I love superhero movies. Always have. But I'm not a comic book reader. So, apparently, the dark knight is a darker new Batman that appears in the comics. Having said that, Batman has always been my favorite superhero. But I stick with the original batman with the great gadgets and supercool antagonists. I must admit I also saw the first 2 Batman movies with Michael Keaton. To me, the only 2 movies worth watching. After him, they've had to change main actor in every movie, because the role is just too big for them. So dark knight is a very angry, confused and pathetic Batman fighting your average psychopath. I mean, isn't the Joker supposed to laugh, have exploding toys, demented jokes and an extraordinary criminal mind? The whole movie, the "joker" didn't laugh. Not once. He has no sick brilliant scheme to take over Gotham. Nothing that would suggest a Joker. So two pathetic characters and after a awhile, you just want the movie to end. A veritable waste of time.