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The Dark Knight is by far the best. Christian Bale in my opinion has played the Bruce Wayne role the best so far and he wears the cape and cowl well although the deep voice is of course a bit overdone. Heath Ledger's Joker is phenomenal acting from a superbly written part. We also get the transformation of Harvey Dent into Two-Face that ties in with the overall plot and character change that Dent goes through. The pace is also what I call quick-steady. Not ridiculously fast, but never slow and once you are drawn in, it is next to impossible to turn away, in a big way due to Ledger's performance as I can't help but wonder what he will do next. The supporting cast is also excellent. I thought Gary Oldman and Eric Roberts did very well in their parts. The music score and queues are very well done, especially whenever the Joker is in a scene. The film has the dark serious side, with a lot of comedic relief from the Joker as well. When he laughs after being tossed to his death from the top of a building, there's just something hilarious about the guy. This is one of the longer films(behind only the Dark Knight Rises I believe) but it uses the time well, incorporating lots of suspense, chaos and action sequences. I mean, this is almost a crime movie with a few masks and face paint thrown in. We see a bank robbery, a hospital blown up, a prison blown up, a warehouse blown up, a huge amount of money burned, countless people shot, several car wrecks and a game of chicken between good citizens on one barge and a group of prisoners on another. There is so much to say about this film, I can't squeeze it all in here. Don't get me wrong. The 1989 Batman was very good for the time. Batman Returns I thought dropped off though and well the Schumacher versions were terrible. Batman Begins gave Batman a better origin story and went much deeper into the character, but that was all a good build-up to the best film, The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight Rises was also excellent. Tom Hardy's Bane stole the show I thought and his physical battles with Batman are so much fun since Batman is no longer the physical badass compared to all his other adversaries but is actually matched and even outmatched at times by the hulking villain. Yet, even that excellent film lacked the magic of The Dark Knight. I believe it is one film that is here to stay for decades. They really nailed it with a fantastic script, solid acting a mesmerizing film, that , like its many shots of revolving around the characters for the IMAX screenings, keeps the gears in our heads turning and wanting more.
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