July 15
Just saw ‘The Dark Knight’ in IMAX and it was pretty freaking good. A few notes in bulleted form: If you’re debating seeing it in regular theatres because all the IMAX showings are already sold out, you’re not missing all that much, but if you have any opportunity at all to see it in IMAX you definitely should. The way the picture fills the entire screen during the action sequences filmed on IMAX cameras is pretty sick, for the rest of the movie there’s just a normal letterbox. Also, Maggie Gyllenhaal does not look that attractive 8-stories high. The way they managed to keep this movie PG-13 is amazing. There were some moments of really high tension and stress when I was legitimately cringing at what was happening; it’s all very intense. I also think there’s also only two or three instances where a character uses foul language, so that’s neat. I know it’s impossible, but it would be interesting to see how much more money this movie is going to make because it’s not rated R. The acting is so good, every character brings it pretty hard. In the first one I thought that Joey Potter was kind of a weak link, but what Maggie G lacks in looks, she makes up for with a very compelling performance. People will go on and on about Heath Ledger, and it’s all very much warranted. The movie is three hours long, but it doesn’t really feel that way, each of the acts just covers a lot of stuff. If you’re excited to see this movie, I can’t imagine it not meeting your expectations— fanboy or otherwise. I give this movie a CHECK IT!

Just saw ‘The Dark Knight’ in IMAX and it was pretty freaking good.

A few notes in bulleted form:

  • If you’re debating seeing it in regular theatres because all the IMAX showings are already sold out, you’re not missing all that much, but if you have any opportunity at all to see it in IMAX you definitely should. The way the picture fills the entire screen during the action sequences filmed on IMAX cameras is pretty sick, for the rest of the movie there’s just a normal letterbox. Also, Maggie Gyllenhaal does not look that attractive 8-stories high.
  • The way they managed to keep this movie PG-13 is amazing. There were some moments of really high tension and stress when I was legitimately cringing at what was happening; it’s all very intense. I also think there’s also only two or three instances where a character uses foul language, so that’s neat. I know it’s impossible, but it would be interesting to see how much more money this movie is going to make because it’s not rated R.
  • The acting is so good, every character brings it pretty hard. In the first one I thought that Joey Potter was kind of a weak link, but what Maggie G lacks in looks, she makes up for with a very compelling performance. People will go on and on about Heath Ledger, and it’s all very much warranted.

The movie is three hours long, but it doesn’t really feel that way, each of the acts just covers a lot of stuff. If you’re excited to see this movie, I can’t imagine it not meeting your expectations— fanboy or otherwise.

I give this movie a CHECK IT!