Batman - The Dark night is a movie my daughters 16 and 14 and my son 10 have been so hyped up about, for so long, I anxiously agreed to buying tickets a week in advance. If for no other reason I wanted them to see it as soon as possible just so I could quit hearing all the talk. Well I have to say I am really glad they were so hyped up and that we were there on opening day. This was one of the best comic book stories brought to the screen I have ever watched. Batman is just too cool and Heath ledger truly was magnificent as the Joker. I have never seen anyone make this character so creepy and believable, including Jack Nicholson. I highly recommend this movie for both young and old. I saw Iron Man earlier this summer and was greatly impressed but this one was over the top! I hope you will go see it and enjoy it as much as we did. As for the hype, well my kids are still talking about it, whenever I stop long enough to let them!