Batman - The Art of the Dark Knight - Books (Universe, Hardcover)

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Customer Reviews of Batman - The Art of the Dark Knight

Breffni O'Sullivan
Dublin, Ireland
12th October 2008

An excellent product, but not an art book.
On principle, I want to give this book 5 stars. If you buy it, as I did, you will certainly not be disappointed. I, like many of the other reviewers, have an issue with that this book is supposed to be; "The Art of The Dark Knight". This isn't an art book; it's a combination of an art book and the screenplay; but not the final shooting script as far as I can assess. One nice detail, however, about the script is that effort has been put into the presentation of the script, with the pages littered with shots from the corresponding scenes alongside the script itself. There are a few differences between the script and what was executed by the cast, but overall it's very similar. If you loved this movie, then there is no reason why you shouldn't get this. It's a big, heavy book perfect for coffee tables, which is most likely where you'll want to keep it face down due to the superb back cover taken from one of the movies posters; namely that featuring Batman doing a wheelie on the Batpod. The quality of the photos is top notch, as is the page quality. Also, for this price it is very reasonable.

If you want a final selling point; this book is worth it's price alone almost solely for the early concept drawings and computer-generated images of The Joker. From original concept to execution, the evolutionary process is quite staggering. The original Joker concept looks more suited to David Tennant than to Heath Ledger. One disappointing thing though is that I didn't think that enough attention had been paid to the transformation of Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) into Two-Face.

In closing, if you are buying this book solely as an art book, then you may be disappointed. It really lacks substance in this regard, with only about 60 pages of artwork and limited text before it launches into the script. However, if you're buying it out of interest for the film as a whole; then this book is a great addition to your collection, and a very good companion piece to the film.

Lorz
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
6th September 2008

Not much art, mainly script
I was really looking forward to recieving this throught the post, and when I seen the size of the book I thought "great".
But there are only 50 pages of photographs and concept art, and the rest is all script. I think the item description for this is misleading, as it sais "The Art of The Drak Knight"
Don't get me wrong, the artwork and photographs are great, and there's a section where the make up artist tell of how the Joker's make up was done! That's why I have given it 4 Stars.

S. Yue
London
6th September 2008

Not as substantial as a normal "art of"
Was hoping for a more substantial "art of" book, two thirds of the book is the shooting script. What production art is there is quite good, but overall this book isn't as impressive as the art of Batman Begins

Dickie
UK
4th September 2008

Is this an art book?
The book is a huge disappointment. It is advertised as an art of book and in fact contains very little.
I purchased the book off the strength of the previous Batman Begins art book, which I would recommend to any fan.
This is just the script padded out with a few production photos and badly drawn images. Pure merchandise I'm afraid.

Nancy
Belgium
26th August 2008

for the batman fan
This book is great for those who have seen 'The Dark Knight' movie. It has beautiful pictures and the full script! Info about the costumes, batmobile, characters. Great pictures of the Joker! Every fan will love this!