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The
Dark Knight
To read the original
Fanboy Planet review of The Dark Knight, click
here.
This
Blu-Ray DVD review ran in a different form on Jamie Kelwick's
UK site, The-Usher.com.
PICTURE
& SOUND
The
Blu-Ray disc presents the movie in High Definition wide
screen 2:35 up to 1080p, with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround
sound. The pristine picture and glorious sound highlight
the astonishing visuals and performances from one of the
best comic book movies ever made.
BONUS
FEATURES
Disc
1
Focus
Points (1hr 4.10 mins/High Definition)
Entitled 'The Prologue', 'The New Bat Suit', 'Joker theme',
'Hong Kong Jump', 'Judge's car blows up', 'Challenges of
the chase in IMAX', 'SWAT van into the river', 'Miniature
unit', 'Destruction of the Batmobile', 'Bat-Pod', 'Helicopter
crash', 'Truck flip', 'MCV Explosion', 'Lamborghini crash',
'Hospital explosion', 'Mob car flip', 'String of sausages'
and 'Upping the Ante', you can watch these featurettes on
there own, as one behind scenes documentary or during the
movie. With contributions from director Christopher Nolan,
this creative team and the cast, this is a very different
way of providing a commentary for the biggest movie of 2008.
Disc
2
Batman
Tech (45.59/High Definition)
Director Christopher Nolan, producers Charles Roven and
Emma Thomas are joined by the cast and crew of 'The Dark
Knight' to talk about the technology that Batman uses to
fight crime and how it is based on real military technology
that the armed forces have developed.
Batman
Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight (46.02 mins/High
Definition)
Psychologists join the cast and crew of 'The Dark Knight'
to talk about the mental state of Batman/Bruce Wayne and
how bats, his own mentality and the villains have changed
his life completely.
Gotham
Tonight (46.41 mins/High Definition)
Entitled 'Election Night', 'Billionaire with a cause', 'Escalation',
'Top Cop', 'Cops and Mobsters' and 'Gotham's White Knight',
these are the viral advertising news reports that appeared
on the official website and YouTube during the build up
to the film's cinematic release. Presented by fictional
news presenters Mike Engel and Lydia, the special news reports
covered the main characters of the film and interviews with
some of the key players in the film including new district
attorney Harvey Dent.
The
Galleries
View the designs for the 'Joker Cards', 'concept art', 'poster
art' and 'production stills'. Trailers and More View the
four cinema trailers and the six TV spots that promoted
the movie before its release.
OVERALL
The
Blu-Ray treatment of 'The Dark Knight' is a bit of a mixed
bag. The 'Focus Points' function is good but not as good
as a production diary and a commentary. The two documentaries
are a little too over produced with an extremely annoying
voice over for both. The Gotham Tonight spots are excellent
in HD however and well worth watching, even if you saw them
on the internet. Fans will be pleased but after the Blu-Ray
version of 'Batman Begins', some may be a little disappointed.
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