As i walked out after seeing Dark Knight , I had this huge question on my mind - who could ever replace "Late" Heath Ledger as the Next "Joker" - as he escapes unharmed at the end of The Dark Knight !! Rumours have been around for the past month giving various names ! But now there is some kinda confirmed news from the producers !! It will be none other than our very own Captain Jack Sparrow - Johnny Depp - but the catch here is , he has been scheduled to play "The Riddler" - another one of batman's famous villains(popularized by Jim Carrie in Batman Returns) Also the name of Philip Seymour Hoffman has been given for the "Penguin" and Angelina Jolie's for the "CatWoman" !! Well , none of these is confirmed as yet ! But , we shall look forward to these in coming weeks ! I can hear you saying - so what the heck happened to the Joker ?!! - Well , Why so Serious ??! :p

I went into the theater - still unrecovered from the shock on how this movie had hit No.1 in the IMDBs All Time list of movies (see here), beating my favorites such as Shawshank redemption,God father and Pulp fiction , etc - after all its "just a super hero movie" !!

But then as i walked out after watching this movie , i felt , SURE it was a Damn great movie !!! THE Best Super hero movie i ve ever watched in my life(the previous was Batman Begins - its predecessor) !! The closest a superhero movie can get to a Normal-life drama packed with emotions and psychological brilliance !! The best movie of the year so far !! THE Best Performance by a villain i have seen ever since Sir Anthony Hopkin's portrayal of Hannibal Lectar in The Silence of the Lambs !! Am sure that Ledger would get the second ever Posthumous Oscar in history !! MAN ! What a performance ! Got no words to describe him !! And a surprise package in the form of Aaron Eckhart - his performance was the 2nd best in the movie which was filled with characters playing their roles perfectly !! Although CG was good , i felt it could have been even more good , especially during the fight sequences !! The same was with the Background score !! And finally , the climax was great too !


BUTTTT , Are we missing an important point somewhere ??? HMMMM.... Is this what movies are all about ???! Comic book adaptation !! Unrealistic plot !! Over the top characters !! Aint Real movies are those which depict Human life & Reality - the human sense , emotions, behaviour , psychology,etc ??! Hmmmm.. I leave it that to your discussion !! Although i Stand by my Point !! I loved this movie but it does nt deserve to be on top of Shawshank redemption - No movie can ever have a SOUL to it like Shawshank did - Nor on top of the Godfather - Although its an oscar winnin performance from Ledger , NONE can beat Brando and Pacino as The Corleaones - Nor can it beat Pulp fiction - with Quentin's stunning dialogues and story-telling !! SO , May be it may deserve to be in the Top 10 , but definitely NOT No.1 !!! Hope that day comes soon ! :)

Well , am still recovering from the SHOCK of my life !!!! Just now hopped to the IMDB Top 250 to write review the next movie on my list !! And MAN !! Am shocked to the core !! I found the Dark Knight at No.4 yesterday !! And now , i cant believe to see it at No.1 !!!!!!!!!! How can it be possible for it to beat movies like the Godfather and shawshank Redemption ?!!! Its a Super hero movie for Gods sake !!!! Well, I could not make any more further comments on this , because i have nt seen the movie yet !! Am watchin it tomorrow or the day after , and i ll be back to say whether it truly deserves the No.1 Spot !!!

Just for information - Two weeks back , Wall-e debuted at No.4 in IMDB Top 250 , Now it has got down to No.22 and still decreasing down the ladder ! Think(and i hope) the same thing willl happen to the Dark Knight too !! We have to wait and see for what happens !!