Nolan has the ability to make all actors perform their best

God I really wish I had been able to see it in theaters for the first time. I can only imagine how amazing that experience would be.

Batman Begins is so underrated.

I honestly think Heath ledgers performance of the joker is the best performance of all time!

The movie that made me a Batman fan. Thank you Nolan for resurrecting the franchise.

This is my favourite movie because it is simply flawless and it is fucking legendary

that interagation scene is the best scene in any comic book movie ever.

the Movie Marvel will never ever top

Masterpiece of cinema. Nothing will ever top it. Heath Ledger's Joker is simply the greatest performance I've ever seen by an actor. Simply incredible.

This is the movie that forged my Teen years. And made me a Batman Fan.

This movie transcends the comic book movie genre.

The greatest superhero movie of all time.

I hate it when people say that without Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight would be mediocre: a) Sure, take Anthony Hopkins away from SOTL, or Harrison Ford from Indiana Jones, or Schwartzenegger from Terminator, or the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. It's part of the movie, deal with it. b) Heath did an amazing performance, without a doubt one of the best I've seen in my life, but a good performance is nothing without a well written character; the Joker is brilliantly written. He's more of a device than a character (given that we don't get to know his backstory or anything), but he works exceptionally in that role. He functions perfectly as a force of nature that stands for everything that Batman stands against. Yes, the performance added something with the ticks and mannerisms, but the character itself, on paper, was already fascinating on his own. c) There are plenty of other amazing things in The Dark Knight besides the Joker; the triad (Batman, Gordon, Dent) and all of their character arcs are executed perfectly, to the point where you could watch the film considering Harvey the protagonist and it would still be a compelling story. The tragedy element that is rarely seen in superhero films (well, I should clarify, tragic endings). Oldman, Caine, Freeman, Eckhart, and yes, even Bale give good performances, you just watch that last scene with Batman, Gordon and Two-Face to see for yourself. The film deals with vigilantism uniquely, being the first (and pretty much only) superhero film to actually deal with the idea that a masked vigilante would inevitably get consumed by power, the fact that in order to stay true to our ideals, we must compromise. Every character in the film gets their own story arc, and without making it feel like we're out of focus, as they all revolve around the same story; the film is filled with setups and payoffs, and almost every line in it is nuanced and has a point and relevance. And of course, the soundtrack, the cinematography, the pacing, etc. It's also possibly the best written love triangle on any superhero film I've seen, as it isn't just unnecessary drama, but rather helps make the characters more human, etc. Now, granted, the Joker is the reason why most of the themes and commentary are hold together, but again, even without Heath Ledger's amazing performance, the character would still be fascinating and play the same role. There's plenty of stuff to like in the film besides the Joker. It's fantastic, really, and it's undoubtedly unique.

Greatest comic book superhero movie of all time.

The Joker is the best villain of all time

Ledger as The Joker more twisted, demented and scary than ANY horror film I have ever seen. Its one of the greatest performances in cinema history and I am so glad its part of Ledgers Legacy.

When I first heard about Heath Ledger playing the joker - I sighed. I had no idea of the talent that he was capable of. Apologies to you Heath - you made it impossible for anyone else to play the Joker. You killed it.

Quick fact: the joker music that plays in the scenes he's in was made with a razor blade and a piano wire. And whatever you do with that information is totally up to you.

I have one simple criteria for the Joker: the character's face, voice and laugh gives me nightmares. Only two actors have done that for me. Mark Hamill from Batman the Animated Series and Heath Ledger.

Batman 1989: 9/10 Batman Returns: 7.5/10 Batman Begins: 10/10 The Dark Knight: 10/10 The Dark Knight Rises: 9/10

After watching this movie, I just can't see Leto matching Leger's performance. I can't. The only way Leto can get my thumbs up is if he is Leto's joker, not Heath's, because there is no beating Heath Leger's joker at his own game.

Hey dude, always go for the back rows. That IMAX screen is intimidating! You don't want to hurt your neck watching!

my favorite movie of all time never gets boring.

I'm pretty sure Heath would've been in rises if he hadn't died

Well, as mentioned I have an entire segment entitled "Overlooked Reviews", and just this year I covered an indie great, Brick. When you're doing a Batman series, you really can't leave out The Dark Knight, you simply have to talk about it.

Batman begins: (9/10) The Dark Knight: (10/10) The Dark Knight Rises: (9.5/10)

The Dark Knight will always bring up mixed feelings, since I saw it on the day I found out my girlfriend, along with her brother, sister and father, was killed in a mountain climbing accident. Her mother saw the whole thing happen and I was at work when I heard the news on the radio. Distraught as I was, me and two friends decided to go to the movies to get the image of the blood on the mountains that was shown on the news out of our heads. The Dark Knight was the only option that that hour, and although I think it's a very good film, I can't say I enjoyed it all that much the first time.

I find it strange when critics talk about people applauding in movie theatres; that would never happen here, maybe us Brits are just miserable

I think that the reason TDKR did not live up to the standard set by Dark Knight because Nolan had a plan which included Heath Ledger, but after he passed away, he had to re work his entire plan and you can tell that his heart just was not in it.

I remember seeing this opening night at to a sold out showing. I remember how impactful it was and literally being on the edge of my seat and being actually scared of the joker. What an amazing film.

Batman (1989) 9/10 Batman Returns (1992) 8/10 Batman Forever 5/10 Batman and Robin 1/10 Batman Begins 10/10 The Dark Knight 1,000,000,000/10 The Dark Knight Rises 10/10

I just watched the movie now, if I watched it when it came out, my 8 year old self probably wouldn't have appreciated it as much

your George Clooney was FLAWLESS.... *slow clap*

I'm still pissed at my mom for not taking me to see this movie when it was in theaters. Lol. The only reason she told me she didn't was because it was a 3 hour long movie and she didn't want to sit there that long. I still remember when my Godfather told me he was going to watch this movie in the theater, I was so pissed. Lol. Luckily my Grandmother took me to see The Dark Knight Rises, which still remains to be one of the best memories I have with her.

I may be the only one but I prefered Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes

Its sad, I feel as if there will never be another movie that I liked as much as this one :(

Batman Begins- 10/10 The Dark Knight- 10/10- Best movie ever! The Dark Knight Rises- 10/10 Christopher Nolan is the god of cinema!

Batman: 9/10 Batman Returns: 10/10 Batman Forever: 5/10 Batman & Robin: 1/10 Batman Begins: 9/10 The Dark Knight: 10/10 The Dark Knight Rises: 8/10

It was an amazing Joker. You need to remember that Nolan tried to make an "as-close-to-realistic" Batman universe. I doubt they could have had a better "realistic" Joker than Ledger. Not saying that as a Nolan fanboy, not saying it because Heath died - saying it as a fan of the Joker.

Heath Ledger was great, and i know Eckhart lacks some praise, but i feel Bale's performance is still not mentioned enough (the terrible voice being besides the point)

Can't answer for Chris but our review will be up tomorrow AM

Batman (1989) 10/10 Batman Returns (1992) 6/10 Batman Forever (1995) 6/10 Batman And Robin (1997) 3/10 Batman Begins (2005) 10/10 The Dark Knight (2008) 10/10 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 10/10

I will stay by this opinion, Heath Ledger's Joker, is the greatest villain ever in any entertainment/narrative medium.

This is literally the most perfect review for this movie I've ever seen. This movie is almost a victim of its own greatness, because it was so well-received that some people feel it's overrated just for that reason. But it really is a fantastic movie; everything is literally so well thought out and so well-written. btw, what Kristian says about this still being BATMAN'S movie is absolutely correct. Of course the Joker is going to be a huge presence, but it's Batman's story arc.

YEAH!! I love these crossovers. Great review, guys!! Loved the movie.

that joker impression was spot on

Amazing George Clooney impression i laughed so Hard LOL

Would love to see stuckmann update his older videos like these.

Best super hero movie ever, and one of the best movies ever in general!

For the millennial generation, I don't think any movie experience will ever beat watching The Dark Knight at the cinema for the first time. I still remember the collective 'Holy Shit!' that followed Joker slamming Gambol's thug into the pencil on the table and the collective gasp that followed Harvey Dent's reveal as Two-Face in the hospital. Just pure gold.

Man, the trailer that they kept using clips from throughout the review... I re-watched that goddamn trailer so many times before the movie came out, all these years later I still know the "rhythm" of it like the back of my hand, and it brings back so many memories

great reviews you guys. I can watch/listen to stuff about the dark knight for hours

Here's how I rate the Batman movies, including the animated ones. Batman 1989: 8/10- very fun comic book movie in the view of Tim Burton, and Michael Keaton is the best Bruce Wayne/Batman next to Christian Bale. Batman Returns: 7.5/10- very good sequel and even a bit darker than the first one, but it's not as good as the first one. Danny DeVito played an excellent and disgusting looking Penguin, and Michelle Pfeiffer was magnificent and downright sexy as Catwoman...meeeeeeoooooow. Also, I love the Christmas background. Batman Forever: 4/10- ugh, ever since Joel Schumacher took over Burton's Batman series, everyone can see a total decline in quality. I'm sorry, but I just don't see Val Kilmer as Batman/Bruce Wayne. When I first watched this movie, I was scratching my head at Val Kilmer. He's a great actor, but he doesn't look like Batman or Bruce Wayne. But there are worse things about this movie than Val Kilmer's Batman. I just can't take the villains seriously in this movie. Jeremy Jahns once said that the villains in this movie all acted like The Joker, and he's right. Two Face and Riddler are basically carbon copies of The Joker. I always thought that Two Face was supposed to be just a cold hearted killer, and The Riddler was supposed to be a manipulative sociopath who makes the most complexed riddles. They were just so hammy in this movie that they were basically cartoon characters than life threatening criminals. I totally respect Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey because they're excellent actors, I just blame the writing for not giving them different personalities. I also do not see Chris O'Donnell as Robin. He looks a little old to be a teenage sidekick. The entire movie felt like a cartoon than a movie. Batman and Robin: shit stain/10- I don't believe it; I just don't believe it. I thought Batman Forever was mediocre and forgettable, but this abomination is not only the worst Batman movie, but one of the worst movies ever made. George Clooney as Batman in this movie was basically George Clooney in a Batman costume. *Hi Freeze, I'm Batman.* I'll take back everything I said about Val Kilmer in the previous movie because Val Kilmer is an excellent Batman compared to Clooney. Again, George Clooney is a great actor, but I blame the writing and the directing. Arnold Schwarzenegger is horrible as Mr. Freeze. Almost everything he said were nothing but awful puns. *Let's kick some ice!* The costume designs were awful, the writing sucks, and the directing is atrocious. How did Joel Schumacher, the man who depicted vampires as badass rebels in The Lost Boys and not sparkling pixies, make this piece of shit? But the worst parts of the movie are Bat-nipples and a Bat-credit card. *A BAT-CREDIT CARD!?!? RAPE MY CHILDHOOD!!!* How did a great Batman film series turn to shit? How did a film series started off so dark, and ended up looking like a Saturday morning kids show? Was this movie supposed to be aimed at children? Why am I asking you all these questions? Mermaid Man, where are you? Batman Begins: 9/10- thank God that a great film director like Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman franchise. When I first heard of Batman Begins, I wasn't interested in seeing it after I watched Batman and Robin. You really can't blame me. But when I watched it on TV, I was blown away. That was possibly the best origin story of how a young Bruce Wayne became Batman. I know a lot of people make fun of Christian Bale's voice as Batman, but I love Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman. I thought he was just as good as Michael Keaton, and he's waaaaaaaaay better than Val Kilmer and George Clooney. Michael Caine was great as Alfred too. I even love the supporting cast. Liam Neeson and Cillian Murphy played excellent villains as Ra's Al Ghul and Scarecrow. Gary Oldman is awesome (as always) as Gordon and Morgan Freeman is delightful as Lucius Fox. Before watching this movie, I thought Scarecrow was gonna be the main villain, but it turned out to be Ra's. But that's okay, because Scarecrow gets the better treatment by appearing in Nolan's entire Batman trilogy. Man, Christopher Nolan sure does love Cillian Murphy. The Dark Knight: 10+/10- Why so serious? This movie is not only the best Batman movie ever or the best superhero movie ever, but it's also one of the best movies ever made! I remember going to the movie theater with my dad to see this movie, and my jaw entirely dropped after watching this. Say what you will about Jack Nicholson or Mark Hamill as The Joker, but Heath Ledger IS The Joker! When I first found out that he died before the movie was released, I felt so bad. That man never had the chance to see the movie and his performance. He did such a terrific job and he definitely deserved the Oscar. Whenever I watch the movie, I just can't help myself but to root for The Joker than Batman (what's wrong with me?). The Joker in this movie is just so psychotic, intelligent, terrifying, and carries a dark sense of humor. I agree with Chris Stuckmann that everything The Joker says is true. Nobody can be 100% good. You just never know what to expect from him, he's THAT great of a villain. I will never forget that magic trick with the pencil. I love the fact that unlike the cliche villains or the other criminals in Gotham City, The Joker doesn't care about money. I mean, he just burned a mountain of money for chrissake. He is always a mystery to the citizens of Gotham and he always tells a different backstory of how he got his scars. The Joker even admires Batman and believes he completes himself. To The Joker, Batman is the yang to his yin. Christian Bale still does a great job being Bruce Wayne/Batman, and surprisingly Aaron Eckhart did a fantastic job as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. I honestly never expected Harvey to become Two-Face in this movie, and I really loved it. Two of my favorite villains in one movie. And Aaron Eckhart is always a better Two-Face than Tommy Lee Jones. I also like to give a shout out to Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes; I think she played her character better than Katie Holmes. I don't think any superhero movie can beat The Dark Knight. This movie just brought in a new definition of superhero movies. You guys can go on saying The Avengers is the best superhero movie ever made, but I think that goes to The Dark Knight. It's well written, action packed, and it's full of surprises The Dark Knight Rises: 7/10- this movie may be the weakest of the trilogy, but I still enjoyed it none the less. I thought Bane was a cool villain, but not as great as The Joker. Anne Hathaway was great as Catwoman, and maybe a bit on par with Michelle Pfeiffer. I even love the fact that they secretly added Robin to the story. John Blake almost rhymes with Tim Drake. But there were some problems I had with this movie. I didn't like how they brought back The League of Shadows from Batman Begins, only to destroy Gotham...again. Even Bane actually works for the Al Ghul's like how Scarecrow did. I keep questioning myself why Christopher Nolan did that rather than coming up with something more original. This movie basically makes The Dark Knight look like filler. They never even mentioned The Joker in this movie. I thought Batman and Commissioner Gordon would still be affected by the chaos The Joker created. I think TDKR would've been better if Bane actually worked alone and held his own organization of criminals, or even better, have The Riddler be the main antagonist. Do you know how awesome it would be for The Riddler to be in a Christopher Nolan Batman movie? Just think about it. I always thought Guy Pearce or Leonardo DiCaprio would be excellent choices as The Riddler. We would finally have a better Riddler than Jim Carrey. Another thing that questioned me was how Bruce Wayne escaped a prison in some foreign country and ended up in Gotham City in a matter of 10 minutes. But those are the only problems I have with this movie. The rest of the movie was thrilling and entertaining, just like every Christopher Nolan movie. Okay, now on to the animated Batman movies that I've seen. Batman: Mask of Phantasm: 8.5/10- Good God, this movie is just as dark as the Tim Burton movies. I haven't seen this movie in a long time, but I still remember loving it. I always found Phantasm more interesting than Batman and The Joker here. The way it tells a backstory just keeps me hooked for how it connects to the present. I'm not gonna explain who Phantasm is, it's up for you to watch. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker: 9/10- This is possibly my favorite of the animated Batman movies. It's great to have Mark Hamill play The Joker here. He's the best animated Joker while Heath Ledger is the best live-action Joker. I think the best scene in this movie is the flashback scene when Bruce Wayne was still Batman and not Terry McGuinness. All I can say about this scene is it's possibly darker than Nolan's entire Batman trilogy. Poor Robin. I have seen Batman: Gotham Knight, but I don't remember much of it, so I can't review it either. That's all I can list for now.

My favourite film, the greatest comic book film of all time and the greatest villain ever. The intro at the end of Batman Begins gives me chills now because I know what's to come. I just adore everything.

Gratz in advance for 1M subs. Nice!!!

Just finished watching it now, few minutes before the New Year fireworks of 2020 started, and while the fireworks are going off, I am here, commenting. Happy 2020 everyone.

For me, this is the best movie ever made. I've watched it over 20 times and I'd still watch it again. Such a timeless masterpiece.

This movie is so good that it actually succeeded my expectations by far even when I was overhyping it and that definitely says something, to this day it is hands down one of the best films ever made.

Dude I'm sooooo bout to watch TDK now!! Wasn't on my to do list today but these guys reminded me how awesome this movie is

I remember how hyped up we were after seeing it... my friends and I stayed up half the night just jumping up and down from excitement and discussing it. Never had a movie experience like it since.

The 1989 Tim Burton Movie: 9/10 Batman Returns: 7.5/10 Batman Forever: 5/10 Batman and Robin: 1/10 Batman Begins: 8/10 The Dark Knight: 10/10 The Dark Knight Rises: 8.5/10

Currently on a Nolan rewatch marathon. The Prestige has become my personal favorite, but this one... my God. I don't even know many times I've watched it over the years. There isn't one scene I don't like.

yall 3 are the best/fun/most enjoyable movie reviewers, and youtubers in general to watch!

I remember leaving my home, here in Brazil, to watch this movie in 2008 on a thursday of July. Only movie I watched 5 times in the theather, your review expresses why TDK is timeless. Nice!

It was and it still is a fantastic movie..Heath ledger was an amazing actor I was devastated by his dead :(

Christopher Nolan has made one of the best trilogies ever. Batman begins= flipping amazing 9.9/10 The dark knight= bloody incredible ( masterpiece ) 10/10 The dark knight rises = superbly brilliant 9.9/10

I need to rewatch this again to decide which of Nolan or Matt reeves' Batman is the best

ant those chords in intense moments like the title segment in the trailer adds a lot to not only dark knight but batman begins and rises. the chords are riveting

I remember watching the dark knight in theatre on the 2nd day. Because i was kind of skeptical about it and I remember people and reviewer going mad over this movie. Seriously name another movie that has an imdb rating of 9 in the last 5 years! And when I watched it and saw the joker and the interrogation scene I went HOLY SHIT!!!! I was so happy I even shed a tear.

One of my top 5 movie of ALL TIME!!!

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S character study and vision is all that this movies was about. He knows exactly what is going on and what should be done (in his stories). He respects screenplay and screen time more than anyone has ever done. He knows what a great and epic movie can be, what it can do to its audience and he has made movies BEYOND EPIC. The only thing that Nolan does not knows is that he is the Real Dark Knight. I cannot get over the vision and skills both of these brothers have (Jonathan Nolan). P.S - Hans Zimmer adds another layer of outstandingness in his movies and every other game, movie and tv shows he has ever done. Nothing but love and respect.

I'm glad you know the difference between audience interaction and obnoxious people. I've heard people literally complain about the audience laughing at a *comedy* screening. I like you, Chris. You do great reviews, seem like a genuinely nice guy, and have a good sense about you altogether. Keep it up, brother.

Batman 1989-8 Batman Returns-7.5 Batman Forever-4 Batman and Robin-2 Batman Begins-9 Dark Knight-10 Dark Knight Rises-8.5

The Dark Knight 10/10 R.I.P Heath Ledger

Just listening to this review I can still vividly remember my first viewing, with my friends. The line was super long, and the film was just a great experience, where everyone in the theatre reacts, and cheers at the same time. The pencil trick got a roaring applause, along with whistling, and laughter. Maybe thats common other places, but they're only a handful movies I've seen where that happens. This Batman film will always be a favorite of mine.

I remember going to see it in theaters early in the morning. Like around 9am and the line being wrapped around the whole building TWICE.

I remember waiting eight hours for this...Best movie experience I ever had.

TDK is probably my 3rd or 4th favorite movie ever.

Great review series guys!! you rule!!!

To this day I still remember where I was when I saw the midnight screening and the effect it had on me as a Batman fan. This was the film that changed my life simply because of everything I saw Batman do as a kid with all the Tim burton films and after. I related more to the Batman cartoon with Kevin conroy and the dark knight was close to that world as any other batman

Batman begins-8.5/10 the dark knight-10/10 the dark knight rises-9/10

The scariest thing is that this movie is so realistic, that THIS could literally happen in real life, especially the Joker...

I Love that they around 8:20 refers to heat. Awsome

What I love about The Dark Knight and Watchmen is that they acknowledge that doing the right thing is sometimes doing the lesser of two evils. You can't always uphold seemingly good rules like "don't kill" and "don't lie" if you really want to do good. Both of these movies' endings involve killing and lying by the protagonists (though Harvey's death seemed to be unintentional) and it lets those movies stand out not only as superhero movies but even as movies in general.

What a masterpiece of the trilogy, loved every second of it and yes I loved batman's voice.

One of the greatest movies of all time!

This movie was so dark, one of the darkest and most gruesome superhero films I have seen... There was no blood on screen at any point in time... awesome directing.

big kudos for the casting director here ..everyone was born to play that role .

Dude you lost weight since then? Well done dude!

Stuckmann does a mean joker

The sold out theater I was in gave this movie a standing ovation at the end. That is the only time I've ever seen people do that.

Watched this in IMAX when it premiered. Good lord, I was blown away. Nolan nailed it with the IMAX camera scenes, it was glorious!

The only times every seat has been filled in my local cinema is for The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises and Gravity

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This is my favorite movie of all time. I'll never forget watching this in the theater and the final credits. I had goosebumps and smile from ear to ear. An incredible film.

I loved how this movie transcends the superhero genre, their is so much philosophical debate you can have with this film, it's just so much more this films brings. I love it!

bale performance was definately underrated in the dark knight!!!

That was Zeus! Tiny Lister himself!

that joker voice you did was actually REALLY good

The interrogation scene alone man.....was just EPIC