Movie: Characters, story, atmosphere, dialog — "The Dark Knight" is first-rate in every respect! Batman (Christian Bale) plans with police-chief Jim Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent to put a stop to Gotham City’s crime once and for all. But the Joker (a grandiose Heath Ledger) turns up and starts terrorizing the city.

Televisions.com thinks:

One of the best comic-book
adaptations of all time!

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: The Dark Knight

Length: 152 minutes

Genre: Superhero, action, fantasy

Studio: Warner

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger

Director: Christopher Nolan

Rating: 12 (U.K.), PG-13 (USA), FSK 16 (Germany)

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 2.35:1 and 1.78:1 (1080p/24 Hz)

Soundtracks: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Excellent — no noise, no dropouts, balanced contrast, and outstanding sharpness. The scenes filmed with IMAX cameras in 1.78:1 format look even more vivid. A reference-class picture!

(10 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Almost as excellent as the picture: powerful dynamics, with bass and surround effects galore! Quieter scenes, too, such as interrogations, show a great deal of attention to detail.

(9 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Decent, but nothing outstanding. Disc 1: 18 mini featurettes (64:10 in total), Disc 2: "Batman Tech" (45:59), "Batman Unmasked" (46:02), "Gotham Tonight" news reports (46:41), picture galleries, and trailers.

(7 out of 10 points)

Note: This Blu-ray made it into our list of the 43 best Blu-rays ever.