Batman

Posted on July 21, 2008 at 8:00 am

B+
Lowest Recommended Age: High School
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Profanity: Some rude language
Alcohol/ Drugs: Social drinking
Violence/ Scariness: Comic book violence and mayhem, some disturbing
Diversity Issues: None
Date Released to Theaters: 1989

The critical and box office success of The Dark Knight is a reminder to take another look at the last re-booted Batman and Joker, Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s broody re-imagining of a character then best remembered for the campy 1960’s television series. Ledger is sensational in “The Dark Knight,” but so is Nicholson in a performance included in the American Film Institute’s list of the 50 all-time best movie villains. The visuals, the music, and most of all the performances make this movie a very worthy precursor to the current re-imagining of the enduring story.

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