Worth All The Hype?

If you were a fan at all of comic book superheroes, chances were you saw Spider-Man 3. One of the worst superhero titles ever to be put on the big screen, it was just plain bad. But you want to know what rubbed salt in the wound? A load of amazing trailers, ads, and hype starters plagued the internet, tv, and mind as we got ready for the big show. After seeing it, opening weekend, I was so shocked that I didn't know what to think, I vowed to never get so hyped about a movie, ever again. But, Batman Begins had already come out, and The Dark Knight was in the works.

First, came a teaser trailer, and for any of you who don't know what that is, it's a quick, usually minute long clips of the upcoming film. The Dark Knight's teaser, was plain narration, with a bat symbol crumbling to pieces on the screen. Then came a startlingly resonant Joker laugh, performed by the late Heath Ledger.

Then came the first theatrical trailer, and from there, the hype has once again held my prisoner. I've watched ever preview, clip, advertisement, read every interview, seen every wallpaper, and no other film has grabbed my attention like this one. Heath Ledger, though his career never before caught my eye, appears oscar worthy in his portrayel of Batman's greatest foe, and the cast in general has yet to be topped in a superhero flick. Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Cain, Aaron Eckhart, and Heath Ledger. They all bring their "A" game, to a motion picture, unparalled in history, or at least what's come of the superhero genre.

The film, shot partially using IMAX camera tech, is the first to ever do so. And you better believe I'll be enjoying every minute of that, in the front row. Maybe, because Batman was my favorite hero as a kid, but mainly he was the only one I ever really watched. No hero, had more complications, mistakes, guilt, or loss of life...so many times in his long, troubled history. Sitting in my PJ's, eating my bowl of Capn' Crunch, I was in awe, of it all. I don't traded those Buzz Lightyear PJ's in, my parents stopped buying Capn' Crunch, and the Batman Animated Series isn't around anymore, but you better believe the movie is, and so is the fanboy inside.