The Dark Night-Warning spoiler if you have not seen.

[yesitsloaded]

I'm going to be honest guys, that movie was just wrong. The Joker was the most sadistic character I have ever seen in a movie. He makes Hannibal Lector look like a cute puppy. It really was quite disturbing. The movie was almost depressing. The best part to me was when the huge black prisoner threw the detonator out the window. "I'm gonna do what you should have one ten minutes ago".

[Balog]

The Hannibal Lector who drugged a guy up, then had him slice his own face off and feed it to dogs? Ledger did a great job, but the character was hardly the creepiest ever.

[RevDisk]

I'm going to be honest guys, that movie was just wrong. The Joker was the most sadistic character I have ever seen in a movie. He makes Hannibal Lector look like a cute puppy. It really was quite disturbing. The movie was almost depressing. The best part to me was when the huge black prisoner threw the detonator out the window. "I'm gonna do what you should have one ten minutes ago".

I think he did an excellent job of playing a psycho.  Probably the best I've ever seen on the big screen.  Sadistic?  Maybe.  Moreso, insane with a facination with knives, explosives and setting things on fire.  That people were killed I think is of a secondary concern.  Entertainment (or rather, listening to the voices/impulses in his head) is his primary concern. 

You gotta admit, the pencil magic trick was just downright funny.

[RadioFreeSeaLab]

The Pencil Trick was genius.  I'm usually not a fan of super hero movies, but this one was great.

[Iapetus]

IMO the funniest part though was:

"Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands&and your plan is to blackmail this person?"

[Phantom Warrior]

I agree with you wholeheartedly, yesitsloaded.  The movie was amazingly well done and well acted, but I probably won't ever watch it again.  There is enough darkness in the world already without me putting that much of it in to my head in one sitting.  And after being in Iraq for 15 months I've found I have even less tolerance for dark and disturbing movies than I used to.  Dunno why.

[Nitrogen]

I have yet to decide which "Batman" I like better, Tim Burton's or this one.

For whatever reason, I feel like Micheal Keaton was a better Bruce Wayne, but Christian Bale was a MUCH better Batman.

Also, Vicki Vale was much nicer to look at.

[Balog]

I hear ya Phantom. I used to love war movies, all the first person non-fic war books you can get from the military book club etc. After Iraq I have no interest in them any more.

[RevDisk]

I don't watch many military movies myself anymore.  Not so much due to PTSD, but moreso due to the fact that I grind my teeth at the legion of inaccuracy. 

[freakazoid]

It was awesome, And the pencil trick was hilarious. I thought it was pretty funny how he seemed top take a personal offense at being called crazy. It was pretty interesting how the Joker wasn't just doing things because he is insane, which he really is, but he also had a point on what he was doing. And I really liked how it wasn't just all action, there were the discussions on vigilantism.