A little fight in you... I like that

Maggie Gyllenhaal? Yeah, kinda weak. At the same time however she was leaps and bounds better than the joy-to-look-at but painful-to-watch, Katie Holmes.

Heath Ledger was by far the best part of The Dark Knight. His performance alone brought TDK out of the ranks of a comic book movie and into that fine echelon of classics that will be played on Sunday afternoons on Bravo. This comes as no surprise however to anyone that has seen Lords of Dogtown and to a lesser extent, I'm Not There. Honestly, the man was brilliant. He's an actor's actor; the new generation of Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Incomparable however to Jack's performance as the Joker. These two Jokers come from two different styles and therefore should be respected in their own rights. In any case, Ledger was good. Real good. The kind of good that makes the viewer get goose bumps in anticipation of Ledger's next seen. The kind of good that makes you root for the antagonist. The kind of good that makes it unbelievable that the same guy could be Casanova, Jacob Grimm or Gabriel Martin. The kind of good that makes us all upset that he's gone.

Back to the movie itself. Does it deserve a #1 on imdb.com? Why not? (As of today it's actually #3) This doesn't mean it's the greatest movie of all time, it merely shows that The Dark Knight has entertained and wowed people with its phenomenal acting, special effects, and plot line. "Why so serious?" has been the bumper sticker theme extraordinaire on facebook for quite some time and hows cool was that bike that the Batmobile converted into? Also the humor/ awe/ bad ass'ed'ness of the special effects along with the creepy feeling that I got from chuckling at the Joker blowing up the hospital (with the help of his 1000's of minions from the mental asylum [obviously,duh])... all feelings that make the audience say,"Hmm, that there was a darn good flick." The Dark Knight was able to bring these feelings to so many different people, something that few movies are capable of, including of course The Godfather, which 'insists upon itself.' There will never be 'THE' perfect movie, just movies that are more worth our time and money than others. And The Dark Knight certainly is.