RIP Robin Williams

I know I haven't blogged much so I thought I would do a quick post dedicated to this man.

This man was a true legend both in comedy and meaningful performances, giving both heart and thought into every performance and it is such a shame to lose a legend. As a tribute here is a list of every film he has been in, go and pick your favourites and comment if you want.

 Can I do it 'Till I need Glasses

Popeye

The world according to Garp

The Survivors

Moscow on the Hudson

Seize the day

Club paradise

The best of the times

Good Morning, Vietnam

The adventures of Baron Munchausen 

Dead Poets society

I'm from Hollywood

Cadillac Man

Awakenings

Back to Neverland

Dead Again

The fisher king

Hook

Toys

Aladdin

The timekeeper

Ferngully: the last rainforest

Shakes the clown

Mrs. Doubtfire

Being Human

In search of Dr. Seuss

Jumanji

Nine Months

Aladdin and the king of thieves

Hamlet

The secret agent

Jack

The birdcage

Good will hunting

Flubber

Deconstructing Harry

Fathers Day

Patch Adams

What dreams may come

Bicentennial Man

Jakob the Liar

Get Bruce

Model Behavior

A.I.

The Rutles 2

Insomnia

Death to Smoochy

One hour Photo

Noel

House of D

The final cut

The big white

Robots

The aristocrats 

Man of the Year

Night at the museum

Happy Feet

Everyone's hero

RV

The night listener 

August Rush

Shrink

Worlds greatest dad

Night of the museum 2

Old dogs

Happy feet 2

The big wedding

The face of love

The Butler

The Angriest man in Brooklyn (2014)

Night at the museum 3 (2014)

Boulevard (2014)

Its such a great loss and he will be missed by everyone, so go and pick a few of your favourites and watch then and just enjoy the life he lived, it may not have ended well but he made millions of people laugh, cry and smile.

RIP ROBIN WILLIAMS

July 21 1951- August 11 2014

Transformers Age of Extinction

Hello! I finally saw Transformers! it has currently made over $600,000,000 and is definitely the blockbuster of the summer or even the year! so without further ado... I hope you enjoy my review!

So Transformers 4 takes place 5 years after the Chicago and all the transformers have gone into hiding and the humans have completely turned against them, even the Autobots. A group called Cemetery Winds hunt down the remaining Autobots with a little help from Lockdown, the films main villain who is after Optimus Prime for reasons unknown. We are presented with a new human cast, Cade Yeager who is a struggling inventor trying to get his daughter into college or whatever, he stumbles upon an old truck which turns out to be the great Optimus Prime heavily injured and extremely angry. The CIA come looking for Cade and Optimus and as they go on the run things start to unravel, humans intend on making their own transformers from an element delivered millions of years ago known as Transformium. A new batch of Autobots must race to stop the development of these Transformers and stop a much larger plan involving a newly reincarnated Megatron.

I didn't want to go into too much detail but the story is very interesting obviously it has issues but nonetheless the conventions involved are cool and it makes sense to a degree. I love the idea of humans gaining the upper hand by creating better transformers and with the newest villain introduced I thought it was brilliant to tease a larger plan, it left a lot of questions about these so called "creators" and Lockdowns purpose as well why Optimus Prime is a target. Megatron simply wanted control over the planet and his rivals dead however Lockdown is a very complex character who's purpose remained clouded which worked really well and it also gave the character some depth, it should also be noted that Lockdown is not a Decepticon which again is very intriguing. So the story was very good, it didn't sidetrack like the 3rd one which was good and the Transformers definitely got the screen time they deserved.
The Human side of the story involving father issues was really good compared to the Sam Witwicky story however I felt they tried to use it too much as a devise to create comedy which came across too forced but it was still funny, Mark Wahlberg was very funny but I think they shouldn't have brought up the "protective dad" issue as much, it became a bit repetitive.

What did I think of the human cast? well they were great, Mark Wahlberg was a great father figure and a fun character who's connection with his daughter was more real as well as humorous and that made the story a lot more grounded and believable, it didn't feel AS scripted, it felt more fluent. The Daughter Tessa was definitely an improvement from Mikaela and Carly, what was great was that she didn't have much to say she was surprisingly a quiet character but again exploited for eye candy however she had a decent role and I felt people could perhaps connect more with her. Tessa was accompanied by her Irish boyfriend Shane (or lucky charms) who reminded me a lot of Seth Rogen. Anyway! he was a really good addition to the film, not only did he create a fun conflict between the characters but he also had a purpose in the film as a driver which created an amazing car chase later in the film. I was really impressed with Stanley Tucci's character who offered more comic relief but was ultimately a difficult character to predict, at first I saw him as the villain but he changes. There are loads of human characters, most of them are interesting and cool but there are a few that are just meh however it is a big improvement from Dark of the moons who's cast was a mixture of positivity and negativity.

The new transformers introduced was very limited which was a shame however the additions were really cool, especially drift and hound. Obviously it was great to see Optimus and Bumblebee with badass upgrades which made them look more heroic and strangely like knights, this appeals more to Optimus's new structure which looks more ancient. Bumblebee is fun as usual and he has some really funny moments as well as pulling off some awesome combat moves, I mean he rides a flying dinosaur for god sake what do you expect!
Optimus Prime was definitely the highlight of the entire transformer cast along with Lockdown. Optimus's attitude towards mankind changes which makes him a very different character but he still possesses the elements of leadership and courage which show later on but it was really interesting to see Optimus's hate towards the human race and it pushes him a lot and we do get to see a very violent Prime and its epic!
So the new Autobots were great and they all had their moments to shine however in terms of the Decepticons I was very disappointed by the lack of Decepticons, there just weren't any in there and I wish they brought in some familiar characters from the Transformers universe however the designs we saw were spectacular especially for Stinger and Galvatron who was very cool but I felt his screen time wasn't long enough but they may have done that on purpose ready for the future. The overall designs of all the transformers was amazing as always but the ones that stood out were of course the Dinobots!
the Dinobots were so amazing! the designs and effects for them were superb and their transformations were so cool... but (yes there is a but) I wanted to see more of the Dinobots in their robot forms, they were colossal and that would have been a perfect opportunity to create one of the most memorable battles and they missed it unfortunately.

The effects were amazing as always, everything was so details from rain particles on the Transformers to the destruction of a tree causing individual leaves to fly around so visually it was stunning, the explosions of course they were over the top but they were epic and they made the experience so much more enjoyable.
The music was amazing, Steve Jablonsky did a fantastic job creating a new soundtrack and it fitted the action brilliantly as well as making the best scenes even better, I just hope it's released on CD.

To finish off I am going to do a pro and con's list just to give you a better idea of what was good and bad!

Pro

• Action- The action was over the top but absolutely amazing, especially when the Dinobots arrive
• Effects- This film dealt with more complex designs and nailed it as well as creating a realistic dinosaur landscape and a brilliantly detailed ship thats details are unparalleled compared to anything the Transformers have done before
• Car chases- There is one scene involving Shane who drives the family away from trouble and it is so good!
• Human cast- definitely an improvement in cast and character roles, most characters were significant in some way instead of them being absolutely useless 
• Script- I've seen people comment on the "cheesiness" of the script and I didn't think it was that bad, I really enjoyed the script
• Lockdown- By far the strongest villain, he was interesting, beautifully designed and mysterious which opened up a lot of question as well as widening the Transformers universe
• Optimus Prime- awesome!     
• Soundtrack
• Dinobots
• Its connection to "Dark of the moon"
• Frank Welker- original Transformer voice actor!
• Imagine dragons

Cons

• Transformations- there simply weren't enough
• Lack of Decepticons and familiar characters from the franchise
• General issues showing laziness 
• some characters were pointless 
• Chinese fighting (watch it and you'll understand)
• Not enough Dinobots 
• Not enough footage showing the fate of the other Autobots such as Sideswipe or the other Wreckers 
• Strange obsession with Chinese Milk and other product placement 

So thats it from me! I get it a reasonable 7.5/10 it was such an amazing experience however it had issues but they didn't bother me as much as I thought and I will definitely see it again just for the amazing visual effects and the overall improvements. Go and see this! stop what your doing and go!

I apologise for the lack of blogging but I've been busy and a tad lazy!

I hope you enjoyed this very long post

thank you for reading

Until next time!

Update!

Hello! I know I said my next post won't be until Transformers but I've had to delay the day I see it so to much sadness I will not see it on the opening day (Oh well)
so I wanted to do a little update about this month, you would have thought during the summer holidays there may be more posts, this is not true I'm afraid.

I am going to Jersey for a week which is a big deal for me because I haven't been on a plane in maybe 10 years so I am very nervous despite it being a 45 minute flight. As well as that I am now working in HMV for the summer which does take up a bit of my time and it knackers me out so blogging has been at the back of my mind lately. Along with work I am doing a lot which is very surprising because I always thought of myself as a bit of a recluse in fact now I have so much planned that it still baffles me, I'll share some of them for you!
I have my Holiday to Jersey
Harry potter studios (there will be a post on that!)
My Birthday
Lion King
I am also going to learn the Ukulele and I have mastered the spelling of it!
Hopefully site seeing in London and Brighton
and just general days out and a list of things I want to do just in case we have time (Marwell zoo) will hopefully be put into action, I did just complete my first year at college I deserve to relax
sooo yes! it is going to be the best summer I've had and it will mean that posts won't be as frequent. If anything the main things I will blog about will be Transformers, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, TMNT and Harry Potter so at least there will be posts... just not many.

That's all I wanted to say really, just so you don't think I've forgotten... I'm sure my small fan club will miss me! but I will be back occasionally but don't expect 10 posts a month, I still don't know how I managed to do that.

anyway thats it from me! I will be back soon with my review on the latest Transformers film :)
Thanks for reading
Until next time :)

How to train your dragon 2

Hello! last night I saw the preview screening of How to train your dragon 2 and I'm going to talk about it, this will be my last post until the big release of Transformers Age of Extinction... I need to mentally prepare myself. So I hope you enjoy!

So this sequel takes place 5 years after the events from the first and Berk have adjusted to a new life with dragons whilst Hiccup and Toothless journey forward discovering new lands and news species of Dragons. They soon stumble across Dragon hunters who are capturing Dragons and selling them to a mysterious character called Drago Bludvist who is building a giant army of Dragons, how is this possible you ask? well he has a secret weapon called the Bewilderbeast who is capable of controlling all dragons (even toothless) and he is considered the king of all dragons. A mass war breaks out to protect Berk and their dragons, Hiccup teams up with his long lost mother to fight Drago's force of enslaved dragons.

What was great about this film was that we got loads of new and very well designed dragons, when I say loads I mean loads! this film contained hundreds of dragons some of the same species but all of them were unique whether it be colour or certain features and to me that was key in this film, whats the fun in having dragons that look the same which is where I think the first film tripped up on. We did get a good look at some dragons but not many and then the sequel comes along and wow! some of them are epic and the scale is beyond real, they really took it to a new level and expanded the Dragon world. My favourite is of course the night fury but out of the new comers I really liked Stormcutter (the one with 4 wings) and Stoicks Rumblehorn. The added dragons probably made the film more enjoyable because... its about dragons so you need dragons but they were visually brilliant, colourful, big and small and just very well animated, a lot of work went into the more prominent dragons such as Toothless and the Bewilderbeast.

As for the human characters, each of them were visually rendered to make them look 5 years older and they all looked great and still recognisable, I was very impressed with the design of Hiccup who looks a lot more heroic in this compared to his teenage years however he still keeps his wacky personality which is good but as a character his role is a lot more dominating and controlling, he's not that scared clumsy kid any more and although I miss that clumsy attitude his role in this is so much stronger.
The other characters like Astrid and Gobber are also great but there were some real big improvements and bigger roles offered to the secondary characters such as Snotlout and Fishlegs who were very funny in this along with Kristen Wiigs character Ruffnut who offered a lot of comic relief to the film and was a character that stood out a lot more for me compared to Astrid who's role I thought was very minimal for some reason.

We did get some new characters which is always good, the villain was very cool and quite freaky to be honest, what was different about Drago was that he was insane he didn't quite have a motif as such but it was more like "I want a big army of dragons because I can" like most villains he was simply after power but I felt him and Hiccup should have had a fight instead of a conversation, I think that would have showed off Drago's insanity and power. We also got Eret who captured dragons and was a love interest for Ruffnut and as creepy as it is... its very very funny, I felt that Eret was a predictable character then again this is a kids film but he played a nice role in the film and kinda turned the tables when all seemed lost. Then we also get Hiccups mother but I'm not actually going to say anything about that.

The film was brilliant, it has some very funny moments with the occasional bit of action that is really intense and very gripping. Its sad, funny, exciting and more thrilling than the first one however I felt it lost a lot of what was so powerful in the first one, How to train your dragon focused on this forbidden friendship that was really sweet and innocent but they couldn't repeat that however it was still a great sequel with a lot of highlights, it is a must see! lets hope they can pull it off a 3rd time. How to train your dragon will be returning soon.
I give it a reasonable 7/10 whilst the action and characters were a lot better along with the visuals I felt the story was a bit weaker and the connection between certain characters diminished compared to the first but it was a very strong sequel that expanded the dragon universe and I hope it continues to do so.

Anyway thats it from me today until the release of Transformers 4, I've noticed the Transformer posts have become a bit popular so I'm hoping you will love the next post, I am so excited
Thanks for reading!
Until next time :)

100th Post!!!

Hello! today is my 100th post which is just awesome so before I move onto what I will be doing I thought I would just thank everybody for reading! I had no idea I would get this far let alone 10,000 Blog views along with 100,000 Google views.
Today is also my Blog's birthday, 1 year today which is pretty cool! I've seen much change but never could I foresee that in 1 year I would reach 100 posts, 10,000 views and 100,000 Google views so yes I am very surprised, it may not be a lot to some people but I've done myself proud and as I explained I will be blogging less I'm going to guess maybe 5 times a month in comparison to the 12 a month but I won't forget to blog so don't worry :)

Anyway this post is going to be a mixture of 2 things, I actually got a few questions in so I thought I would do a mini Q&A, there aren't many questions which was expected but at least its not nothing.

1) Who is your favourite actor
Errm I did a short one on the "about me page" but if I were to choose 1 actor I think it would be Michael Shannon. The way he executed the role of General Zod was fantastic because he did make us feel sorry for him and as well as that the way he delivered his lines was fantastic, he has a very sinister voice and look which made him the perfect villain. This criteria can then be replicated in Boardwalk Empire which is brilliant and I only started watching because of Michael who is my favourite character. One of my favourite films staring him is Take shelter because of his superb acting, with Michael his mood changes instantly giving us a range of performances and for this film we saw an almost psychotic yet scared being and he did such an amazing job.

2) Who is your favourite actress
This ones tough because I generally don't have one but I am going to go with... Megan Fox, I'm just kidding! I really don't have one, there are some that I like but no one that sticks out so... yeah sorry about that!

3) Who is your favourite Marvel Superhero
Thor, mainly because he has the strongest weapon in the Marvel universe and is so awesome that he is ranked top 10 strongest and most deadliest characters so don't start a fight with him. The way he's been brought to life in the film I think sold it to me, after Thor in 2011 I bought so many comics and replicas. With the Marvel universe its tough because its so large but Thor stands out the most for me because of his powers, his design and his characteristics.

4) Who is your favourite DC superhero
Batman, easy choice! The thing about Batman is that he's different, he's got a dark past which influenced his decision to fight crime and in all the comics, games or films they heavily focus on that night and its interesting to see a hero who isn't wearing bright colours or is always happy. As well as that Batman is human which means he has limits and that allows writers to produce an interesting story which is why he is so successful. As for the films Batman has been through a bumpy ride but finally Nolans incarnation captured the dark knight perfectly and so did the Arkham games. He is just awesome!

5) Who is your favourite Transformer
Optimus Prime, he possess amazing qualities which makes him an interesting and bad ass character, he's courageous, smart, awesome, visually amazing, voiced by Peter Cullen and just brilliant. Despite the flaws in the trilogy Optimus Prime was envisioned perfectly! he had that brave look and as we went through to the 3rd film he got better, he killed 10 Decepticons in 45 seconds... come on! I love the design of Optimus prime and his characteristics. I would have chose Bumblebee however I felt Optimus has more of a dominating role but Bee certainly makes the film more fun and... he's a Camaro

I was going to do a top 10 list but I couldn't think of categories, I was trying to think of something fun but I couldn't so today's post was cut down a lot.

So thank you for those questions! so what's next? well I will be doing the same thing and as I have explained I will not be blogging as much but the summer should be pretty great with all the blockbusters out like Transformers, TMNT and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and I am thinking of doing a post about the Harry Potter studios after I go (I am very excited!) I'm not completely out of ideas unless Hollywood stop producing films just expect less! I achieved my goal which is amazing but why stop right?
This year has been very good for my blog it has seen much change and possibly improvements so thank you for reading everything and hopefully enjoying it. It has expanded a lot so make sure you check out the other pages featuring things about me, my autographs and how to contact me (you stalker!)
I think that's it for today honestly, I chickened out of doing a video so maybe I'll do that for 20,000? so get viewing and sharing

Again thank you to everyone, it amazes me how my blog has reached places such as India or Iraq I still don't know how that happened but thank you!
Thanks for reading
Until next time :)

The Dark knight Rises

Goood Afternoon pedestrians! Today is my 99th post and it will be another Batman based posted because then I've talked about the entire trilogy which is pretty cool! Today is all about the epic finale to the greatest and most successful Superhero trilogy. Enjoy!

What's quite unique about this film is that it primarily takes the events from Batman Begins and resurfaces them whilst reminding us about the Dark knight which I thought was very clever. Whilst Bane attempts to destroy Gotham like Ra's Al Ghul did in Batman Begins we are given a reminder of the events of Harvey's death and how it actually plays a pivotal role in the plot despite the 8 years.
So 8 years after Harvey and Rachels death the Batman and Wayne have gone into hiding (no one seems to have been able to find the link) and whilst he's been hiding a mercenary called Bane has been plotting to destroy Gotham and restore balance. This causes Bruce to wear the cowl one last time to stop a nuclear bomb from destroying Gotham.

What's great about this finale is that it is epic! we finally have an opponent who is physically and mentally dominating, Batman has never dealt with someone who can beat him which allowed them to explore the fact that Batman is human and this created probably some of the greatest hand to hand combat fighting scenes I have seen in the Batman films. There were a lot of awesome scenes in this film, the first confrontation between Bane and Batman was fantastic, brilliantly choreographed and amazing to watch. What this scene did was make Batman look very inferior, we're so use to Batman saving the day and beating the villains that this scene evidently shocking. The raw strength and skill Bane possessed in this scene was awesome and they really looked back on an iconic moment when Bane breaks the bat and for a lot of comic book fans it was important that they took the comic books into consideration.
The other awesome scene was of course the final battle which consisted of over 1000 extras! The scale of it was massive however if you pay attention to the background fighting some of it is very sloppy but I kinda expected that, its difficult to control 1000 guys in a narrow street. The highlight of that scene was the epic chase involving Catwoman on the Batpod and Batman in the Bat, the speed and pace of the scene was enjoyable and just down right epic as it featured a lot of cool explosions as well as some really cool manoeuvring, having the Bat-wing was amazing and the design of it was fantastic so it was great to see it get involved.

The story itself despite the plot holes is very solid, simple and enjoyable. Whilst it diverts away from the Joker which I think disappointed fans it brought the events of 2 films into 1 which created the epic conclusion. I would have liked Batman to come out of hiding possibly sooner however the first time you see him its an amazing moment, its got the memorable music composed by Hans Zimmer, the introduction of the Bat and loads of Cop cars chasing after one guy and that really set the tone for how much people resent the Batman and overall it was an awesome scene possibly one of my favourites because the first half builds up towards the Dark knights return and when it happens its awesome!
In terms of the plot holes they didn't really bother me however the biggest one was did of course surround Bruce's re-entry into Gotham after escaping the pit, I would have liked a little bit on how he got from that pit in the middle of nowhere successfully into Gotham without anyone seeing, I'm sure its possible because he's Batman but I wanted to see it. There were a few minor ones such as Alfred's disappearance I mean... where does he go? but nothing that really bothered me too much.

The cast and crew were fantastic! it was great to see the return of Cillian Murphy who played the Scarecrow, he had a very minor role but it was good to see him. As for the Joker I think they didn't mention him mainly out of respect although I was gutted about it I just don't see how it could have become relevant but a little nod as a reminder would have been really great, a villain like the joker doesn't just stay quiet and neither does his legacy so maybe a short reference to the Prince of Crime or his actions would have pleased fans but I do know they were planning to reuse unused footage which would have been very interesting... anyway!
The main guy who stood out amongst the entire crew was Tom Hardy who played the infamous Bane. Although characteristics surrounding Bane are completely different compared to the comic book Bane... I absolutely loved Hardy's portrayal and the design was amazing, he looked so menacing and the way they modernised the Venom within bane was tricky but it worked. For those of you who don't know Bane feeds on a substance called Venom which increased his strength making him the monster he is in complete contrast Nolan's Bane was inflicted with pain beyond comprehension and as a result his mask feeds him morphine to hide the pain which is a lot more sympathetic compared to the venom story and it kinda makes you feel abit sorry for the guy before he starts breaking every bodies neck!

I absolutely love this film however I don't think it is as good as the Dark knight although there were certain qualities that the Dark Knight lacked which were resurfaced in the conclusion such as solid fighting and they exploited that perfectly and created some magnificent and memorable scenes. Yes the plot had some issues but I was so satisfied with the conclusion of such a great trilogy I mean its triumphant end was amazing, predictable yes but fantastic. What I didn't like about the finale was that it left a door open for something new to rise from and I doubt anything will so it seemed pointless however it gave the Dark Knight a happier ending because lets face it... he hasn't had the best life so making it worse would have been cruel!
please check out this trilogy and if you missed my other posts about the other 2, here they are!
http://james-lister.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-dark-knight.html
http://james-lister.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/batman-begins-2005.html

thanks for reading!
I will be back tomorrow with my 100th post... woo!
Until next time (tomorrow)

The Dark Knight

hello! yes it has been a while and I have resorted to blogging less because of my "busy" timetable, its not me being lazy (partly) I just have other things to do now which is really good, the whole reason I started primarily was because I didn't have much to do but now thats changed however I will keep blogging just a bit less unless there is something major happening, I'm thinking of doing a reaction video to some of the newest Transformers trailer but I'm mainly focusing on the big 100th post and 100,000 Google views. Once I hit that not only have I accomplished something pretty great but I've actually achieved something in my perspective so something good will be online when I reach that goal, I have no idea what but hopefully it will be good.
Today I wanted to focus on a Christopher Nolan film that really changed the superhero world, yes I am on about The Dark knight! probably the greatest superhero film out there for many reasons, reasons that will be discussed.

The Dark Knight is set roughly a year after Batman Begins and in that time Batman has gained the trust of the police force to an extent and has improved his skills even more as well as getting a new suit and some fun new toys from Fox. The Joker has become known to the Dark Knight and Gothams police force indicating numerous encounters but nothing could prepare them for the anarchy the Joker is going to unleash onto Gothams citizens by using Harvey Dent and the Batman's identity to turn the people against the Batman and to plunge Gotham into chaos.

With the small teaser at the end of Batman Begins fans knew it was only a matter of time before we saw the prince of crime on screen again but like every superhero role out there, there was controversy! Bale got the same and now that was forced upon the Brokeback mountain star; Heath Ledger. Before going onto the actual story and what not I thought it was a sensible idea to talk about the true star of the film, Heath was phenomenal, his portrayal of the joker was stunning and completely unforgettable. In my books it will go down as the greatest comic book character portrayal because it is! in many ways you could just consider the Dark Knight the Jokers film, he was the one fans wanted to see and every moment on screen was fantastic. The thing about the Joker is that he is portrayed very differently in the comics, some artists go above and beyond crazy whilst others stay on a border but whilst his actions in The Dark Knight weren't horrific like those in the Killing Joke, his characteristics made him recognisable. The artists got the make up right, the clothing and Heath nailed the personality as well as the laugh which is key, I know its only a laugh but for the Joker its his signature move and its recognisable in the novels and the TV series. Overall Heath Ledgers amazing role in the film made the Dark Knight special, there was something about the way he did things which gave the Joker more of a horrific appearance like the licking of lips, the scar stories and his looks they were pretty freaky and the make-up was spot on! everything was perfect!

The actual story of the Dark Knight is intense and just down right amazing, it features some really interesting developments  from both the Joker and Two-Face, we're dealing with two very famous villains and they both got justice! superhero hero films must always be careful about the amount of villains but the Dark Knight did it perfectly, once Joker was taken care of we got to see Two-face, a very quick transformation from Gothams white knight to a monster who uses a coin to decide someone's fate and that was really cool to see, not only was the CGI brilliant but Aaron Eckhart's contrasting characteristics for both Two-Face and Harvey were flawless.
The entire story made sense, it was intriguing and quite fun at places. My favourite moment is probably the hospital scene which was visually stunning and amusing, interesting fact... they actually blew up a building which is pretty cool.
At the moment I've just taken note of the villains. The scenes with Batman were great as always, both Bruce Wayne and the caped crusader and in my books Bale is the best batman because its different. I remember a time where Batman was big with his broad chin and abnormally large chest but in this Bale is still very buff yet quite thin which made everything more real and in this we got to see him fight more and get a new costume which I thought was a lot better than the Batman Begins suit which still makes an appearance. The science behind the suit and his tech is really cool, its a little kids dream to own a Batmobile so they showed it off a lot and even brought in the coolest bike ever, the Batpod which was not only designed brilliantly but it looked amazing! its unique structure gave audiences something completely new and different and The Dark Knight gave the audiences a lot of new things like characters, equipment and the impressive and memorable Batsuit. What I liked most about the Batsuit was that it had a reason, if you watch Amazing Spiderman 2 the costume changes but you don't see why or how which isn't a big deal but it was very awesome to incorporate that change.

There's not much to say about the cast because its Nolan... he gets the best! the cast is amazing, Bale, Caine, Morgan, Eckhart, Ledger, Oldman and Gyllenhaal were all fantastic! despite the female role of Rachel changing it didn't bother me and between you and me... Maggie did it better! (sorry Katie Holmes)
so before I finished here is a list of why the Dark Knight is the greatest superhero film out there!

1) The cast! each DC character is created and performed perfectly by each member!
2) memorable villain- The joker is the reason this film done so well
3) despite the lack of fighting it did contain some brilliant choreographic scenes
4) The story was so in-depth and powerful
5) Jim Gordon's ending speech
6) The modernisation and realism of the dark knight!
7) The Bat pod
8) Heath Ledgers commitment and improvisation

without a doubt I give the Dark Knight a 9/10, I would have maybe liked a bit more fighting but everything else was perfect! the next question is will Affleck bring something new to the table, I mean anyone can be Batman, its the Bruce Wayne element that primarily important, although it does help to look the part which I think he does, whether he'll be as good as Bale only time will tell.

well thats all I have to say!
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed
Until next time :)