otacon321

Ok let me get this off my chest right now so it's all on the up and up.
I've seen Dark Knight 3 times so far this summer. It was an honor I had so far only given to IronMan and W*ALL-E (I love that little bot) up till that point.

ok so heres just a little oppinion based of what I've seen

You can not compare Jokers. . .period
To compair Ledger to Nickelson would be like compairing Nickleson to Romaro. To each there own Joker. Personal I think the best person EVER to play Joker is Mark Hamil (Batman:TAS, and Batman Beyond, And Justice League) He had about him an air of a man who was genuinly funny but at a momets notice could remind you that he is a complet PSYCO. Ledger did a good job of makeing a realistic version of this Joker. At times he was quite funny ("I just want my phone call") and at times he was truly loony toons ("I want you to HIT ME!!") so as far as me, I like Ledger over Nickelson (Who was quite good don't get me wrong, but he was not the Joker I identfy with when I think of the Joker) The movie itself was quite good, it didn't drag and it didn't slow down. The acting was top notch and the directing left be speechless on several occations. All in all it was a good movie. . .Oscer worthy? well we'll see now won't we.

As to Comic Books in general
well by basic definition Comics are geared towrds younger kids however it would seem that many wrighters are understanding that kids "aint stupid no more" and can handle larger and more complex stories and more dramatic and adult plots. This insures that not only can they maintain there fan base of folks who grew up (and have thus grown up) with the comic and have matured but also those fresh to the world. I compair it to "Super Sentai" (the japanese show on which "Power Rangers" is loosley based) Knowing that many of the folks sitting down on saturday morning watching the newist Sentai with their kids are the former kids who where watching it in the 70's and 80's (yes it's been around 30 years) they have made a show enjoyable to kids but one that parents can get a kick out of as well.

Batman the animated series was a GROUNDBREAKING show. To this day I still get a lump in my throte seeing episodes like "My Silicone Soul" and that I think is do to a more mature wrighting style (hell it won Emmy's for cris'sake) that kind of staying power is something animation today lacks badly. Alto I am a fan of "The Batman" and "Teen Titans" I don't own the dvd's as I do not see myself remaining a diehard fan of these shows into my later years.

As to other Comic Book movies. well thears the good, Spider-Man 1/2, X-Men 1/2, Incredable Hulk, IronMan, Punisher, V for Vendeta, Batman Begins)

The OK, Fantastic Four 1/2, Ghost Rider, DareDevil [DIRCTORS CUT ONLY], Superman 1/2, Blade 1 and 3

And The Crap, Catwoman, Superman 3-Returns, X-Men 3, SPIDER-MAN 3 (nearly unwatchable) Electra (even knowing that theres a Girl/Girl kiss later in the movie I've never been able to watch it long enought to get to it) Blade 2, Hulk

but these are just my oppinions take them as you will
DekaPrime

(please pardon my spelling and grammer it is quite late and at the moment I'm haveing trouble seeing clearly)