish audio and subtitles, there's an audio-described option that allows the sight-impaired to experience the film as well.
Disc 2 has two 45-minute documentaries on Bat-gadgets and on the psychology of Batman, both in high definition. They combine movie clips, talking heads, and comic-book panels, but aren't the kind of thing one needs to watch twice. More engaging are six eight-minute segments of Gotham Central, a faux-news program that gives some background to events in the movie, plus a variety of trailers, poster art, and more. The BD-Live component on disc 1 is more interesting than on some earlier Blu-ray discs, which could be simply a matter of the content starting to catch up with the technology. There are three new picture-in-picture commentaries, by Jerry Robinson (creator of the Joker), DC Comics president Paul Levitz, and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.--he's a Batman fan who's made some movie and TV cameos), plus you can record your own commentary and upload it for others to watch. There are also three new featurettes ("Sound of the Batpod," "Harvey Dent's Theme," and "Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard") and two motion comics ("Mad Love," featuring Harley Quinn, and "The Shadow of Ra's Al Ghul"). Last, there's a digital copy of the film compatible with iTunes and Windows Media (standard definition, expires 12/9/09). --David Horiuchi
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