If you haven’t seen the latest installment in the Batman movies you must be trapped in a cave in, have no interest in Batman or movies of the genre or are too haunted by the first four movies’ path to putrescence. I have to admit I did not see Batman & Robin, the fourth film which starred George Clooney as Batman (it came out at a time where my outlook on movies was evolving). I enjoyed Batman Forever at the time it came out because Jim Carrey (the Riddler) was popular and I was young and naive and did not yet understand what a good movie consisted of other than cool special effects. The first film was definitely the better of the four. Nicholson did a good job at portraying the Joker as an evil villain but didn’t really portray him for the psychotic prankster that he is (except for maybe the electrocuting hand-buzzer).
It’s sad to think that Heath Ledger can no longer be a part of the new Batman movies. His performance in Dark Knight was probably one of the best acting jobs I’ve seen since becoming aware of actors and actresses performances being important in making 
good movies. Do yourself a favor and go see this movie in the theaters (at least once if not more).
