I saw The Dark Knight three times in theatres. Honestly, it was never my intention as I rarely see any movies more than once unless it's brilliant. Buuuuut I promised a couple buddies I'd see it with them, and one wanted to see it earlier than the other so I went with each of them at different times.
The Dark Knight features everything your standard summer action movie does: Bad ass good guys, fun dialogue, explosions, entertaining sound, quick editing, and a convoluted story. Aside from these things it featured elements of quality cinema: good acting, smart and well written dialogue, good cinematography, good lighting, good sound, and a good story among other things. So what does that make The Dark Knight? Well, if I have to give you the answer (See: Title)...
If The Dark Knight is the best commercial film ever made, how should it rank beside the greatest films in history? The Godfather I and II, Blade Runner, City of God, Dr. Strangelove, 2001(ok, name every Kubrick movie). Quite simply, it can't. It's one-of-a-kind. It resides in a category unto itself. This isn't to bash it, far from that. However, for those Sheep who say, "Dude, The Dark Knight is the best movie ever! It's sweet!" to bad, so sad, move on, watch The Godfather and get a clue.
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