The Dark Knight: Best of the Batman Trilogy? – Phil and Chuck bring their wit and wisdom back to the studio to pay homage to the thriller that rewrote the playbook for the modern superhero film!
The 2008 sequel to Batman Begins in which the Caped Crusader is forced to tread a fine line between heroism and vigilantism grossed over $1 billion at the box office worldwide on a $185 million budget. Thus, landing it on the list of the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time. Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning, career-defining role as the Joker sadly turned out to be a life-defining role as well, as we lost him in January of 2008 well before the film hit the big screen.
So strap in, push play, and join Phil and Chuck as they dive into this Christopher Nolan masterpiece that set the bar for every superhero film to follow it!
Video Timecodes:
0:00 – Welcome
0:25 – Chuck’s Ledger Blunder!
1:28 – The “Disappearing” Act
2:27 – Nicholson, Romero, Leto
3:22 – UnBELIEVABLE Chemistry!
4:05 – Recipe for Box Office Domination
5:07 – A “Stark” Contrast
6:29 – Dumpin’ on Bale
7:21 – Best Batman Story? West, Keaton, Affleck…
8:51 – Thriller With a Superhero
9:41 – The Nolan Touch
10:51 – “A Masterpiece!”