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The Dark Knight (2 Discs) [2008]

starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date December 08, 2008
This is without doubt one of the most detailed and intriguing films of recent years, like many film franchises they get tired and boring! However with Batman Begins and the Dark Knight they have been reinvented and far out do any of the Tim Burton films though i really like those offerings also. Batman Forever and Batman and Robin are terrible.
Christian Bale is an excellent Batman and is suitably supported by the rest of the cast including Heath Ledger whilst excellent is under used and the pacing of the film is off here and there but with so much dross being made it is very difficult to criticise a film which is as magical and engaging as this.

Not going to go into real details into the storyline as it has all been done ... Read More:

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The Dark Knight (2 Discs) [Blu-ray]

starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date December 08, 2008
The movie is great, but this blu-ray comes in a variable aspect ratio, from 2:35:1 to 1:85:1, alternating from thatre and Imax versions...Well, for most people it may look nice, but i didn't like the effect on my 52 inch screen. In wide shots we have a 1:85 aspect ratio and the rest we have the cinemascope effect, so basicaly you see the movie alternating with the black bars and full screen. It looks weird for such a good movie

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The Dark Knight - 2-Disc Batmask (Ltd Edition Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk)

starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date December 08, 2008
OK, this is a fine, brave movie, and I am all for a bit of thought and effort going into a blockbuster, but all the eulogising over Ledgers performance is not only over the top, but does the film a great disservice. Is Nolan's vision what Bob Kane envisaged when he created Batman, not anywhere close. Is it a good screen representation of where the character has been going since Miller re-vamped him for the grunge-geek generation? Yes.
Ledger plays the Joker essentialy the way Brad Dourif has been playing crazy people for nearly 30 years. The mannerisms, the voice, its all there, and is a competent impersonation of an underated and little known actor. People go on about the 'terrifying intensity' of it all, but lets have a sense of perspective here, ... Read More:

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The Dark Knight / Batman Begins (Double Pack) [2005]

starring: Christian Bale
directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date December 08, 2008
OK, this is a fine, brave movie, and I am all for a bit of thought and effort going into a blockbuster, but all the eulogising over Ledgers performance is not only over the top, but does the film a great disservice. Is Nolan's vision what Bob Kane envisaged when he created Batman, not anywhere close. Is it a good screen representation of where the character has been going since Miller re-vamped him for the grunge-geek generation? Yes.
Ledger plays the Joker essentialy the way Brad Dourif has been playing crazy people for nearly 30 years. The mannerisms, the voice, its all there, and is a competent impersonation of an underated and little known actor. People go on about the 'terrifying intensity' of it all, but lets have a sense of perspective here, ... Read More:

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3:10 To Yuma [2007]

starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts
directed by: James Mangold

Release Date January 28, 2008
I have to start by saying that I enjoyed this film way more than I expected to. Not being a fan of Westerns or Russell Crowe, I wasn't expecting great things, but this film surprised me by keeping my entertained and completely 'in' the film the whole way through. The scenery and direction is superb, the acting is mainly good, the story, although implausible at times, was fun and interesting enough to keep me watching and the overall package makes for two hours of film viewing that is not too heavy and with plenty of fights and action sequences to boot. The actor who plays 'Charlie' is especially good and Crowe even managed to endear himself to me this time. For fans of the genre you may either love this or be disappointed depending on your take, but for everyone ... Read More:

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The Dark Knight / Batman Begins (Double Pack) [Blu-ray] [2005]

starring: Christian Bale

Release Date December 08, 2008
I have to start by saying that I enjoyed this film way more than I expected to. Not being a fan of Westerns or Russell Crowe, I wasn't expecting great things, but this film surprised me by keeping my entertained and completely 'in' the film the whole way through. The scenery and direction is superb, the acting is mainly good, the story, although implausible at times, was fun and interesting enough to keep me watching and the overall package makes for two hours of film viewing that is not too heavy and with plenty of fights and action sequences to boot. The actor who plays 'Charlie' is especially good and Crowe even managed to endear himself to me this time. For fans of the genre you may either love this or be disappointed depending on your take, but for everyone ... Read More:

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Batman Begins - 1 Disc Edition [2005]

starring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe

Release Date January 23, 2006
Personally I thought the old Gotham tramp nearly walked away with the whole film.

Great film!

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I'm Not There [2007]

starring: Cate Blanchett, Ben Whishaw, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin

Release Date July 14, 2008
A much more interesting and watchable film may have emerged if the Hayden Christianson 'Dylan' character from 'Factory Girl' was juxtaposed with Cate Blanchett's 'Dylan' character from 'I'm Not There'. The result might have been a lot shorter, but much more interesting.

As it is: Too long, often incomprehensible (even by Dylan's worst excesses), too much time on Richard Gere and the young boy (as talented as Marcus clearly is) and unbelievably boring. I wish my husband hadn't bought it for me, because I would feel guilty selling it off. But I can't bring myself to play it again, even with Blanchett being the only top-rate performance. Save your time and money.

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The Prestige [2006]

starring: Christian Bale, Piper Perabo, Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine
directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date March 12, 2007
I was totally spellbound by the illusionist, brought out around about the same time as this film, so it was with slight anticipation that I watched this, expecting that it wouldn't match up to the other in the slightest. What a surprise, I was right. While I found the first film brilliant and cleverly crafted with a brilliant storyline this was just a poor, weak plotted version of something vaguely resembling a good magician's film. The ending was absurd and I was actually throwing cushions at the screen because it was such a messy plot!!Don't bother with this, watch the illusionist and see a genuinely good plot instead of a positively awful one.

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Batman Begins [Blu-ray] [2005]

starring: Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Christian Bale, Gary Oldman
directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date July 14, 2008
This movie portrays Bruce Wayne's privileged but traumatic childhood, his path toward becoming an agent of justice, and his unusual training. It then moves back to Gotham, Bruce's hometown metropolis, that has become extremely crime-ridden, corrupt, and impoverished, with the gains made by Bruce's parents having been just about wiped out. To address this, Bruce Wayne, in his new persona of Batman, must face a powerful crime-lord, and an even-more-powerful, albeit shadowy, figure, plotting to ride the world of Gotham's evils by eliminating Gotham itself.

C. Bale gives us a Bruce Wayne who is glib on the surface, troubled beneath that, and an avenging crusader at his core. The imagery, both real and computer-generated, is awesome and dark, and the musical score enhances the story ... Read More: