I didn't go to IMAX to see The Dark Knight because they don't show trailers beforehand. I was told the newest Twilight trailer was going to be playing in front of the Dark Knight, so... no IMAX for me. (For the record, I was lied to about that.)
As much as I love superheroes and comic book movies, I'm not a fan of Batman. I'm really not. I WANT to be, and I've certainly tried many times over, but he just seems to be missing something for me. And as much as I luuuurve Christian Bale, his "Batman" voice was bordering on ridiculous for me. The gravelly-ness of it had me in giggles that earned me death glares from everyone else in the theater.
However, all that being said, that does not take away from the fact that this is still a fantastic movie. Of course I'm biased because damn near all of it was filmed here (anyone who wants a tour of Gotham City, come visit me
), but the acting (especially on Ledger's part, and Maggie Gyllenhaal is infinitely better in the role than Katie Holmes was), the special effects, the writing, the direction... everything about it is awesome.
Heath Ledger as the joker was downright creepy. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he got an Oscar nod for the role.
