Why so serious?

We managed to wangle press tickets to a preview screening of The Dark Knight last night at the IMAX theatre in Darling Harbour.
Getting there was a job and a half with the millions of pilgrims in town to see his Papal regalness or somesuch (local media has been referring to the Pope as Big Ben).
But I digress ...
... The Dark Knight is a stunning, thrilling, edge-of-your-seat movie and yes, Heath Ledger gives an outstanding performance. It's not as a big a role as the previews would have you believe in terms of screen time, but it's eerie and amazing to see the late Ledger swagger onto the screen for the first time - you could hear the gasps around the auditorium.
Anyway, just one tip for you on this movie - resist the urge to see it in all it's IMAX glory at an IMAX theatre. There are so many arial shots, which are outstanding, but I came out of there feeling quite travel sick and our movies editor had to leave five mins into the film for the same reason.
But a corker of a movie, deserving of the praise and hype.