The KGB Oracle Forums General Public Discussion (PUBLIC) The Pub Batman The Dark Knight - no spoilers

Yeah that's just ridiculous hype, and the ranking will go down with time. I was never a fan of Casablanca, and I don't really think pulp fiction should be too high up on that list, but I definitely see what you mean with movies like the Godfather, Shawshank, or Cuckoos.

I like the way in which Roger Ebert rates his movies, for him it's perfectly possible for say, a comedy to earn 5/5 stars, because he rates movies base on their genre, so a 5/5 comedy won't necessarily be as impacting an experience as a 5/5 drama, but it will be an extremely enjoyable, well-made, well thought-out movie.

Based on that, I definitely think Dark Knight was a 5/5 movie (Ebert gave it 4) especially if you look at the fact that it isn't just an action film, it's a super-hero movie. But yeah, it won't go down in history as one of the greatest movies of all time, but it will be no doubt be seen as the pinnacle that future super hero movies strive to top.