- Looks like we might have switched from "Wayne Manor" Bruce Wayne to "Penthouse" Bruce Wayne.
- Standing atop the Sears Tower doesn't quite have the same Gothic atmosphere as Batman Begins's rooftop pose. And I can't imagine what useful purpose it would serve to go all the way up there.
- The high Joker laugh sounds pitch-perfect.
- The heavy security around an apparently captured Joker is reminiscent of the precautions taken for Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.
- The Joker seems to be heavily into knives, along with guns and explosives. Nary a joy buzzer or exploding cigar in sight. Maybe they're trying to go for a (relatively) realistic approach. I'm not saying I want them to bring back the squirting flowers, but a shtick-free Joker sounds just as off as one doing the Batdance.
- Something about Ledger's voice and expressions in this one is familiar, but so far I can't place it. It's unlike anything I've seen him do, but it's reminding me of one or two other performances somewhere. For example, his voice when he says, "A little fight in you -- I like that."
- The new concrete bunker with the white ceiling is awfully stark. I hope it's not the new "Batcave."
- When Bruce walks into the restaurant with his blonde escort, just before we see Maggie Gyllenhall -- is that Harvey Dent sitting at the table?
- The motorcycle wipe toward the end kind of reminds me of when the Joker shoots down the Batplane in the '89 movie.
Overall theme: "Look! We've got explosions! And the Joker! And explosions!"
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