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We did finally get to see Dark Knight on Sunday. Here's the thing--I *barely* remember Batman Begins. I recall Cillian Murphy being creepy and cool, and Gary Oldman in the Batmobile, and not buying for a second that Katie Holmes was a lawyer *and* old enough to be Christian Bale's oldest friend (I have no idea if they're around the same age or not, but they don't seem like it). That's it. Which doesn't say a lot for the film, I don't think.

Anyway, I probably would have Netflixed this one, but when I started hearing about Heath Ledger's Joker--way before he died, even--I wanted to see it. To me, the ultimate evils of the DC Universe are Lex Luthor and the Joker. And I like the Joker better, myself.

So. I really, really liked this Joker. I liked everything about the way they re-imagined the character, I liked Heath Ledger's performance from his voice to his body language, I liked the dialogue they gave him. He's not the Joker from the comics, no, but that's all right. I watch the Hellboy movies, I am capable of separating the screen from the page when they're different but both very good.

And my favorite lines ... ( cut in case you're even lamer than me and still haven't seen it )

Really, the movie belonged to the Joker. I thought it dragged when he wasn't on-screen. But it was good. I liked Iron Man better, though.