"The Dark Knight" mini-review

The Professor gives it an A.

Christian Bale is the best Batman ever.
Heath Ledger (mayherestinpeace) was the best Joker ever.
The production values of "Dark Knight" are if anything better than those of Batman Begins.
The story is... wonderful. Given that it concerns a billionaire vigilante in a bat suit and a criminal who wears purple suits and clown makeup, it has a gritty reality and tragic scope that are remarkable. It makes the 80's version look as campy by comparision, as the 60's TV series looked compared to the 80's movie.

Good grief, this is shaping up into a marvelous year for movies!