Batman - Gotham Knight (DVD, 2008, 2-Disc Collector's Edition)

Released July 18th, 2008, I'm unsure that this eBay slot which titles the same DVD Jacket cover "Gotham Knight" is the new 2008 Batman DVD to which this review is referring. The story goes like this:

Legendary "Caped Crusader" Batman AKA Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) remains relentless in his efforts to reduce criminal activities in Gotham City. During this episode, Batman is doing so assisted by Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) & Gotham City's District Attorney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Known now as "The Dark Knight," Batman's intent is upon completely eliminating organized crime. In his pursuit, Batman discovers that "The Joker" (Heath Ledger) has over-taken the city's organized crime syndicate using every other "Joker's" typical psychopath(etic) trickstery. Once the Joker topples mob boss, Carmine Falcone, the rest of the mob bosses attempt to retake control of the underworld of organized crime

Determined to demonstrate his reign of ultimate power, the Joker murders each mob boss 1 after another. Gotham City's citizens are terrorized. The city enters into a state of utter chaos.

This time, since the Joker has made no secret of the fact that his next murder victim is going to be Batman himself, Batman is forced to self-analyze his values since he's not a murderer. What's a hero to do? Kill or be killed, is his question.

Since the Joker has become the ultimate mass murderer in Gotham City, Batman must take on the personification of a heroic knight in order to summons up enough strength, courage & society-centered values as he attempts to overcome the forces of the Joker's destructive anti-social reign of terror.

"The Dark Knight," could well be the best (2.5 hour) full feature film of the Batman series~