Ok, I finally had a chance to see it and yes, I know its been out forever! I have to admit, going in to the movie I really didn't expect much even with all the hype. But I have to say, I was completely blown away with it. The overall dark theme was mind boggling and Heath Ledger...wow...what can you saw about him as The Joker. I never expected Jack Nicholson to be out done, but I think he really did get outshined this time.

This might have been the first time that I was ever really bothered by the character of Batman. Yes I even enjoyed Val Kilmer as Batman more than Christian Bale in this movie. It is slowly becoming more and more evident that Christian Bale can only play Christian Bale. I was not wild about his voice when he was in the role of Batman, it sounded as if he had a sore throat and was just trying to work through it. But even with that being said, Batman has still come out on top as my favorite movie of the year so far. This is one that I may even buy on BluRay when I get home.

I give this movie a: 9.0