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Joker Plays the Wild Card in Dazzling Dark Knight

blog.wired.com — The summer's last superhero movie is also its best. Kicked off with a head-rattling heist and clown-masked brutality, The Dark Knight thrills as a comic book adaptation for grown-ups. Unlike its well-respected 2005 predecessor, Batman Begins, this sequel is pushed beyond the confines of a well-made action drama by director Christopher Nolan.

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  • OmegaApex, on 07/17/2008, -16/+3OMG Can't wait to see this at imx friday.
  • c0mputar, on 07/17/2008, -15/+5For the first time in my life I prebought.
  • mcfl36, on 07/17/2008, -14/+4I'm making trip to the NYC just to see it in IMAX.
  • thegreenspanput, on 07/17/2008, -27/+6I'm so sick of hearing about the Dark Knight.
  • tykwondingo, on 07/17/2008, -34/+2Heath Ledger, more like Heath Deader...
    I know that was terrible, don't cry.

    Enough about TDK! Enough fanboism! The hype is out of control. It's coming out tonight, chill!
    • TheGreyArea, on 07/17/2008, -9/+2Death Ledger?
    • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -4/+3Are there any diggers out there with a sense of humor?

      Why so serious? hahahah
      • AirRaven, on 07/18/2008, -3/+3Twenty-*****-plus front page stories accompanied by fanboys going into collective orgasm (repeatedly) on the same subject kind of take that out of a guy.
      • xenuxenuts, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2Even John Mccain is funnier than that.
      • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1The combo breaker was funny.
  • P3ST4, on 07/18/2008, -14/+7Your comments all suck. Movie is tonight. It's going to be amazing. All reviews say A+

    Cant wait.
    • ap44, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1I got advance tix for tomorrow cause I'm not special like you but either way, I'm so so pumped for this movie!!!
    • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -5/+3Quiet fanboi.

    • SoulGrub, on 07/18/2008, -3/+0There is one B- score somewhere. Not utterly perfect.
  • JerzyBricklayr, on 07/18/2008, -12/+37IMAX here I come !!!!!
    • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -14/+2soooo gay! :D
      • dmark77, on 07/18/2008, -4/+5I am most happy about The Dark Knight: IMAX myself.
      • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -4/+3I see what you did there...
        That was really amazing, you're wit astounds me... really.

        + 1 greenthumb 4 u
  • DeathJux, on 07/18/2008, -12/+4"I'll show them! I'll show them how many boners the Joker can make!"
  • seisei, on 07/18/2008, -9/+0Yes , and after work i'll watch Dark Knight
  • jimbruno, on 07/18/2008, -10/+5I understand the dark knight will be a great movie but this ***** is seriously getting old now.
  • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -18/+4Spoiler Alert:
    Heath Ledger dies at the end... I mean.. the Joker. TheJokerdiesattheend.

    • Doomsan, on 07/18/2008, -2/+2No, he doesn't.
      • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -3/+2Shhh... Joker dies.

        Doomsan lies to (try) to protect fanboi viewing please but eye-condoms are not necessary here.

        The truth shall set you free!

        ... now, back to my Heath Bar, that still tastes like death.
  • bwjacket, on 07/18/2008, -10/+2I held off all week. I didnt read anything online. I didn't watch TV. I didn't read the entertainment section of the newspaper.

    All this because I wanted to see what wired.com thought. I'm not even going to the movie. It's always been about wired.com.
  • banido, on 07/18/2008, -12/+4There's a new Batman movie with that gay guy from Brokeback Mountain?
    • dmark77, on 07/18/2008, -4/+2No - its a new Christopher Nolan film entitled The Dark Knight.
    • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -4/+2Seriously!? Rampant fanboism has this digg article wrapped in 'Bury all' mode!

      Why so serious?

      Can't make jokes about a dead guy - Is it too soon?

      Damn, this HEATH bar I'm eating tastes like death...

      (and yes, I'm bored at work)
  • hoffey, on 07/18/2008, -11/+6These comments suck?
    • MrTulip, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4yeah, and it seems that the idiots rally to make this into one of those brainless graveyards. the *****.
      • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -4/+2can't have a little fun?

        Sorry to spoil the party but this is like the 8917238947213907585719845 article on TDK in the last 24 hours... enough is enough.
  • ASSASSYN360, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1I get to watch it at midnight tonight. IMAX...size matters (poor seats though).
  • vkny88, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1I saw it on Wednesday in D.C. The Joker (Heath Ledger) is really going to blow everyone's mind (more then people are expecting). My all time favorite movies already!
  • skaldicpoet9, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1Finally a reviewer that actually warns us when he is about to write spoilers into his review. Thanks!
  • ScarabLordCoral, on 07/18/2008, -7/+2The Dark Knight? DUGG!
  • cran, on 07/18/2008, -8/+2How is everyone so sure it will be a good movie?

    Also, how many times are you ninnies going to get worked up over something that end up being mediocre at best?
    • tykwondingo, on 07/18/2008, -3/+1Thank you.
    • btschul, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6Out of all the reviews, there has been 1 negative one. All the rest say 100% amazing best movie of the ***** year, and the trailers all back up those claims.
    • eboskie1, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2From what iv seen it does look like it will live up to the hype. I watched the making of and all the shots are filmed with imax cameras, the best way known to man at this point to capture video. The stunts looked awsome and the director went out of his way not to use cgi (watch for clip of the SEMI doing a full flip all using explosives, very impressive.) Not sure about the acting but from the trailers keeth ledger is a ***** badass to say the least and charecters like commissioner gordon are getting a bigger role. I think the focus of the movie is on 2-face but I havent seen the movie so not sure.
  • batmanz, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1I stopped reading after seeing the 'spoilers.' I've waiting six months...I can last four more hours.
  • keithnoir, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1This is Heath's masterpiece.
  • drunknmunky1, on 07/18/2008, -6/+12.5 hours!!!!
  • krustytroll, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1it's all part of the plan...
    • isunktheship, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1got a little fight in you... I like that!
  • UserNull, on 07/18/2008, -7/+1Seriously, now that people have seen it, ***** across the world are posting boobytrap like spoilers. I'm going to have to do something I've never done...stop using the internet for a whole day. I've waited 3 years for this and I will not have it be ruinied 1 day before I see it.
  • seriouslyorange, on 07/18/2008, -6/+0basically... the joker is just a guy playing gta in real life.
  • ziptnf, on 07/18/2008, -8/+2Today must be digg down day.
  • geezshock, on 07/18/2008, -11/+7WHY SO SERIOUS ???
  • stevoe88, on 07/18/2008, -9/+1this is an awesome movie. a must watch. i downloaded my copy from www.downloadanymovies.com. you can download any movie there and watch it
  • xt0xicx, on 07/18/2008, -7/+37ɹɐɟ ooʇ uʍop ƃƃıp ǝʍ uǝɥʍ suǝddɐɥ ʇɐɥʍ sı sıɥʇ ˙sʎnƃ ʇıuɯɐp
  • NWVG, on 07/18/2008, -10/+5See this in IMAX, because having had the opportunity to see it in both the IMAX version becomes more than just a movie, but an experience. You actually feel like you are Batman flying through Gotham.
  • clickwir, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1I don't care how you spin it or cook it.... this is just another form of spam spam spam. Advertising for a movie. There's no 2 ways about it. NO MA`AM.
  • reed311, on 07/18/2008, -7/+2Buried as spam.
  • PrometheusBorn, on 07/18/2008, -0/+23Just saw the movie.

    I expected a lot from it, and Ledger in particular, from what I heard online.

    I am in awe on how much both exceeded what I imagined.

    Just... wow.
  • lololol1, on 07/18/2008, -2/+9The movie lived up to the hype.
  • reverland, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2I just got back from the movie. I had a great time. I saw it in Imax only because I thought it would be interesting to see the first major motion picture to have portions filmed in Imax. It takes your breath away. The opening scene is in Imax and I wasn't prepared for it and neither were other people in the theater, it made everyone gasp. Everyone was great in this movie, there wasn't a slow spot to be had. Ledger was great as the joker, he's how the Joker was envisioned to be, insane with a touch of humor. I would probably wait a few days or see it in the afternoon though. Some idiots had been waiting in line since 7 in the morning. Everyone got a seat and every seat was good, some people are just retarded.
  • zmjone2992, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6It was ***** awesome
  • Elliuotatar, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1It's too bad that dumbass OD'd, I woulda liked to have seen him in the next movie, whenever that comes out. He played the Joker in an interesting way.
    • kevisazombie, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4you ***** it was an accidental death due to a lethal mixture of sedatives he was taking
      • Elliuotatar, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1You're the *****. Why don't you check Wikipedia:

        ---

        After two weeks of intense media speculation about possible causes of his death, on 6 February 2008, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York released its conclusions, based on an initial autopsy of January 23, 2008, and a subsequent complete toxicological analysis. The report concludes, in part, "Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine." It also states definitively: "We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications."

        ---

        Just because they're prescription medications doesn't mean you can't abuse them. Anyone who take more than the label says is safe to take is a fool. And this guy had SIX different brands in him.
  • D14852001neko, on 07/18/2008, -1/+25"I'm going to make this pencil... DISAPPEAR!"

    That part... well, you have to see it...
    • mikeyeah, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1One of my favorite scenes.
    • avatarpalin, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1I wonder who the 'Wonderful assistant was'? I should check IMDB..

  • jtp51, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2The movie was amazing.
  • AndrewDB, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3I got home from it about an hour ago, and I wish my theater was open 24/7 so I could go see it again.

    It's so absolutely amazing.
  • Cyclonic, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5JUST got home from it. 12:05 showing. WOW. I am NOT a huge fan of batman but i like watching the new movies and this was brilliant. Heath did a fantastic job and im not saying that because he is dead but because he really did a great job as Joker. Credit is also due to the director or whoever gave Heath the direction in which to go in for The Joker. Never enjoyed batman so much.
  • avatarpalin, on 07/18/2008, -1/+3Seen it and yes Heath was brilliant, absolutely brilliant. That's a pitty based opinion either. He was rather brilliant..

    Although that being said I did hope for more from the character Alfred. Although saying that does make me sound a bit like a wining bitch..
  • asancho, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2The Dark Knight was amazing! I saw it last night,and it did not disappoint, as a matter of fact, the way they worked in the Joker/Two-Face story line was amazing! Oh, and *quasi-spoiler alert* was i the only one that thought the opening scene was a homage to the movie "Heat"?
    • Kinsbane, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3No, I think Nolan and Bale have said that that scene is an homage to it.
  • mikeyeah, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1I just saw The Dark Knight at midnight last night. Let me preface by letting everyone know that I'm a huge Batman mark, and use to collect his comics when I was a kid. This movie is a masterpiece, plain and simple. Ledger's performance as the Joker was unnerving, brilliant, hilarious, and does deserve an Oscar (as does the movie).

    If you're a fan of Batman, drop what you're doing and go see this movie right now. If you're not a fan of Batman, drop what you're doing and go see this movie now.
  • gadgetgroupie, on 07/18/2008, -0/+0I was torn between reading the comments/article or skipping it...I'm seeing Dark Knight on Sunday with a friend and don't want to learn about any surprises early! I guess my curiosity won, though, since I'm commenting here. And I don't think I've seen the word "hype" so many times before. That's gotta be a good sign :)
  • iggyp, on 07/19/2008, -0/+0If Heath Ledger doesn't receive an Oscar for this performance, the Academy Awards are a joke (pardon the pun). Great movie but made possible by outstanding characterisation by Ledger.

    He left us with his best for last
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