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Defamer Reviews 'The Dark Knight': Same Batman, Bleaker Bat Channel

After surviving months of Dark Knight hype, viral outreach and tastefully overblown praise for late co-star Heath Ledger, Defamer finally got its chance at a screening Tuesday to see what all the Bat-fuss was about. And as editor Seth Abramovitch and senior editor S.T. VanAirsdale discovered in their second installment of Defamer Instant Reviews, not everybody is ready to validate its Second Coming status quite yet. Is it good? Absolutely. Is it the best film of the summer? That's where things get complicated — on AIM, of course, because this watershed cultural moment deserves no less.

Follow the jump for their respective two cents — mostly spoiler-free for even the most casual followers of the film, and naturally among the finest criticism available anywhere online.

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12:20 PM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By STV
4,715 views, 28 comments

Latest by Victor Ward: @Seth: Oh, I do! This is so much worse, though. As big as Routh's bulge may have been, he still can't compete with Meryl for my gaydmiration the way Christian can. @nolongerinacubiclestillawhore: Good idea! more »

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Even Hours of Instant Messaging Can't Help Us Make Sense of 'Indiana Jones 4'

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been unveiled at last for international critics, and with most verdicts coming in mixed to above-average, our discriminating tastes still found much left to be desired. Defamer editor Seth Abramovitch and senior editor S.T. VanAirsdale attended yesterday's screenings in Los Angeles and New York, respectively, after which the slow process of psychological reckoning and franchise restoration began the only way they knew how: via instant messaging.

What follows contains numerous spoilers, though not much that isn't distinguishable from the trailer or the word-of-mouth teeming around the Web this morning. In any case, if you want a virginal Indy experience when the film opens Thursday, we'd recommend skipping to the next item right about now. Or join in the fray as our wounded critical minds clear the air and let the healing begin.

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9:50 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By STV
8,869 views, 35 comments

Latest by MissingMoya: Just got back from seeing it. I have to say I really resent the 'if you like the franchise, you'll like this movie and if you didn't, you won't' business I'm hearing. I loved loved loved these movies, more »