I didn’t quite know what to expect when I entered the theater to see The Dark Knight last evening, I just knew it was going to be good.* I was absolutely blown away. This isn’t the sort of film where you walk out saying “It was good for a comic book movie.” It is a great movie, period, something that changes what a comic-based mythology can be with careful planning (even if the Joker’s love of chaos seeps into the mix). Unlike so many other films there’s not the sense of obligation to hardcore comic book fans that results in endless streams of in-jokes, cameos, and crossovers; much like it’s predecessor The Dark Knight works from the source material