Who was the Dark Knight actually?

How often does the villain manage to upstage the hero in a movie named after the hero. Heath Ledger's Joker does so and how!. Easily the best Batman villain in a long time and I do remember Jack Nicholson as the Joker. What I would give to know what was his inspiration for this character.

Every facial expression had a meaning, the tics and the angles loaded with menace, improbable humor and the impression of a feral beast restrained only by a thin thread every second. Mind blowing.

Christian Bale was a poor rodent pitted against the villains and the supporting crew. Michael Caine as Albert and Morgan Freeman as a rather subdued Lucius Fox strolled through their parts effortlessly. The thespians managing to convey meaning with subtle expressions and smiles. Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent felt like a pain in the wrong place though.

Defenitely DVD worthy.

Kung Fu Panda - A Jackie chan movie in animation

Ingredients:
- 1 Jackie Chan Kung Fu movie
- dollop of extra humor
- clean cut animation

Add the humor to the movie, layer on the animation to make sure that it appears an animated flick, add the secret ingredient - Angelina Jolie, albeit voice only. Repackage and release with cute merchandise and you get Kung Fu Panda.

I was a bit disappointed to be honest after getting to watch the movie. Granted the comedy was good, but the makers should have realized that serving an audience a Jackie Chan movie would reduce the innovation factor.

Incompetent hero gets put in a position where he has to save the world/village/school..etc. No one gives him a chance until some words of wisdom or some experience knocks the desire into him. Then there is the mandatory training and the eventual face off in which the hapless hero is thrown into, his colleagues/teachers/random passer-bys beaten into submission by the unbeatable villian. The hero nearly meets his end but pulls himself together to deliver the knockout blow.

Story in 77 words.