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Saw The Dark Knight over the weekend (its the new Batman flick for those living under a rock). There was so much hype surrounding it that I just had to watch it at some point. So what did I think about the movie? I loved it! I had pretty high expectations for the movie, and I definitely wasn't let down.

It was a very dark movie, which made me question the families who brought their young kids along to the movie. But hey, when their kids can't sleep at night, it ain't my problem. The action sequences were utterly fantastic, but it was way more than just an action flick - the plot was deep and impressive. Too many superhero flicks these days are too focused on scenes full of special effects, and tend to forget all about the storyline. Acting was brilliant. Val Kilmer was always my favourite Batman, but Christian Bale really delivered. As much as I loved Katie Holmes in Batman Begins (admittedly more for looks than acting performance), Maggie Gyllenhaal's on-screen chemistry with Bale as love interest Rachel Dawes was irresistable.

However, as great as all these performances were, all eyes were on Heath Ledger's Joker. There was a lot of talk surrounding his terrifyingly psychotic portrayal of the Joker deserving of an Oscar, which I thought was people talking it up due to his unfortunate passing recently. I was wrong, he was scary. Absolutely frightening. He totally nailed it, and I don't doubt that his preparation for the role - living alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's posture, voice and psychology, and kept a diary, in which he recorded the Joker's thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance - definitely didn't hurt. Jack Nicholson has nothing on him.

I want to go see it again actually. It really was that good, and you tend to pick up little bits and pieces you missed the first time. If all of my friends don't want to see it again, I'll just go by myself.