What is your thoughts on the movie the dark knight

This movie, at the least, exceeded all my expectations! I thought that BATMAN BEGINS was good enough at the time that it was released. So much so that I felt that it made any previous Batman movies look like...dare I say it?...a joke (in my humble opinion of course). When I saw how it ended, I had hoped to see Christopher Nolan's version of the Joker even after hearing who he picked to play the part (I've only seen Heath Ledger in 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU and A KNIGHT'S TALE) but I had no idea how that was going to turn out! All I knew was that Mr. Nolan did a fantastic job with his first Batman movie and I had high hopes that he would continue to do so in the next. When I first heard the title of the next movie I was psyched because it was the title of my favorite graphic novel series by writer/artist Frank Miller. Then I heard that a good portion of the movie was going to be filmed in Chicago (I live in its suburbs) so all I heard all last summer were constant news reports of where they were filming (especially during the traffic reports). Mayor Daley gave the whole production crew and cast the keys to the city and everything. So, by the time the previews came out, I was watering at the mouth like Homer Simpson in front of his favorite donut (sorry, that was too much info). Ordinarily I don't get this crazy when it comes to sequels (I did for LOTR:THE RETURN OF THE KING but that was because the first two movies were great) but I had a really good feeling about this one especially when more previews were shown. But even then, I had NO idea what I was asking for!! The night I went to see it....well let's just say I'm STILL in shock! To say it was more than I asked for is an understatement.

My thoughts on the potential sequel: I've been hearing in the grapevine that the Riddler is a possibility and ordinarily I would bulk at that but if anyone can make Riddler an interesting character, that would be Nolan. Having seen how well he can weave a story I can imagine something very mind-boggling. I also wouldn't mind seeing his version of Killer Croc or maybe even Cat-Woman (boy, if anyone needs to be revamped, it's her!). I will never shed a tear though if I never see Robin make it into the series. Batman is cool enough all by himself (and that goes the same for Batgirl and any other Bat-sidekick thank you very much). Now Superman meeting Batman in the series with all the animosity, now THAT would be interesting (all my fellow comic book geeks know what I'm talking about).

Poison Ivy could have a relevant storyline as some sort of bad arse eco-terrorist. They're everywhere these days! I think it definitely needs two villains though. He's had his showdown with The Joker and it was epic, no other battle could come close for Batman, his other villains don't have the malice in them to rival it. I'd be happy if they didn't make a sequel in fact, but that's not going to happen.

Glad to hear that Goyer has no intention of using villains that have been featured in the franchise because I'm all for seeing some new faces on the big screen. After all, Nolan did a great job with Ra's Al Ghul, Scarecrow and Valcone. I'm just hoping that Nolan will be willing to do the third because you know that Warner Bros. won't settle for just two successful Batman movies! Now if Depp was picked as the Riddler....that WOULD be interesting. Hmmmm.

Id prefer no sequel. I cant imagine they will top this film, but if they do i think we'd all be mentally ruined for life.

I had a look through a list of batman villains and none really compare to the Joker so its difficult, they couldn't write a progressive story without having the Joker near the start, but it would have been superb to have ended with the Joker instead of having him second.

It's a shame they've made Catwoman such a vapid character with the previous movies. What potential! I'd love to see what Nolan could do for her, but I wonder if it's even possible to rectify the damage already done with such a great villain.

Catwoman could fit in as a potential love interest for Batman, now that he is sans steady girlfriend, but she's not really a character I'd like to see any time soon. The problem is, Ra's al Ghul and The Joker are two antagonists who are driven by an urge to see humanity (or at least Gotham) collapse and destroy itself. All of Batman's other villains aren't as anti-humanitarian, so I can't see there being such an intense and sustained threat. His other villains seem to pursue their own interests, which aren't as dramatic or devastating.

I see your point. Perhaps you're right.

YEEESSSS! Knightfall would make an awesome title for the next movie! I also agree with Elfflame in that they can't go wrong on the next movie if the same creative team stuck together. After all, they've done a great job with the current Batman franchise so why not see what they can do for Poison Ivy or even Catwoman. Riddler could even turn out pretty cool if they do him right (which is saying a lot coming from me 'cause I'm not usually a Riddler fan).

Oh, and by the way Enko, to answer your question I'm not sure exactly how a cyber Riddler would effect the plot (if I'm understanding your question correctly) all I know is that if Christopher Nolan and the current production crew stick around for Batman 3 a.k.a. Knightfall (that's such a cool title) there's all kinds of direction that they can take the plot.

A small snippet of possible information I found on the next film:

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