The Dark Knight (2008)

I can't really add anything to my original post.  I still think this is the best of the trilogy.  Tyler was really impressed by Heath Ledger's performance and he's very particular about his Joker.    Originally posted 30 Jun 2013.    This is without a doubt the best of the Nolan trilogy.  It doesn't matter how many times I watch it, it is captivating from beginning to end.  Heath Ledger put so much into the Joker, making his untimely death all that more tragic.

Batman (Christian Bale) has the criminals of Gotham City watching their shadows but it takes shiny new District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to get them off the streets.  Harvey also has the affection and support of Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a fact Bruce Wayne feels bittersweet. 

After a huge indictment and the seizure of their money man (Chin Han), the city's underworld rallies around a newcomer in facepaint, the Joker (Heath Ledger), who tells them that the Batman should be their true target.  But a rabid dog has no master and it soon becomes clear that everyone will dance to the clown's tune.