Variety Reviews The Dark Knight: "Satisfies Every Expectation and then Some"

• humano

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  I can't wait to watch this flick. After "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin", i never thought i'd enjoy another one of these until "Batman Begins" came out. I just hope they don't eventually fall into the sequel trap.

  Posted 7/7/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Erin

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    Yeah, I think we're about to overdose on superhero sequels... Spiderman, Iron Man, Hancock...  Although if anyone can pull it off, it's Nolan.

    Posted 7/7/2008 [reply] [flag]

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The early word on The Dark Knight
Published 7/7/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Joe Leydon) at MovingPictureBlog
... Justin Chang of Variety raves: "An ambitious, full-bodied crime epic of gratifying scope and moral complexity, this is seriously brainy pop entertainment that satisfies every expectation raised by its hit predecessor and then some... It's a tribute to ...

The Dark Knight, round 1.
Published 7/7/2008 at GreenCine Daily
... , the enthralling second installment of his bold, bracing and altogether heroic reinvention of the iconic franchise," writes Justin Chang in Variety. "An ambitious, full-bodied crime epic of gratifying scope and moral complexity, this is seriously brainy pop entertainment that satisfies every expectation raised by its hit predecessor and then some." ...

'Dark Knight' Watch: Raves from the Trades
Published 7/7/2008 by Eugene Novikov at Cinematical
... In other words, you expect moralistic underpinnings in a Martin Scorsese movie; in a Batman movie, they hit home with renewed vigor . . . . With the film's race-car pace, noise levels, throbbing music and density of stratagems, no one will follow all the plot points at first glance. Not that the story with its double crosses and ingenious plans isn't clear, but to enjoy the full glory of these urban battlefield strategies, multiple viewings are required." Whoo! And then this from Justin Chang in Variety: Continue reading 'Dark Knight' Watch: Raves from ...

'Dark Knight' Raves No Match For Michael Bay's Caped Crusader Who Never Was [Hype City]
Published 7/7/2008 by STV at Defamer
... After more than four months of hype, it's getting to feel like there's increasingly less to discover about The Dark Knight except whether or not it's good. Variety pretty much took care of that on Sunday, overriding David Letterman's ...

Dark Knight: World Premiere and more early reviews
Published 7/16/2008 by Grace at Superhero Profiles
... gave “The Dark Knight” an A- and adds that the movie has a “predatory glamour that makes the comic-book films that have come before it look all the more like kid stuff.” Variety  credits the The Dark Knight as “the rare sequel that genuinely deserves another.” ...

Dead Actor Kills In The Dark Knight
Published 7/18/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... "It's a tribute to Ledger's indelible work that he makes the viewer entirely forget the actor behind the cracked white makeup and blood-red rictus grin, so complete and frightening is his immersion in the role." Variety "it is perhaps the best compliment one can pay to this gifted young actor to say that his performance here would have cemented his legend even if he'd lived to see the film's release." ...