Slither and Friends

 Batman

Fear not, loyal readers.  This “review” is spoiler free, but I thought I’d just take a moment to share my feelings of the recent Batman film.  As the hype and news surrounded the picture have suggested, this latest addition to the Batman franchise is nothing short of brilliant.  If I could only have a few moments to plug the movie for someone, I would say it is perhaps the definitive blockbuster of the summer season.

“But Mike!  You loved Wall-E sooo much!  How can you turn your back on that lovable robot?!?” 

It’s true, I did enjoy Wall-E a great deal.  Enough to put it in my personal top 5 of movie experiences.  The Dark Knight, however, was an entirely different experience.  Gritty, dark, unexpected.  The Joker made me squirm in my seat every second he was on screen.  I’ve never been so nervous around a movie villain like that.  I was actually thankful that Batman would show up to stop him, because I wanted him stopped.  The film is that potent.

But as mentioned, I’ll keep this spoiler free.  I’m just suggesting that if you haven’t seen the film yet, go and do so!  One warning though, this film is dark.  I certainly couldn’t recommend it for young children or people who can get squeamish around on-screen violence.  Still, an excellent film that people will be talking about for quite some time.