the dark knight on imax

WOW!

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i've been inside the imax theater at the metreon maybe half a dozen times but all the movies i've seen there were the regular movies that just happened to be showing in the biggest theater at the cineplex. the dark knight was the very first imax movie i've ever seen and all i could say is...

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WOW!

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the movie was great. heath ledger was amazing although i was expecting more screentime for him. it was a good call by the director. the movie is not about the joker, although the hype was all about him and the great actor that was heath ledger. i don't think it would be good to saturate the movie with the joker's psychopathic antics. heath was a very effective joker and i found myself covering my eyes and my ears whenever they alluded to a bloody scene. the director was nice enough to move on to the next frame before showing us all the bloody and gory bits.

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i think the joker is one of the best villain roles any actor could play and heath was blessed to have been awarded the role. is it an oscar-worthy performance? i say a nomination is possible but winning the oscar might be a long shot. but i hope he wins. his career held so much promise but he didn't live long enough to show the world his full potential. sayang.

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but what is with batman's voice!?!?!??! seriously now. he growls every time he speaks. there was one scene towards the end that i totally did not understand what he said because he sounded like a pitbull in a dog fight! actually, it sounded like a cross between a lion and a pitbull.

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but back to my imax experience...the aereal scenes where they showed the chicago (gotham city, most of the scenes were shot in the windy city) and hongkong were breathtaking! (kelan kaya ako makapuntang hongkong!?!?!??! jean, i tour mo ako!) my stomach was doing flips as it felt like i was standing on top of those skyscrapers myself! the sound quality was amazing, too!

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so, when the next BIG blockbuster comes out and it's showing on IMAX, i have to watch it in imax. sure it's pricey, but the experience is well worth it. i love watching movies in the movie theater. dvds don't capture the same thrill as watching the film with 500 other movie-goers. i'm already looking forward to may 2009 when i see hunky hugh jackman as wolverine. i'm sure that's another WOW experience!