The Dark Knight (2008)

What's The Story?
Batman began three summers ago - now it's time for him to finish what he started. Bruce Wayne and his alter ego Batman hover on the verge of victory over Gotham City's corruption, thanks to the help of the stalwart Lieutenant Gordon and the capable D.A. Harvey Dent. But then a grinning, horrific specter rises up out of nowhere to thwart Batman at every turn... a devious anarchist who calls himself The Joker. In order to defeat him, Batman will have to explore the darker side of justice and risk becoming more villain than hero himself.
Three Good Reasons

1. Batman Begins proved to audiences that "a great superhero movie" could rise above the genre and become simply "a great movie." This sequel promises to live up to that standard, boasting the same director and exceptional lead actors.


2. While the film is packed with Oscar-worthy talents, it doesn't skimp on the high-octane thrills. Action junkies will get to see car crashes and explosions made the dangerous, old-fashioned way -- with hard metal and hot, hot fire!


3. No one will want to miss the extraordinary performance of Heath Ledger as The Joker, a chilling interpretation that was creating buzz even before the young actor's tragic death.

Bet You Didn't Know
Batman was born at the same moment that a real-life superhero, "The Iron Horse" took his final bow. On May 2, 1939, the same day "The Batman" debuted in Detective Comics #27, baseball legend Lou Gehrig benched himself due to the ravages of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ending his record 2,130-game streak.