Since it is apparently going to become enshrined in law that criticism of The Dark Knight is not to be tolerated, I thought I'd get in a review before we all drown in the unjustifiable praise.
Dark Knight was 90% hype. I kept thinking there must have been at least an hour of actual story that must have ended up on the cutting room floor, especially where Two-Face was concerned. He was shoe-horned into the story and dealt with far too quickly. Rachel had almost nothing to do or say, which was probably a mercy given the change in actress. The believability of the tech at Batmans' disposal in Begins got sacrificed for a plot MacGuffin that fairly screamed "I Am A Deus Ex Machina", and there was almost no character exploration of any substance. What the hell was that with Scarecrow? Little more than a cameo. Nothing memorable about the music either. Really, this film wasn't a patch on Begins. Or even on "Return Of The Joker".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and make a new version of the Batsuit, because apparently all it takes is for it to be mentioned in one line of dialogue and it'll miraculously happen in the very next scene, contrary to the hype machine that made it sound as if the creation of a new suit would be a major plot point.
Dark Knight was 90% hype. I kept thinking there must have been at least an hour of actual story that must have ended up on the cutting room floor, especially where Two-Face was concerned. He was shoe-horned into the story and dealt with far too quickly. Rachel had almost nothing to do or say, which was probably a mercy given the change in actress. The believability of the tech at Batmans' disposal in Begins got sacrificed for a plot MacGuffin that fairly screamed "I Am A Deus Ex Machina", and there was almost no character exploration of any substance. What the hell was that with Scarecrow? Little more than a cameo. Nothing memorable about the music either. Really, this film wasn't a patch on Begins. Or even on "Return Of The Joker".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go and make a new version of the Batsuit, because apparently all it takes is for it to be mentioned in one line of dialogue and it'll miraculously happen in the very next scene, contrary to the hype machine that made it sound as if the creation of a new suit would be a major plot point.