The last time I went to a midnight showing of a new movie it was to see The Matrix Reloaded. Actually, I think that movie started at 10:00pm.

Anyway, I’m a big Batman guy and they were showing The Dark Knight at 12:01, 12:02, 12:03, 12:04, 12:05, 12:06 and 12:30 this morning for die hards to see it as soon as they could. I gave it a thought, but decided nah. Being one of the first to see The Matrix sequel wasn’t a big enough deal to repeat the feat for Batman.

So instead I went to the first showing this morning, which was at 9:00am. I figured that made me a dork but not the special kind of dork who goes to see a movie as soon as they can at midnight on the day that it opens.

I got down to the movieteria and saw a line forming. It was about 8:30. I got in line where I guess I was tenth or so. Within moments that line was a good 100 people long. I turned around and took a look at those behind me and all I could think of was how dorktacular everyone looked.

And then it struck me that if everyone I saw in line was dorkalicious and I was standing in line with them, what does that make me? D’Oh.

Oh, well. The movie was good at least. My main quibble is that while Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne voice was perfectly fine his Batman voice kind of got on my nerves.

Heath Ledger was great as the Joker. He didn’t die at the end of the movie so hopefully they’ll bring him back in another sequel. He was a recurring villian in the Olde Tyme Batmans, after all.