So I was one of those excited people who went to see The Dark Knight at midnight (12.03a) on Thursday/Friday. Needless to say, I got there about an hour before the showtime anticipating a huge crowd. I didn’t expect the crowd to be so big! It seems a local rock radio station was holding a costume contest — possibly to give way free tickets — because there were quite a few people dressed up as Batman characters, mostly Jokers.

The movie was truly great! I really think it was worth the hype! Christian Bale is definitely my favorite Batman! Heath Ledger’s Joker was amazing. There are rumors to a potential posthumous Oscar nom. He is certainly deserving. Jack Nicholson has nothing on him!

I’ve been seeing quite a few Batman movies circulating on TV again… probably to capitalize on the success of The Dark Knight. All the older movies just seem so cartoon-ish and unrealistic compared to the 2 new Batmans. Kudos to Christopher Nolan’s visual stylings and directing.