The Dark Knight Sucks

If you haven’t already figured out, this site is focused on explaining why the movie “The Dark Knight” (2008) sucks.  Part of the reason for putting this site together was to counter the seemingly unquestionable hype surrounding the movie.  The viral marketing campaigns, the massive buildup, the fanboys… all leading so many movie-goers to pause [...]

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When many people think of Heath Ledger, I would gather the following words come to mind: sympathy, sadness, good actor, gay cowboy. He’s played: a patriot, a drug addict, Casanova, a surfer, a knight, and most recently a deranged psychotic. Regardless of how mediocre “The Dark Knight” was overall, he did succeed in out-shining all [...]

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She may also receive an Oscar nomination for best supporting male actor, although I hear she’ll be up against the likes of Heath Ledger.  She wasn’t available for comment but her brother Jake, who starred alongside Heath in a highly acclaimed movie, may be a presenter for the award and will probably want to give it to [...]

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Apparently, crazy is as crazy does, and needs no further explanation.  The Joker is first introduced in TDK rather brilliantly, as dangerous, psychotic, and reasonably well-played by Heath Ledger.  The problem is, other than his own dialogue in 2 moments of the movie about his father that he hated who gave him is facial scars, [...]

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