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I’m so freaking jealous I just don’t know what to do with myself because I gotta wait (along with the rest of you) until the middle of July to go see the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Ever since that first glimpse trailer came out months ago, I’ve been waiting. Now here’s some SOB that’s managed to get an advanced viewing. It’s pretty spoiler free so it shouldn’t ruin too much for you, couple of juicy tidbits in there though to watch out for, but over all it just makes me wanna see this movie that much more.

Heath Ledgers performance of the joker is truly one for the books. A man of no remorse or morals who simply wants to see things burn. There is no back story or establishing the character. He is fully formed. He does have some dialogue scenes that reveal a bit of his background. Lets just say he has some issues with his father and that smile of his is rooted in a gesture of love. He is far from a caricature and has depth . He realises that without Batman he would not be. The Joker is almost more of a terrorist than criminal. He is not motivated by money. He wants to see people suffer. Its a damn shame that this was Heath Ledger’s final major performance as it shows a whole different side to him as a performer

Click here for the full Dark Knight review.