See The Dark Knight

Tonight, I saw "The Dark Knight" for the second time in 72 hours. I was in Texas on Friday preaching at an Elders' retreat and saw it for the first time at 10:00 am. Our entire family saw it tonight. It is far and away the best Batman film to date. I'm not generally a fan of Heath Ledger, but I must say...he absolutely owns this movie. His performance is disturbingly fantastic! He will go down as one of the great screen villains of all time.

I loved "Batman Begins" but this movie is better.

A word of warning, though. It is rated PG-13, but I would not recommend it for young children. It has some graphic violence and is intense at times. Christopher Nolan and his brother have written a great screenplay. It's a complex story, well-directed. It is quite a roller coaster ride that throws in a few surprises along the way. Overall, a great popcorn movie. Can't wait for the next one.

I was excited to hear that this film has already set the box office record for an opening weekend gross, surpassing Spiderman-3.

Here's a fun side note: Last summer, I sent some photos to Christian Bale on the set of "DK" and asked for some autographs for our family. A couple of months later, I received everything back signed by Mr. Bale -- while he was filming the Dark Knight!

Sorry it's been a while since I've blogged. It's been busy at the Harris house. We've been painting the interior of our house and Emily and Amanda have resumed cheerleading.

I'd appreciate your prayers. I leave Monday morning to lead worship for two back-to-back weeks of camp.