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| Actors: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $35.99
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Rating:  508 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 152
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000026387
UPC: 085391176572
EAN: 0085391176572
ASIN: B001GZ6QEC
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: December 9, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
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.
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iThe Dark Knight/i 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.p 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 (iMemento/i) follows his critically acclaimed iBatman Begins/i with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like iSpider-Man 2/i and iIron Man/i 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--iThe Dark Knight/i is a film for the ages. i--David Horiuchi/ipbOn the Blu-ray disc/bbr iThe Dark Knight/i 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 iThe Dark Knight/i 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. p 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). i--David Horiuchi/ip bProduct description/bbr/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. pstrongBlu-ray features:/strong /p ulliMovie with Focus Points (picture in picture)/li liExplore your favorite movies through BD-Live?, an interactive gateway to exclusive content/li li2.40:1 aspect ratio, with IMAX sequences in 1.78:1/liliGotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene: Director Christopher Nolan and creative collaborators unmask the incredible detail and planning behind the film, including stunt staging, filming in IMAX, and the new Bat-suit and Bat-pod. /li liBatman Tech: The incredible gadgets and tools (in HD) /li liBatman Unmasked: The Psychology of emThe Dark Knight/em: Delve into the psyche of Bruce Wayne and the world of Batman through real-world psychotherapy (in HD) /li liemGotham Tonight/em: 6 episodes of Gotham Cable's premier news program /li liThe Galleries: The Joker cards, concept art, poster art, production stills, trailers and TV spots /li liDigital Copy of the feature film /li/ul span class="h1"strongStills from I The Dark Knight /I (click for larger image)/strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%" cellspacing="4"p p tr align="center" valign="top" td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/darkknight1sm.jpg" br /tdp td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/darkknight2sm.jpg" br p /td td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/darkknight3sm.jpg" br /td /td tr align="center" valign="top" td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/darkknight4sm.jpg" br p /td td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/darkknight5sm.jpg" br /td td img border="0" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/dvd/warner/darkknight6sm.jpg" br /td /tr /table /!-- end6pak --
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 Come on January 9, 2009
Its Batman and there's no neon (the Schumacher Batman), or baby stealing parades (Batman Returns). Gritty realism make this movie.
This movie is an experience January 8, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A tight script gives Christian Bale and Heath Ledger a nifty platform to strut their stuff. This is a wonderfully fresh, yet faithful, interpretation of the batman saga. br /br /Many people have related the plotline, so I'll mention a few things the movie made me think about. br /br /The Batman and James Bond franchises had grown stale and both series revived their appeal by becoming gritty without losing their moral compass. (Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)and Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)) The Dark Knight is a better sequel than Quantum of Solace. The second "new and improved" Bond flick relied too much on relentless action and rapid cuts, while the Dark Knight kept storytelling in the forefront. br /br /Both Chigurh in NO Country for Old Men and Two Face in The Dark Knight flip a coin to determine if they will kill. I guess this is suppose to absolve them of responsibility--it's not their fault; Chance made them evil. I don't think a jury will buy that excuse.br /br / Is it necessary to don a uniform to be heroic? Soldiers, first responders, and super heroes all have uniforms. Even athletes have uniforms. Maybe I'll pick up a cowboy outfit.br /br /How can Warner Brothers make such an interesting movie and such boring Special Features? The psycho analysis and CNN spoof probably sounded clever, but I'd have preferred a commentary. Special Edition buyers are film enthusiasts that want a peek inside the industry. Five stars for the movie, three stars for the special features.br /br /The Shopkeeperbr /The Shut Mouth Societybr /Leadville
The Greatest BATMAN movie ever made (buy single disc) January 8, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I heard the hype but I still refused to get too excited. Then I saw it! WOW! The film is amazing on every level. Heath Ledger took a well known and often played character and made it his own. This is not your dad's Joker...this is the Joker that terrorized us in The Dark Knight Returns and the Killing Joke (2 of the finest Batman graphic novels) and he elevated it. The hero is only as good as his villain and this movie delivered. See it! All of you! Even if you don't like comic books or superhero movies!br /br /This is not for kids under 16 (13 if you are a liberal). Save your money the 2 disc special edition is not special at all!
The Dark Knight January 8, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the movie for my son who is 17. He loves this movie. I watched it Christmas night with him and I felt the City of Gotham rather depressing but the acting and the movie was well made.
Oscar Worthy? Yes! January 8, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought that the buzz about an Oscar for Heath Ledger as the Joker was over-hype. No! It's well deserved. An excellent follow-up to Batman Begins. A great comic book movie! No sleeping through this movie. I thought that it almost crossed the PG-13 line into R territory.
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