Seeing this at midnight or release day, I couldn't have been more excited for this film. However, I ended up leaving disappointed. An obvious product of it's time, TDK is based in terroristic threats and the fears of the era. Rather than have a plot and world born from the source-material, TDK is simply a modern action flick dressed in recognizable spandex. Hate all you want, but HL's portrayal of the Joker, though original, did little to nothing with the potential hand-delivered to him in his casting. Had it not been for the elements surrounding the production of the film, it would have been quickly remedied by a later, more authentic film of the genre.