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The Dark Knight The Dark Knight is as much a psychological thriller as it is a comic book action movie.\u00a0 It is a must have for fans of the genre.\u00a0 The Joker (played by the late Heath Ledger) is a cynical, sadomasochistic villain who organizes the criminals of Gotham city to kill Batman (Christian Bale).\u00a0 He is opposed by the seemingly incorruptible District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), and the stalwart police lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman).\u00a0 Alfred (Michael Caine) is once again the protector and spiritual advisor of Batman’s alter ego Bruce Wayne.\u00a0 Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman) reprises his role as the inventor of the great gadgets that give Batman his technological edge.\u00a0 Rachael Dawes (Maggie Gylenhaal) is caug ht in a love triangle between Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent.<\/p>\n Director Christopher Nolan’s Joker is a complex madman whose maiming, torturing, and killing is merely a prelude to prove to Batman that the citizen’s of Gotham are not worth saving and that given the chance they will turn on themselves like animals and kill each other.\u00a0 His greasy hair, moldy white makeup, and sickly red clown smile drawn across his ragged scar of a face remain disturbingly vivid on Blu-ray Disc.(tm)\u00a0\u00a0 Batman, on the other hand, is an equally complex character who is willing to be a vigilante to deter crime and save innocent lives, but also accepts his role as a scapegoat who will be blamed by Gotham’s citizens for the destruction he and those he pursues leave in their wake.<\/p>\n The movie comes with an entire additional disc of interesting content that is well written, and professionally produced and narrated.\u00a0 This enhances the package considerably.\u00a0 For example, the special feature “Batman Tech” gives an exciting look at the gadgets and tools used by Batman such as the Batsuit, Batmobile, Batpod and utility belt and compares them to similar devices used by the military and CIA.\u00a0 “Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight” is a feature that explores the psychology of Batman and the villains he faces with commentaries from real world psychologists and behavioral profilers.\u00a0 Viewers may turn on focus points during the movie that provides commentary from the director including stunt staging and filming in IMAX.\u00a0 Other extras include: “Gotham Tonight,” 6 mini-episode of a fictional Gotham news program including an interview with Harvey Dent.\u00a0 Also included are joker cards, concept art, poster art, production stills, trailers and T.V. spots.\u00a0 In addition a digital copy DVD comes with software to transfer the movie for viewing on your iPod, Mac of PC.<\/p>\n
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\nBlu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge<\/strong><\/p>\n