yeah batman was excelent, however i found christian baile somewhat wooden, he was outdone by the vilains in movies, the joker is one of the finest charachters ever, vile and grotesk yet somehow likable, played to perfection by the late heath ledger, the film was left wide open for a sequel, i think if they do make a sequel there should be no joker in it, as no one will be able to do the roll justus.