1983: Favourite Dark Knight Quotes

I went to see The Dark Knight in IMAX yesterday and it is worth the extra $3 or $4. Stunning! The Dark Knight deserves a Best Picture nomination.

As I was watching the movie, I realized that it wasn't Heath Ledger on the screen, but the Joker. His performance is perfect. Sorry Jack Nicholson, Heath kicked your Joker to the curb and pissed all over him.

There is one line in the movie that had me on the verge of tears: "I think you and I are destined to do this forever." When the Joker said that to Batman that's when it hit me that Heath is no longer around. What he did with this character is unbelievable. To think what could have been...

Here are my favourite quotes in order of the chills they sent down my spine:

Commissioner Gordon: Because he's the hero that Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now...and so we'll hunt him...because he can take it...because he's not a hero...he's a silent guardian, a watchful protector...a DARK KNIGHT...

The Joker (to Batman): I don't want to kill you! What would I do without you? You...you complete me.

The Joker: LOOK AT ME!

The Joker (to Batman): Ohh you. You just couldn't let me go could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible, aren't you? Huh? You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won't kill you...cause you're just too much fun. Hee hee. I think you and I are destined to do this forever.

The Joker: I believe, whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you.......stranger.

The Joker: Let's put a smile on that face!

Harvey Dent: You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become one.

The Joker (to police officer): You wanna know...why I use a knife? Guns are too quick. You can't savour all those little emotions. In the their last moments, people show you who they really are. So I guess I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?

The Joker: Come on come on come on I want you to do it...Come on I want you to do it I want you to do it come on...hit me. Come on hit me, hit me...HIT ME!

Basically, anything that came out of the Joker's mouth was brilliant. The entire movie is filled with awesome quotes.