. I don't mean to sound like a picky purist. There are just reasons Batman is my favorite movie of all time ( maybe aside from 2001 a space odyssey ). The Dark Knight was kick ass, it had great stunts, a good joker, it continued the theme of batman cracking the crimes himself just like tim burtons. But I think the first one was darker, that's all. Not saying the dark knight sucks, it was awesome.