The Dark Knight (2 Discs) [Blu-ray] | ![The Dark Knight (2 Discs) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JzRd8vBwL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  136 reviews
Sales Rank: 394
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Italian (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed), German (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 146 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DKBR
EAN: 7321900176576
ASIN: B001CEE1WG
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: December 8, 2008
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Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts Director: Christopher Nolan
Amazon.co.uk Review
iThe Dark Knight/i arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great--in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision--is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City's new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralysed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vigilante who seems to trust only Gordon--and whom only Gordon seems to trust. They make progress until a psychotic and deadly new player enters the game: the Joker (Heath Ledger), who offers the crime bosses a solution--kill the Batman. Further complicating matters is that Dent is now dating Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal, after Katie Holmes turned down the chance to reprise her role), the longtime love of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne.p/ In his last completed role before his tragic death, Ledger is fantastic as the Joker, a volcanic, truly frightening force of evil. And he sets the tone of the movie: the world is a dark, dangerous place where there are no easy choices. Eckhart and Oldman also shine, but as good as Bale is, his character turns out rather bland in comparison (not uncommon for heroes facing more colorful villains). Director/co-writer Christopher Nolan (iMemento/i) follows his critically acclaimed iBatman Begins/i with an even better sequel that sets itself apart from notable superhero movies like iSpider-Man 2/i and iIron Man/i because of its sheer emotional impact and striking sense of realism--there are no suspension-of-disbelief superpowers here. At 152 minutes, it's a shade too long, and it's much too intense for kids. But for most movie fans--and not just superhero fans--iThe Dark Knight/i is a film for the ages. --iDavid Horiuchi/i
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 variable aspect ratio just works! December 14, 2008
Mr. D. F. Poisson (UK)
49 out of 54 found this review helpful
The film's great, blah blah, nothing new.
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br /This is really to comment on the Blu-Ray variable aspect ratio that is featured on this BD. As a film purist, I was VERY sceptical about the idea of moving from letterbox to full-screen aspect ratios during such a brilliant film. I was so worried that it would look cheap and gimmicky that I rented the BD before buying to make up my mind. At the worst, I would get the DVD and get the whole thing in letterbox format, I thought.
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br /Looking back, I am glad I checked, because it really could have been awful, but honestly? I'm not sure how I could imagine that such a landmark film would be the object of cheap gimmicks...
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br /The switching from letterbox to full screen is so subtly integrated that my wife didn't even notice it(and she's just as film savvy as I am - I knew about the VAR so I was looking out for the switches)
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br /Here's the verdict: I found that it actually added to the film.
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br /The opening bank heist and the lorry vs bike scene (don't pretend you don't know the one...) both get the full screen treatment. Obviously, they are two amazing set pieces that really benefit from the involving appeal of the full-screen experience. They are also two scenes that must have been intentionally shot with no important info on the sides, so you really do lose nothing you would have wanted to keep and you gain immersion and pixel-perfect definition. This is not Channel 5 cutting of the sides of your favourite movies just to get rid of the black stripes. When the black stripes go, it's because it really is best that way. And then when they come back, it's integrated into dark scenes so that you don't even realise it.
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br /Other full-screen moments include wide-angle pans over the city giving you a completely immersive experience. The switch to full-screen on these scenes give you the impression of flying over Gotham at night. Incredible.
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br /I will now never accept to see the film in any other format. This truly seems to be the director's vision. And if it isn't, then it should be. Who would have thought that The Dark Knight could be improved on? I feel humbled.
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Audio and Subtittles December 9, 2008
King-B (Germany)
179 out of 201 found this review helpful
Audio: Dolby True HD: English5.1, Dolby Digital: Brazilian Portugese 5.1, Castilian Spanish 5.1, French 5.1 , German 5.1, Italian 5.1,
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br /.Subtittles English, Brazilian Portuguese , Castalian Spanish , Complex CHinese, Danish, Dutch,French, German, Italian ,Korean , Norwegian , Portuguese Spanish and Swedish
Got to be the best flick on Blu-Ray December 12, 2008
Mr. W. Coles (Beyond the Thunderdome)
18 out of 21 found this review helpful
Where do you begin when you try to write about a movie that has been rated the No1 of all time by quarter of a million people on IMDB.com? Well firstly I'll start off with what it is. And that is an intricate, realistic, clever and damn right bad-a5s action film that makes a lot of other so called blockbusters of today look absolutely shabby by comparison.
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br /What it isn't however is a re-hash, a re-make or a replay of any previous superhero movie.
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br /Everything here is spot on, the story is well done - loyal enough to the Batman legend to keep the comic nerds happy, but different enough to make it a justified sequel. The action is unreal and real - what I mean by that is, you wont believe your eyes at some of the stuff they pull off, it's truly amazing, but also it's done in a way that is realistic - although far out, you can believe that with enough money behind someone with military technology, an American loon like Bruce Wayne could infact drive that monster truck around sweeping up crime, and of course there's never any doubt that another American loon, in this case a crazy scar-faced guy who laughs a lot could walk the streets and that between the two of them this stuff could happen!
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br /The actors, from the leads to the support are all class, I mean come on where else could you find Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman to name a few, in one movie? And on top of that, none of them are lead roles! I mean these guys all carved out almost legendary status in their careers to date, and they are mere support acts in this film - I mean how do you select a leading man top these? Well, I'll tell you how...you cast the man of many facades, the always reliable Christian Bale (who is currently carving out his legacy) and then trump him twofold with an immense Heath Ledger.
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br /Now - how this guy who came from humble films such as 10 Things I hate about you to this I'll never know (Brokeback excluded) - His twitchy, lispy, psycho turn is as good as you'll ever see...anywhere. It really is that amazing.
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br /Forget Nicholson as the Joker, infact forget him in The Shining as well...and `Cuckoo's Nest...well actually any role where he's played a nutter, Ledger is just truly mental, every little twitch and eyelid flutter is so convincing you won't believe that he could have all of a sudden dropped this effort in at this point of his career, it's such a shame he never got a chance to see it finished.
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br /Away from the acting, the characters' development are really interesting, I spent most of the film just itching to see what the Joker would do next, his initial introduction is truly wicked, if ever you were thinking he couldn't fill the jokers clown shoes or maybe you were thinking this would be a jokey-Joker, this scene clears that up straight away. From then onwards he commands every scene that he's in, and you'll be dying to see what's next, it's that simple.
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br /The story of Batman also really moves on, if you think back to the four Bat-flicks of the 80's - 90's, each one just merely slapped another villain infront of him to overcome and that was that. In this movie it shoves him down a different direction and really pushes him foward, Bruce Wayne included, and it feels more full because of it - I won't go into it too much because it will only ruin the film for people who've not seen it yet but he truly becomes the Dark Knight of the title.
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br /Add on to this the introducion of Two Face, as well as Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eric Roberts and even Scarecrow from 'Begins' and you really have got an array of characters packed in tighter than a cumberland sausage.
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br /With all this waffle of actors, acting and characters you could be forgiven for thinking I was reviewing a Shakespear adaptation, when the truth is this is an action film through and through...and believe me it has it, and in spades!
br /Each action setpiece is mega as you would expect but it also delivers some crackers that you wouldn't, that's what makes it so cool, it achieves on so many levels...there is one scene where somebody blows something up and much like an opening scene in From Dusk Til Dawn, it's filmed in one continous shot with the 'someone' is walking away from it blowing in the background, well this has got to be one of my favourite scenes of the film, and no doubt there was some pressure on it because there was no chance of a second take - it's insane! you'll love it, i bet the extra features of the DVD will pay a mention to this bad boy!
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br /So in summary, roll on part 3, but beware, because it's gunna have a lot to live up to...
Best Film on BluRay December 7, 2008
M. Ward (UK)
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
As many of you will know the Dark Knight was a huge hit at the Imax, quickly becoming one of the most watched films in Imax history. The majority of the film was actually filmed in standard 35mm format however during the big action sequences 70mm Imax was utilized to record the film in breathtaking quality.
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br /With that in mind I am delighted to see that the BluRay of this film has arrived in variable aspect ratio, I see that a couple of reviewers have knocked off a star because of this but I would point out that this gives you more detail and shows the film as the director intended it to be seen... surely that's what blu-ray is all about?!
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br /Dont be put off, this film is quite simply the best looking blu ray film out there.
Beyond Batman February 13, 2009
Mr. Blu (Europe)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Yes this is an action film, yes this is a superhero film, but it is also so much more than that. All the acting performances are so powerful that it seems unbelievably real. Heath Ledger's Joker is an astonishing creation, and his tragic death will transform this role into the stuff of legend. The film is just blessed through and through. The only bad thing about "Batman Begins" was the talentless Katie Holmes, and she turned down the role this time! Thank God. And thank Gyllenhaal for being infinitely better and adding to this film's many merits.
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br /For me, this was better than last year's Oscar winner, because it deals with similar themes and yet for all its cartoon origins seems realer and more powerful. How do you fight evil without becoming evil? How do you deal with criminals who "just want to watch the world burn" and who can't be bought or bullied? The gambit with the two ships is a simple borrowing from the history of Philosophy but it makes great cinema and adds ferocious fuel to the issues mentioned above.
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br /By the end of the film when we finally understand exactly why the film is called "The Dark Knight", Batman and our understanding of him and of crime and of what we might want someone like him to do with criminals have all altered forever. An astonishing achievement in film. It really does blur the boundaries between serious cinema and action films. The last film I saw that I liked more than this was a Lars von Trier film! The new Batman franchise is doomed, from here the only way to go is down.
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