THE DARK KNIGHT
Gaaaaaaasp!! Swooooooon!! Woooooowwzaaa!!Now, we all know that Christopher Nolan completely rebooted and reinvented the Batman franchise with (the frankly incredible) Batman Begins. But sequels can be tricky - you need to up the ante, and up the threat, but you also need to develop the character a bit and move things forward.. they can be bloody tricky! So how did he fare..?
Yep, he completely knocked it out of the park! Christopher Nolan really is a genius in my eyes, and one of the hottest, most talented filmmakers working today. Both in terms of story and direction, he just seems to have a very good understanding of how things translate best to the screen. The Dark Knight not only maintains the same level of awesomeness as Batman Begins, but it also expands on the world and takes the franchise into some new and exciting places. To be honest it's really much more of an epic crime drama as opposed to a superhero movie, and the many comparisons to the film Heat are very valid - The Dark Knight is an incredible film!
Check out the trailer if you don't believe me:
Ok so here's the low down - The Dark Knight is out on the 8th December, and it has many great deals and goodies online if you pre-order. You're actually spoilt for choice this time around, so here's what you can get if you shop about:
Amazon
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition DVD - £11.98
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition DVD with Bat Mask - £17.98
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray - £14.98
There's also a cool little Batman Begins/Dark Knight Double Pack available on both formats which I would highly recommend if you don't already own the first one. Check that out here.
Play
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition DVD - £11.99
This used to come with some 'limited edition art cards' but it seems like they've pulled those now. However it does come with 25% discount off Batman t-shirts and memorabilia when you buy the DVD.. quite interesting.
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray - £14.99
HMV
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition DVD - £11.99
This comes with a comic book (for the win) I've just ordered mine from here.
The Dark Knight 2 Disc Special Edition Blu-Ray - £14.99
You can also win a signed poster with HMV - Check that out... HERE.
Other than that there's supposedly a special Blu-Ray Limited Edition Batpod version floating about, but I can't seem to find that online anywhere yet. Keep your eyes peeled if it sounds like your cup of tea, it looks kind of nifty!
vrooooom!!!!And that's it for me Bat fans! Until next time.. Same Bat time, same bat channel!
- Jimmy
2 comments:
How totally awesome is that bat-mask edition? You should get that for ciaran
In case anyone is using this post in order to decide which one to go for.. The HMV comic is RUBBISH. It's a flimsy 5 pages, and just shows the prologue of the film in comic form. Not even anything pre-film, it's just the bank heist as shown in the film anyway - LAME.
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