[retrokitten]

I did not think Ledger’s performance could possibly live up to the hype, but it did, for me at least. For the first 30-40 minutes I was bored if the Joker wasn’t on screen.

But what was with Christian Bale’s Batman voice?? He sounded like The Cookie Monster! “I’m in disguise, so I will use this very fake gravely voice.” We had a good laugh about it on the way home.

[Cpl. Dwayne Hicks]

I agree with both your points.
Also, too many high-tech gadets in this one. Some where pretty cool but some were too far fetched, like the glowing eyes in his bat hood.

[Carpe Cerevisi]

I haven’t seen The Dark Knight yet but watched Batman Returns over the weekend. I noticed the cheesy gravelly voice that Christian Bale used also - didn’t know if it was to disguise his voice, or that he was really angry that he had to wear that heavy batsuit.

[conservativebabe]

But what was with Christian Bale’s Batman voice?? He sounded like The Cookie Monster! “I’m in disguise, so I will use this very fake gravely voice.”

LOL! Hey RK!! good to see you!

I agree about the voice. Here's my comments on the film that I posted on another forum.

"I saw The Dark Knight. It was really good. Heath Ledger really would deserve an Oscar nom if he gets one. Absolutely certifiable take on The Joker. Creepy and fantastic. In fact, all the acting in this movie is excellent. I don't know that I'd have picked Maggie Gylenhall to play Rachel, but it works. The only annoyance is I didn't like Christian Bale's voice when he was Batman. A little to overdone with the growl-like thing and it took me out of the movie at times."